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 recipes including soups, terrines, pâtés and even sausage rolls.
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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...

One-pan roast turkey cushion with trimmings
This is your all-in-one Christmas lunch for a group of six to eight people. Find...

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,...

Canapé recipes
Simple cheese straws
This scrumptious cheese straw recipe makes the perfect nibble for your Christmas cocktail party and...

Duck recipes
Confit duck with lentils
Chef Henry Harris’s confit duck legs, served with lentils, may seem like a labour of...

Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes
Game pie with leeks
This richly filled game pie makes an incredible festive centrepiece and will surely impress yours...

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...

December seasonal recipes
Turkey cushion with fruity sausagemeat stuffing
On a budget? With a few simple techniques, this turkey cushion recipe show you how...

Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Halloumi and pistachio nut roast
Hosting a vegetarian Christmas? This epic halloumi and pistachio nut roast is packed full of...

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...

Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Roast goose with roast apples and onions and...
You won’t miss the turkey with this fabulous roast goose recipe, perfect for Christmas Day....

Gammon recipes
Jalapeño, coriander and lime salt crusted ham with...
We’ve given this glorious gammon recipe a bit of a kick with sweet and spicy...

Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes
Ham hock terrine
This ham hock terrine recipe is a great starter or buffet item for a large...

Creamy chicken recipes
Pan-fried chicken supremes in mustard, cream and prune...
If you can’t find chicken supremes, you can use skin-on chicken breasts instead – both...

Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes
Sausage and taleggio brioche roll
An impressive centrepiece filled with a gooey, cheesy sausagemeat filling and encased in a soft...

Vegetarian Christmas dinner recipes
Butternut squash roulade
An impressive vegetarian roulade filled with a butternut squash puree, a creamy goats cheese sauce...

Beetroot recipes
Beetroot pithiviers
A showstopper vegetarian main course recipe, our beetroot pithiviers would be perfect for a winter...

Recipes with tinned beans
Warm fennel, butter bean and parmesan dip
”A comfortingly smooth and savoury mixture. If you don’t want it warm, spread it cold...

Smoked haddock recipes
Smoked haddock, bacon and parmesan dip
Serve this cheesy dip, made with smoked haddock and crispy bacon at your next dinner...

Trout recipes
Trout terrine with capers, chopped egg, dill and...
Served with fresh crusty bread and sharp pickled cucumbers, Gill Meller’s trout terrine is studded...