So, the holidays are here, and boy did they deliver! Now that your festive meals are done, your refrigerator is probably groaning at the door, with nary an inch of space for putting away another container filled with holiday goodness. But have no fear, you can unleash those holiday leftovers—even when they are plant-based—and put them to good use over the next few days! From leftover mashed potatoes and veggies to day-old cranberries, there’s a way to breathe new life into those plant-based holiday fixings.
So, go ahead. Reduce food waste and make your containers of food more creative and delicious with just a few strategies and recipes I’m sharing today with these top 18 completely Plant-Based Holiday Leftover Recipes.
18 Plant-Based Holiday Leftover Recipes
Leftover Mashed Potato Recipes
Epic Day After Holiday Sandwich, Kristina Sloggett, SpaBettie (shown above)
Green Bean Mushroom Pot Pies with Mashed Potatoes, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Mashed Potato Balls, Sarah Hayes, Bad to the Bowl
Shepherd’s Pie, Shahzadi Devje, RDN
Stuffing Waffle with Gravy, Jackie Sobon, Vegan Yack Attack
Leftover Squash Recipes
Butternut Squash Kale Barley Salad, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Leftover Sweet Potato Recipes
Orange Sweet Potato Smoothie, Linda Meyer, Veganosity (shown above)
Purple Power Blueberry Smoothie, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian
Leftover Vegetables Recipes
Broccoli Crunch Salad, Nicky Omohundro, Little Family Adventure
Mediterranean Salad with Prunes, Amy Gorin, MS, RDN
Red Cabbage and Brussels Sprout Savory Tart, Katherine Hackworth, Veggie Desserts (shown above)
Vegetable Fritters, Vanessa Sturman, The Vegan Larder
Leftover Cranberry Recipes
Cranberry Crumble Oatmeal Bars, Sophia DeSantis, Veggies Don’t Bite (shown above)
Cranberry Oat Mini Cakes, Gabriela Herrera, Conflicted Vegan
Leftover Cranberry Sauce Bread, Nicole Malik, Oh My Veggies (shown above)
“Meatloaf” and Cranberry Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwich, Jessica Leckie, Jessica in the Kitchen (shown above)
Thanksgiving Cranberry Vegetable Sandwich, Gina Matsoukas, Running to the Kitchen
“Turkey” Sandwich with Cranberry and Stuffing, Yum Vegan Food
