The hordes have arrived and the fridge is able to erupt, however pulling collectively the proper menu on time, and with out breaking a sweat, is simpler stated than completed. With meals and friends vying for consideration, your time plan is your secret weapon. Our Christmas cooking timeline will assist preserve your seasonal kitchen a stress-free zone this 12 months, leaving you with much less time faffing within the kitchen and extra time having fun with Christmas. We have additionally included our make-ahead recipe plan, so you may get as a lot prep completed earlier than the large day.
Christmas recipe inspiration
Begin by planning out your recipes and work out what you possibly can put together earlier than Christmas Day. The ultimate push needs to be all about cooking or reheating, not peeling and chopping. Take a look at our Christmas dinner recipe assortment to choose your good menu, full with centrepiece, sides and sauces. Time all the pieces to perfection utilizing our roast timer calculator and get high turkey each time.
Want a ready-planned day of deliciousness? Choose from our full Christmas menus, whether or not you want a vegetarian menu, a last-minute dinner you possibly can whip up in a flash or a wholesome Christmas menu.
Printable Christmas time plan
Click on on the hyperlink under to entry a printable model of our Christmas time for supper plan, work out what time you’d prefer to eat after which fill within the gaps. Christmas has by no means been really easy!
To serve our Christmas lunch at 2pm
Recipe inspiration
Listed below are some recipes you might be desirous to prepare dinner as a part of a basic Christmas dinner, together with a turkey centrepiece and all of the trimmings.
Cider roast turkey
Glazed apples & pears with sticky shallots
Chestnut & cranberry roll
Creamy parsnip & squash bake
Chilli-charred brussels sprouts
Christmas spiced purple cabbage
Buttery caraway carrots
Golden roast potatoes
Bread & walnut sauce
Cranberry & champagne sauce
Pudding
Festive date & pecan pudding served with custard Chantilly, and stem ginger & brandy cream.
Getting forward
Prep for the large day with our festive make-ahead recipes, that includes roast potatoes, sprouts, stuffing and extra. All make-ahead dishes needs to be stored within the fridge or freezer till able to be cooked.
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Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
9.30am: Stuff the turkey, weigh and calculate cooking time. Warmth oven to 190C/fan 170C/fuel 5.
10am: Put the turkey in to roast (timings based mostly on a 4.5kg turkey).
11am & 12pm: Examine the roasting tin – add extra cider if wanted.
12.30pm: Take away the foil from the turkey to let it brown.
1pm: Go away the turkey to relaxation. Put the potatoes within the oven to roast, if frozen (if not, put in at 1.10pm). Make the gravy.
1.30pm: Flip oven as much as 220C/fan 200C/fuel 7. Flip the potatoes and add the stuffing roll to the oven to reheat.
1.45pm: Reheat the apples, pears and shallots within the oven if room, or within the microwave if not, including somewhat further glaze. Cowl the parsnip bake with foil and put into the oven to reheat. End sprouts, carrots, cabbage and cranberry sauce. Take foil off the stuffing roll.
2pm: Serve and luxuriate in! Heat the pudding within the oven’s residual warmth when you eat.
