Easy to prepare Filipino food you can serve this Christmas

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It’s less than two months before Christmas, which means it is time for you to start planning your holiday menu. What dishes are you going to make this year? Are you ready for the stress and pressure that comes with cooking a Christmas feast?  

If you find making holiday meals daunting and overwhelming, here’s a tip for you: instead of making complicated and time-consuming dishes, prepare simple and easy to make ones. This way, you won’t be stressed out and you’ll have extra time to spend with your loved ones. 

Need ideas on what to cook this Christmas? Check out this list below:

Lumpiang Shanghai

Taken from Salu-salo.com

Lumpiang Shanghai is one of the most loved dishes in the country. It is a must-have in every Filipino celebration, including Christmas parties and Noche Buena.  What’s good about this dish is that you can make it in advance. You can prepare the lumpiang shanghai rolls on a day that you are not busy and store it in your freezer, so the only thing you have to do on your Christmas party or Noche Buena is deep fry them. 

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Turbo Broiler Chicken

Even though turbo broiler chicken takes a long time to make, it is actually one of the easiest chicken dishes you can cook for the holiday. To make this, all you have to do is marinate the chicken overnight or at least two to three hours in advance and, then cook it the turbo broiler at 250 degrees for 45 minutes. 

Chicken Macaroni Salad

Taken from Foxyfolksy.com

Loaded with shredded chicken, onions, bell peppers, and carrots, macaroni salad is the perfect side dish for your Christmas feast. It is delicious and, at the same time, very easy to make. In fact, it takes less than one hour to prepare it. 

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Buko Salad

Served in almost all Filipino celebrations, from birthday parties and baranggay fiestas to, of course, Noche Buena and holiday parties, buko salad is considered as one of the most delicious and easy to make desserts. To make it, all you have to do is mix all the ingredients in a bowl and place it in the fridge for a few hours.

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Mango Graham Cake

Mango graham cake is a simple and uncomplicated holiday dessert that you can make with your kids. It only needs five ingredients ?graham crackers, condensed milk, all-purpose cream, mangoes, and cheese, and only takes thirty minutes to make.

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