Budget Christmas recipes
Showing 65-80 of 87 recipes
Save recipe
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.
-
Easy
Save recipe
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.
-
Easy
Save recipe
British puddings
Fruit jelly trifle
Learn how to make a classic jelly trifle with our easy recipe. Layers of fruit, jelly, thick custard and cream are topped with fresh berries.
-
Easy
Save recipe
Cheat's recipes
Black forest cherry dessert
Combine all the wonderful flavours of a Black Forest Gateau (cherries, brandy and chocolate!) in this instant dessert.
-
Easy
Save recipe
20-minute dinners
Toffee apple trifle
Our delectable toffee apple trifle makes a quick and easy dessert. It takes just 20 minutes to make, using cupboard and fridge staples.
-
Easy
Save recipe
Christmas turkey
Classic (and easy) roast turkey
Try a fuss-free, easy Christmas turkey recipe made simply with lemons, goose fat, onions and rosemary. It's a festive turkey classic.
-
Easy
Save recipe
Christmas chocolate
Christmas rocky road
This easy Christmas rocky road recipe uses leftovers. A no-bake Christmas fridge cake perfect for making with kids in the school holidays.
-
Easy
Save recipe
Christmas breakfast
Christmas pancakes
Use up leftover Christmas pudding in these Christmas pancakes - served with brandy butter. These make a great Boxing day breakfast.
-
Easy
Save recipe
Christmas turkey
Old-fashioned roast turkey with fresh herb stuffing
A traditional 'old-fashioned' turkey recipe with a fresh herb stuffing - you can make it with any of your favourite herbs.
-
Easy
Save recipe
Sponsored by Camp Coffee
Cheat's recipes
Quick chocolate and coffee torte
We've used ready-made brownies here, making this quick coffee torte recipe super easy to prepare. Pop the kettle on, someone?
-
Easy
Save recipe
Beef stews
Braised beef stew
This beefy, wintry stew recipe offers value if you need a budget option made with beef brisket and lots of vegetables – a great slow-cooked meal.
-
Easy
Save recipe
Make-ahead Christmas desserts
Christmas pudding ice cream
Use leftover Christmas cake or Christmas pudding in this easy-to-make dessert recipe – made with shop-bought ice cream – that's ready in 10 minutes.
-
Easy
Save recipe
Christmas turkey
Turkey crown with orange and herb butter
Got a smaller group of people round this year? Try our shortcut turkey crown and ready-to-roast potatoes for a fuss-free dinner for six
-
Easy
Save recipe
Christmas canapés
Chocolatey Christmas cake bites
These quick, easy chocolate-covered Christmas cake bites are fab as sweet canapés – or as a sweet treat when you can't manage a whole slice.
-
Easy
Save recipe
Christmas leftovers
Cheat’s turkey turnovers
A great way to use up leftover turkey. Make these moreish turkey turnovers using store-bought pastry and a good quality jar of pasta sauce.
-
Easy
Subscribe to our magazine
Food stories, skills and tested recipes, straight to your door... Enjoy 5 issues for just £5 with our special introductory offer.
Subscribe
Unleash your inner chef
Looking for inspiration? Receive the latest recipes with our newsletter