Festive main course recipes
Showing 1 to 24 of 37 results
-
Partridge in cider with apples & celery
Serve a partridge as an individual portion for one in this seasonal stew with smoked bacon, Bramley apples, thyme and sage
-
Chestnut, spinach & blue cheese en croûte
This vegetarian main course is packed with festive flavours and wrapped in flaky butter puff pastry - a real Christmas treat
-
Beef fillet with horseradish & prosciutto
Wrapping this alternative Christmas roast or Sunday dinner in ham adds flavour and protects the meat, resulting in a really tender cut of beef
-
Chestnut & shallot tatins with mushroom & madeira sauce
Take puff pastry and top with banana shallots and ready-cooked chestnuts for these stylish vegetarian tarts – a great dinner party starter
-
Blackberry braised red cabbage with venison
Red cabbage dotted with berries perfectly cuts through game meat - serve with buttery mashed potatoes
-
Steamed venison & Port pudding
Venison works well in a steamed suet pastry pudding, filled with rich red wine gravy and added belly pork
-
Lamb with Christmas spices
Keep this in the freezer ready for dinner parties and serve it with rice and salad or crunchy potatoes and vegetables
-
Christmas poussin
Prepare ahead and pop in the oven when your guests arrive. Perfect if you don't want to be tied to the kitchen
-
Pork & ham pie
Gordon's delicious pork pie recipe is perfect for a buffet, picnic or grown-up lunch box
-
Squash & blue cheese wellington
Having one of these vegetarian pastry rolls in the freezer is ideal for entertaining at the last minute, or as a vegetarian Christmas main
-
Sticky pork with cranberries
Use up leftover Christmas cranberry sauce in this quick pork braise, lovely with a dollop of mash
-
Roast fillet of beef with mushroom stuffing
Serve up a spectacular centrepiece of roast beef with a rich stuffing, and a clever twist on Yorkshire puddings
-
Festive squash jalousie
Perfect for a veggie Christmas Day centrepiece, this easy pie tastes great with all the traditional trimmings
-
Ginger beer & tangerine glazed ham
This warming ginger beer-spiced ham is great for Christmas entertaining as it's simple to prepare ahead of time
-
Lebanese poussin with spiced aubergine pilaf
This Middle Eastern-style meal makes a decadent supper for two- serve your young chickens with a spicy and aromatic rice accompaniment
-
Roast duck two ways with spiced clementine sauce
Christmas dinner for two? Forget having to carve a whole duck and enjoy this meltingly soft, crispy skinned leg and breast meat version instead
-
Venison wellington
Serve up a game version of the classic dinner party puff pastry parcel with mushroom duxelles, prosciutto and mustard
-
Ballotine of pheasant
We talk you through the technique of preparing poultry to create an impressive, easy-to-carve roast - ours is a boned and stuffed pheasant
-
Fennel & chestnut loaf with cranberry relish
Good Food reader Barbara Keen shares her vegetarian loaf recipe with seasonal chestnut and cranberry
-
Pistachio & cranberry pork pie
Make this extra special pork pie recipe a couple of days ahead, ready to slice into at your festive buffet party
-
Venison & wild mushroom wellington
A stunning centrepiece for any dinner party – how about trying it as an alternative to turkey at Christmas?
-
Squash & sage pithivier
This simple pie for one makes a great veggie option for Christmas Day - make as many as you need and freeze ahead
-
Pigeon pies with bramble gravy
These puff pastry parcels are packed with rare cooked game, Savoy cabbage and pancetta. Serve with a blackberry gravy
-
Spiced roast side of salmon
Serve salmon with paprika, ginger and honey mustard glaze for an Indian-inspired, original roast dinner centrepiece