Make-ahead Christmas sides

Don’t spend Christmas Day in the kitchen, use these recipes for make-ahead sides and keep festive stress to a minimum.

We’ve got red cabbage with pomegranate, buttery potatoes and a simple garlicky kale dish to tempt you.

Showing 1-16 of 44 recipes

Filter This Page
Clear All
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Vodka-infused cranberry sauce

Vodka-infused cranberry sauce

Give classic cranberry sauce a boozy kick. Our vodka-infused cranberry sauce takes 10 mins to...

Dairy-free Gluten-free Vegan Make-ahead
  • Effort icon Easy
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Cranberry and sausagemeat stuffing balls

Cranberry and sausagemeat stuffing balls

Looking for a freeze-ahead stuffing recipe for Christmas? Our fruity cranberry and sausagemeat stuffing balls...

Dairy-free Make-ahead
  • Effort icon Easy
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Roast potatoes with polenta, balsamic and thyme

Roast potatoes with polenta, balsamic and thyme

You can make these crispy roast potatoes ahead so that, when the meat has cooked,...

Vegan
  • Effort icon Easy
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Boulangère potatoes wrapped in streaky bacon

Boulangère potatoes wrapped in streaky bacon

The name of this dish is derived from the French tradition of slow-cooking dishes in...

  • Effort icon Easy
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Red cabbage slaw

Red cabbage slaw

You can’t beat a side of cabbage slaw to brighten up the dinner table. This...

Gluten-free Vegetarian
  • Effort icon Easy
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Garlicky buttered kale

Garlicky buttered kale

A simple but seriously good side dish of garlicky, buttery kale. We’ve used chilli and...

Gluten-free
  • Effort icon Easy
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Bay-scented smashed roast potatoes

Bay-scented smashed roast potatoes

These bay-scented roast potatoes are smashed for an even crispier texture and make a wonderful...

Dairy-free Gluten-free
  • Effort icon Easy
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Hasselback potatoes with ‘cheese’ sauce

Hasselback potatoes with ‘cheese’ sauce

What’s better than crispy hasselback potatoes? Spuds smothered in a silky cheese sauce, that’s what....

Dairy-free Vegan
  • Effort icon Easy
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Carrot, parsnip and mascarpone gratin

Carrot, parsnip and mascarpone gratin

A great make-ahead side dish to serve with your roast dinner. This creamy carrot and...

Vegetarian
  • Effort icon Easy
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Roast radicchio with lemon and parsley dressing

Roast radicchio with lemon and parsley dressing

A vegetarian make-ahead side dish of roasted radicchio, served with sultanas and pine nuts, that...

Vegetarian
  • Effort icon Easy
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Brunkål (Swedish-style cabbage)

Brunkål (Swedish-style cabbage)

It’s not necessarily the showiest dishes that hold the deepest meaning. For restaurateur, Great British...

  • Effort icon Medium
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Potato gratin with bay leaves

Potato gratin with bay leaves

This creamy potato gratin with aromatic bay leaves and gooey gruyere cheese is an essential...

  • Effort icon Easy
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Cranberry sauce with orange

Cranberry sauce with orange

This classic cranberry sauce recipe is so easy you’ll wonder why you ever used shop-bought....

  • Effort icon Easy
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Freezable bread sauce

Freezable bread sauce

You can make this freezable bread sauce up to a month in advance of your...

Freezable
  • Effort icon Easy
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Extra-crunchy parmesan roasties

Extra-crunchy parmesan roasties

Scattered with parmesan and thyme, these extra crunchy potatoes are the perfect side dish. And...

Vegetarian Make-ahead
  • Effort icon Easy
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Salted caramel roasted parsnips and cauliflower

Salted caramel roasted parsnips and cauliflower

The natural sweetness of the caramelised winter veg pairs perfectly with a drizzle of slightly...

Vegetarian Make-ahead
  • Effort icon Easy
Save icon Save this collection

Subscribe to our magazine

Subscribe to delicious. magazine this month for a FREE cookbook

Subscribe

Download our digital version

Subscribe to the digital edition of delicious. magazine

Subscribe
Subscribe to the digital edition of delicious. magazine