Nigerian Christmas Meal Recipes

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Its Christmas season once more......Oh yeah!!! The season of jollification, Giving, Sharing and Caring. During this time of the year, there's usually lots and lots of goodies to look forward to especially the food.  Time and time again, i've had to ponder on what to prepare for christmas. So instead of pondering, i decided to outline popular simple Nigerian Christmas meal recipes & ideas to make this festive season memorable for family and friends. Thank me later........ ;)

Nigerian Jollof rice
Jollof rice is one of the most popular nigerian meals and the nigerian favorite for occasions like christmas. It is easy to prepare especially during rush hour Christmas mornings when you have to prepare everything quickly before guests arrive.

Jollof Rice (Photo credit: Afrolems)

Nigerian Fried rice

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve had to place fried rice beside Jollof rice. Makes a wonderful combination I must say. This is an easy Nigerian Christmas dish to make. Just chop up the vegetables, prepare your stock and you are good to go. Plus, it sure does make Christmas day colorful and the aroma is “Fantabulous”.

Coconut rice

This rice dish is sure to put a smile on the faces of your guests and it'd keep them asking for more. It could also be used as a substitute for jollof rice or fried rice

White rice and Stew/Sauces

Now this is another popular dish for the festive season. The good thing about white rice and stew is, the Surplus stew can be reserved for another day unlike other rice dishes that don’t taste the same if kept for more than the first and second day. Some popular stew recipes made during Xmas are: Veggie chicken GravySauce, Tomato Stew, Vegetable stew…….The list goes on and on.

Veggie Chicken gravy sauce

White rice with Tomato Stew (Photo credit: Readystew)

Vegetable stew"Efo riro"(Photo credit: Avartsycooking)

Roast/Fried Chicken

Like for real………..Who celebrates Xmas without Chicken!? The prices for chicken practically Triple during this time of the year and you can’t haggle to beat the price down because that’s just the way it is. Most people actually buy the live chickens like a week before Xmas and groom it till the D-day……Hehehehe!!!! Naija style. It could be fried, roast, barbecued etc.   

Roast chicken (Photo credit: Blue chicken)

Fried chicken (Kadirecipes)

Salad

Make the season colorful by making appetizing salads. There are different salads you could choose from ranging from chicken topper salad, coleslaw, vegetable salad, Vegan pasta salad e.t.c

Vegan pasta salad  (Photo credit: Bikyamasr)

Coleslaw (Photo credit: Specialforkblog)

Moi moi

Another exciting dish for this season is moi moi. The plus about this dish is, it could be served alongside jollof rice or fried rice as a side dish (Typical balanced diet).

Moi Moi

Pepper Soup

Pepper soup is usually a good way to enjoy the celebration. It’s usually used to cap up the festive evenings after a long Christmas day.

Pepper soup( photo credit: naija food)

Cakes & Pastries

Personally, I don’t celebrate occasions without cakes and pastries. You can bake up a storm with the whole family involved in making cakes, pies, doughnuts, Spring rolls, pancake rolls, Chin Chin, Puff Puff, Sausages, easy to make cookies…..the list goes on and on. Plus, they are great as Christmas presents too. Imagine a little basket full of homemade goodies for the guests.

Cup Cakes

Pancake rolls

Spring rolls(Photo credit: Tofufortwo)

Meat Pies (Photo credit: Spice baby)

chin chin (Photo credit: Travel smart guide)

Doughnuts (photo credit: forkfulofcomfort)

Chocolate chip cookies

Homemade Party Drinks
Make your Christmas party fantabulously festive by making your own party drinks. There are lots of drink ideas to choose from like Cocktails, Orange juice, Zobo, kunu, Fruit Punch, Lemonade etc.

Lemonade

Zobo drink (Photo credit: (9jafoodie)

Kunu drink (Photo credit: Nigeria galleria)

Fruit Punch (photo credit: allrecipies)

Got more Christmas meal ideas? Would love to feature what you love to  prepare during the festive season. Send your Photo entries to dobbyssignature@gmail.com ....Gracias!