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The right stuff: 20 festive roast chicken and turkey recipes

Stuffing makes or breaks a roast. These recipes, ranging from traditional herb and lemon to a burger-inspired number, guarantee a juicy bird.

20 recipes
Adam Liaw’s classic roast chicken with bread and butter stuffing.

Adam Liaw’s classic roast chicken with bread and butter stuffing

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Roast chicken stuffed with spring vegies.

Roast chicken stuffed with spring vegies

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Butterflied chicken with ricotta and garlic stuffing.

Neil Perry’s butterflied chicken with ricotta and garlic stuffing

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Roast chicken with a bread and tarragon stuffing.

Roast chicken with tarragon stuffing

  • 1-2 hrs
  • STEVE MANFREDI
Butterflied roast chicken with herb and halloumi stuffing.

Roast chicken with halloumi stuffing, mint and pomegranate

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Butterflied chicken with ricotta, garlic and spice stuffing.

Butterflied roast chicken with gluten-free ricotta, garlic and spice stuffing

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
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Karen Martini’s brined and stuffed roast chicken with honeyed Brussels sprouts.

Karen Martini’s brined and stuffed roast chicken

  • 1-2 hrs
Neil Perry's roast turkey with stuffing.

Neil Perry’s roast turkey with herb stuffing

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry’s roast turkey with prune and macadamia nut stuffing.

Roast turkey with prune and macadamia nut stuffing

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's roast turkey carved and ready to serve.

Roast turkey with ricotta stuffing and balsamic cherries

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Jill Dupleix's dry-brined turkey with herb and lemon stuffing and Vegemite gravy.

Dry-brined turkey with orange and fennel ...

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jill Dupleix
Jill Dupleix's dry-brined turkey with a lighter herb and lemon stuffing (top right).

... and herb and lemon stuffing

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
The brown sugar in the dry brine helps to create this deep golden colour.

Alison Roman’s maple butter turkey with roasted garlic

  • 2 hrs +
  • Alison Roman
Butterflied roast turkey with chestnut, herb and bread stuffing.

Butterflied roast turkey with chestnut, herb and bread stuffing

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Adam Liaw’s buffalo turkey with bacon burger stuffing.

Buffalo turkey with bacon burger stuffing

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
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Adam Liaw’s Christmas turkey.

Adam Liaw’s orange-glazed turkey with Scarborough Fair stuffing

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Jill Dupleix's turkey roll with chorizo, kale and lemon.

Turkey roll with chorizo, kale and lemon

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Malaysian roast turkey with lime and lemongrass stuffing.

Malaysian roast turkey with lime and lemongrass stuffing

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Tony Tan
The bacon-wrapped roast turkey centrepiece (with pumpkin and fruit mince stuffing, top).

Bacon-roasted turkey with pumpkin, sausage and fruit mince stuffing

  • Jill Dupleix
Three Blue Ducks’ turkey.

Roast turkey with stuffing and duck fat potatoes

  • 2 hrs +
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy