Budget Christmas recipes
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Make-ahead Christmas sides
Roast sprouts, apples and pancetta
You've had brussels sprouts and pancetta with your Christmas lunch, but have you tried roasted sprouts with pancetta and sweet apple wedges?
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Red cabbage in pomegranate juice
Adding sweet-sharp pomegranate juice and warm spices to red cabbage takes this easy Christmas side dish to the next level.
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Make-ahead Christmas sides
Freeze-ahead roast potatoes
Get ahead and save time when planning a big roast dinner by prepping and freezing your roast potatoes in advance. These are guaranteed to be crispy too.
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Freezable soup recipes
Warming sweet potato and ginger soup
A healthy and hearty sweet potato soup made with warming spices and a ginger kick. Leave out the Greek yoghurt to make it dairy-free
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Christmas leftover recipes
Turkey and chorizo stew with chickpeas
What to do with that leftover turkey? Then make this your new tradition: a richly flavoured stew with chorizo and chickpeas.
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Christmas turkey recipes
Roast turkey with fennel and paprika
A Christmas roast with a spicy twist, if you want to simplify the recipe, just omit the spices and rub with fresh herbs and plenty of seasoning.
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Gammon recipes
Bubble and squeak with gammon and fried eggs
Use up Sunday lunch leftovers with this bubble and squeak recipe. Throw in anything else you've got too for a classic winter warmer.
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Roast recipes
Roast topside of beef with roasties and gravy
Make this affordable roast dinner recipe with a topside of beef. It's a simple recipe, cooked with mustard, sugar and sea salt.
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Christmas ham recipes
Crackling ham
Salty, crisp, juicy crackling ham makes a beautiful centrepiece for Christmas or Boxing Day - maximum impact for minimum effort.
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Christmas leftover recipes
Turkey and white bean chilli
This hearty white bean chilli is a quick, tasty way of using leftover Christmas turkey. Try it in tortilla wraps with cheese and guacamole.
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Soup recipes
Ham and split pea soup
It couldn't be easier to make this ham and split pea soup. Leftover ham is added after gently simmering the onion base with the split peas.
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Freezable soup recipes
Butternut squash soup
The easiest butternut squash soup you'll make. It cooks in one pan before being blended to a smooth, comforting creaminess. Freeze for up to 3 months.
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Roast potatoes with herb salt
Herb salt. Sounds a bit cheffy doesn't it? It's ever so simple to make, and adds a touch of luxury to this roast potato recipe.
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Make-ahead summer dessert recipes
Nigella Lawson’s chocolate raspberry pavlova
You can’t beat a raspberry pavlova, especially a crisp-chewy meringue base, with nuggets of chocolate. Nigella Lawson's pavlova is a must-try!
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Simple bread sauce
No roast is complete without bread sauce, especially Christmas dinner. Learn how to make homemade bread sauce with our simple recipe.
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Make-ahead Christmas sides
Pigs in blankets for Christmas
Take pigs in blankets to the next level with these rosemary and honey wonders. Prepaer and freeze them ahead to reduce prep on Christmas Day.
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