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50+ traditional Christmas recipes with all of the trimmings (and none of the twists)

No twists, no tweaks – just more than 50 comforting Christmas recipes with all the trimmings.

52 recipes
Matt Moran's Christmas starter: Oysters with chardonnay dressing.
EASY

Matt Moran’s Christmas oysters with chardonnay dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Matt Moran
There really couldn't be an easier oyster recipe than this.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s riesling-spiked oysters recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw Masterclass recipe: Prawn cocktail.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s prawn cocktail with simple seafood sauce

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
RecipeTin Eats’ Christmas glazed turkey breast.

Nagi’s traditional brined and glazed Christmas turkey breast

  • 2 hrs +
  • RecipeTin Eats and Jean-Baptiste Alexandre
Adam Liaw's classic roast chicken.

Adam Liaw’s classic roast chicken with buttered vegetables recipe

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Jill Dupleix's dry-brined turkey with herb and lemon stuffing and Vegemite gravy.

Jill Dupleix’s dry-brined turkey with orange and fennel

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jill Dupleix
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RecipeTin Eats’ go-to glazed ham.

RecipeTin Eats’ signature maple-glazed Christmas ham

  • 2 hrs +
  • RecipeTin Eats and Jean-Baptiste Alexandre
The brown sugar in the dry brine helps to create this deep golden colour.

Alison Roman’s maple butter turkey with roasted garlic

  • 2 hrs +
  • Alison Roman
Cracking crackling pork roast.

RecipeTin Eats x Good Food: Cracking crackling pork roast

  • 2 hrs +
  • RecipeTin Eats
Andrew McConnell makes this ham every year.

Andrew McConnell’s spiced maple and amaro glazed ham

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Andrew McConnell
Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz's Christmas centrepiece: Porchetta, served with chimichurri (top).

Porteno’s Christmas porchetta

  • 2 hrs +
  • Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz
Jill Dupleix's turkey roll with chorizo, kale and lemon.

Jill Dupleix’s turkey roll with chorizo, kale and lemon

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Date and brandy glazed ham.
EASY

Adam Liaw's date and brandy glazed ham

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Neil Perry's roast turkey with stuffing.

Neil Perry’s roast turkey with stuffing

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Roast crackling pork with mustard gravy and summer fruit chutney.

Adam Liaw’s roast crackling pork with mustard gravy and summer fruit chutney

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
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Stuffed porchetta with gremolata.

Stuffed porchetta with quick gremolata

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Barbecued glazed chicken for Christmas.

RecipeTin Eats’s maple Christmas glazed chicken

  • < 30 mins
  • RecipeTin Eats
Neil Perry's roast turkey.

Neil Perry’s roast turkey with ricotta stuffing

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Danielle Alvarez’s mustard and sherry vinegar-glazed ham.
EASY

Danielle Alvarez’s mustard and sherry vinegar-glazed ham

  • 2 hrs +
  • Danielle Alvarez
What’s more Aussie than prawns on the barbie.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s buried prawns with salt and herbs

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Prawns with sauce gribiche.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s prawns with sauce gribiche

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
This salmon topped with tahini sauce, walnuts, mint and pomegranate is great warm or cold.
EASY

Karen Martin’s side of salmon with walnuts, tahini, mint and pomegranate molasses

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Barbecued salmon scattered with festive "tapenade".

RecipeTin Eats’ Christmas barbecue salmon

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • RecipeTin Eats
Forget an extravaganza. Serve up something homemade and heartfelt.

Adam Liaw’s seafood boil with champagne, lobster and prawns

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Salmon and creamed spinach en croute.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s salmon and creamed spinach en croute

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Prawns with green mustard mayonnaise.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s prawns with green mustard mayonnaise

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Serve the prawns on a platter for guests to help themselves to.
EASY

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s poached king prawns with creme fraiche

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Andrew McConnell's duck fat potatoes.
EASY

Andrew McDonnell’s duck fat roast potatoes

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Andrew McConnell
Let your guests DIY with this Swedish-inspired party platter.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s prawn party

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Duck-fat potatoes.
EASY

Jill Dupleix’s duck-fat roast potatoes with garlic and rosemary recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Cultured mashed potatoes with chicken gravy.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s cultured mashed potatoes with chicken gravy recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Roast pumpkin with macadamia and chilli.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s roast pumpkin with macadamia and chilli

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Carrots are sweeter with char (and feta).
EASY

Adam Liaw’s honey-roasted carrots with feta

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Crushed green peas.

Neil Perry’s crushed green peas

  • Neil Perry
Brown butter and citrus roasted carrots on a bed of labna.
EASY

Danielle Alvarez’s brown butter and citrus roasted carrots

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Chestntuts, speck and brussels sprouts.

Neil Perry’s chestnuts, speck and brussel sprouts

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry

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