Christmas leftovers frittata

This frittata recipe is an excellent way of using up vegetable leftovers from your Christmas dinner or Sunday lunch.

Close-up of a left-over frittata with a slice missing and another one cut out from the main
By Saga Magazine | Published - 18 Dec 2025
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Prep time
5 mins
Cooking time
30 mins
Serves
6

Ingredients

  • 500g Christmas leftovers (i.e cold roast potatoes, peas, carrots, stuffing, parsnips, even cranberry sauce), chopped
  • 50g cheese, cut into bitesize pieces
  • 8 large free-range eggs, beaten
  • 1 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method

  1. Pre-heat oven to 200C/gas mark 6.
  2. Line a flan dish with greaseproof paper.
  3. Arrange the Christmas leftovers and cheese evenly into the flan dish.
  4. Beat the eggs, add the chopped rosemary, then pour over the vegetables.
  5. Season with salt and pepper, and bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until the eggs are thoroughly cooked.
  6. Serve with a healthy salad.

Our thanks to The Vegetarian Society for providing this recipe.

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