The big day is almost here, and Christmas Day is approaching fast. Whilst we are franticly rushing around shopping and getting last-minute gifts, this post will help you streamline your vegetables for Christmas Dinner. Make easy vegetables for Christmas Dinner and prepare them in advance.
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Easy Vegetables For Christmas Dinner
These recipes are all about making Christmas dinner easy if you want to make fresh vegetables but not spend all day slaving over a cooker. This isn’t about fancy; it’s about cooking tasty, easy vegetables, leaving you time to enjoy the festivities.
Slow Cooker Red Cabbage
This is a super easy low-fat recipe that tastes incredible despite it being lower in fat. The beauty of this red cabbage recipe is that you can throw everything in a slow cooker on the day or the day before. I tend to cook sweet red cabbage in advance and freeze it in food bags to heat up as and when needed.
However if you want to cook it freshly on the day prepare the night before and let it cook throughout the day. Yet preparing in advance and freezing saves time and does not detract from the flavour one bit.
Sweet Red Cabbage Cooked In A Pan
On the other hand, if you want reasonably quick-to-cook vegetables for a Christmas Day recipe. This Braised Red Cabbage Recipe is cooked with lashings of butter, tastes divine and takes around an hour to prepare and cook.
If you choose to cook on the day, prepare the day before and keep in the fridge ready prepared to put in the pan. However, this can also be made in bulk, frozen in advance, and re-heated.
The Ultimate Christmas Vegetable, Shredded Brussel Sprouts With Pancetta
My favourite Christmas Vegetable recipe is this Brussels sprouts with pancetta recipe. In our house, Brussels are not just for Christmas, no Christmas Dinner would be complete without this show-stopping Christmas Day Veg.
Chop the Brussels and pancetta the day before and store in the fridge ready to cook on Christmas Day to save time, it takes less than 10 minutes to cook on the day.
Roasted Carrots With Honey
Roasted carrots are super easy; simply drizzle with honey, season with sea salt and pepper and cook in the oven for 30-40 minutes at 180C. Sprinkle rosemary soaked in extra virgin olive oil for an extra tasty touch.
To save time, buy mini carrots with the tops on; these are super sweet, look great, and simply need washing before popping on a baking tray. However, if you choose larger carrots, just chop and prepare on Christmas Eve.
Not A Vegetable, But!
Because no roast or Christmas Dinner is complete without Yorkshire Puddings, am I right? Ok, they aren’t typically part of Christmas Day, but we always have them; a roast isn’t the same without them. Save time, make your pudding mix the day before and store in the fridge until you are ready to put them in the oven. They couldn’t be simpler to make and taste, so they’re much better than their shop-bought comparisons.
So there you have it a few simple suggestions for easy Christmas Dinner Veg, and here’s hoping your Christmas dinner is a gastronomical triumph.
Ohh! Yum! Christmas dinner is my favourite meals of the year and all of these sides sound delicious! I love sprouts normally but with the Pancetta they sound and look amazing x