Dinner party recipe ideas

Feeding the family or entertaining friends? Our crowd-pleasing mains, sharing snacks, and showstopping bakes are sure to keep everyone satisfied.

From easy crowd-pleasing recipes to more impressive dishes for special occasions, try our dinner party main course ideas for fuss-free entertaining.

Impress guests with a selection of meat-free dishes. Serve up a seasonal veg tart, creamy risotto, elegant salads, showstopping wellington, and plenty more.

Kick off your dinner party in style with our selection of starters. From soups and salads to scallops and smoked salmon, these dishes are sure to impress.

Finish your evening in style with a decadent chocolate tart, fruity trifle, cheesecake or ice cream dessert. Our stunning yet simple puddings are sure to impress.

Our healthy dinner party recipes provide you with guilt-free, delicious options for the conscientious host.

Summer entertaining has never been so easy with our al fresco dinner party dishes – impress your guests with seasonal salads, light mains and fruity desserts.

Impress your guests with our luxurious vegan dinner party recipes. Try our canapés, easy starters, centrepiece mains, alcoholic beverages and show-stopping desserts.

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Keep a crowd happy with these easy sharing bites and grazing platter recipe ideas. Put together a simple feast with bread, dips and canapés.

These top canapés, small bites and finger foods are perfect for gatherings and parties, and include our best guacamole, sausage rolls and sweet treats.

Lay on a celebratory high tea to toast the newlyweds.

Get your friends together for a night of Euro-themed fun and party food. Select a dish and tipple from your chosen country then let the musical mayhem begin.

Browse our old school party favourites, including trifle, vol-au-vents, vintage ways with meringue, nostalgic centrepiece recipes and more.

Impress your guests with our deceptively simple showstoppers and sharing platters, so you spend less time in the kitchen and more with the party!

Be the host with the most with these cracking recipes for entertaining. We've chosen dishes that are made with fresh and accessible ingredients, so they're budget-friendly and great for any party or get-together.

Sweet and savoury finger food recipes to get your party started. These easy canapés are crowd-pleasing bites everyone will love.

If you're catering for vegans at a party, these canapés are the ideal finger food. Serve a spread of savoury bites, creamy dips and sweet snacks

Choose from our favourite easy vegetarian canapés for tasty finger food you can make in a flash. Try cheesy tartlets, tapas bites or creamy hummus

Tempt your guests with a super spread of dessert canapés. We've got lots of ideas for a festive gathering, buffet or party, from mini tarts and cakes to jellies and truffles.

Make meat-free nibbles and bites to cater for everyone this Christmas with our seasonal vegetarian canapé recipes. Try simple spring rolls or terrific tarts

Entertaining doesn't need to be hard. Try our easy traybakes, finger foods, dips and one-pan recipes, specially designed for parties and casual get-togethers.

Whip up a sharing dessert, perfect for entertaining. Try a traditional trifle, tropical cheesecake bars, a celebration sponge or perfect pudding.

Kick off your party with our selection of moreish blinis. They're the perfect way to start a festive celebration, or serve them as nibbles at a drinks party.