Christmas dinner recipes

From beautifully bronzed turkey to succulent salmon en croute, we’ve got all the Christmas dinner ideas you need to impress your guests this Christmas.

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Christmas vegetable and Stilton pies

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Having a smaller Christmas dinner this year? Make these beetroot and cranberry bakes for an easy vegan Christmas recipe to serve 2 - this fruity twist on nut roast is packed with lentils, nuts and herbs for a gluten-free Christmas main.

Beetroot and cranberry nut bake

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Bring some festive cheer to friends or family with this indulgent – and alternative – Christmas main

Christmas cracker beef Wellington

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Sweet, seasonal clementines add juiciness to this porchetta-style roast turkey breast recipe. Wrapped in rashers of smoked pancetta, the lean cut is easy to cook and to carve, and the boneless meat takes on the flavours of the fresh herbs really well.

Turkey porchetta with caramelised clementines

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For an alternative Christmas main that's super special, try this delicious side of salmon recipe

Salmon with toasted seeds and prosecco sauce

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Keep it classic this Christmas with a delicious roast turkey recipe you can rely on.

Classic roast turkey with pork and parsley stuffing

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Fed up with turkey? Mix it up this year and serve this succulent pork Wellington recipe with cranberry, pistachio and pork stuffing

Stuffing and pork wellington

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If you're hosting a smaller crowd for Christmas dinner this year, these tasty turkey legs are the perfect festive main for six

Turkey legs with cabbage and plums

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Pistachio and marzipan logs

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A super easy idea for an edible Christmas gift, these marzipan logs are delicious and really quick to make, too.

Serves 16
10 mins to prepare and 5mins to cook, plus 1hr cooling
215 calories

Classic Christmas cake

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Get into the festive spirit by baking a show-stopping classic Christmas cake.

Serves 20
300 mins
406 calories

Mini Christmas pud muffins

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If you're looking for edible gift ideas this festive season, these mini Christmas pudding muffins are just the ticket. The cocoa-flavoured cakes are adorned with white melted chocolate and filled with chocolate chips and raisins. An irresistible gift you won't want to part with.

Serves 12
40 mins
75 calories

Gluten-free quick Christmas cake

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The impressive gluten-free fruitcake is elegant, delicious, and easy to prepare

Serves 16
250 mins
758 calories

Christmas ham

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Give this traditional Christmas ham a go – simmered in bay-infused cider and roasted with a mustard and demerara glaze, it it makes for a magnificent centrepiece

Serves 8
130 mins
350 calories

Classic Christmas roast turkey

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Christmas and roast turkey go together like roast turkey and cranberry stuffing. Orange zest and macadamia nuts bulk out the scratch stuffing in this recipe while our easy-to-follow homemade gravy ensures that your Christmas dinner spread will come together just nicely.