Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes
Whether you call it Christmas dinner or lunch – your Christmas main meal planning just got easier. Browse our collection of make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes including soups, terrines, pâtés and sausage rolls.
Check out the Make-ahead Christmas sides collection too, full of our best stress-free options.
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Vegetarian pie recipes
Ottolenghi’s butternut crunch pie
Team Yotam have done it again – this ruffled filo pie cleverly treads the line between sweet and savoury, with...
Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Christmas cabbage with hazelnuts, olives and raisins
Jazz up your Christmas cabbage by treating it like a salad, combining shredded savoy leaves with a smattering of nuts,...
Christmas main courses that aren't turkey
Venison wellington
Venison wellington makes a fabulous alternative to Christmas turkey. Try this prep-ahead recipe from top chefs, Chris and Jeff Galvin....
Vegan Christmas recipes
Confit parsnip and carrot crumble
Got a vegan guest for Christmas? This vegetable crumble for one makes a hearty and impressive Christmas main. Slow-cooked root...
Make-ahead Christmas recipes
Caramelised onion, pear and chestnut stuffing
Get ready for Christmas with this freeze-ahead chestnut stuffing recipe from Chantelle Nicholson. Silky, caramelised onions combined with chestnuts, pears...
Make-ahead Christmas starters
Individual smoked salmon terrines for Christmas
After a classic smoked salmon starter? Make these easy to prepare individual smoked salmon terrines to serve at a dinner...
Vegetarian Christmas dinner recipes
Porcini mushroom and vegetable nut roast
Forget those uninspiring veggie offerings of Christmases past – this updated porcini mushroom and vegetable nut roast is rich, savoury and...
Christmas turkey recipes
One-pan roast turkey cushion with trimmings
This is your all-in-one Christmas lunch for a group of six to eight people. Find out how to make your...
Vegan Christmas recipes
Vegan miso mushroom, squash and chestnut wellington
This vegan wellington makes a standout centrepiece whatever the occasion. A mixture of miso mushrooms, sweet butternut and chestnuts are...
Canapé recipes
Simple cheese straws
This scrumptious cheese straw recipe makes the perfect nibble for your Christmas cocktail party and they are easy to make...
Duck recipes
Confit duck with lentils
Chef Henry Harris’s confit duck legs, served with lentils, may seem like a labour of love but the end results...
Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes
Game pie with leeks
This richly filled game pie makes an incredible festive centrepiece and will surely impress yours guests by its sheer vastness....
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.
December seasonal recipes
Turkey cushion with fruity sausagemeat stuffing
On a budget? With a few simple techniques, this turkey cushion recipe show you how you can be a bit...
Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Halloumi and pistachio nut roast
Hosting a vegetarian Christmas? This epic halloumi and pistachio nut roast is packed full of flavour and a healthy helping...
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...
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