Christmas dinner straight to your door in a BOX... but are they as good as homemade feasts? FEMAIL tests all-in-one kits with everything you need for the main meal from £2.99 per head
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A scrumptious Christmas dinner is one of the highlights of the day on December 25th, but for those tasked with cooking the festive feast, it can be an enormous amount of stress. Those in charge of serving up the highly anticipated meal are often found in the kitchen, flustered and elbow-deep in potato shavings, while their guests likely enjoy a relaxing winter walk or mulled wine by the fire.
![[This festive feast from Abel and Cole comes complete with all the ingredients and instructions you’ll need to create and bake a Venison En Croûte, made with fillet of wild venison, mushrooms and prosciutto wrapped in buttery short-crust pastry]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/21/17/93306549-14197885-This_festive_feast_from_Abel_and_Cole_comes_complete_with_all_th-a-2_1734801102070.jpg)
If you're tasked with shopping for the annual event too, there's every chance that by the time you sit down to eat, the family lunch comes with a side of frayed nerves and exhaustion. As such, more and more families are opting for all-in-one kits that contain everything you need to cook an impressive feast - and it's all delivered directly to your door.
![[There's also homemade gravy, red cabbage, Brussels sprouts with sage and chestnuts, ginger and cardamom carrots, crunchy rosemary roast potatoes and cumin roast parsnips. Pictured, the venison]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/21/17/93306551-14197885-There_s_also_homemade_gravy_red_cabbage_Brussels_sprouts_with_sa-a-1_1734801101107.jpg)
Designed with even the most clueless cooks in mind, some boxes require no prep at all and simply need to be put in the oven, meaning all the stress is taken away on Christmas day. Other kits from food companies and restaurants around the UK are less traditional, and more luxurious, while there's vegan and vegetarian options too.
![[The venison (pictured) was easy to cook due to the incredibly detailed instructions you receive alongside the box of fresh ingredients]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/21/17/93306553-14197885-The_venison_pictured_was_easy_to_cook_due_to_the_incredibly_deta-a-3_1734801102070.jpg)
But which are Yuletide saviours and which are festive flops, and can they ever be as good as a homemade meal?. From HelloFresh to Indulge Dining and Abel and Cole's offerings, FEMAIL tried out a collection of kits costing from £2.99 per person to find out...
![[Côte at Home's vegetarian feast features two individual Butternut Squash Tarte Tatin’s with toasted almonds and Chèvre Buchette goat’s cheese served with all the trimmings, Spiced Braised Red Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts au Gratin, Roast Potatoes, Rainbow Roasted Carrots, Sage & Onion stuffing and a Shallot & Thyme Jus]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/21/17/93306755-14197885-C_te_at_Home_s_vegetarian_feast_features_two_individual_Butternu-a-4_1734801102070.jpg)
