
Christmas side dish recipes
A selection of sides and sauces to accompany your festive feast. Our tasty trimmings include roast potatoes, sprouts, stuffing, pigs in blankets and cabbage.
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Tangy chicory salad
Dress this chicory salad with sherry vinegar, honey and orange for a taste of sunshine in winter. It's ideal for a Christmas buffet served with ham
Sausage & Bramley stuffing
This recipe will give you enough to stuff the Christmas turkey and also make a tasty stuffing loaf
Persian cranberry sauce
Middle Eastern flavours of pomegranate molasses and orange zest bring a new dimension to traditional cranberry sauce, with a thick and chunky texture
Pigs in puff pastry blankets
Serve these irresistibly buttery pastry-wrapped chipolatas as a Christmas dinner side dish - they're perfect as party canapés too
Easy roast potatoes
We've created our ultimate recipe for crispy, crunchy roast potatoes – follow our cookery team's top tips to take this classic side dish from standard to sensational
Carrots with bacon & marmalade butter
Take the humble carrot to new heights with an irresistible bacon and marmalade butter. This makes a great Christmas dinner side
Devil pigs on horseback
Pigs in blankets meet Devils on horseback in this combo - perfect as a side with Christmas dinner or Sunday roast, or as a party canapé
Hazelnut & mustard carrots
Spruce up your carrots for the Christmas dinner table with a mustard and sherry dressing for extra flavour. Scatter over toasted hazelnuts to serve
App onlyHot honey carrots. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Upgrade your carrots with the help of honey, chilli, cinnamon and coriander. It makes a great side dish for the Christmas dinner table
Vegan stuffing
Make these red onion, lentil and sage vegan stuffing balls for a welcome addition to any festive feast. Linseeds, pecans, hazelnuts and pistachios pack in a classic crunch
Next level dauphinoise potatoes
Try these deliciously creamy dauphinoise potatoes, which make an excellent side dish for a roast dinner. We've added a few extras for added oomph
Easy turkey gravy
This simple gravy compliments delicately flavoured turkey meat and is quick enough to make at the last minute
Turkey & chestnut gravy
Make this rich turkey and chestnut gravy to accompany your Christmas dinner. If you use goose fat or butter, it can be made ahead, chilled and frozen
Microwaved crushed creamy celeriac
Free up hob and oven space when making Christmas dinner by cooking this celeriac side in the microwave. Made with double cream, it's deliciously smooth
Smoky sweet root vegetables
Cook these root vegetables for a special roast dinner. A sweet butter glaze contrasts beautifully with a subtle charred flavour – perfect for Christmas Day
Black pepper hasselback potatoes
Prep these roast potatoes in the morning, then put them in the oven an hour before serving. They make a traditional Sunday roast a bit more special
Roasted garlic & parmesan sprouts
Forget soggy brussels sprouts! Spruce up a classic Christmas side with the help of a crispy, golden parmesan and breadcrumb topping
App onlySourdough, sausage & sage stuffing. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Make homemade stuffing to serve with a Sunday roast or Christmas dinner. Made with sourdough, sausagemeat, onion, apple and sage, it's full of flavour
Creamed sprouts with chestnuts
Double cream, nutmeg and chestnuts make a luscious addition to traditional brussels sprouts - just watch this extra-ingulgent side dish disappear on Christmas Day
Hazelnut, pancetta & orange stuffing
This recipe makes enough smoked pancetta, orange zest and sage stuffing for a 4.5kg turkey - or roll into balls and bake
Bacon and onion stuffing balls
These bacon and onion-wrapped balls of sausagemeat and cranberry stuffing make a sensational side for Christmas dinner with all the traditional trimmings
Really good roast potatoes
Boil, fluff then crisp up in goose fat and oil for perfect roast potatoes - if you're vegetarian, sunflower oil works just as well
Ginger & orange-glazed baby carrots
Pan-fry baby carrots with a zesty orange, ginger and honey sauce until golden and sticky for a festive and flavourful root vegetable side
Salted maple-roasted parsnips
Roast root vegetables with maple syrup and thyme leaves until soft and sticky, then serve as a side dish to your traditional festive feast