Best way to cook Christmas dinner with 1 oven?

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First world problems I know. But this is the first time I’ll be doing Christmas dinner with only 1 oven. Normally I would have the turkey on one oven and do the roast potatoes, parsnips & carrots, pigs in. Blankets, stuffing and cauliflower all in the second oven.

I’m stressing at the thought of having to cook everything in just one oven and trying to figure out how to time everything so it’s all ready around the same time.

I’ve got a small air fryer so I use that for the pigs in blankets and stuffing. But what about everything else?

Hit me with your best tips - even if it’s just the best way to prep everything to make it easier on the day.

Cook the turkey first, then cook everything else while the turkey rests. Jamie Oliver recommends letting a turkey rest for two hours, so plenty of time to do the vegetables and sides.

The turkey benefits from resting before carving. So cook that first and then cover with some foil and tea towels to keep in the heat while the roast potatoes cook. Air fryer for the rest.

Cook the turkey, cover it to rest and put the pots etc. in. Potatoes need a hotter oven than the turkey anyway- I always do them when the roast is resting.
Lots goes in ‘not oven’ anyway to avoid opening and shutting it too much- veg, inc. red cabbage on the hob, ditto bread sauce and gravy. Christmas pudding reheats in the slow cooker.

Yep I learnt on here a few years ago to take the turkey out THEN do all veg so it gets at least 1.5 hours to rest, my turkey has been lovely every year since. I wrap the tray in tinfoil and then a towel.

The turkey needs an hour to rest after cooking, to allow the juices to soak back in. Wrap it in foil and put a T towel on top. It will stay hot and be delicious.

While the turkey is cooking, you can boil the potatoes and when the turkey comes out, roast the potatoes, parsnips and stuffing. Cook the pub’s in the air fryer.

You’ll be fine, if something is ready, just foil wrap it until everything is ready. It’ll be delicious with gravy.

We rest our turkey for 4 hours, so it’s easy to get done first (it’s in the oven usually 8-9am). Then potatoes and sprouts (sprouts are easy to re-heat in microwave). Then parsnips and pigs in blankets/stuffing in the last 30 minutes.

You can also do sprouts and parsnips the day before and simply re-crisp.

To make things easier for you, part cook as much as you can beforehand. If you can do it a long time before you can freeze it.

I half roast my potatoes and parsnips beforehand and then put them into the hot oven when the turkey comes out. (I rest it for half an hour). Carrots I par-boil and then heat in the microwave with a knob of butter just before I need them. Pigs in blankets I cook the day before and then heat before we need them, usually in the oven but you can do them in the microwave if you prefer. Stuffing goes into the oven with the turkey as there is usually space for that I'm my oven. If I was doing red cabbage I would cook it beforehand and heat it up in the microwave. Same with cauliflower cheese, but I would probably bung it in the oven at the last minute for a brown and crispy top. I don't do Yorkshire puddings, but if your family insist on them then buy good ones ready made and put them in the oven when the potatoes come out.

I see you have an airfryer, which makes things a whole lot easier.