Enjoy a fabulous four-course Christmas dinner with all the trimmings, without breaking the bank. We've created a collection of festive recipes using ingredients from our Essential range – think turkeys for carving, sauces for slathering, desserts for indulging and cheese for nibbling – all with the quality you'd expect, at prices you wouldn't. And you can now add ingredients to your trolley from our recipe pages, too
Essential Christmas
STARTERS
Essential Christmas
STARTERS
Start your meal in style with a juicy prawn cocktail salad or a warming veggie soup made with a medley of festive ingredients.
Essential Christmas
MAINS
Essential
Christmas
MAINS
Succulent traditional turkey, flavoursome festive ham, sumptuous seasonal salmon and the most wonderful meat-free Wellington – we've got delicious dishes to suit an array of dietary preferences.
Essential Christmas SIDES & ACCOMPANIMENTS
Essential Christmas
SIDES &
ACCOMPANIMENTS
From parsnips and potatoes to veggies and bread sauce, treat everyone to all the trimmings this Christmas. Don't forget your Essential Cranberry Sauce and Essential Gravy – and Essential Cheese Sauce for making cauliflower cheese.
Make your own
PIGS in BLANKETS
Wrap Essential British Pork Cocktail Sausages or Essential British Pork Chipolatas in Essential Smoked or Unsmoked British Bacon Streaky Rashers (sliced in half if you're using cocktail sausages). Toss in a mixture of Essential Pure Clear Honey and Essential Wholegrain or English Mustard to make a glaze, if you like. Cook in a preheated hot oven, turning and basting once or twice until brown all over, piping hot throughout, the juices run clear and there is no pink meat.
Essential Christmas
DESSERTS
Essential
Christmas
DESSERTS
Keep it simple with an Essential Shortcrust Mince Pie (suitable for vegans) or choose from two divine dessert recipes below – just add Essential Single Cream or Essential Double Cream.
Essential Christmas CHEESEBOARD
Serve a suitably stunning finale to your Christmas meal with an irresistible cheeseboard, complete with crackers and fruit.
How to use up
CHRISTMAS LEFTOVERS
How to use up
CHRISTMAS LEFTOVERS
Spend less over Twixtmas by transforming Christmas Day leftovers into something special. From turkey ramen to Christmas pudding doughnuts, discover delicious dishes below.