Christmas recipes for six
Planning a Christmas dinner for six people this year? All the recipes in this collection comfortably serve six (with a few second helpings to boot). We’ve got ideas for turkeys, turkey crown, roast goose, roast gammon and other Christmas dinner mains, as well as side dishes, starters and desserts.
Level up your roasties with goose fat roast potatoes, try moreish fondant sprouts, or sweeten things up with orange and honey-roast carrots and parsnips.
Make a showstopping gingerbread s’mores tree, or give a twist a try with our spiced pear and chai pudding.
Feed six in style with our tried-and-tested festive recipes. Got even more people over? Check out our Christmas recipes for large groups, with all recipes feeding 8+.
Our Glow Up mini recipes, including a luscious sage and nutmeg garlic butter to rub under the turkey’s skin or toss with veg, are the best way to jazz up your festive failsafes.
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Brussels sprouts
Fondant sprouts with bacon and chestnuts
Fondant sprouts with bacon and chestnuts is our favourite festive side. A two-step cooking process gets the best out of every sprout.
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Halloumi
Halloumi, clementine and barley salad
Add colour to a festive spread with this vibrant halloumi and clementine salad. Enjoy as a starter or pile it up on a platter as a side dish.
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Alternative Christmas roast
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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Carrots
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
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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Brussels sprouts
Sprout and anchovy gratin with porcini crumb
This gratin, with the sprouts baked in anchovy-infused cream, will be the dark horse of your Christmas dinner. Just wait until you taste it...
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Roast potatoes
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
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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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Sprouts in blankets
Two Christmas icons combine to make sprouts in blankets. Even sprout haters will change their beliefs when they taste them wrapped in bacon.
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Show-stopping Christmas desserts
Triple chocolate baubles
With a triple-threat of white chocolate shell, milk choc truffle and dark choc mousse, these baubles are a stunning make-ahead Christmas pud.
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Christmas gingerbread
Gingerbread s’mores tree
Break off a few pieces of gingerbread tree, sandwich with toasted marshmallow snowballs and dip in choc for a s’mores-inspired festive bite.
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Trout
Brown sugar-cured trout with easy wheaten bread
This festive trout starter sings with aniseed flavours, from the spices in the cure to the glorious tarragon herb butter on the bread.
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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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Stuffing
Prune and potato stuffing
Try something different this Christmas, with Debora Robertson's French style prune and potato stuffing. You can stuff the bird with it or serve it on the side.
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December seasonal
Chicken liver pâté with beetroot, orange and sage
Orange zest and liqueur give this pâté a festive flavour, with beetroot and crispy sage leaves adding colour and interest.
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Christmas puddings
Christmas pudding made with beer
Packed with plump, moist fruit, this is a fragrant, complex winner, only made better by the addition of dark beer, prunes, figs and dates.
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