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Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes

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Canapés

Simple cheese straws

Cheese straws are the ultimate party food and these are quick and easy to make. You can use any leftover hard cheese to make them.

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Duck

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 are well worth the effort.

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Make-ahead Christmas dinners

Game pie with leeks

This richly filled game pie makes an incredible festive centrepiece. Serve each slice with a simple salad for your Boxing Day lunch.

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Make-ahead Christmas dinners

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

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

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.

Vegetarian

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Slow cook

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

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

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 dinners

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

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 dinners

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 dinners

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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