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Today I’m sharing our Christmas Dinner Menu that has amazing recipes that will result in a Stunning Christmas Dinner!
Included are all the necessities for every Holiday Dinner, including appetizers, drinks, salads, sides, main course, and desserts! As a bonus, I’ve added some additional recipes to give you some ideas on what to do with any Christmas leftovers!
Whether it is a holiday dinner for 12 or dinner for 2, we have you covered. All these recipes are scalable, so you can adjust the amounts of ingredients based on the number of people you need to serve.
I have organized the 40 recipes as follows:
Holiday Appetizers
It is good to have some appetizers for your family or guests to munch on before dinner is served. Below are some of our favorite appetizers.
Balsamic Jalapeño Pomegranate Brie Cheese Appetizer
Brie Cheese Appetizer with Balsamic Jalapeño Reduction, Pomegranates and Pecans makes an impressive gourmet holiday appetizer in only 5 minutes with 4 ingredients.
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Instant Pot Southern Deviled Eggs
These Instant Pot Southern Deviled Eggs make a delicious Easter appetizer or finger food and are super easy to make because they start with Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs!
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Toasted Spinach Pesto Ravioli
I made Toasted Spinach Pesto Ravioli, Joanne Tucker's winning recipe of the Appetizers for Any Party category of the 48th Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest. Crescent dough ravioli, stuffed with a spinach and pesto cream cheese filling, is then covered with panko breadcrumbs and baked for a creamy and crunchy appetizer.
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Pepperoncini Gruyere Cocktail Crostini
Pepperoncini Gruyere Cocktail Crostini is an easy yet delicious party appetizer that is perfect for your holiday parties.
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Roasted Red Pepper Ricotta Crostini
Roasted Red Pepper Ricotta Crostini is quick and easy, gourmet little bite-sized appetizers that are ready in 15 minutes and perfect for the big game and your homegating party.
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Holiday Drinks
These holiday drinks are perfect for either before or after dinner. We have some drinks for the whole family and others for the adults to enjoy.
Peppermint White Hot Chocolate
Peppermint White Hot Chocolate, topped with whipped cream and crushed peppermint candy, is sweet, minty, and comforting and makes a wonderful holiday hot chocolate.
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Easy Nutella Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate just got better, y'all! Easy Nutella Hot Chocolate is a splendid treat I just want to sip on all winter for a warm and cozy all-over feeling!
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Sparkling Lime Mint Pomegranate Drink
Ring in the holidays with this festive non-alcoholic Sparkling Lime Mint Pomegranate Drink that is sure to make your holiday guests bubble over with joy!
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Berry Merry Christmas Martini
Merry Berry Christmas Martini, with raspberry liqueur, grenadine, and Limoncello, is versatile as it can serve either martini style or on the rocks like a fizz, cooler, spritzer.
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Holiday Salads
Holiday salads are a great way to add some green leafy vegetables into an otherwise heavy meal. However, there is no need to sacrifice flavor, these salads are loaded with flavor. We also include a holiday favorite, Cranberry Fluff, which is more like a dessert, but often called a salad.
Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad
Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad, with apples, pomegranates, parmesan, and pecans, is drizzled with a sweet and tangy apple cider vinaigrette, is crunchy and delicious.
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Apple Pomegranate Side Salad with Lime Garlic Vinaigrette
This easy and delicious Apple Pomegranate Side Salad with Lime Garlic Vinaigrette is a perfect side dish to complement your meal.
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Apple Walnut Cranberry Salad
This Apple Walnut Cranberry Salad includes a Mixed Green Spinach Salad with Green Apples, Dried Cranberries, Walnuts, and Gorgonzola Cheese. This salad explodes with flavor.
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Cranberry Fluff Recipe
Classic Cranberry Fluff Salad is a creamy, tart-sweet holiday favorite made with fresh cranberries, pineapple, whipped topping, and marshmallows. This nostalgic, old-fashioned recipe is the perfect make-ahead side or light dessert for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Naturally sweetened with Stevia (or sugar), it’s festive, colorful, and guaranteed to brighten any holiday table.
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Holiday Sides
We have a variety of side dishes to choose from, including vegetable and potato side dishes.
Vegetable Side Dishes
Honey Glazed Carrots
Sweet and buttery Honey Glazed Carrots make a special side dish for a Holiday dinner and, with only 3 ingredients, are easy enough to make for a weeknight dinner.
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Creole Green Beans Recipe
Creole Green Beans are savory and spicy and delicious with bacon, onions, tomatoes, chilies, and cajun seasoning. It is perfect for Mardi Gras
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Homemade Green Bean Casserole
This Homemade Green Bean Casserole is a traditional recipe made from scratch with fresh green beans and a homemade mushroom sauce and is perfect Thanksgiving side dish.
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Asiago Bruschetta Roasted Asparagus
Asiago Bruschetta Roasted Asparagus, with tomatoes, garlic, onions, and asiago cheese, makes a healthy gourmet side dish that can be on the table in 15 minutes and is perfect for brunch, or a weeknight or holiday dinner.
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Southern Squash Casserole
Southern Squash Casserole is a comforting side dish casserole, often served during the holidays, with tender, cooked yellow squash, onions, sour cream and cheddar cheese topped with crushed buttery crackers.
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Homemade Creamed Corn with Jalapenos and Bacon
After making this Homemade Creamed Corn with Jalapenos and Bacon you can skip the canned creamed corn because this version is rich and creamy and smoky and spicy from the added bacon and jalapeno.
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Corn Casserole with Sausage
This Corn Casserole recipe takes the Jiffy Corn Casserole and gives it a Tex-Mex or Mexican twist to create a Mexican Corn Casserole with sausage, jalapenos, diced tomatoes, and green chiles added to the traditional corn casserole.
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Potato Side Dishes
Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes
Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes are creamy, cheesy and taste absolutely heavenly. What makes them even better is that this is the quickest and easiest way to make them.
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Easy Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
Easy Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes are very similar to Potatoes Au Gratin because they are drenched in a creamy, cheesy, garlicky cream sauce and then covered in more cheese! They make a perfect comfort food side dish for all your holiday dinners!
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Oven Roasted Garlic Herb Parmesan Potatoes
Oven Roasted Garlic Herb Parmesan Potatoes…..just the name alone makes me hungry. Imagine buttery potatoes coated with olive oil, garlic, herbs de provence, and freshly grated parmesan cheese.
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Cheesy Bacon Ranch Hash Brown Casserole Recipe
This creamy, cheesy hash brown potato casserole that has been served at family gatherings, potlucks, funerals, and church suppers for generations.
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Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Easy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes are the best creamy, buttery and fluffy mashed potatoes and the easiest to make. If you need an easy method to make mashed potatoes for a crowd, this is your recipe!
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Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes
Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes are fast and easy, pressure cooked perfectly for a moist, fluffy, delicious sweet potato thatyou can serve them any time.
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Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows Recipe
Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows are mashed sweet potatoes mixed with cinnamon, butter, white and brown sugar, and topped with mini marshmallows for a delish Thanksgiving side dish.
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Holiday Main Course
Whether you are serving prime rib, pot roast, turkey, chicken or ham, we have you covered with delicious recipes to choose from.
Cajun Herb Prime Rib #SundaySupper #RoastPerfect
This Cajun Herb Prime Rib Roast, also known as a ribeye roast, will bring family and friends together around the #SundaySupper or holiday table to enjoy its tender and juicy roasted flavor.
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Slow Cooker Chuck Roast Recipe
This easy Crock Pot Chuck Roast or Pot Roast recipe, with roasted potatoes, carrots, and onions, is so juicy, tender and flavorful, no one would ever believe how easy it is to make this dinner in the slow cooker!
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Crock Pot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham
Crock Pot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham is a delicious go-to Holiday main dish that is sweet, tender, and juicy, and super easy to make in the slow cooker.
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Roast Turkey with Apple Cider Brine
This Roast Turkey with Apple Cider Brine is our family's recipe for a moist, juicy, and golden roast turkey for our Thanksgiving or holiday table. The secret to this turkey recipe is the Apple Cider Brine and lots of butter.
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Lemon Thyme Pan Seared Turkey Breast Cutlets
Lemon Thyme Pan Seared Turkey Breast Cutlets are perfect for a wholesome, quick and easy weeknight dinner and classy enough for a light Thanksgiving holiday dinner.
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Oven Roasted Chicken
Don't buy that pre-cooked Rotisserie Chicken!! Make your own savory, tender, juicy Oven Roasted Chicken, seasoned just the way you like it, and save yourself the money!
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Holiday Desserts
From impressive holiday cakes, to comforting pies, to your favorite Christmas cookies, we have something for everyone.
Cakes
Homemade Fresh Cranberry Christmas Cake
Homemade Fresh Cranberry Christmas Cake is an easy homemade moist white cake with orange zest that is made from scratch with fresh cranberries. This cake is perfect for a Christmas or holiday party.
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Best Homemade Carrot Cake Recipe
This is the Best Homemade Carrot Cake recipe because it is a sweet, moist, and dense Carrot Cake made from scratch with pineapple, raisins, and pecans. When you want a dessert that everyone will love, make this cake!
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Chocolate Mug Cakes for Two
These are delicious, portion-controlled, chocolatey desserts for you and your sweetheart that are perfect for Valentine's Day or any day you would like a mini chocolate cake for one or two.
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Pies
Old Fashioned Chess Pie Recipe
This Old Fashioned Chess Pie is a simple, classic, authentic Southern custard pie recipe with cornmeal that makes an absolutely delicious dessert.
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German Chocolate Pecan Pie
This German Chocolate Pecan Pie combines German Chocolate Cake and Pecan Pie into one fabulous holiday dessert!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Pie
This Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Pie, made with Greek yogurt, makes a super easy no-bake dessert for a holiday dinner or party.
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Crustless Pumpkin Pie Recipe
With this delicious Crustless Pumpkin Pie, you can enjoy all the pumpkin flavor and you won't even miss the crust.
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Cookies
Molasses Crinkle Cookies Recipe
Molasses Crinkle Cookies, AKA Molasses Crinkles, are soft, thick, spiced molasses cookies, covered in powdered sugar, and are delicious for the holidays or any day!
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Christmas Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies
Christmas Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies, with Buttercream Icing, are colorful, sweet, buttery shortbread thumbprint cookies, covered in red and green sprinkles and topped with either red, green, or white buttercream frosting!
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Cranberry Orange Cookies
These Cranberry Orange Cookies are soft, sweet, slightly tart, nutty cookies, with cranberries and orange zest, and will be a favorite on your Holiday cookie tray.
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Eggless Sugar Cookies Recipe
Eggless Sugar Cookies are thick, soft, sweet, buttery drop sugar cookies made without eggs, but taste like the old fashioned sugar cookies you remember as a kid.
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These awesome Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are loaded with creamy peanut butter and chocolate chips for an awesome chocolate peanut butter flavor combination.
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More Desserts
Strawberry Cheesecake Salad Recipe
This Strawberry Cheesecake Salad is like a strawberry cheesecake in a bowl and makes a delicious and easy no bake dessert.
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Oreo Fluff Recipe
Oreo Fluff, an easy 5-ingredient no-bake Oreo cookie salad, is a sweet and creamy dessert and is popular at holiday parties.
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Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
These Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars, inspired by the Mexican dessert called sopapillas, have a sweet, creamy cheesecake filling tucked between 2 crescent roll pastry sheets, and are topped with butter, cinnamon, and sugar and drizzled with honey.
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Strawberry Mini Pavlova
Strawberry Mini Pavlova is an egg white meringue pavlova dessert that is topped with strawberries and is soft and pillowy on the inside and crisp on the outside.
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Holiday Leftovers
Below are some scrumptious recipes to use up those holiday leftovers and you’re family will think it is a brand new recipe! These recipes transform the leftovers into new delicious dishes your family will love!
Leftover Ham Recipes
Leftover Ham and Broccoli Quiche
Leftover Ham and Broccoli Quiche is an easy and delicious way to use up leftover holiday ham and perfect for a weekend breakfast or brunch!
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Instant Pot Ham And Bean Soup
Instant Pot Ham and Bean Soup is a delicious, hearty, budget-friendly soup made with a ham bone, ham hock, or chopped ham in your pressure cooker.
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Instant Pot Ham Green Beans And Potatoes
Instant Pot Ham Green Beans And Potatoes is a classic Southern one-dish meal, often slow cooked in a crockpot with a ham hock, but this short cut method uses chopped ham in an Instant Pot pressure cooker. It is a great way to use leftover ham from Easter or Thanksgiving.
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Ham and Swiss Sliders
These hot Ham and Swiss Sliders, made with sliced ham, Swiss Cheese, and Hawaiian rolls, smothered with a garlic Dijon butter sauce, are a perfect game-day or party appetizer.
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Leftover Turkey or Chicken Recipes
Chicken Tetrazzini with Asiago Cream Sauce
This incredibly delicious Chicken Tetrazzini with Asiago Cream Sauce with chicken (or turkey) and linguine (or spaghetti) pasta, is easy to make and is a real crowd-pleaser. It is a great recipe to use up leftover chicken or turkey after a holiday or any day.
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Green Chile Chicken Pasta
This Green Chile Chicken Pasta is a rich and creamy, spicy and savory Southwest style pasta dish with green chiles and corn that makes a delicious weeknight meal or an impressive gourmet dinner.
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Mexican Turkey Garbanzo Bean Salad
This Mexican Turkey Garbanzo Bean Salad, or Chickpea Salad, with a Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette dressing, is fresh, vibrant, colorful and healthy, and a delicious way to keep those new year’s resolutions!
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Turkey Stir Fry with Sesame Ginger Dressing
Skip the Chinese take-out and have this yummy, healthy Turkey Stir Fry with Sesame Ginger Dressing and broccoli and carrots on the dinner table in 30 minutes.
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We are at the end of our list and I hope you found several recipes that you will use for your Christmas or Holiday dinner! With so many recipes to choose from, you can create many unique combinations that you can mix and match to find the perfect Holiday Dinner menu for your family!
From our family to yours, Happy Holidays!!
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Hi, I’m Michele Feuerborn, a home cook with 25+ years experience, and former AllRecipes Allstar, creating bold & easy Southern, Mexican, Tex-Mex, and Instant Pot recipes. Featured in publications like Parade and BuzzFeed. Read More…
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