At Christmas, we tend to prepare way more food than we'll ever eat in one session. What to do with the leftovers?
Vegetables are best eaten freshly cooked and leftovers look rather sad after being zapped in the microwave for a quick meal. (Hang on, did I just confess my guilt?!?)
The Brits came up with a clever idea of making bubble and squeak but there is only so much you can eat before you grow fed up of it. Here's another solution: soup.
The beauty of this soup is that it's a doodle to rustle up, and very quick if you're using cooked potato as well. That's right.
If you happen to have leftover roast potatoes or mash, you can use them instead of raw potatoes. You'll save time too by not having to cook the raw potatoes.
Just fry up some onions and garlic, add the leftover vegetables and stock, heat through the mixture and give it all a great big whizz with a blender until smooth.
It's as easy as that. Just keep an eye on the ratios you use - if you follow the recipe's you'll be fine.
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Don't fret either if you served your greens or sprouts with bits. You know. Stuff like cheese, chestnuts, bacon or nuts. Chunk them all in for extra depth of flavour.
I had so much left over that I turned it into the soup you see now. Bacon, blue cheese and pecans all tipped in.
Add cream to the soup if you're feeling decadent. It can be spruced up with numerous toppings and this case I used blue cheese, bacon and chives.
Don't be afraid to use leftover gammon or turkey to make it a more sizeable meal. Another delicious way to enjoy Brussels sprouts is to sous vide. Learn how to sous vide them here. Happy Boxing Day!
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Leftover Brussel Sprout Soup
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
Are you wondering what to do with leftover Brussels sprouts? Make this Brussels sprout soup recipe! Ideal for using up Sunday roast and Christmas leftovers!
Ingredients
- 30ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
- 250g (8oz) potato, peeled and sliced
- 1l (2pts) vegetable stock
- 500g (1lb) cooked brussels sprouts
- 75ml (5 tbsp) double cream [optional]
Instructions
- Gently fry the onion and garlic in the oil until translucent and softened.
- Add the potato with 500ml (1pt) of stock and simmer until cooked.
- Add the brussels sprouts to the pot and pour in the remaining stock.
- When the ingredients have heated through, blend until smooth.
- Serve with double cream if desired, and your favourite bread.
Notes
Garnish the soup with any of the following: slivered almonds, chives, leftover gammon, bacon bits or blue cheese. If cooked potato is used you can skip the boiling step and simply heat all leftover ingredients through before blending.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Boil
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 508g
- Calories: 282
- Sugar: 5.1 g
- Sodium: 142 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Carbohydrates: 25.8 g
- Fiber: 5.5 g
- Protein: 5.5 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg
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jackie curran
turkey sandwiches , cold meat with bubble of squeak , ham and eggs .
Andrea A
I never have any leftovers from Christmas dinner
Andrea A
I never have any leftovers from Christmas dinner
Catherine Gregory
I usually make a stir fry the next day or throw everything into a pan and make a hash
Jill Ashton
Everything into frying pan for a good hash!
Siobhan Lucy
Fry them up!
Siobhan Lucy
Fry them up!
M Allen
Leftovers - you having a laugh?
Rich Hill
Cold buffet with chutneys and pickles.
ADEINNE TONNER
Put them in the bin
Jane H Shaw
I make stir fry and soup Thanks
LEE HARDY
Fry them up & serve with tomato sauce.
Fiona Karbal
We usually make bubble & squeak with the potatoes and sprouts. We don't have left over turkey as we are vegetarian, and any left-over nut roast can be frozen and eaten at a later date.
Amy Jane Beckett
Turkey and peanut butter curry.
Trevor Linvell
Make them into sandwiches or part of a salad, unless my cat eats them first that is!
Amanda Mallows
I usually make a yummy curry then some creamy turkey soup. I love using leftovers!
Emma
Warmup, curry and/or sandwiches
Emma
Warmup, curry and/or sandwiches
Kirsty Sparks
I make turkey sandwiches the next day 🙂
Kirsty Sparks
I make turkey sandwiches the next day 🙂
Kirsty Sparks
I make turkey sandwiches the next day 🙂
Averil Lea
I use my leftovers in a curry
Joanna Sawka
usually soups
ellie spider
Curry, bubble and squeak, and stew usually
Deborah Bird
Usually make a casserole and sandwiches x
Sarah Tilley
Bubble and Squeak
Sheri Darby
Left over beef - delicious sandwiches
Cathy James
it was mainly cold meat left and lovely with salads and
Cathy James
it was mainly cold meat left and lovely with salads and
Jen Shearer
Made a turkey and ham pie
Jordan Bentley
I always make a leek and turkey pie with buttered peas on the side!
donna l jones
make turkey curry
Mary Chez
Turkey sandwiches, turkey curry, turkey and sweetcorn soup, bubble and squeak, .Made stock with the carcass.
Emma Davies
Eat them :')
I made a many cheese risotto with salami and chorizo. We had duck for Christmas lunch and none of that was left so I used the Christmas buffet leftovers instead
Kat Lucas
I tend to make turkey Quesadillas and use up the leftovers with them
phillippa lee
I make stock from the turkey bones. I put into icecube trays and use to flavour chicken dishes and rissotos through out the year
phillippa lee
I make stock from the turkey bones. I put into icecube trays and use to flavour chicken dishes and rissotos through out the year
Lisa J
We make pies, curries and stir fries with the meats and soup with the left over veg
David Crabb
We make lovely homemade soups!
Andrew Hindley
I use Christmas leftovers to make a Curry
Andrew Hindley
I use Christmas leftovers to make a Curry
Sadiyya
Soup or stews here.
Victoria Prince
We don't tend to have any leftovers except for turkey - and what we do with that depends on how much we have left! This year there was loads, so some of it is sliced in the freezer to go with salads..etc, and we also made turkey soup, turkey pie, turkey quiche and had a turkey stir fry 🙂
Jo Carroll
I made a turkey curry and a lovely bubble and squeek recipe 🙂
Lisa Wilkinson
I try to find a new recipe each year. This year I did a pie.
Emily C
I'm vegetarian so only left over beg for me which made yummy bubble and squeak for lunch the next day!! My other half rounded up LOADS of meat and made a curry for everyone!
Hassni
There are never any left-overs.
Milly Y
Turkey curry is always a winner!
SUE MOONEY
soup ,vegetable bake,reheat
Tom
Looks great!
Sheena Widdowfield
Turkey curry! Total winner
Solange
Make a casserole
Solange
Make a casserole
Judith Allen
Curry, pie, sandwiches, soup. But this year we had steak, and made a conscious effort to cook enough vegetables but not extra.
Sheila Reeves
I make turkey curry, or bubble & squeak or a big pot of soup
Becky John
Turkey curry and turkey soup
Margaret Clarkson
I make turkey and ham pie
Sylvia
leftover turkey curry for me on boxing day!
Richard Tyler
Turkey Curry!
Ella L
usually Bubble and squeak and turkey soup
Steven Hunter
Make a pie.
Emma Ellams
This year, I got a soup maker for Christmas, so we've been making lots of soup!
lyn Burgess
Bubble and squeak made with left over veg, which has to include sprouts and roast parsnips is a day-after Boxing Day must in our house
sarah
A curry
Hannah Igoe
We have made loads of soup and frozen it for lunches
Kate Knight
Bubble and squeak and turkey soup
John Frost
Bubble and Squeak with leftover meat and brown sauce
Rebecca williams
Cold meat and creamy mash potato. Yum.
J Watts
What we tend to have most left over of is cheese - so I sprinkle grated cheese on more things than usual, including soups.
Elizabeth Hinds
We usually use our leftovers to fill out buffets over the days following Christmas 🙂 Yum!
ben
curry
ben
curry
Christine Dodd
I made a minestrone soup with ham leftover
Anne Bostwick
Sprout frittata is always popular in our household after Christmas.
Stephanie Whitehouse
Leftovers are my favourite bit! Just cold on Boxing DAy, specially the parsnips, then bubble and squeak, then curry, then turkey, gammon, cranberry and chestnut pie
Jim Milligan
Cold cuts and curry
Richard Randall
We never have any.
sarah warren
invite friends round, and be inventive with all ingredients. will definitely try brussel sprout soup.Looks delicious.
Isabelle Smith
make sandwiches x x x
Su Ess
Currify them!!!
Su Ess
Currify them!!!
leanne weir
make bubble and squeak
Farhana Chowdhury
Winter warming soups
Mary D
I scoff them the next day, we have a cooked ham so its lovely the next day too!
Mary D
I scoff them the next day, we have a cooked ham so its lovely the next day too!
Sarah Mackay
Get curry sauce from the local Indian and just pour over the cold turkey.
S Bufton
A Turkey Stew
S Bufton
A Turkey Stew
gemma brown
i freeze the meats in batches to cook various meals with them. my partner will often make himself chicken and rice dishes to take to work with him
gemma brown
i freeze the meats in batches to cook various meals with them. my partner will often make himself chicken and rice dishes to take to work with him
Lisa Evans
Turkey curry!
kallie Maile
stews and casseroles mainly
Annette Oliver
Turkey stir fry and then soup
Angie Hoggett
We usually have a boxing day of leftover meat, homemade chips, pickles and beetroot
Ruth
Depends on the left overs. Had quite a bit of turkey left over this year, so made turkey and stuffing rolls for tea time.
Made soup with the left over veg.
Suzanne
Usually make a variety of open sandwiches.
Heather Haigh
We don't have a huge amount of leftovers as I don't go overboard but cold meat gets served with bubble and squeak and if there's any left after that then into sandwiches.
Heather Haigh
We don't have a huge amount of leftovers as I don't go overboard but cold meat gets served with bubble and squeak and if there's any left after that then into sandwiches.
Suzanne
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Suzanne
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katie w
turkey curry which we freeze for another time
Tracey Belcher
Oh all sorts - found a great ice-cream and left over pudding recipe/idea this year. Always have bubble and squeak and usually a turkey curry too
HELEN GOSSAGE
Turkey and ham pie 🙂
charlotte
Being veggie, my leftovers are usually just turned into soups or stews. Nothing that exciting sadly! Although the cauliflower cheese soup this year was rather nommy 🙂
charlotte
Being veggie, my leftovers are usually just turned into soups or stews. Nothing that exciting sadly! Although the cauliflower cheese soup this year was rather nommy 🙂
Meeta
Love brussel sprouts and this is not only a great way to use the leftovers but I would get fresh ones just to make this!
Meeta
Love brussel sprouts and this is not only a great way to use the leftovers but I would get fresh ones just to make this!
Chris Andrews
What do you do with Christmas leftovers? . . . . . .l like to make soup - it turns out different every time
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Chris Andrews
What do you do with Christmas leftovers? . . . . . .l like to make soup - it turns out different every time
Lynsey Buchanan
Bubble and squeak
pete c
its either soup, curry or sandwiches
Claire Ward
Meat is usually use for sandwichs
Claire Ward
Meat is usually use for sandwichs
Keith Hunt
posh bubble and squeak on boxing day
Tony Loader
Bubble and squeak the next morning for breakfast Yum
Tony Loader
Bubble and squeak the next morning for breakfast Yum
Samantha Fernley
Leftover veggies into a stew.
Andrew
Cant EVER think of having left over sprouts! Does this happen often with you? Therapy required perhaps?? 😉
PJ McConnell
Turkey & Parsnip Curry or Turkey, Ham & leek pie
PJ McConnell
Turkey & Parsnip Curry or Turkey, Ham & leek pie
Rosana @ Hot&CHilli Food and Travel Blog
wow this soups looks amazing. and the Thermocook, I think I've seen it before somewhere. r
Kim Styles
I make leftover cake!- (vegetable cake)
claire woods
make a casserole
aaron broad
Eat them?
aaron broad
Eat them?
aaron broad
Eat them?
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
There is no such thing as leftover brussels sprouts in our house, as we love them so much. But this looks like a fab way to use them. I have never had sprout soup before.
ROBERT MCINTOSH
Depends on the leftovers, usually not much as I try to portion fairly accurately, but a frittata works well for me
Richard Eldred Hawes
Bubble and Squeak and soup
Ruth Harwood
We make a turkey casserole xx
Ruth Harwood
We make a turkey casserole xx
Elizabeth
What a gorgeous sounding soup! I know what you mean about wanting to have control over the steps, I feel much the same!
Samantha loughlin
We make turkey and bacon pie xx
laura banks
usually make a curry
Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours
Beautiful soup Michelle, and glorious images. Where do you find the light?
michelle
Thanks, Helen. Large soft box with flash attached to it.
Maxine G
Soup from the veggies is always a winner, though we try not to have too much waste
iain maciver
a big mix all together and make cakes of them fried on either side
iain maciver
a big mix all together and make cakes of them fried on either side
Tracy Nixon
I make a turkey pie, turkey stew and turkey salad!
kim neville
I make turkey soup and have turkey and salad sandwiches
Tracey Peach
Re heat them & make Bubble & Squeak 🙂