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Best Kept advice on leftover meals

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Roast Beef
Roast Beef
Fridge

Leftover roast beef, potatoes and vegetables should all be kept separately in airtight containers in the fridge and eaten within 3 days.

Freezer

Keep in an airtight container or sealed bag and use within 3 months of freezing.

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Chicken Curry
Chicken Curry
Fridge

Keep covered with Clingfilm or in an airtight container and eat within 3 days.

Freezer

Keep in an airtight container in the freezer and eat within 3 months.

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Roasted Vegetable Pasta
Roasted Vegetable Pasta
Fridge

Keep covered with Clingfilm or in an airtight container and eat within 3 days.

Freezer

Split into single portions, seal in freezer bags or airtight containers and eat within 3 months.

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Summer Fritata
Summer Fritata
Fridge

Keep covered with Clingfilm or in an airtight container and eat within 3 days.

Freezer

Split into single portions, seal in freezer bags or airtight containers and eat within 3 months.

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Steak and Ale pie
Steak and Ale pie
Fridge

Keep covered with Clingfilm or in an airtight container and eat within 3 days.

Freezer

Cool quickly and wrap in foil, the pie should be eaten within 3 – 4 months.

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Fish and Chips
Fish and Chips
Fridge

You can keep cooked fish in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Freezer

Keep cooked fish in an airtight container for up to 6 months. Don’t throw the chips away, instead, you can mash them and use as part of other meals like bubble and squeak.

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Bangers and Mash
Bangers and Mash
Fridge

Keep covered with Clingfilm or in an airtight container and eat within 3 days.

Freezer

Separate the sausages from the mash potato and freeze separately for later.

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Spaghetti Bolognese
Spaghetti Bolognese
Fridge

Keep covered with Clingfilm or in an airtight container and eat within 3 days.

Freezer

Split into single portions, seal in freezer bags or airtight containers and eat within 3 months.

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Sheperds Pie
Sheperds Pie
Fridge

Keep covered with Clingfilm or in an airtight container and eat within 3 days.

Freezer

Split into single portions, seal in freezer bags or airtight containers and eat within 3 months.

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