Our favourite Christmas turkey recipes for the juiciest meat and the crispiest skin
Make the most important dish of the day your best one yet with our favourite festive recipes.
When it comes to Christmas turkey recipes the GH Kitchen Team has been testing and developing recipes including traditional roast turkeys, turkey crowns and turkey rolls for years, we're proper experts!
Whether you're looking for an easy rolled turkey recipe, a turkey crown or a whole turkey recipe with a twist - we have plenty of exciting recipes to choose from.
For an easy turkey recipe (and budget friendly too) we recommend our jewel stuffed turkey breast. It is stuffed with apple and pork sausage meat and is served with a nutmeg spiced bread sauce on the side.
For another easy turkey recipe this easy glazed turkey crown is great if you have never cooked a turkey before. It’s also easy to carve as it has no bones and takes a lot less time to cook too.
And yet another easy recipe (who said it had to be difficult?) is this turkey breast roll with mincemeat stuffing. Rolling the turkey breast is much easier than you think.
For a real showstopper we recommend our thyme glazed whole turkey – smothered in marmalade, mustard and sherry and served with onion porcini gravy and all the side dishes you would expect such as our recipe for classic roast potatoes.
If you need to know about turkey cooking times follow our expert guide which also tackles working out what size of turkey you need, defrosting a turkey and how to make sure it’s cooked properly
Spice-rubbed turkey recipe
Spiced with paprika, garlic, bay and peppercorns, this beautiful bird is the winning dish on the table this year.
Recipe: Spice-Rubbed Turkey
Citrus-salt and thyme brined turkey recipe
Salting (or dry-brining) your turkey makes for wonderful juicy meat. If you’re short on time, start from step 4 and instead season the clementine butter generously with salt
Sage and apple turkey with cider gravy recipe
A winning flavour combination, sage and apple perfectly complement delicate turkey meat. Adding stock (or use cider, if you prefer) to the roasting tin helps keep the meat extra juicy.
Dry-brined turkey recipe
Brining, or marinating in a salt rub, adds tonnes of moistness to any roast, and seasons beautifully. Don’t let the long cooking time worry you, most of that is the gravy which can be done weeks or even months ahead.
Recipe: Dry-Brined Turkey
Thyme and sherry-glazed turkey recipe
For this year's main event, we have glazed our turkey with sherry, marmalade and mustard and rubbed it in clementine juice, thyme and butter.
Recipe: Thyme and Sherry-Glazed Turkey
Herby turkey crown recipe
Turkey crowns are simple to roast and carve, and delicious to eat.
Recipe: Herby Turkey Crown
Maple and clementine turkey with sherry gravy recipe
This turkey is infused with tangy citrus and sweet maple syrup. If you prefer to stuff your bird under the skin, use either of the stuffing recipes below, but remember to weigh it after stuffing to calculate your cooking time.
Butter-basted turkey crown recipe
A simple seasoned butter is all this turkey crown needs to make a spectacular centrepiece for your feast.
Recipe: Butter-Basted Turkey Crown
Jewel stuffed turkey breast recipe
Our super simple, flavour packed stuffing is made with pork and apple sausagemeat and bread sauce for gentle nutmeg spice and to prevent it the meat juicy and moist whilst roasting.
Recipe: Jewel Stuffed Turkey Breast
Glazed turkey crown recipe
A clever choice if you've never roasted a turkey before. No bones, easy to carve, and it takes less time to cook.
Recipe: Glazed turkey crown
Maple and mustard glazed turkey crown recipe
Our sweet and savoury turkey crown is easy to prepare and simple to carve.
Cider roast turkey with gravy recipe
Our easiest ever centrepiece turkey, sure to wow your guests. Swap the cider for apple juice and stock, if you like.
Recipe: Cider Roast Turkey with Gravy
Stuffed turkey roll recipe
Impressive and simple to carve, this turkey roll is packed with sweet apples and spicy chorizo
Recipe: Stuffed Turkey Roll
Rolled turkey roast recipe
Cook potatoes under the turkey to save time and oven space.
Recipe: Rolled turkey roast
Brined and buttered roast turkey with classic gravy recipe
Brining is all the rage at the moment, and guarantees juicy, seasoned meat once roasted.
Turkey breast roll with mincemeat stuffing recipe
A great easy recipe for serving turkey at your Christmas table. Rolling the turkey is simpler than you think.
Honey-glazed turkey with gravy recipe
The ultimate Christmas turkey recipe, with a simple and delicious honey and mustard glaze.
Recipe: Honey-glazed turkey with gravy
Easy turkey and stuffing parcel recipe
An easy-to-carve turkey roast, which can be fully prepared the day before and just needs putting in the oven on the day.
Recipe: Easy turkey and stuffing parcel
Roast turkey with sausage, apple and cranberry stuffing recipe
This turkey recipe will be the best you have ever tasted with the succulent stuffing.
Recipe: Roast turkey with sausage, apple and cranberry stuffing
Citrus and herb butter-roast turkey recipe
A spectacular roast turkey recipe perfect for Christmas Day
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