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Christmas Eve dinner ideas pastry recipe in spiral with grains and pulses inside

5 Christmas Eve dinner ideas

Brilliant Christmas Eve dinner ideas from Jamie Oliver. They’re bound to get you in the mood for the big day! Try out these delicious festive recipes.

christmas day table layout with nectarines and wine on the table

Jamie’s Christmas Day – The Masterplan

We’ve worked out the perfect running plan for your Christmas Day cooking. Here's exactly what to do and when, designed to remove any stress in the kitchen.

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.

How to get ahead for Christmas

Get ahead with a few key Christmas dishes will save you time and reduce stress on The Big Day. Start by prepping these festive favourites.

A turkey crown with stuffing and Brussels sprouts on the side

How to cook a turkey crown

Spend and waste less this Christmas with Jamie’s guide on how to cook the crown of a turkey – a budget-friendly alternative to your Christmas centrepiece!

Christmas mains - Meat

Prepping the turkey

30 mins

Cooking the turkey

3 hrs 30 mins

Jamie's easy turkey – 2 ways

2 hrs 15 mins

Roast turkey for 12

3 hrs 45 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

Cranberry Christmas turkey

3 hrs 10 mins

Perfect roast chicken

1 hr 25 mins

Roast chicken with mixed mushroom stuffing

2 hrs

Spiced roast goose

3 hrs 45 mins

Whole roasted pheasant

2 hrs 35 mins

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

Perfect roast beef

1 hr 5 mins

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

Roast topside of beef

2 hrs

Rare sliced beef drizzled with a herby dressing, served alongside leeks and onions

Poached beef with herb vinaigrette & leeks

1 hr 25 mins

Jamie Oliver holding a plate of creamy mash and slow-cooked beef

Bloody Mary beef

6 hrs 30 mins

Roast forerib of beef with garlic & rosemary

1 hr 10 mins

Beef short ribs

4 hrs 26 mins

Chestnut & porcini-crusted veal rack

2 hrs

Porchetta stuffed with wild mushrooms, celeriac mash & gravy

2 hrs 30 mins

Pork loin with a great herby stuffing

1 hr 30 mins

Mulled wine glazed ham

2 hrs 40 mins

Glazed jerk ham

Porchetta

5 hrs 30 mins

Pot roast pork

1 hr 25 mins

Leg of lamb with amazing gravy

2 hrs 45 mins

Roast duck with Marsala gravy

2 hrs 20 mins

Easy Christmas roast duck with crispy potatoes and port gravy

3 hrs

Roast venison

3 hrs 15 mins

Cranberry Christmas turkey

3 hrs 10 mins

Caribbean turkey with spicy cornbread & chorizo stuffing

6 hrs 20 mins

Bacon-Wrapped Roast Partridge, Pork Stuffing And Lentils

Bacon-wrapped roast partridge, pork stuffing & lentils

Clementine roast duck

2 hrs 32 mins

Duck & apple cassoulet with a herby crust

3 hrs 30 mins

Korean-style roast chicken

1 hr 45 mins

Vegetarian and Vegan mains

Giant stuffed squash

2 hrs

Whole roasted cauliflower

1 hr 40 mins

Vegan nut roast

45 mins

Vegan mushroom, chestnut and cranberry tart

Vegan mushroom, chestnut & cranberry tart

2 hrs 35 mins

Mushroom & squash vegetarian Wellington

1 hr 50 mins

Persian squash & pistachio roast

1 hr 55 mins

Gluten-free spinach & ricotta roulade

1 hr 50 mins

Vegetarian nut roast

1 hr 10 mins

Veggie arrosto misto

1 hr 20 mins

Veggie filo snake

3 hrs 20 mins

Fish & Seafood 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

Asian-steamed sea bass

30 mins

Jerk fish

50 mins

Wood-fired shellfish

30 mins

Fabulous fish stew

45 mins

Red mullet with jewelled wild rice

55 mins

Alternative Christmas mains

Turkey wellington

2 hrs 35 mins

Beef Wellington

1 hr 30 mins

Venison Wellington

1 hr

Arrosto misto

2 hrs 30 mins

Salmon en croûte

1 hr 10 mins

Toad in the hole

45 mins

Christmas hodgepodge pie

2 hrs

Christmas quiche

55 mins

Chestnut carbonara

15 mins

Don't forget the sides

Ultimate roast potatoes

2 hrs

Super steamed greens

10 mins

Cranberry sauce

20 mins

Easy potato dauphinoise

30 mins

Veggie stuffing

2 hrs

Cauliflower cheese

1 hr 35 mins

Brilliant brussels

55 mins

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

Festive feasts

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

The ultimate Christmas mains