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Celebrity chef Christmas recipes

Browse Christmas recipes from all your favourite celebrity chefs.

We’ve got classic Christmas cakes and bakes from Delia, Mary Berry and Rick Stein. Try Hugh’s traditional Christmas pudding or a festive French dessert from Raymond Blanc.

And Christmas dinner gets a celebrity twist with impressive recipes for turkey, potatoes and festive sides from the likes of Michel Roux Jr and Andi Oliver. Give your Christmas menu a sprinkling of stardust with these celebrity chef recipes…

Fancy adding a cheffy – yet easy – twist to your Christmas dinner? Our Glow Up guide includes mini recipes – such as savoury granola and a hazelnut, orange and rosemary chilli oil – to add wow-factor to your festive dishes.

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Dinner party starter recipes

Paul Ainsworth’s The Mariners taramasalata on toast

Taramasalata on toast makes a winning dinner party starter or snack. “There’s no comparison to the homemade stuff," says chef Paul Ainsworth.

Dairy-free

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Wellington recipes

Tom Kerridge’s curried monkfish wellington

Tom Kerridge's spin on a classic wellington uses a spiced monkfish loin encased in fragrant coconut rice, enveloped in puff pastry.

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Festive desserts

Michel Roux Jr’s Yule log

Supremo chef Michel Roux Jr shows you how to create a classic bûche de Noël or Yule log, the traditional French Christmas dessert.

Vegetarian

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'Nduja recipes

Tom Kerridge’s mini pork sausage rolls with ‘nduja

Tom Kerridge's mini pork sausage rolls with fiery 'nduja sausage are party food at its finest and easier to make than you might think.

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Stuffing recipes

Savoy cabbage and pork stuffing

This pork stuffing is one of Matt Tebbutt's go-to Christmas recipes, as the deeply savoury notes complement the delicate flavour of turkey.

Gluten-free Make-ahead

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Vegetarian pie recipes

Ottolenghi’s butternut crunch pie

This ruffled filo pie from team Ottolenghi cleverly treads the line between sweet and savoury, with a top note of zingy heat thanks to a scattering of pickled chillies.

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Mince pie recipes

Richard Bertinet’s frangipane mince pies

Try Richard Bertinet's frangipane mince pies. Rich mincemeat, almond cream, crisp sweet pastry and a flaky almond top = mince pie perfection.

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Christmas chocolate recipes

Paul A Young’s vegan chocolate truffles

These intense dark chocolate truffles (which happen to be vegan) make great food gifts - if you can resist gobbling them up yourself.

Dairy-free Gluten-free Vegan Make-ahead

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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces

Heston’s roast potatoes

In the end isn’t a roast dinner all about the roast potatoes? Make yours perfect with Heston Blumenthal's ultimate roast potatoes.

Dairy-free Gluten-free Vegetarian

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Easy whole fish recipes

Roast turbot with leeks, tarragon and riesling

Celebrate Christmas or a special family gathering with roast turbot. Mitch Tonk’s whole fish is incredibly quick to cook and has a firm, rich, meaty texture.

Gluten-free

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Prawn recipes

James Martin’s Coquilles St Jacques

Discover James Martin's recipe for the classic French dish, coquilles st jacques. Scallops and prawns are served in the scallop shells in a creamy gratin.

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Sunday roast side dish recipes

James Martin’s pommes aligot (cheesy mash)

James Martin shares his recipe for pommes aligot, the best mashed potato you'll ever eat. Silky mash is enriched with cream and cheese.

Gluten-free

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Celebrity chef Christmas recipes

Jeremy Lee’s profiterole tower

A classic profiterole tower: delicate choux puffs stuffed with custard and ice cream, with a jug of warm chocolate sauce to pour over the top.

Vegetarian

Easy

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Pear recipes

Michel Roux Jr’s poached pears with chocolate almond sauce

Michel Roux Jr says "I love poached pears – they’re so versatile. This recipe has vanilla in the syrup, but you could use cinnamon, allspice and star anise, or flavour the syrup with wine or a little bit of lemon zest.

Gluten-free Vegetarian