Gluten-free Christmas dinner recipes, anyone? I’ve rounded up my favourites for the big day, from crispy roast potatoes and tall Yorkshire puddings to proper gravy and sticky maple and orange veg.
Once the roast is sorted, I’ve got a few ideas for the rest of Christmas too. There’s something to serve before dinner, two of my favourite Christmas morning pancakes and a few ways to use up what’s left on Boxing Day.
My gluten-free Christmas cookbook
There’s a whole Christmas lunch chapter in my book, plus another one for the leftovers. Have a peek at the recipes from the book below.
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Sides and trimmings · Christmas starters · Christmas breakfast · Boxing Day leftovers
Sides and trimmings
Christmas starters
Christmas breakfast
Boxing Day leftovers
Gluten-free Christmas dinner sides and trimmings
The trimmings are my favourite part. I like a mix of crisp, sticky and buttery things on the same plate, with plenty of gravy to go round.
1. Crispy Roast Potatoes
Crunchy on the outside and fluffy in the middle. Roughing up the edges after parboiling gives you all those little golden bits everyone reaches for.
2. Yorkshire Puddings
Three ingredients for tall, golden Yorkshire puddings with a hollow in the middle that’s practically asking to be filled with gravy.
3. Gluten-free Stuffing
Sage and chive stuffing balls with crisp outsides and soft centres. The recipe has oven and air fryer instructions, so you can pick whichever has room.
4. Gluten-free Gravy
A proper jug of gravy made on the hob with gluten-free stock. It comes together without roast drippings, so you can get it going before the meat is out of the oven.
5. Sticky Maple and Orange Carrots and Parsnips
Maple syrup and orange turn a tray of carrots and parsnips into the sticky, caramelised side I always want a second helping of.
6. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
The sprouts get crisp at the edges in the oven, with bits of salty bacon in every few bites. These are the sprouts I’d make for anyone who usually leaves theirs.
7. Air Fryer Potato Stacks
Thinly sliced potatoes piled up and cooked until the edges go crisp. Handy when the oven’s full and you still want another potato dish on the table.
Gluten-free Christmas starters
A few things to serve before the roast, from a bowl of warming soup to little bites you can pass around.
8. Butternut Squash Soup
A smooth butternut squash soup with a little curried warmth. It only takes five ingredients, which is handy when your Christmas shopping list is already a mile long.
9. Smoked Salmon Florentine Mini Frittatas
Smoked salmon and spinach baked into little frittatas. Serve a couple each as a starter, or pop a plate in the middle of the table for everyone to help themselves.
10. Oven-Baked Arancini
Crisp little balls made with leftover risotto and baked in the oven. I’d serve them with something to dip them in while the roast finishes.
Gluten-free Christmas breakfast
Over the years I’ve learnt that a stack of pancakes always goes down well on Christmas morning. These are the two I keep coming back to.
11. American Pancakes
My thick, fluffy American pancakes only need five ingredients. I’d put a big stack in the middle of the table with a jug of maple syrup and let everyone help themselves.
12. Blueberry Pancakes
The blueberries soften as the pancakes cook, so you get little jammy pockets when you cut into them. I like a few extra blueberries warmed in the pan to spoon over the top.
Gluten-free Christmas leftovers recipes
If you’ve already had your turkey sandwich, here are five other ways to use up the best bits of Christmas dinner.
13. Christmas Leftovers Wellington
Tuck turkey, veg and cranberry sauce into gluten-free puff pastry and bake until golden. I like a jug of leftover gravy alongside for pouring over the slices.
14. Leftover Turkey Curry
A spiced turkey curry for when you’ve still got plenty of roast meat and fancy something different. Put some rice on and Boxing Day dinner is sorted.
15. Christmas Dinner Yorkshire Pudding Wrap
A giant gluten-free Yorkshire pudding wrapped around Christmas dinner leftovers. It’s basically all my favourite bits of the roast in one very generous lunch.
16. Leftover Turkey Christmas Pizza
Leftover turkey, gluten-free pigs in blankets and little spoonfuls of cranberry sauce make surprisingly good pizza toppings. If you’ve got a gluten-free base, you’re halfway there.
17. Leftover Turkey and Bacon Mini Frittatas
Turn leftover turkey and bacon into little frittatas baked in a muffin tin. They’re a handy size for a Boxing Day buffet.
More Christmas dinner recipes from my gluten-free Christmas cookbook
Here’s a peek inside Gluten-free Christmas. There’s Dad’s Excell-ent Turkey, Mark’s Sticky Cola Ham and my Brie and Cranberry Nut Roast for Christmas Day, with ideas for what to do with the leftovers on Boxing Day.
You can take a look inside my Christmas cookbook or get a copy on Amazon.
Gluten-free Christmas dinner FAQs
What can I make ahead for Christmas dinner?
I’d make the butternut squash soup ahead and get the carrots and parsnips peeled and chopped. I’d leave the Yorkshire puddings until nearer serving so they go to the table crisp.
Can I make gluten-free gravy without meat drippings?
Yes. My gluten-free gravy cooks on the hob with stock. Use gluten-free chicken, beef or vegetable stock depending on what you’re serving it with.
Which Christmas dinner sides can I make in the air fryer?
My stuffing balls have air fryer instructions, and the potato stacks are made for it. I’d use the air fryer for one of those if my roasting tins had already taken over the oven.
What can I do with leftover Christmas turkey?
If you’ve got pastry, go for the Christmas leftovers Wellington. If you want something completely different to the roast, make the turkey curry or put the turkey and cranberry sauce on a Christmas pizza.
More gluten-free Christmas recipes
Still deciding what to have for pudding? My gluten-free Christmas desserts are all together here. For mince pies, gingerbread and the rest of the biscuit tin, have a look at my gluten-free Christmas baking recipes.
