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Celebrate in Style with Classic Christmas Lunch Recipes

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If you're looking for a classic Christmas lunch recipe, we've got a great selection of Christmas lunchtime dishes to kick-off your festive midday meal in style.

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Delicious Christmas Lunch Recipes

Check out our tantalising collection of creative and exciting Christmas lunch dishes and celebrate in style!

Sensational starters include a silky-smooth cauliflower soup with melted Stilton and caramelised onions, mouthwatering mini Taiwanese meatballs or a luxuriously lavish duck and oxtail consomme. For the main event, may we ‘present’ brine-roasted goose, loin of pork with fennel and garlic, or a delicious dish of roasted red partridge with Savoy cabbage and pancetta. Looking for vegetarian Christmas lunch ideas? Try a beautiful mushroom Wellington with creamy carrot sauce.

Reimagine your festive spread with our irresistible array of Christmas lunch recipes.

Featured Christmas Lunch Recipes

There are so many great Christmas lunch recipes out there. But which ones are the best? Here's a selection of our favourites:

Roasted turkey fillet with new potatoes and tarragon broth

Turkey scallopine milanese with mustard cranberry sauce

Homemade gravy

Roasted Turkey Breast with Peach Rosemary Glaze

Chicken and Ham Pie

Cauliflower Soup with Melted Stilton and Caramelised Onions

Ricotta, Radicchio, Parmigiano Reggiano and Porcini Mushroom Tortelli

Brie En Croute

Gok's Take On Christmas Turkey With An AROMATIC Roast Duck! | Gok Wan's Easy Asian Christmas Special

Gok makes a juicy, spicy roast duck that is sure to rival any traditional Christmas turkey.

Acorn squash soup

This mouth-watering recipe is ready in just 100 minutes and the ingredients detailed can serve up to 8 people.

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Incredible Christmas Lunch Dishes

Whether you're looking for simple Christmas lunch recipes or something more elaborate, we've got you covered.

For Christmas lunch dishes which are full of festive flavours, look no further than these exquisite Xmas tree-ts! Nothing says happy holidays like a roasted turkey with spiced cranberry, apple and sage stuffing, a side of blackened French beans and a mouthwatering medley of crispy roasted potatoes, carrots, parsnips and Brussels sprouts. For time-honoured Christmas lunch ideas, maple-glazed ham or a rustic chicken and ham pie are iconic classics, but if you want to veer off the beaten track, easy goat’s cheese souffles with spiced hazelnut crust will have your guests clamouring for more! Family, festivities and fantastic food, our Christmas lunch recipes are the perfect accompaniment to spectacular celebration!