Plus, win a Classic or Veggie box in collaboration with HelloFresh.
Christmas Dinner can be such hard work. So much time is spent preparing ingredients, chopping, marinading, boiling, roasting, more chopping, whisking, trying to remember to put on the roast potatoes at just the right time so that they are ready at the same time as the gravy, and the sprouts… so much organization and stress!
This year Hello Fresh have come to the rescue with The Ultimate Christmas Dinner Timings Guide – an exclusive cheatsheet with all the timings you need for your Christmas dinner, sent straight to your inbox!
Want to know when to take the turkey out to bring to room temperature? When to put the roast potatoes on? What could you do the night before to make your life a little easier on the big day? How about knowing how to make the ultimate homemade gravy to wow all your guests in only four simple steps? The HelloFresh Christmas Dinner Timings Guide will help you get dinner on the table for four pm for 8-10 people.
If you want this exclusive cheatsheet with all the timings for your Christmas dinner sent straight to your inbox simply visit HelloFresh, enter your email address, and let the festive elves work their magic…
A FOOLPROOF CHRISTMAS DINNER FEAST, DELIVERED
Dreaming of a stress-free Christmas? This year, HelloFresh has got you covered.
The HelloFresh Traditional Christmas Box has everything you need to cook and host a delicious, stress-free Christmas feast at home, giving you more time to enjoy with family and friends. Boxes serving 4, 6, 8 or 10 people are available.
Christmas. Sorted. Hurry though, as there’s only a limited number of boxes available.
HELLO FRESH CLASSIC OR VEGGIE BOX GIVEAWAY
HelloFresh has kindly offered one of my UK readers the chance to win one of their Classic or Veggie Boxes! That’s all the ingredients you need to prepare three meals for four people, worth £58.99!
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Aruban Keshi Yena (Stuffed Cheese)
Get as much pre-prepared as possible so you can enjoy the day
We do everything the night before
Peel all veg the night before to save time
Do a timetable for yourself on Christmas Eve so you know what food needs to be put in the oven when etc.. on the big day
Just be organised and plan ahead
Don’t make everything to confusing – keep it simple and yummy
Prep everything BEFORE the first drink of the day!!
Prep, don’t stress. drink wine!
prepare everything the night before then plan cooking times
Prepare your vegetables on christmas eve so it makes things easier on christmas day
I’m going to use a lot from the freezer – have red cabbage and pigs in blankets made up already x
Always prepare veg day before and write a list of to do list to plan meal cooking times
Try to prepare as much as possible the day before, this make things so much easier 🙂
I always put my gammon in the slow cooker first thing Christmas morning! 🙂
I always add olive oil and rosemary to the roast potatoes, makes them delicious and crispy.
We prepare all the veg and bread sauce the day before
Get all the pan ready the day before. Start cooking early.
I cook my meat the day before and prep the veg early xmas morning, with the meat cooked the oven is free for the trimmings!
Gets as much of it done the day before so your all set to spend more time with the family on Christmas & Boxing day
Prepare the vegetable the night before so you have less to do on christmas day. Did try cooking the turkey then as well but didn’t work well for me
i prepare the veg and leve in firdge in pans of water that ill use to boil in overnight i also coat the turkey with butter garlicand bcon the night before 🙂
No, I need to learn as my husband always cooks it!
It’s easy to underestimate how much time you really need. Always start early and don’t stress. Food always tastes better when it’s made with happiness and love! 🙂
get the family involved in peeling all the veg on xmas eve while sipping on Baileys+ watching a festive film!
Its my first time cooking Christmas dinner so i’m a novice but I’m preparing as much as I can in advance and delegating lots to my daughter!
I always prep everything the day before and cook the turkey
I prep the veg the night before so it saves time on the actual morning
Prepare as much as you can on the day before
Get as much prepped the day before and why not try cooking the parsnips with butter on the hob they only take 20 mins and then there is much more room in the oven 🙂
Get someone else to do it all for you by visiting family!!
I always have a backup frozen version of everything just in case something goes wrong with the scratch cooked fresh.
Get ahead if you can and have a plan as to what to use any leftovers for
My top prep tip is to get someone else to do it!!
prepare as much beforehand!!
make a list of all your timings
my hubby does the dinner all i do is peel spuds
Put my mum in charge of Christmas dinner!
Less is more if you’re hosting Christmas. You don’t have to do it all, menu-wise or physically. Delegate to survive! Anyone who likes to chat, give them some peeling and they can talk to you at the same time. Give your creative friends the job of dressing the table and the person you like least the washing-up.
Don’t make too much! Keep portions smaller to avoid waste. There’s always cheese crackers, biscuits, chocolate etc to snack on later!
Get someone else to do it 😉
Make a list of timings.
I prepare all the veg and also the stuffing the night before
Buy fresh, prep early
I prepare all the vegetables on Christmas Eve and leave them in cold water – saves so much hassle on the day!
I like to make the stuffing and yourkshires in advance and then freeze, so they just need heating on the big day!
Use Hello Fresh! to make everything easy and great.
Prepare your vegetables on christmas eve so it makes things easier on christmas day
Prepare your vegetables and stuffing the night before x
its all about the prep before hand, freeze what you can, and make a plan
If you blanch your veg the day before, you save a lot of time and energy on the day! Just lightly and quickly heat the veg in a bit of butter before serving.