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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Earl grey ham

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Gammon joints are great when cooked with added flavours. Here the quintessentially British Earl Grey tea works in a winning way with brown sugar and mustard to deliver up something special. Great for long weekends and celebrations.

Serves 10
2hrs 15 mins, plus resting
201 calories

Vegan nut roast

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A nut roast is a fantastic alternative to a meat main course or traditional Christmas dinner. This delicious recipe is full of hearty veg – butternut squash, aubergine, red pepper – as well as nuts, herbs and green olives.

Serves 8
40 mins to prepare and 1 hour 10 mins to cook
393 calories

Nut roast

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This gorgeous vegetarian bake makes for a delicious Christmas dinner alternative. Loaded with roasted butternut squash, mushrooms, chestnuts, and plenty of mixed nuts, this classic nut roast is crammed with flavour and perfect for sharing

Serves 4
95 mins
419 calories

Spicy lentil stew

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A healthy vegetarian option made with green lentils, and plenty of veg and spices

Serves 4
60 mins
300 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

Whole roasted cauliflower with garlic and paprika

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Try this whole spiced cauliflower as an impressive alternative to your traditional Sunday roast

Serves 4
40 mins
281 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.