Bubble and squeak
A classic English dish for the day after a celebration: leftover potatoes, cabbage, and possibly carrots or Brussels sprouts, all cooked together with onion…
At a glance: serves 4 people, 40 min total (20 min prep and 20 min cook time), difficulty: easy, about $0.36 per person.
Bubble and Squeak is a traditional English dish that uses leftover fried vegetables from a Sunday roast. This simple and delicious dish is perfect for using up leftover vegetables and can be served with mashed potatoes, cabbage, carrots, green peas, and Brussels sprouts.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time20 min
- Total40 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodstove
- Estimated cost$1.44 $0.36 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 16, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
- $0.28
- $0.06
- $1.07
- $0.03
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Finely chop the onion and sauté it in the oil until softened. ≈ 8 min
- Add the cooked vegetables from the previous day, chopped or coarsely mashed, season with salt and pepper, and press into a patty. ≈ 2 min
- Let it brown without stirring, then flip it over to brown the other side.
The bill
Bubble and squeak
- 1 medium onion$0.28
- 1 tablespoon of oil$0.06
- 500 g of terracotta-baked potatoes$1.07
- salt and pepper$0.03
Total$1.44
that's $0.36 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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