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Cauliflower Leaf Miso Soba Soup and Miso Ginger Roasted Cauliflower by Veggie Desserts

16 No Waste Food Challenge Recipes

Published on February 1, 2016 โ€ข Last updated July 23, 2017 by Elizabeth Atia

Helping prevent food waste one recipe at a time.

No Waste Food Challenge

The No Waste Food Challenge is a food blogging challenge to get us sharing the recipes we’ve made with ingredients which might otherwise have ended up in the bin. Did you know that the UK throws away an astonishing 7 million tonnes of edible food every year?

This is not sustainable, and this challenge was designed to help raise awareness of this issue, and to help folk realise how easy it is to salvage that lonely little carrot in the back of the crisper, the dregs of double cream at the bottom of the tub, those slices of stale bread you forgot you had.

Last month we had 16 fantastic entries for this challenge…. a great big thank you to everyone who contributed.

Cauliflower Leaf Miso Soba Soup and Miso Ginger Roasted Cauliflower by Veggie Desserts
Cauliflower Leaf Miso Soba Soup and Miso Ginger Roasted Cauliflower by Veggie Desserts

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Festive Fried Rice - Using Up Christmas Leftovers by Onions & Paper
Festive Fried Rice – Using Up Christmas Leftovers by Onions & Paper

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Gluten & Dairy Free Angel Cake by The Gluten Free Alchemist
Gluten & Dairy Free Angel Cake by The Gluten Free Alchemist

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Tuna Nicoise Salad - A Perfect Salad for the New Year by The Gluten Free Alchemist
Tuna Nicoise Salad – A Perfect Salad for the New Year by The Gluten Free Alchemist

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Brie, Leek & Onion Quiche by The Baking Explorer
Brie, Leek & Onion Quiche by The Baking Explorer

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Cheesy Fish Chowder Pie by Fab Food 4 All
Cheesy Fish Chowder Pie by Fab Food 4 All

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Roasted Chestnut, Parsnip and Carrot Loaf by Allotment 2 Kitchen
Roasted Chestnut, Parsnip and Carrot Loaf by Allotment 2 Kitchen

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Lemon Marzipan Cakes by Tin & Thyme
Lemon Marzipan Cakes by Tin & Thyme

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Courgette, Leek and Herb Risotto Cake by Thinly Spread
Courgette, Leek and Herb Risotto Cake by Thinly Spread

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Mature Cheddar and Wholegrain Mustard Scones
Mature Cheddar and Wholegrain Mustard Scones by Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary

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Turkey and Mushroom Creamy Pasta by Jibber Jabber UK
Turkey and Mushroom Creamy Pasta by Jibber Jabber UK

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Quick & Easy Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce
Quick & Easy Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce by Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary

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Gardener's Pie by Chardonnay & Samphire
Gardener’s Pie by Chardonnay & Samphire

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Sarah Beattie's Camembert Leek Rostiflette by Allotment 2 Kitchen
Sarah Beattie’s Camembert Leek Rostiflette by Allotment 2 Kitchen

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Warm Cheese & Herb Scones by Family, Friends, Food
Warm Cheese & Herb Scones by Family, Friends, Food

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Sausage Casserole With Herb Dumplings by From Plate to Pen
Sausage Casserole With Herb Dumplings by From Plate to Pen

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Thank you again to everyone who linked up last month. If you are feeling inspired and have a recipe you’d like to share, please link back to either this page or the official No Waste Food Challenge page (use of the badge is optional) and add your link to the linky below! It’s a Blog Hop so you can grab the code and share on your own page too, if you fancied! I stumble, yum, RT & tweet, pin and comment on all entries.

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  1. Heather Haigh

    February 14, 2016 at 1:52 am

    What a fabulous selection of recipes, and they just go to show being frugal doesn’t mean scimping on taste.

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  2. Adam Warren

    February 6, 2016 at 9:24 am

    Nice work to all of those entries, they looked delicious! I’d love to get involved in the next one!

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  3. Jenni - Odd Socks and Lollipops

    February 4, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    I love the look of the Lemon Marizpan cakes and the quiche! They all look so yummy – it’s made me hungry now! I really need to branch out more and try different things for meals and this has given me a lot of inspiration

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  4. Sarah James

    February 4, 2016 at 12:30 pm

    January’s recipes look delicious Elizabeth, I love the sound of the Leek Rostiflette. Just linked up with my Pink Peppercorn Shortbread but I don’t know what happened to the photo.

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  5. The London Mum

    February 3, 2016 at 11:21 pm

    I love the idea of not wasting food and making something unique like these meals!

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  6. Idaintyit

    February 3, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    a brilliant post, theres nothing worse than wasting food, may as well be throwing money down the drain.

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  7. Liz Mays

    February 3, 2016 at 2:30 pm

    I am so blown away by the creativity and fabulous flavors I see in the collection of ideas. I am looking forward to what comes in this new round-up.

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  8. Summer

    February 3, 2016 at 1:35 pm

    I like the Gluten And Dairy Free Angel Cake a lot!

    summerdaisy.net

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  9. The Nice Nest

    February 3, 2016 at 12:18 pm

    The recipes look delicious so I’ve bookmarked for inspiration later. I try to waste as little as possible so we sometimes have some “creative” meals! Any suitable left overs that we don’t eat go to the chickens so I figure that’s a good way to recycle and the little that’s left after that goes on the compost heap.

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  10. Catstello

    February 3, 2016 at 12:01 pm

    What a great challenge! Some good recipes here too.

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  11. Angela at Daysinbed

    February 3, 2016 at 11:21 am

    These are fab ideas. I love to NOT Waste and put all the things left over together to make meals. Sadly due to illness I have someone preparing the food at the minute but once i get batter in a few months or years i will get back int it. Angela

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  12. Rhian Westbury

    February 3, 2016 at 10:37 am

    I am so bad at throwing away food, I never check things in time and because I am not at home for about half the week I don’t get time to use things. Definitely going to check out the gluten and dairy free cake recipe x

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  13. WhatLauraLoves

    February 3, 2016 at 3:24 am

    Loving the pastas and the festive fried rice, sounds delicious! xxx

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  14. leeshastarr

    February 2, 2016 at 11:43 pm

    The Cauliflower Leaf Miso Soba Soup and Miso Ginger Roasted Cauliflower looks so yummy! I’d love to try a few of these.

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  15. Deanna

    February 2, 2016 at 10:48 pm

    I love this, I hate wasting food and feeling like i’m just creating rubbish and being ungrateful. I love the look of the the angel cake!

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  16. Jessica

    February 2, 2016 at 9:50 pm

    This is a great post. I was brought up not to waste my food and always try to cook different things with my leftovers the next day ๐Ÿ™‚

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  17. Natasha Mairs

    February 2, 2016 at 6:46 pm

    some really nice recipes here, like the looks of the cheese and herb scones

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  18. Life as Mum

    February 2, 2016 at 5:09 pm

    Turkey and mushroom cream pasta look delicious. Lovely choices here

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  19. Sarah Bailey

    February 2, 2016 at 4:35 pm

    What an amazing selection of recipes -all those things with cheese in – I do need to try! x

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  20. Katerina

    February 2, 2016 at 1:25 pm

    What a delicious collection of recipes to avoid throwing food away! I am trying to recycle as much as possible!

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  21. Sarah

    February 2, 2016 at 1:22 pm

    So many fantastic recipes. Ca’t wait to try some of them.

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  22. Rachel

    February 2, 2016 at 1:12 pm

    My reading your posts always makes me incredibly hungry, wow… I now want a Tuna Nicoise Salad, some quiche and a stew!

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  23. Umber Phoenix *My Make Up Life*

    February 2, 2016 at 1:07 pm

    i waste far to many bits of food. the lemon cake looks really yummy

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  24. Teresa Bowen

    February 2, 2016 at 12:42 pm

    Our local council recently provided bins to recycle food waste. A small one for the kitchen and a larger one to keep outside. Any week where we have filled the small bin is a bad week for us and focuses the mind on just how much we are wasting.

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  25. justine @ Full Belly Sisters

    February 2, 2016 at 12:29 pm

    What a wonderful challenge and it inspired such delicious recipes!

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  26. Jessica

    February 2, 2016 at 12:12 pm

    Oh my! I have to bookmark this and try one by one.

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  27. Tanya Brannan

    February 2, 2016 at 11:36 am

    My goodness! so many amazing recipes here, I look forward to trying several of them. Thank you for the post

    Tx

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  28. Divya @ Divya's Culinary Journey

    February 2, 2016 at 11:32 am

    This is a wonderful challenge! I make sure we don’t waste anything edible at all in our home. Love all the recipes you have listed here.

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  29. Tara

    February 2, 2016 at 4:11 am

    Oh wow, everything looks amazing, what a great challenge!!

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  30. Platter Talk

    February 2, 2016 at 2:40 am

    Thanks for such a deliciously resourceful collection of dishes; I’m bookmarking this post!

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  31. Linda (Meal Planning Maven)

    February 2, 2016 at 2:11 am

    These days, eating frugally is more important than ever! I am definitely saving these recipes for future meals…what a fantastic resource!

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  32. Diane

    February 2, 2016 at 1:28 am

    I never throw food away. It’s definitely getting trickier to keep everything in the fridge fresh with just the hubby and me to feed. I Absolutely love your mature cheddar and wholegrain mustard scones. Such a creative recipe and it just looks too good to pass up. I’ll be trying this recipe out and several of the others. It’s so good to have inspiration for the ‘end of life kitchen rescues’ we all must do!

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  33. Rebecca Smith

    February 1, 2016 at 11:33 pm

    What a great idea for a post, will definitely be trying some recipes

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  34. Nicole

    February 1, 2016 at 10:40 pm

    This is a really delicious looking collection of recipes and what a fantastic idea! That is absolutely far too much food waste a year, and I imagine it’s probably quite similar here in New Zealand. I’d love to reduce the food waste from our household so I will be referring to this collection often.

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  35. Tori Gabriel

    February 1, 2016 at 10:19 pm

    What a great challenge! I love the sound of some of these. Especially the quiche. I’m a big quiche fan!

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  36. LydiaF

    February 1, 2016 at 10:02 pm

    I totally support this challenge. We try not to waste food; and make broth, soup, salads, quiches, etc. I’ll have to see what I can come up with. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  37. Eve Redmond

    February 1, 2016 at 9:35 pm

    These sound amaze-balls! That tuna salad definitely looks lush.

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  38. Katie

    February 1, 2016 at 9:08 pm

    Food wastage is a massive problem within my family, we throw so much food away. Usually at least a quarter of our shop. We really need to start using our food more carefully! Thank you for the amazing tips

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  39. Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious

    February 1, 2016 at 7:53 pm

    What a stunningly good idea for the no food waste challenge! I am all in with you.

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  40. Stella

    February 1, 2016 at 7:45 pm

    Loving the look of these recipes. Will try these.

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  41. Miss Kitty Kaos

    February 1, 2016 at 7:12 pm

    These all look so great and a inventive way to use up food as well x

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  42. Ana De- Jesus

    February 1, 2016 at 7:10 pm

    The ginger miso looks heavenly and I like the sound of the warm cheese scones. Which one is your favourite?

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  43. Diana Villa

    February 1, 2016 at 4:48 pm

    All those recipes sound and look delicious, I also don’t waste food. My favorite one is the Warm Cheese & Herb Scones ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply

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