Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes
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Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes
Game hot-water crust pie
Mixed game pie nestled in a baked hot water crust pastry – it's great hot or cold.
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December seasonal recipes
Turkey cushion with fruity sausagemeat stuffing
On a budget? Try a turkey cushion for Christmas. This recipe feeds a group of four to five, but could stretch to more with generous sides
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Halloumi and pistachio nut roast
This epic halloumi and pistachio nut roast is packed full of flavour and a healthy helping of wow-factor. It's great for a big get-together.
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Slow cook recipes
Oxtail braised in Guinness
Oxtail is slow-cooked in Guinness and good-quality beef stock until the meat becomes melt-in-the-mouth and the sauce turns dark, rich and gravy-like.
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Roast goose with roast apples and onions and potato stuffing
You won't miss the turkey with this roast goose recipe for Christmas. Stuff with herby potatoes and serve with caramelised apples and onions.
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Gammon recipes
Jalapeño, coriander and lime salt crusted ham with mango salsa
Sweet and spicy mango salsa complements slow cooked, salt crusted ham in this Mexican-inspired recipe. Perfect for summer parties
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Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes
Ham hock terrine
This stunning terrine is a great way to use up leftover Boxing Day ham, as a starter or light lunch. Serve with bread and simple green salad.
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Creamy chicken recipes
Pan-fried chicken supremes in mustard, cream and prune sauce
If you can't find chicken supremes, you can use skin-on chicken breasts instead – both taste incredible when cooked in the creamy mustard and prune sauce.
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Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes
Sausage and taleggio brioche roll
This giant sausage and taleggio roll makes a Sunday lunch or festive meal with a difference. The rich filling is encased in golden brioche.
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Vegetarian Christmas dinner recipes
Butternut squash roulade
An impressive vegetarian roulade filled with a butternut squash puree, a creamy goats cheese sauce and topped with toasted walnuts and crispy parsley.
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Beetroot recipes
Beetroot pithiviers
A showstopper vegetarian main course recipe, our beetroot pithiviers would be perfect for a winter dinner party or Christmas Day lunch.
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Recipes with tinned beans
Warm fennel, butter bean and parmesan dip
Here's a cracking Christmas dip for your festive party, with fennel, butter beans and parmesan.
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Trout recipes
Trout terrine with capers, chopped egg, dill and chives
Served with fresh crusty bread and sharp pickled cucumbers, Gill Meller's trout terrine is studded with chopped egg and capers.
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Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes
Oat biscuits with herbs and goat’s cheese
Forget blinis, Raymond Blanc's combination of herby goat's cheese and oat biscuit will be your new favourite canapé recipe.
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Celeriac recipes
Roast beef sirloin with spiced celeriac gratin
For a truly comforting Sunday roast, serve perfectly cooked beef sirloin with creamy spiced celeriac gratin.
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