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Christmas Eve dinner recipes
However you spend your Christmas Eve – a slap-up lobster meal to get in the spirit, a party buffet for friends or a simple supper for the family – our Christmas Eve dinner ideas hold plenty of inspiration.
Hosting a Christmas Eve party? Make entertaining easy – and utterly delicious – with our irresistible assortment of ready-made party food.
All the flavour, none of the faff
Christmas Eve is such a special time, so spend it with family and friends without getting tied up for hours in the kitchen. Ready in just 30 minutes, this indulgent dish will kick off your Christmas celebrations nicely.
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Dauphinoise, truffle & cranberry pie
Whole cauliflower cheese with crispy onions, herbs & pomegranate
Roasted squash & red bean loaded nachos
The best baked salmon
Lasagne fritti
Wagyu cheeseburger balls with dipping sauce
Beef, port & pickled walnut pie
The best salmon en croûte
Mushroom stroganoff
Hot smoked salmon pâté with poppy seed crackers
Paprika-spiced crab pâté
Fish pie
Pork & cranberry meatballs with tarragon sauce
Traditional honey-glazed gammon
The best lasagne
Lasagne
Halloumi veg traybake with chilli-honey drizzle
Salmon with Norwegian Sandefjordsmør sauce
Tuscan-inspired fish stew
Brie & caramelised leek wholemeal tart
Martha's moussaka
Fish pie
Cod & prawns with fennel & white wine
Baked meatballs with tomato & mascarpone
Tamarind beef & mushroom casserole
Lobster & fries with yuzu hollandaise
Lamb & apricot biryani
Linguine with crab, chilli & garlic
Sage & rosemary chicken stew
Goan chicken curry
Beef stew with Cheddar dumplings
Twice-baked blue cheese soufflé
Butternut and chicory rotolo (pasta rolls)
