With Christmas Day out of the way for another year, much of the feasting is done and dusted till 2020.
But what should you do with your leftover ham and turkey?
From spaghetti ‘hamonara’ to breakfast hash browns filled with ham, FEMAIL reveals the ultimate festive leftovers guide to ensure you have breakfasts, lunches and dinners to keep you going for the next week.
FEMAIL reveals the ultimate guide to festive leftovers, including a delicious recipe for spaghetti ‘hamonara’ (stock image)
Spaghetti ‘hamonara’
If you’ve got so little ham leftover you don’t know what to do with it, one of the best meals you could make is spaghetti ‘hamonara’.
Simply toss your ham with spaghetti, eggs and parmigiano in a rich, cheesy, hammy carbonara and enjoy with a green salad and crusty bread.
Good Food recommend you thickly slice the ham and shred it into small, bite-sized pieces.
‘Serve immediately once cooked on warm plates and scatter with remaining cheese and extra black pepper,’ they said.
Over at The Healthy Mummy, their experts recommend a breakfast hash brown, ham and egg casserole as the ultimate ham leftovers dish (pictured)
Breakfast hash brown, ham and egg casserole
Over at The Healthy Mummy, their experts recommend a breakfast hash brown, ham and egg casserole as the ultimate ham leftovers dish.
‘I find it best to slice up the whole ham as soon as possible and store it in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days,’ Kaitie said.
That way, you can use however much you want to use when you want to use it – and you have it ready broken up to sprinkle through a hash brown casserole.
Turkey pizza
If you’re partial to making your own pizza, simply add a bit of your sliced turkey to the top of a roasted vegetable dough and cover it in cheese.
If you’re partial to making your own pizza, simply add a bit of your sliced turkey to the top of a roasted vegetable dough and cover it in cheese (pictured)
If you’re working at all over the festive period and need some sustenance at work, these mini ham, spinach and feta muffins are a great packed lunch or breakfast (pictured)
Mini ham, spinach and feta muffins
If you’re working at all over the festive period and need some sustenance at work, these mini ham, spinach and feta muffins are a great packed lunch or breakfast.
Simply bake eggs, flour, feta, spinach, ham, butter, milk and whatever else you have left in your home in the oven and then enjoy whenever suits.
Chicken or turkey and pineapple fried rice
Fried rice is always a family pleaser, and as with the muffins, you can pretty much throw anything into this dish and it will be delicious.
Speaking previously to FEMAIL, nutritionist and food author Lee Holmes (pictured) revealed what to keep and ditch this festive season
What to keep
Speaking previously to FEMAIL, nutritionist and food author Lee Holmes revealed what to keep and ditch this festive season.
Keeping foods for a bit longer after the Christmas period is possible, provided they are stored, de-frosted, refrigerated and recycled properly.
‘There’s still plenty in your fridge you can eat for a while,’ Lee said.
Cranberry sauce will last for at least another 10 days, and makes a good tart replacement for jam for those who love peanut butter and jam on toast.
‘You can also enjoy your cheese for another three or four weeks, or even freeze it if you want to keep it for five or six months,’ Lee said.
‘With the weekend and New Year coming up, you can make a really nice French toast with any leftover pannettone.
‘If you had pork at Christmas, you’ve also possibly got a few more days (between five and seven) to eat it all up yet.’
Lee (pictured) recommends stirring in any leftover Brussels sprouts into a stir fry, or cooking a turkey minestrone or turkey tacos this December 26
What to ditch
Sadly, not everything is created equal in the kitchen – and it is time to ditch or use up some of your Christmas Day remains.
‘You should certainly have got rid of any prawns or seafood by now,’ Lee said.
‘With things like turkey and ham, it all depends when you put them in the fridge. If you put them into the fridge within two hours of eating them, you could eat them tonight. If not, it’s probably time to say goodbye.’
Lee recommends stirring in any leftover Brussels sprouts into a stir fry, or cooking a turkey minestrone or turkey tacos this December 26.
‘You can also use up any leftover ham this evening in a quiche, frittata or pasta dish,’ she said.