From moist turkey recipes to veggie mains with all the trimmings, try our special Christmas dinner ideas to take things to the next level this festive season. Find more Christmas dinner recipes.
If you're looking for something impressive and substantial to serve the hungry masses, try this baked salmon with shallot vinaigrette. Before cooking, fragrant bay leaves and slices of orange are slotted into the side of fish, whilst white wine and fennel seeds are sprinkled over the top.
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.
You can't beat a hearty pie and this gluten-free chicken and mushroom one is a surefire crowdpleaser that works for people with intolerances. Easy to make for an occasion, or just for a weekend family dinner, serve with some steamed greens.
These oven-baked chicken drumsticks, deliciously spiced with curry paste, are sure to become a firm favourite with the whole family. Served with a refreshing cucumber salad, it’s the perfect dish to enjoy any night of the week
This traditional recipe for roast turkey includes usual stuffing suspects pork, sage, onion, and rosemary alongside special guests pistachios and apricots. A sure-fire hit for Christmas day, serve with all the trimmings.
Upgrade your Saturday morning bacon and eggs with this quick and easy recipe. This dish calls for microwave long grain rice, cutting out a lot of prep time. Cayenne pepper adds a lovely kick. Scatter fresh parsley over before serving.
These vegetarian individual cheesy parcels are a main course that is sure to impress guests. Creamy camembert and flavoursome portabellos, along with porcini mushrooms for depth make this a perfect hearty dinner.
An elegant starter or side, making the most of the season's juicy figs.
A classic veggie pie with buttery puff pastry. For the filling, mushrooms, chestnuts, and shallots are simmered in a rich red wine sauce thickened with Beurre Manie, a kind of roux.
It's worth making extra whenever you have a roast as these bubble and squeak cakes, made from leftover vegetables will attest: Top them with ham and poached eggs for a perfect brunch the next day. To make the cakes, cooked veg and potatoes are mashed, bound with egg, and fried.
You'll only need 150g of leftover cooked fish to make this comforting kedgeree for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The dish originated in India and is made with fried rice, flakes of cooked fish and chunks of hardboiled egg.
Wow your guests with a topside of beef covered in a peppercorn coating. This recipe couldn't be easier and it really delivers on flavour. Serve with Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes and all the trimmings.
This simple but impressive pasta dish combines caramelised onions and butternut squash with crispy almonds and sweet balsamic vinegar. The bright colours swirled through tagliatelle mean it's a bit of a looker, making it a great dinner party recipe.
Crunchy roast turkey stuffed with dried apricot and cranberries, served with lime and onions
Jamie says: "Boxing Day bubble & squeak just got an upgrade! I’ve kept things veggie to pack in 2 of your 5-a-day, but you could add a little bacon, sausage or Christmas ham, if you fancy it."
Looking for a classic, beautiful winter salad or side? How about buttery and nutty barley together with roasted, caramelised winter root vegetables with a lemon and garlic tahini dressing. Pomegranate seeds, sprinkled over just before serving add jewel-like bursts of colour and flavour.
Try something new with turkey this Christmas. Our festive meatloaf is made using turkey mince and is topped with a herby mushroom sauce and crispy sage leaves. Try this as a great gluten-free centrepiece.
Wondering what to do with all those festive leftovers in your fridge? Our bubble and squeak biryani can be made with whatever leftover veg you have at the ready.
Serve up this gorgeous ham which is slow-cooked in ginger beer with spices before being topped with a gingerbread-inspired glaze and roasted until golden and sticky.
Bring a punch of colour to your dinnertime platter with this vibrant sprout, radish and carrot slaw
Inspired by festive street food, these allspice and star anise pulled pork sliders are perfect for feeding a crowd. In this recipe, festive spiced pork is served in a soft bun with sticky balsamic onions, harissa yoghurt and garnished with fresh lime and coriander.
Transform your Christmas leftovers into an aromatic spiced gammon dish, fragrant with ginger, Chinese five-spice and citrus.
This no-cook turkey noodle salad is the perfect meal for that festive in-between period: light, crunchy and packed with flavour while taking no time at all to put together.
Jamie says: "When there’s so much to do, use this handy time-saving hack to upgrade shop-bought cranberry sauce into something really special."
Jamie says: "Here, I’m dry-frying leftover veg to intensify their lovely flavour for the perfect filling in these super-comforting enchiladas. Then all you need to do is simply pour over a quick tomato sauce, dot with cheese and bake until golden and bubbling."
Add some spice (and excitement) to your gammon with this easy-to-follow, even-easier-to-eat recipe. Dressed in a heap of spices that includes chilli flakes, corainder, cumin, star anise and more, this gammon not only tastes great but makes excellent leftovers.
Cooking your meat and vegetables in one tray not only improves the flavour but leaves you with less to wash up at the end!
Hosting this Christmas? Impress you guests with this showstopping lasagne. Make a slow-cooked beef brisket ragu and layer it between lasagne sheets with cheese sauce - wow!
Use up leftover sprouts in this easy cheesy dinner – perfectly designed for Boxing Day
Use up your Christmas leftovers in a fragrant and gently spiced biryani. Chuck whatever veg and meat you have leftover in with rice and spices, then finish with some coriander and natural yogurt.
This wreath-shaped vegan nut roast is as attractive as it is delicious, packed with squash, lentils, cashews and creamy tahini and flavoured with fresh herbs and smoky spices. The scattering of pomegranate seeds and herb sprigs provides a pretty finishing touch – everyone will want to try a slice.
Comforting and warming, our spiced and mulled pulled pork is slow-cooked to melt in your mouth, while fluffy Yorkshire puddings, shredded sprouts and crispy roasties make for scrumptious sides.
A warming one-pot of slow-cooked beef chunks with fresh veg, aromatic herbs and spices, and plenty of red wine