If you’re looking for Christmas recipes you can whip up quickly and easily from mostly pantry ingredients, you’ve come to the right place. Maybe you’ve suddenly heard there are more people coming and it’s Christmas Day so there’s no dashing to the shops. Maybe you suddenly realise that you’ve simply run out of time to do that complicated thing you planned. Or maybe cooking is not really your thing. Or the Christmas season has got you more than a little frazzled before you’ve even arrived at Christmas Day.
Never fear! You can still do incredible things with simple ingredients with the right recipes on hand and beautiful fresh produce.
For starters, nothing is better than fresh prawns and we have a simple recipe that pairs them with whipped avocado and sliced cucumber – who knew you could elevate cucumber by simply slicing it thinly. Moving onto mains, you can make the easy peri peri chicken from The Good Farm Cookbook – it’s so quick and easy it’ll be on the table in under half an hour. While this is cooking away you can prepare a side of roast carrots with yoghurt and crunchy hazelnuts. Then for dessert we have two delicious options to choose from. Whip up a pavlova from what we think is one of the best recipes out – perfect for the kids – or put together a gingerbread and whisky bombe Alaska for the adults. Everyone at the table is sure to be happy and you’ve achieved a brilliant meal with less stress in no time at all.
For more baked vegie ideas, check out these five ways to take roast vegies to the next level. Or you can swap out the pavlova for another recipe with ease with our list of pavlova recipes. We’ve done the hard work for you. It almost makes itself.
Local prawns, whipped avocado, cucumber & chilli
Who knew you could elevate a cucumber by simply slicing in ribbons?!
Prawns and avocados are the hero of this super simple Christmas recipe.
Roasted carrots, lemon yoghurt & hazelnuts
The humble carrot never looked so good.
This roast carrots recipe uses delicious baby Dutch carrots and the crunch of hazelnuts to make the perfect Christmas day side dish.
Margaret Fulton’s classic roast chicken recipe
The perfect crowd-pleaser.
A perfect roast chicken recipe (and gravy) from Margaret Fulton, the woman who taught Australia how to cook.
The Good Farm Cookbook: Easy Peri Peri chicken
Substitute red cabbage for the radicchio wedges in a pinch
This Peri Peri chicken recipe is both a delightfully simple and delicious Christmas recipe.
The best pavlova recipe: strawberry and roasted stone fruit
Steal the mint from your neighbour’s garden
This pavlova is bursting with flavour, from light-as-air meringue to juicy and seasonal stone fruits that’ll have you coming back for more.
Gingerbread and whisky bombe alaska
Deceptively easy – just take a fortifying swig as you prepare this one!
This delicious, dazzling dessert is sure to wow the crowd this Christmas.
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