Top 5 Christmas Recipes

With Christmas around the corner, you will be thinking about what to prepare on this big day. From Christmas appetizers and desserts to the show-stopping main meal, there are a lot of things that come into play.

Whether you're cooking for yourself and your significant other or hosting a dozen guests, you should find a Christmas recipe to suit your needs. In this article, you will find five top Christmas recipes that you can prepare these holidays.

Duck rillettes sandwich with apple salad

This is an easy-to-make Christmas recipe that balances the richness of duck rillettes. If you want to save time by preparing yourself the duck rillettes, thankfully now you buy duck rillettes online and with the best quality.

Ingredients

• Chopped fresh parsley
• FoieGood duck rillettes
• Half an apple and onion (sliced)
• Kosher salt
• Lemon juice
• Olive oil
• One large baguette (16-inches)

Steps

• Add apple and onion slices, chopped parsley, lemon juice, and olive oil to a bowl and toss them to coat. Season the mixture with kosher salt to taste and set aside.
• Next, cut your baguette into four portions (four inches each) and split each portion lengthwise. Spread the FoieGood duck rillettes on either side and top with the apple salad you prepared in the first step. Plate the sandwiches and serve them with sides.

Apple and cranberry sangria

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons sugar
• Fresh rosemary
• Half a cup fresh cranberry
• One bottle of pinot grigio
• Ten whole cloves
• Two apples and oranges (sliced)
• Four cups apple and cranberry juice

Steps

• Add two cups of apple and cranberry juice and sugar to a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar completely dissolves.
• Add cloves, cranberries, rosemary, and sliced oranges to the mixture and stir.
• Let the mixture stand for half an hour; add the remaining two cups apple and cranberry juice and sliced apples and stir it.
• Chill the mixture and serve it with Pinot Grigio.

Maple-Glazed Ham

Ingredients

• Half a cup brown sugar
• One cup maple syrup
• One tablespoon black pepper
• One tablespoon orange zest
• One ten-pound bone-in spiral-cut ham

Steps

• Preheat the oven to 150° Celsius, line baking tray with foil, and coat with non-stick spray.
• Mix black pepper, brown sugar, maple syrup, and orange zest in a bowl.
• Brush ham with the maple syrup mixture.
• Place the ham in a baking tray and cook for two and a half hours.

Roast Turkey

Ingredients

• One 15-Pound whole turkey
• Black pepper and kosher salt
• Four tablespoons fresh sage and thyme leaves
• Half a cup unsalted butter
• Two cups turkey stock
• Two tablespoons lemon zest
• Two garlic cloves (minced)

Steps

• Preheat the oven to 250° Celsius.
• Dry the turkey with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
• Mix black pepper, butter, garlic, lemon zest, sage, and thyme in a small bowl.
• Spread mixture on the turkey and place it on a baking tray.
• Place the turkey in the oven and cook for half an hour. Lower the oven temperature to 150° Celsius and cook for an additional two hours.

Slow cooker bacon-wrapped pork loin

Ingredients

• 4-pound pork loin
• Black pepper and salt
• Half a cup brown sugar
• Six slices of bacon
• Three garlic cloves (minced)

Steps

• Combine black pepper, brown sugar, garlic, and salt in a small bowl.
• Place pork loin on a frying-pan and sear until both sides are golden brown.
• Lay bacon slices on pork loin.
• Place pork loin in a slow cooker for at least four hours.

Final Thought

Those are our top five Christmas recipes, including drinks to quench your thirst. You can combine the recipes to have a variety if you are cooking for a large group.