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Budget Christmas dinner: feed 8 for just £50
by Mimi Harrison
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Celebrate with your nearest and dearest and still keep an eye on your budget with our feeds-eight festive menu
Mimi Harrison heads up Beat the Budget, a recipe platform specialising in healthy, inexpensive meals and meal plans. Here she shares her ultimate Christmas menu featuring six recipes for just £49.69 - that's £6.22 per head!*
![Rosemary and garlic butter turkey](/uploads/media/125x125/07/13907-roast_turkey_v2.jpg?v=1-0)
Rosemary and garlic butter turkey
What's Christmas dinner without turkey? A luscious garlic and herb butter under the skin keeps the meat moist during cooking.
Get the recipe for rosemary and garlic butter turkey
![Crispy roast potatoes with thyme and garlic](/uploads/media/125x125/09/13949-christmas-potatoes.jpg?v=1-0)
Crispy roast potatoes with thyme and garlic
To reduce the stress of juggling oven space when cooking a roast (and risking your potatoes not crisping up properly because of overcrowding), try this trick for part-roasting your veg the day before.
Get the recipe for crispy roast potatoes with thyme and garlic
![Maple-mustard glazed carrots and parsnips](/uploads/media/125x125/00/13950-christmas-carrots.jpg?v=1-0)
Maple-mustard glazed carrots and parsnips
Lift humble roasted root vegetables to another level with a sticky maple and mustard glaze.
Get the recipe for maple-mustard glazed carrots and parsnips
![Sausage-stuffed portobello mushrooms](/uploads/media/125x125/02/13952-christmas-stuffing.jpg?v=1-0)
Sausage-stuffed portobello mushrooms
Family favourite sausage, sage and onion stuffing puts in an appearance, stuffed into baked mushrooms and topped with Parmesan.
Get the recipe for sausage-stuffed portobello mushrooms
![Brussels sprouts with pancetta and walnuts](/uploads/media/125x125/01/13951-christmas-sprouts.jpg?v=1-0)
Brussels sprouts with pancetta and walnuts
Jazz up festive sprouts with crunchy, sticky maple-glazed walnuts and nuggets of smoked pancetta.
Get the recipe for Brussels sprouts with pancetta and walnuts
![Golden ale gravy](/uploads/media/125x125/05/13955-christmas-gravy.jpg?v=1-0)
Golden ale gravy
The finishing touch! Golden ale adds a mellow note to gravy made from the rich turkey roasting juices; use cider instead of ale if you prefer.
Get the recipe for golden ale gravy
*Prices correct at time of publishing