This delicious vegetarian dish is a great one to have on standby in the freezer and is a good vegetarian option for the main Christmas meal.

A delicious easy family meal - great for using up leftover uncooked chicken from your BBQ.

You’ve got to try this dish! It’s so easy to make, so tasty and smells amazing! The turmeric and saffron mash not only looks and tastes great but is ideal to use up potatoes. Frozen products like fish fillets and spinach used here are a really useful way to reduce waste as you only take what you need.

Lettuce that has gone limp can still be put to use, and it is magically transformed in this rich, sophisticated soup.

Quick and tasty snack using frozen potato wedges. Simply sprinkle with leftover cheese and bacon

This ultimate leftover-friendly soup recipe was put together by our partner, Chefs @ School, to get pupils thinking about food and how to save it from the bin.

These mini pizzas can be assembled and frozen ahead of time, so all you need to do is take them out of the freezer and cook on baking trays from frozen. You could cut rounds from a 30cm ready-made pizza base for a more authentic pizza. Any leftover bread, bag up and pop into the freezer to use later for breadcrumbs.

Are your bread-end-crusts always forgotten at the bottom of the bread bag? Here’s a fun way to use them up before they go off!

If you have veggies coming to your party, they will love these; for a more substantial snack they can also be served in a warmed pitta pocket with chilli sauce and salad.

This delicious recipe can be made using any type of leftover mashed root vegetable, and if you don't have any chives, try using a mixture of finely chopped onions and leeks.