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Roast dinner recipes
It doesn't have to be Sunday to rustle up a roast, complete with a succulent joint of meat, fluffy roasties and a brimming gravy boat. Let our roast dinner recipes inspire you whatever day of the week it is.
See our roast guide for meat prepping hacks and cooking tips. Planning a veggie feast? We've no shortage of hearty, veg-based main ideas, too.
Got lots of leftovers? Watch: Ingenious leftover roast chicken recipes
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Sticky five-spice gammon
Whole roast chicken with smoked bacon lattice
Braised leg of lamb with mint, parsley & almond pesto
Chicken with watercress & lemon stuffing
Roast celeriac with garlic & almond brown butter and capers
Pistachio & apricot crusted lamb
Citrus-rubbed roast chicken with herby walnut salsa & sweet potatoes
Tarragon, cheese & vegetable gratin
Classic potatoes dauphinoise
Leftover roast potato parathas
Mushroom, chestnut & ricotta stuffing balls
Air fryer goose fat roast potatoes
Stuffing with dried fruit & nuts
Sage & lemon braised turkey
Sweet & sour red cabbage
Roast beef with blackberry & port sauce
Roasted orange, maple & fennel seed glazed parsnips & carrots
Roast potatoes with rosemary salt
Roast vegetable & Taleggio focaccia Pugliese
Christmas cranberry & sage stuffing
Vegan nut Wellington
Traditional honey-glazed gammon
Leek, potato & three cheese gratin
Roast turkey with thyme & lemon
Whole roasted butternut squash with sage & pumpkin seeds in brown butter
Turkey stock & gravy
Roast chicken with fennel, shallot & white bean stew
Smoked aubergine, freekeh & pomegranate
Roast dinner ragù
Vintage Cheddar potato gratin
Chicken with orzo & roasted garlic aïoli
Smashed roast Jersey Royals
Roast lamb with pistachio, feta & lemon stuffing
Whole roast cauliflower cheese
Sage & lime roast chicken
Lemon & garlic butter turkey
Chipotle & lime roast chicken with quick pickled onions
Truffle mac ‘n’ cheese with cauliflower
Spatchcock chicken with tarragon & lemon butter
White wine braised leg of lamb
Roast chicken with pickled rhubarb & dill-dressed leaves
Warm roast chicken and quinoa salad with sweet potato, cavolo nero and walnuts
Mushroom and chestnut stuffing
Roast venison rack with Cumberland glazed shallots
Pot roast chicken with porcini, roast gnocchi & greens
Balsamic braised red cabbage
Rare roast beef with roast garlic cream & glazed chicory
Mustard roast beef with red wine gravy
Chicken & sausage traybake with red cabbage & rosemary
Hasselback herbed squash with smoked paprika butter
Roast beef & hasselback potatoes with chimichurri
The best toad in the hole
Lamb shoulder with samphire and red pepper sauce
Roast pork fillet with woodland mushrooms, Marsala sauce & Serrano crumbs
