We all know the feeling. Unexpected guests turn up at your door, Christmas gifts in hand, but, horrifyingly, you haven’t planned any meals.

Don’t panic: Sorted Food’s Ben Ebbrell is here to show you that there’s so much you can do with just a few pantry staples and some leftovers from the big day.

Here are some of his favourite emergency recipes to have to hand for when those much-loved but, perhaps, overly spontaneous visitors come knocking…

Pigs in blankets and white bean tray bake

200g Brussels sprouts

2 x 400g tins cannellini beans

4 cloves garlic

1 chicken stock cube

4 tbsp olive oil

4 pork sausages

4 rashers smoked streaky bacon

50g dried cranberries

Preheat the oven to 200°C for the tray bake later. Fill the kettle with water and get it on to boil – this will be fo

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