Turn your Christmas leftovers into new delicious and satisfying dishes. Don't let your leftovers pile up in your fridge and go to waste after celebrating Christmas dinner with your family. Try these recipes to transform your Christmas leftovers into delightful, warm, and comforting dishes that your family will love especially on cold winter days.

Christmas Leftover Recipes

Easy Glazed Ham Loaf with Mustard Recipe

This Easy Glazed Ham Loaf with Mustard by Diana Rattray is the simplest way to turn your leftover ham into a delicious dish.

Total prep time: 70 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

Here’s what you need:

• 1 ½ lb. ground smoked ham
• 1 tbsp. prepared mustard
• ¼ cup chopped onion
• 1 tbsp.​ fresh chopped parsley (chopped)
• ½ cup quick-cooking oats
• ¾ cup evaporated milk (or half-and-half)
• 1 ​large egg (beaten)
• ¼ cup light brown sugar (or dark brown sugar, packed)
• ¼ cup vinegar
• Garnish: tomato slices, spinach leaves, hard-cooked egg slices

Here's how to prepare the dish:

1. Gather all the ingredients.
2. Heat the oven to 350F.
3. Grease a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan
4. In a large bowl, combine ground ham, mustard, chopped onion, parsley, oats, milk, and egg. Stir to mix well.
5. Place the mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
6. In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar and vinegar. Place the saucepan over medium heat and cook until the sugar has dissolved.
7. Pour the brown sugar mixture over the ham loaf.
8. Bake the ham loaf in the preheated oven for 60 minutes.
9. If desired, garnish with tomato slices, spinach leaves, and hard-cooked egg slices.

Roast Pork and Cranberry Jelly Christmas Canapés Recipe

This Roast Pork and Cranberry Jelly Christmas Canapés by Rose Y. Colon-Singh is perfect for a post-Christmas snack to munch on a cold winter day.

Total prep time: 30 minutes

Yield:  4 servings

Here’s what you need:

• 1 Egg yolk
• 2 tsp. Mustard
• Olive oil
• sugar
• 1 Lemon juice
• 1/2 Baguette, cut into 12 slices
• 12 slices pork, cold roast
• 1 small jar cranberries sauce
• 200 grams young Gorgonzola
• fresh herbs

Here's how to prepare the dish:

For the mayonnaise

1. whisk together egg yolk and mustard.
2. Slowly add the oil a drop at a time until a yellow cream is formed. (Don’t add too much oil at once, the mayonnaise will curdle.)
3. Season with a pinch of sugar and lemon juice.

For the canapés

1. Spread the mayonnaise mixture on the bread and top with the pork.
2. Add a spoonful of cranberry sauce and add the cheese.
3. Garnished with fresh herbs and arrange the Christmas canapés on a plate. Serve.

Pigs-in-blankets Carbonara Recipe

This Pigs-in-blankets carbonara by Adam Bush is a festive twist on carbonara that everyone will love.

Total prep time: 30 minutes

Yield:  2 servings

Here’s what you need:

• 2 tbsp. Olive oil
• 150g pigs-in-blankets, cut into small pieces
• garlic 2 cloves, peeled
• 3 egg yolks
• 80g parmesan, finely grated, plus extra to serve
• 1 tsp. black peppercorns ground
• 200g spaghetti

Here's how to prepare the dish:

1. In a non-stick frying pan over medium heat, heat the oil and cook the pigs-in-blankets for 8-10 minutes, or until crisp and cooked through. Add the garlic for the final 2 minutes of cooking time, then get rid of the garlic and take the frying pan off the heat.
2. In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, parmesan, and black pepper.
3. in a large pan of lightly salted water, cook the spaghetti following pack instructions, drain, reserve some of the cooking water. Add a ladle of the pasta cooking water to the egg yolk and parmesan mixture, and whisk again.
4. Put the spaghetti into the frying pan with the pigs-in-blankets, and cook over very low heat. Add the egg yolk and parmesan mixture and toss together using tongs until the sauce thickens slightly and starts to cling to the pasta. Divide between two plates, and serve with another grating of parmesan over the top, if you wish.

Ham and Swiss Quiche Recipe

This classic and comforting Ham and Swiss Quiche by Linda Larsen is perfect comfort food for a cold winter night. 

Total prep time: 70 minutes

Yield:  6 servings

Here’s what you need:

• 1 9-inch pie pastry
• 1 cup half and half
• 4 eggs (beaten)
• 3 tbsp. honey mustard
• 2 tbsp. flour
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. thyme leaves (dried)
• 1/8 tsp. white pepper
• 1-1/2 cups ham (cooked and cubed)
• 1-1/2 cups Swiss cheese (shredded; or Havarti cheese)
• 1 cup spinach (frozen, chopped, thawed and, well-drained)
• 2 tbsp. Parmesan cheese (grated)

Here's how to prepare the dish:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare pie crust and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, combine half and half, eggs, honey mustard, flour, salt, thyme, and pepper, and whisk until fully combined.
3. In the prepared pie crust, layer the cubed ham, Swiss cheese, and spinach. Pour the egg mixture slowly into the pie crust and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.
4. Bake the quiche for 40-50 minutes, or until crust is golden and filling is set. Let stand for 5 minutes, then cut into wedges to serve.

Stuffed Pigs in Blankets Recipe

This easy side dish, Stuffed pigs in blankets by Delicious will surely please everyone after Christmas day.

Total prep time: 75 minutes

Yield:  8 servings

Here’s what you need:

• 30g unsalted butter
• 2 finely chopped banana shallots
• 75g finely chopped mixed nuts
• 2 sprigs each fresh sage and thyme, leaves finely chopped
• 400g British free-range sausage meat
• 16 strips smoked pancetta (or smoked streaky bacon, thinned out with the flat of a knife blade)
• Vegetable oil for greasing
• 2 tbsp. maple syrup

Here's how to prepare the dish:

1. Heat the oven to 200ºC/180ºC fan/gas 6. In a small frying pan, heat the butter, then add the shallots. Stir-fry for 8-10 minutes until soft but not colored. Add the nuts and cook briefly until pale golden. Remove from the pan and transfer to a plate to cool.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine the shallots and nuts with the herbs and sausage meat. Season with salt and pepper. Divide the mixture into 16 equal balls, then shape each into a flat square and set aside. Cut a pancetta (or thinned bacon) strip in half, then lay in a cross on your work surface. Put a sausage meat square in the center and fold the pancetta/bacon over to enclose. Repeat with the rest.
3. In a lightly oiled baking tray, place the assembled pigs in blankets, seam-side down. Roast for 30 minutes, brushing lightly with the maple syrup halfway through until the pancetta is crisp and the stuffing is cooked. Serve hot.

This year, be wise in turning your Christmas leftovers. Here are some wonderful ways to transform your Christmas dinner leftovers into enjoyable and comforting meals and treats for your family.

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