Ready made M&S xmas stuff?

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Hi all

Im considering ordering this from M&S to collect because honest to god by the time I sit down to eat my Christmas dinner I want to volley it into the back garden. There will be 5 of us for dinner and one doesnt eat turkey anyway.

Has anyone had something like this? Any good? Will I be doing an emergency Lidl shop the day after 😂😂

https://christmasfood.marksandspencer.com/oakham-slow-cooked-turkey-and-trimmings-serves-6-/p/fdp60710545

I just had one of the M&S meal for 4 for £20 and it was very good. If the Christmas meal is the same quality and portion size then it should be successful.

It's might not be quite as straight forward as just chucking it all in the oven as there's basting and different timings etc but it will certainly get rid of all the preparation time. What will the non turkey eater have instead?

@Lindy2 its my step Dad and he doesnt do turkey so I do a joint of beef for him instead. So if the turkey is tiny people can fill up on beef!

I love cooking and I cook from scratch pretty much daily. I’ve also got a family of picky eaters (SEN/ASD) so am used to making several different meals at once.

However Christmas Day is the one day of the year I refuse to spend in the kitchen. So dinner comes from the M&S brochure. I merely peel the lids off, decant and stick in the oven. It’s always lovely and there’s something for everyone. Just be aware the veg/gravy quantities aren’t always overly generous. I recommend!

It’s often the same stuff you get off the Christmas shelves (though it’s not all available in store) so you can also do it that way. I have been known to hang about the reduced aisle in the lead up and fill my freezer.

We’ve done this. Everything except the roast potatoes and stuffing will be courtesy of M&S!

Do it. Extra gravy needed though!

Their turkey gravy is good and comes in pouches with long expiry dates, so very useful to have on hand for that extra gravy moment.

Years ago I had invited friends over for Christmas Dinner . As the day approached I realised that due to unforeseen expenses I couldn’t afford to buy all the bits I needed. I did however have an M&S credit card. Just about all our lunch came from there and it was amazing .

We always order a M&S Turkey amongst other things from their xmas range. Makes life much easier & tastes good.

We usually get the Christmas Vegetable Selection. Everything is lovely, however the roast potatoes need to be cooked in a much larger container or they just won’t crisp up. We tend get the Brussels sprout gratin and dauphinois potatoes too. Absolutely delicious.

Looking at that you would need more potatoes, pigs in blankets & gravy in our house

@PercyMcTinselBudwe had the gratin for the first time last it, loved it.

We have bought the ready made M&S stuff every year for the past 5yrs (two DC under 5y, I refuse to spend Christmas morning alone in the kitchen which is totally separate to our lounge and isn't big enough to even have a table in for the DC to join us). We have the Oakham turkey crown, turkey gravy, cauliflower cheese, prepared veg, roast potatoes and parsnips, and pigs in blankets. I make my own yorkshire puds. You have to watch timings / oven space as usual as they all need slightly different times but it's a lot easier since we got an air fryer. Once the youngest DC can be left on their own a bit more, I might go back to cooking from scratch again, but for the last few years, it has worked really well for us and we've really enjoyed it.

‘Cook’ is another option, you can get your entire Christmas dinner in a box and they just give you timings to put things in the oven. We had it last year, it was good and very decent portion sizes. The only disappointment was the sprouts were a bit hard so I’ll do my own this year

I’d love to get the M&S pork this year, but the boys want turkey! I’m going to get their Nut Roast, though. The desserts look fab as well.

I cook nearly everything from scratch the whole time, but for Christmas I treat myself and the family to M&S Christmas dinner and it is delicious!! We get the veg box, turkey, pigs and blankets and stuffing. I make my own Yorkshire puddings. The gravy, cranberry sauce and bread sauce is also delicious from M&S! Do it!

Thank you everyone for being so helpful I have taken the plunge and ordered it! We will definitely require more pigs in blankets because 16 year old DS can polish off about 20 on his own. He isnt fussy so the extra ones will be a Lidl special!

I'll also do leeks in cheese sauce because the husband loves them, yorkshires and more than likely extra roast potatoes. I'll get H to get more gravy too so thank you for the long date tip off.

I am excited!

I got some profiteroles!

The profiteroles are really nice, I've had them before and am having them this year too!