Christmas roast potato recipes

Jazz up potatoes for no-fuss entertaining

Save precious time when planning a group meal by prepping and freezing your potatoes in advance.

We've created our ultimate recipe for crispy, crunchy roast potatoes – follow our cookery team's top tips to take this classic side dish from standard to sensational

A foolproof recipe for roasties that come out perfect every time.

Make hasselback potatoes flavoured with garlic and rosemary, rather than just normal roasties. They have unique textures, with crisp edges and buttery middles

Make these roast potatoes for a special occasion, such as Christmas. They're triple-cooked for flavour and sprinkled with semolina for extra crunch

Boiling the potatoes for longer, then smashing them, makes for more surface area, meaning golden brown beauties and extra crispy bits everyone will love!

Tuck into this moreish dish featuring potatoes in a creamy bacon and sprout sauce – it's filling and comforting dish during the winter months

Try skin-on roasties – not only do they dramatically cut down the prep time, but it makes them more filling and gives them a deeper baked potato flavour

Cut your potatoes smaller so that there's no need to par-boil to achieve perfectly crispy garlic and thyme flavoured spuds, with fluffy centres

We've used some top tricks to come up with the perfect roast potatoes with crisp coatings and fluffy middles

Give your roasties a crispy finish and prepare ahead of time for the ultimate of ease

Add a golden glow to your roast potatoes by par-boiling them first with a touch of turmeric

A Scandinavian bake with herbs and butter - cutting the spuds really thin helps them to crisp up nicely

Irish potato cakes given a modern twist with a classic New York bagel topping

These offer a sautéed roast flavour and are simply shaped from potatoes

Maximise your oven space by throwing everything into one dish and roasting with goose fat

Give your roasties a little style and originality with rosemary, garlic and chipolatas

Cook these best ever roast potatoes on a baking tray with low sides to get golden, crisp results. Serve with your favourite roast

The ultimate Sunday lunch side dish, these creamy potatoes add a powerful herbal note to the table

Elevate your roasties with the help of oregano. Shake well to roughen up the edges during cooking to create those extra-crispy bits everyone loves