Christmas dinner recipes
Consider yourself truly spoilt for choice this year with our essential Christmas dinner recipes. We’ve got every Christmas main and side you’ll ever need to make your big feast a roaring success. From veggie and vegan feasts to epic turkey roasts, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a delicious. dinner recipe or two on the table.
Once you’ve got your Christmas mains sorted, don’t forget to plan ahead for some tasty trimmings and sides!
Then see our Christmas hub for 100s more ideas…
Add wow-factor to old festive favourites with our speedy Glow-Up hacks, from a fruity glaze to brush onto pigs in blankets to a savoury granola to scatter over bread sauce…
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Roast potato recipes
Rosemary roast potatoes
Roast potatoes are everyone's favourite part of Christmas dinner. This rosemary roast potatoes recipe is both foolproof and flavourful.
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Pigs in blankets recipes
Marmalade pigs in blankets
Pigs in blankets are the first thing to disappear from the Christmas table. These easy citrus-glazed piggies need just 10 minutes prep time.
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Make-ahead stuffing recipes
Sausage, sage, prune and onion stuffing
The two best stuffings are sage and onion or sausage and prune. This one contains both, making it the ultimate Christmas stuffing recipe.
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Cabbage recipes
Braised red cabbage
This braised red cabbage offers a sweet-and-sour flavour combo with seasonal spice, cutting through the rich flavours of Christmas dinner.
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Carrot recipes
Vichy carrots
This classic French technique is our favourite way to cook carrots. Add star anise, thyme and lemon for a perfect Christmas side dish.
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Christmas turkey recipes
Roast turkey
Roast turkey that’s beautifully presented, richly flavoured and juicy – that’s what you want on Christmas Day. Try our ultimate recipe.
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Butter-roast parsnips with hazelnuts and sage
Dish up your best-ever roast parsnips this Christmas. Crisp sage and a scattering of toasted hazelnuts provide flavour and crunch.
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Brussels sprouts recipes
Fondant sprouts with bacon and chestnuts
Crisp, buttery sprouts with chestnuts and bacon is our favourite festive side. A two-step cooking process gets the best out of every sprout.
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Air fryer festive traybake with gravy mayo
Everything you love about Christmas dinner in a single traybake, all cooked in the air fryer – perfect if you can’t wait until the big day.
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Christmas turkey recipes
Roast turkey with a bacon lattice
You can never have too much bacon at Christmas, and dressing turkey with a bacon lattice imparts flavour and stops the breast drying out.
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Brussels sprouts recipes
Roast sprouts with bacon, chestnuts and cream
Roast sprouts with bacon and chestnuts until tender and nutty, then stir through cream for an unapologetically decadent Christmas side dish.
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Christmas roast goose
Take a break from turkey and make roast goose the star of Christmas dinner. The spice rub in our roast goose recipe adds aromatic flavour.
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Carrot recipes
Orange and honey-roast carrots and parsnips
Carrots and parsnips are a key part of a roast dinner because they add colour and sweetness – especially with a good drizzle of honey.
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Red cabbage recipes
Braised red cabbage with pickled walnuts and tarragon
Red cabbage is an essential element of the festive plate, thanks to its sweetness and acidity. Make this Christmas side dish ahead.
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Roast potato recipes
Goose fat roast potatoes
These goose fat roast potatoes get a flavour boost thanks to their whizzed skins being re-added at the end as a sprinkled potato seasoning.
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Gravy recipes
Goose gravy
When there’s roast goose in the mix, it’s easy to make great gravy. This recipe uses veg trimmings and roasting juices for a rich result.
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