Christmas main courses

It's time to crown your holiday table with a spectacular Christmas main! Dive into our collection of recipes, where the magnificent Christmas turkey shares the spotlight with festive favourites like succulent roast ham, rich roast beef and traditional roast goose.

If you're after something new, browse our brilliant turkey alternatives, or explore beautiful vegetarian and show-stopping vegan centerpieces. No matter who you're feeding, we've got the perfect recipe to guarantee a delicious and memorable feast.

For more festive food ideas, visit Jamie's Christmas recipe hub

Christmas Mains

Traditional turkey mains

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Prepping the turkey

30 mins

Cooking the turkey

3 hrs 30 mins

Easy turkey crown & stuffed legs

2 hrs 15 mins

Roast turkey for 12

3 hrs 45 mins

Slow-cooker turkey crown

4 hrs 15 mins

Christmas turkey with homemade gravy and pork and onion stuffing

Christmas turkey with homemade gravy, roast potatoes, veg and pork and onion stuffing

5 hrs

Whole Christmas turkey with a few slices sliced off, topped with curly crispy bacon and thyme on a decorative floral blue and white china platter

Cranberry Christmas turkey

3 hrs 10 mins

Caribbean turkey with spicy cornbread & chorizo stuffing

6 hrs 20 mins

Roast ham recipes

Jamie holding a Christmas roast ham with all the trimmings on the table in front of him

How to cook the perfect roast ham

Enjoy this simple, step by step recipe guide to make the best roast ham this Christmas; taking you from which ham and glazes to buy through to serving.

Mulled wine glazed ham

2 hrs 40 mins

Roasted marmalade ham

2 hrs 45 mins

Jamie’s jerk-spiced ham

3 hrs 40 mins

Bubble & squeak with ham and eggs

1 hr 5 mins

Festive roast beef recipes

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Christmas roast beef

3 hrs 30 mins

Roast beef recipe on a bed of roasted root vegetables and herbs

Perfect roast beef

1 hr 5 mins

Roast forerib of beef with garlic & rosemary

1 hr 10 mins

Sunday roast beef with yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, gravy, horseradish and watercress salad

Roast topside of beef

2 hrs

Roast beef with Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes and gravy

Mark Hamill's roast sirloin & Yorkshire puddings

6 hrs 20 mins

Fillet of beef

1 hr 15 mins

rib of beef with beetroot and horseradish recipe

Roast forerib of beef with beetroot and horseradish

2 hrs 50 mins

Festive roast birds

Easy roast chicken

1 hr 25 mins

Festive roast chicken

2 hrs 10 mins

Roast goose

3 hrs 30 mins

Spiced roast goose

3 hrs 45 mins

Clementine roast duck

2 hrs 32 mins

Roast duck with Marsala gravy

2 hrs 20 mins

Whole roasted pheasant

2 hrs 35 mins

Whole roast chicken

1 hr 20 mins

Roast chicken with potatoes & carrots

1 hr 45 mins

Festive roast pork

Roast pork loin on a platter with crackling, roast veg and gravy

Jamie's epic roast pork

2 hrs 30 mins

Porchetta

5 hrs 30 mins

Beautiful stuffed porchetta

6 hrs 30 mins

Pot-roast pork with Chianti jus

1 hr 30 mins

Pork loin with a great herby stuffing

1 hr 30 mins

Festive porchetta & trimmings on a wooden board

Festive porchetta & all the trimmings

5 hrs

Pot roast pork

1 hr 25 mins

Roast pork leg

4 hrs 40 mins

Gennaro's stuffed porchetta

4 hrs 30 mins

Porchetta di davida

4 hrs 35 mins

Turmeric-spiced pork loin & ribs

1 hr 15 mins

Festive roast lamb

Perfect roast leg of lamb

2 hrs 20 mins

Roast leg of lamb with rosemary, roast potatoes and mint sauce, served on a rustic chopping board

Best roast leg of lamb

1 hr 35 mins

Roast rack of lamb with potatoes, tomatoes and olives and herb salsa

Roast rack of lamb with crushed potatoes

1 hr 5 mins

Gunpowder lamb

1 hr 30 mins

Spiced roast lamb

4 hrs 40 mins

Roast leg of lamb with pancetta, sage & rosemary

2 hrs 5 mins

Slow-roasted lamb

Vegetarian Christmas mains

Giant stuffed squash

2 hrs

Mushroom & squash vegetarian Wellington

1 hr 50 mins

Vegetarian nut roast

1 hr 10 mins

Pithivier pie

4 hrs 30 mins

Gluten-free spinach & ricotta roulade

1 hr 50 mins

Veggie filo snake

3 hrs 20 mins

Veggie crown

2 hrs 30 mins

Chestnut Brussels sprouts pie

1 hr 50 mins

Stuffed roast squash

1 hr

Best-ever cranberry & pistachio nut roast

2 hrs 25 mins

Gluten-free curried veg pie

1 hr 20 mins

A tray of spicy tomato sauce with nut roast on the top

Incredible nut roast

2 hrs 20 mins

Persian squash & pistachio roast

1 hr 55 mins

Roasted baby pumpkins with chestnut, cherry and Dolcelatte stuffing

Roasted baby pumpkins with chestnut, cherry & Dolcelatte stuffing

1 hr 15 mins

Veggie arrosto misto

1 hr 20 mins

Parsnip & chestnut tarte tatin

1 hr 20 mins

Vegan Christmas mains

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Vegan nut roast

45 mins

Vegan m'hanncha

2 hrs

Vegan mushroom, chestnut and cranberry tart

Vegan mushroom, chestnut & cranberry tart

2 hrs 35 mins

Jamie’s Christmas curry

2 hrs 10 mins

Whole roasted cauliflower

1 hr 40 mins

Butternut squashed

2 hrs 30 mins

Grilled cauliflower with winter pesto

1 hr

Baked squash

2 hrs 30 mins

Christmas veg laksa

40 mins

Fish & Seafood Christmas Mains

Stuffed salmon

Salmon en croûte

1 hr 10 mins

Grilled salmon with coriander, chilli and spring onions on top

Marinated & grilled salmon

20 mins

Whole roasted salmon stuffed with lemon and herbs

1 hr 5 mins

whole trout on a baking tray, topped with sliced tomatoes, onions and fresh herbs

Mary Berry's whole roasted trout

40 mins

Baked whole trout

15 mins

Sea bass in puff pastry

1 hr 15 mins

Stuffed sea bass

50 mins

Chilli and ginger whole sea bass

30 mins

Wood-fired shellfish

30 mins

Fabulous fish stew

45 mins

Red mullet with jewelled wild rice

55 mins

Alternative Christmas mains

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Turkey & cranberry Wellington

2 hrs 35 mins

Beef Wellington

1 hr 30 mins

Venison Wellington

1 hr

Arrosto misto

2 hrs 30 mins

Christmas hodgepodge pie

2 hrs

Turkey and leek pie with chestnut and sage and puff pastry topping

Turkey and sweet leek pie

1 hr 45 mins

Christmas quiche

55 mins

Epic mixed roast

Chestnut carbonara

15 mins

Toad in the hole

45 mins

Fiorentina steak

1 hr 10 mins

Old-school venison pie with juniper, rosemary and bay

4 hrs 15 mins

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Christmas trimmings & sides

Best-ever roasties, oozy veg bakes, gorgeous greens, gravy and more!

Black Forest trifle with panettone and cheat's chocolate custard in a trifle bowl.

Christmas dessert recipes

Whether you're craving the traditional richness of Christmas pudding or the creamy layers of a retro trifle, find everything you need right here.

Several plates of sloe gin gravlax with blackberry, dill and tarragon. Some on a wooden board and some on a table. There are also slices of sourdough bread, crackers, butter and a knife on the board.

Christmas starters

Set the tone for your Christmas feast with our easy and delicious Christmas starters.

Christmas leftovers

Transform your leftovers into salads, sandwiches, sundaes and more.

A pan full of Jamie's famous get-ahead gravy recipe

Gravy & sauces recipes

Feeling saucy? It's all gravy! Discover a collection of the best Jamie Oliver gravy and sauces recipes, for Sunday roasts and festive feasting!

Glass jars of homemade mango chutney with fiery ginger & nigella seeds. Recipe from Jamie Magazine

Dressings & condiments recipes

Check out our sauce recipes, dressings and condiments, they can make or break a meal so check out our tips and recipes. JamieOliver.com

Jamie Oliver standing with friends and family while holding a tray with a bombe cake that has sparklers and two oranges.

Festive feasts

Christmas hub

All the recipes you need to make cooking this Christmas easy and downright delicious.