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Hands serving a portion of a baked dish with crispy, golden filo pastry on top, garnished with chopped parsley, from a rectangular baking dish on a wooden table. Some filling and pastry remain in the dish.
British inspired recipesChristmasMain Course

Absolutely everything left over from your Christmas lunch can go in this pie. Turkey, vegetables, stuffing, pigs in blankets, ham, cranberry sauce, gravy, don’t hold back!

Leftover vegetables

Leftover turkey and ham

Leftover gravy

2 tbsp chopped fresh herbs (parsley, tarragon, chives, sage or thyme)

100g butter, melted

1 pack filo pastry

Sprinkle the leftover into a roasting tin or baking dish, add herbs and drizzle with leftover gravy. If you have cranberry sauce, dot it around.

Preheat the oven to 180c Fan.

Unroll the filo pastry and cut the sheets into 6 squares, cover with a damp cloth until ready to use.

Paint each square of filo with the clarified butter, scrunch as you would a tissue and place on the pie, continue until all the filo is used. Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  • Leftover Vegetables
  • Leftover Turkey and/or ham
  • Leftover Gravy
  • 2 tbsp Chopped fresh herbs (whatever needs using up)
  • 100 g Butter melted
  • 1 pack Filo pastry

Instructions
 

  • Sprinkle the leftover into a roasting tin or baking dish, add herbs and drizzle with leftover gravy. If you have cranberry sauce, dot it around.
  • Preheat the oven to 180c Fan.
  • Unroll the filo pastry and cut the sheets into 6 squares, cover with a damp cloth until ready to use.
  • Paint each square of filo with the clarified butter, scrunch as you would a tissue and place on the pie, continue until all the filo is used. Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
Keyword Christmas, leftovers
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