Low-fat Christmas recipes 35 Recipes Tempting ways to take the guilt out of the festive feasting.Share:FacebookPinterestTwitterGoogle+Email Celeriac & parsnip bake 4.5(2 ratings)This vegetable side dish is full of flavour with thyme, mustard seeds, red wine vinegar and chicken stock - perfect with a Sunday roast 1 hour and 20 mins EasyHealthy Chestnuts in Cointreau & orange syrup 5(1 rating)These chestnuts in scented syrup are delicious spooned over ice cream or whipped cream and mascarpone for a seasonal treat 1 hour and 20 mins EasyVegetarian Fruity turkey tagine 4.625(8 ratings)Freshen up Christmas leftovers of turkey, carrots and parsnips with ras el hanout in this sweet and spicy Moroccan stew 1 hour and 5 mins Easy Curried lentil, parsnip & apple soup 4.42857(21 ratings)This spicy soup combines red lentils, apples and parsnip for a smooth, warming soup - a low fat meal that you can make ahead and freeze 1 hour EasyHealthyVegetarian Griddled lettuce & peas 5(1 rating)This quick and healthy side dish makes the perfect accompaniment to salmon, white fish, chicken and lamb 15 mins EasyHealthyVegetarian Sticky stem ginger duck & noodle salad 3.5(4 ratings)This Asian style salad with vermicelli rice noodles and crunchy veg makes a light weeknight dinner - pack leftovers for lunch the next day 1 hour Easy Roast pork with couscous & ginger yogurt 4.714285(14 ratings)Give your system a boost of iron with this low-fat yet satisfying roast pork recipe 50 mins EasyHealthy Cranberry chicken salad 4.666665(3 ratings)Use up leftover cranberry sauce in this healthy salad. Add a can of cannellini beans if you want to bulk it up 25 mins EasyHealthy Roasted root vegetables 4.25(4 ratings)Root veg is a must with Sunday lunch and Christmas dinner, and this easy recipe is low-fat, superhealthy and high in fibre to boot 1 hour and 15 mins EasyVegetarianHealthy Red cabbage with Bramley apple & walnuts 4.30769(13 ratings)A sweet, crunchy cabbage dish with a superhealthy boost of vitamin C 30 mins EasyVegetarianHealthy Mashed parsnip & sprout colcannon 4.333335(3 ratings)This is a delicious accompaniment to Christmas dinner, but is also a great way to use up those leftover cooked sprouts 35 mins EasyVegetarianHealthy Clementine & prosecco jellies 3.733335(15 ratings)James Martin's glamorous and refreshingly light dessert will be right at home at a festive dinner party... 4 hours and 25 mins Easy Garlic & herb mash 5(4 ratings)Make your mash healthier by adding half-fat crème fraîche instead of butter and milk. Boil garlic with the potatoes for added flavour. 25 mins EasyHealthyVegetarian Pan-fried venison with blackberry sauce 4.742425(66 ratings)Blackberries are delicious in savoury sauces, and this version is the perfect match for the richly flavoured venison 25 mins Easy Braised red cabbage with cider & apples 4.416665(48 ratings)A great accompaniment to cooked meats, cold or hot. 1 hour and 55 mins EasyHealthyVegetarian Sticky spiced red cabbage 4.634145(41 ratings)This colourful dish will complement any festive main course. Toss any leftovers with a drizzle of olive oil and serve with cold cuts, pâté or cheese 50 mins EasyVegetarian Celeriac, apple & horseradish mash 4(1 rating)Try out a new way with root vegetables- serve celeriac mashed with sweet apples and fiery horseradish 30 mins EasyHealthyVegetarian Sweet potato stackers 4.363635(11 ratings)For an added kick to these canapes, try swapping the lemon juice for a teaspoon of mustard in the mayo 50 mins Easy Poached pears in spiced tea 4.333335(9 ratings)This low-fat, easy and fresh-tasting pudding is perfect for feeding a crowd on a budget 25 mins Easy Really simple cranberry sauce 4.91111(45 ratings)Making your own sauce is really easy, and you can do it a few days ahead. Plus, this one uses only three ingredients 15 mins EasyVegetarian Braised sea bass with spinach 4.25(4 ratings)This simple but festive recipe will see you cooking sea bass in no time at all 50 mins More effort Low-fat roasties 4(9 ratings)Enjoy these guilt-free roast potatoes - they contain around 6g fat compared to the usual 14g! 1 hour and 10 mins EasyVegetarianHealthy Maple mustard roots 4.5(4 ratings)The sweetness of this side dish makes it the ideal accompaniment to roast turkey 50 mins EasyVegetarian St Clements carrots 4.22222(9 ratings)Use some of the heap of clementines lying around over the Christmas period to make these sticky, citrussy roasted carrots 50 mins EasyVegetarian Sticky apple cups 4.2(5 ratings)These simple dessert cups are made in the microwave and are brilliant to use up leftover dates and prunes 20 mins EasyVegetarian Pages12next › See more Low-fat Christmas recipes
Celeriac & parsnip bake 4.5(2 ratings)This vegetable side dish is full of flavour with thyme, mustard seeds, red wine vinegar and chicken stock - perfect with a Sunday roast 1 hour and 20 mins EasyHealthy
Chestnuts in Cointreau & orange syrup 5(1 rating)These chestnuts in scented syrup are delicious spooned over ice cream or whipped cream and mascarpone for a seasonal treat 1 hour and 20 mins EasyVegetarian
Fruity turkey tagine 4.625(8 ratings)Freshen up Christmas leftovers of turkey, carrots and parsnips with ras el hanout in this sweet and spicy Moroccan stew 1 hour and 5 mins Easy
Curried lentil, parsnip & apple soup 4.42857(21 ratings)This spicy soup combines red lentils, apples and parsnip for a smooth, warming soup - a low fat meal that you can make ahead and freeze 1 hour EasyHealthyVegetarian
Griddled lettuce & peas 5(1 rating)This quick and healthy side dish makes the perfect accompaniment to salmon, white fish, chicken and lamb 15 mins EasyHealthyVegetarian
Sticky stem ginger duck & noodle salad 3.5(4 ratings)This Asian style salad with vermicelli rice noodles and crunchy veg makes a light weeknight dinner - pack leftovers for lunch the next day 1 hour Easy
Roast pork with couscous & ginger yogurt 4.714285(14 ratings)Give your system a boost of iron with this low-fat yet satisfying roast pork recipe 50 mins EasyHealthy
Cranberry chicken salad 4.666665(3 ratings)Use up leftover cranberry sauce in this healthy salad. Add a can of cannellini beans if you want to bulk it up 25 mins EasyHealthy
Roasted root vegetables 4.25(4 ratings)Root veg is a must with Sunday lunch and Christmas dinner, and this easy recipe is low-fat, superhealthy and high in fibre to boot 1 hour and 15 mins EasyVegetarianHealthy
Red cabbage with Bramley apple & walnuts 4.30769(13 ratings)A sweet, crunchy cabbage dish with a superhealthy boost of vitamin C 30 mins EasyVegetarianHealthy
Mashed parsnip & sprout colcannon 4.333335(3 ratings)This is a delicious accompaniment to Christmas dinner, but is also a great way to use up those leftover cooked sprouts 35 mins EasyVegetarianHealthy
Clementine & prosecco jellies 3.733335(15 ratings)James Martin's glamorous and refreshingly light dessert will be right at home at a festive dinner party... 4 hours and 25 mins Easy
Garlic & herb mash 5(4 ratings)Make your mash healthier by adding half-fat crème fraîche instead of butter and milk. Boil garlic with the potatoes for added flavour. 25 mins EasyHealthyVegetarian
Pan-fried venison with blackberry sauce 4.742425(66 ratings)Blackberries are delicious in savoury sauces, and this version is the perfect match for the richly flavoured venison 25 mins Easy
Braised red cabbage with cider & apples 4.416665(48 ratings)A great accompaniment to cooked meats, cold or hot. 1 hour and 55 mins EasyHealthyVegetarian
Sticky spiced red cabbage 4.634145(41 ratings)This colourful dish will complement any festive main course. Toss any leftovers with a drizzle of olive oil and serve with cold cuts, pâté or cheese 50 mins EasyVegetarian
Celeriac, apple & horseradish mash 4(1 rating)Try out a new way with root vegetables- serve celeriac mashed with sweet apples and fiery horseradish 30 mins EasyHealthyVegetarian
Sweet potato stackers 4.363635(11 ratings)For an added kick to these canapes, try swapping the lemon juice for a teaspoon of mustard in the mayo 50 mins Easy
Poached pears in spiced tea 4.333335(9 ratings)This low-fat, easy and fresh-tasting pudding is perfect for feeding a crowd on a budget 25 mins Easy
Really simple cranberry sauce 4.91111(45 ratings)Making your own sauce is really easy, and you can do it a few days ahead. Plus, this one uses only three ingredients 15 mins EasyVegetarian
Braised sea bass with spinach 4.25(4 ratings)This simple but festive recipe will see you cooking sea bass in no time at all 50 mins More effort
Low-fat roasties 4(9 ratings)Enjoy these guilt-free roast potatoes - they contain around 6g fat compared to the usual 14g! 1 hour and 10 mins EasyVegetarianHealthy
Maple mustard roots 4.5(4 ratings)The sweetness of this side dish makes it the ideal accompaniment to roast turkey 50 mins EasyVegetarian
St Clements carrots 4.22222(9 ratings)Use some of the heap of clementines lying around over the Christmas period to make these sticky, citrussy roasted carrots 50 mins EasyVegetarian
Sticky apple cups 4.2(5 ratings)These simple dessert cups are made in the microwave and are brilliant to use up leftover dates and prunes 20 mins EasyVegetarian
