Budget Christmas recipes
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Festive desserts
Sweet golden dumplings with ginger sauce
These golden, sweet dumplings are a Christmas favourite in Hungary and Romania. Serve the warm, yeasted buns with a jug of vanilla sauce.
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Brussels sprouts
Garlic butter sprouts
Gently cook sprouts in butter until crisp and caramelised, then add garlic. This is how we cook our sprouts every Christmas.
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Christmas leftovers
Christmas leftovers stew with bread sauce dumplings
This versatile Christmas leftovers stew makes the most of leftover roast turkey, veg and pigs in blankets, turning them into a hearty dinner.
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Christmas for four
Root veg in blankets
Fresher and lighter than their sausagey counterparts, these roots in blankets are the best side dish you can serve up at Christmas dinner.
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Budget Christmas
Marmite parsnips with poppy seeds
Marmite's deeply savoury flavour mellows out into something sweeter and almost smoky once heated, making it the perfect match for parsnips.
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Roast potatoes
Garlic roast potatoes with bay leaves
Looking for a roast potatoes recipe that won't let you down? Our garlic and bay roast potatoes are crisp and golden with soft fluffy insides.
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Easy vegan
Nut roast balls, onion gravy and greens
Clodagh McKenna's nut roast balls with onion gravy and greens makes a fantastic vegan alternative to roast dinner or a simple Christmas lunch.
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Sausage rolls
Sausage roll wreath
Pair a sausage roll wreath with tangy chutney for an irresistible Christmas buffet dish. The filling includes cranberries for extra flavour.
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Cookies
Sheet pan cookie with Christmas chocolates
Looking for an easy Christmas dessert with wow factor? Meet our two-step, one-pan sheet cookie with Christmas chocolates.
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Roast potatoes
Roast potatoes with polenta, balsamic and thyme
You can make these crispy roast potatoes ahead so that, when the meat has cooked, you can pop the potatoes in the oven while the meat rests.
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Carrots
Balsamic and brown sugar roast carrots and parsnips
If you're looking for something a bit different to serve with your roast, try these balsamic roast carrots and parsnips - it's bursting with sweet flavour.
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Christmas baking
Reindeer cupcakes
Get the kids into the festive spirit with a spot of Christmas baking – they'll be super proud of their reindeer cupcakes.
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Brussels sprouts
Peanut and soy sprouts stir-fry
For the sprout lovers out there, this peanut and soy sprouts stir-fry recipe is a great midweek meal which takes just 20 minutes to prepare.
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Pigs in blankets traybake
This easy pigs-in-blankets traybake is full of Christmassy flavours: brie, redcurrant jelly and sweet potatoes with bacon-wrapped chipolatas.
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Prawns
The ultimate prawn cocktail
It’s the small details that make all the difference in a classic prawn cocktail; here’s our ultimate version with just the right amount of oomph.
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Make-ahead Christmas desserts
Clementine, pomegranate and cranberry jelly
We've combined lots of festive flavours including clementine, pomegranate and cranberry to create this fruity Christmas jelly.
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