60+ Christmas Dinner Ideas that are Low-Stress

Easy Christmas Dinner Ideas – Christmas dinner –along with Thanksgiving dinner– is easily the biggest meal you’ll serve all year. In order to make your Christmas dinner epic and memorable, we share a list of our best recipes for Christmas dinner: From main courses to sides sides, your holiday menu will be complete from start to finish. These Christmas dinner recipes are perfect for any holiday party and will have your guests asking for all the recipes. Enjoy!

by Nina L. Palmer

Nina L. Palmer

Nina Palmer is a recipe developer and editor for Eatwell101 since 2013. She is passionate about food and culture and specializes in sweet recipes, desserts, baking, as well as developing editorial content.

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Updated Feb 15, 2026

1. Roasted Chicken with Garlic Herb Butter

This oven-roasted chicken has crispy skin and is so juicy! The whole chicken is roasted in garlic and herbs-infused butter. Worthy of an elegant holiday dinner or any party!
Cooking time: 80 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

2. Juicy and Tender Pork Tenderloin Roast

This roasted pork tenderloin is rich with holiday flavor - Incredibly tender, juicy and delicious. The best baked pork tenderloin recipe ever!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

3. Roasted Turkey Thighs with Garlic Herb Butter

A no-fuss easy roasted turkey recipe filled with the most succulent garlic herb butter flavors!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

4. Instant Pot Turkey Breast with Garlic Herb Butter

Instant Pot Turkey Breast recipe with garlic Herbed butter is the best way to save time preparing Thanksgiving dinner! Yum!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

5. Garlic Herb Butter Steak in Oven

This melt in your mouth roasted steak recipe is just what you need to celebrate the holidays this year! Juicy oven-roasted steak with buttery potatoes is ideal for your festive gatherings!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

6. Roasted Lemon Garlic Butter SpatchCock Chicken

This roasted spatchcock chicken is crisp and juicy at the same time.
Cooking time: 35 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

7. Blackened Salmon with Lemon Butter Sauce

THE easiest salmon recipe of your dreams! This delicious blackened salmon recipe is fool-proof and ready in under 30 minutes!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

8. Creamy Chicken Pot Pie

These individual chicken pot pies are the best comfort food ever. They're ideal for both a cozy evening or a larger dinner party!
Cooking time: 50 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

9. Roasted Bacon Chicken Stuffed with Dried Tomatoes and Cheese

If you’re looking for main dishes inspiration, this makes a fantastic option that will delight your guests.
Cooking time: 50 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

10. Puff Pastry Wrapped Pork Tenderloin

Pork tenderloin puff pastry is the perfect main dish for a festive dinner with family and friends.
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

11. Tuscan Baked Chicken

Crisp and juicy, these Tuscan baked chickens make for a marvelous main course that is sure to impress on your holiday table.
Cooking time: 50 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

12. Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin with Cranberry Butter Sauce

This Instant Pot pork loin has a special cranberry butter sauce that gives it incredible flavor!
Cooking time: 7 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

13. Roasted Turkey Breast with Garlic Herb Butter

These roasted turkey breasts with herb butter make an epic Thanksgiving holiday meal loaded with flavor.
Cooking time: 90 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

14. Mayonnaise Roasted Whole Chicken

Crisp and juicy, roasted to perfection with an incredible mayonnaise rub everyone will love.
Cooking time: 60 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

15. Garlic Butter Herb Roast Beef

Tender and juicy Roast Beef - Your guests will go crazy for this garlic butter herb roast sirloin!
Cooking time: 75 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

16. Honey Balsamic Instant Pot Chicken

Fall-off-the-bone chicken legs make for an effortless dinner ready in 30 minutes or less!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

17. Pork Stew

The rich flavor of this braised pork stew recipe is going to become a new family favorite!
Cooking time: 120 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

18. Roasted Pork Loin with Green Beans

This roasted pork loin with green beans is easy enough for a weeknight meal and fancy enough for your holiday dinner parties!
Cooking time: 45 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

19. Slow Cooker Pork Belly with Honey Balsamic Glaze

This slow cooker pork belly is incredibly tender - A future hit for your Sunday lunch and dinner parties.
Cooking time: 240 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

20. Perfect Roast Beef & Potatoes with Herb Garlic Butter

A tender roast beef on top of rich fingerling potatoes with incredible flavors. This roast beef recipe is a perfect weekend or Holiday dinner!
Cooking time: 90 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

21. Baked Teriyaki Chicken

An easy chicken dinner baked in the oven with a sticky homemade teriyaki sauce.
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

22. Crockpot Creamy Garlic Pork Loin

An easy, comforting and tender crockpot pork recipe everyone will love.
Cooking time: 240 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

23. Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin

How to make pork tenderloin cooked with the most incredible honey garlic sauce! The best easy pork tenderloin recipe for an easy dinner idea.
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

24. Slow Cooker Beef Stew

This slow cooker beef stew is she perfect comfort food on a cold day. The slow cooked beef meat literally melts in your mouth!
Cooking time: 480 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

25. Easy Chicken Cacciatore

Easy and healthy whole chicken recipe with fantastic Italian flavors!
Cooking time: 65 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

26. Honey Garlic Salmon Baked in Foil

Flaky honey garlic baked salmon is dinner perfection in just 20 minutes. This salmon recipe is baked on a sheet pan for an easy dinner everyone will love!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

27. Baked Ham with Honey Garlic Glaze

This baked ham is dripping with flavor and perfect for the holidays or a Sunday supper!
Cooking time: 100 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

28. Slow Cooker Pork Shoulder Recipe

Fork-tender and flavorful Slow Cooker Pork Shoulder recipe —A delicious way to enjoy a family dinner in one dish.
Cooking time: 420 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

29. Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Cranberry Glaze

This roasted pork tenderloin recipe has superb flavor and is very easy to cook – A must for your Holiday menu.
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

30. Honey Mustard Roasted Pork Loin Sheet Pan Dinner

Effortless yet impressive—This pork loin recipe is perfect for a dinner party or a weeknight special.
Cooking time: 60 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

31. Slow Cooked Turkey Leg with Honey Glaze & Garlic

This slow-roasted turkey leg is definitely what you want if you're feeling like eating Thanksgiving dinner anytime!
Cooking time: 240 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

32. One-Pan Pork Tenderloin and Smashed Potatoes

This easy pork tenderloin recipe is an easy and flavorful main course you can share with family for a grandiose holiday dinner.
Cooking time: 35 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

33. Spicy Roasted Pork Loin

Deliciously spicy and so easy to throw together for a family dinner.
Cooking time: 120 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

34. Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters

Crisp and tender, this roasted chicken leg recipe is packed with spicy flavors.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

35. Garlic Butter Parmesan Roasted Potatoes

These crispy roasted potatoes with garlic parmesan, and bacon are the perfect side for any of your meals
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

36. Creamy Brussels Sprouts Gratin

This Brussels sprouts gratin make for an easy and luxurious side dish that will turn everyone into Brussels sprout addicts.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

37. Orange Roasted Chicken

This orange roasted chicken recipe is another healthy, beautiful, vibrant dis, perfect to prepare on Holidays for a family dinner.
Cooking time: 120 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

38. Oven Baked Mashed Potato Cakes

This easy baked mashed potato cakes recipe is ideal to accompany holiday dishes like grilled meat, fish and poultry.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

39. Garlic Butter Roasted Butternut Squash

This roasted butternut squash recipe will impress your guests whatever the occasion. Butternut squash has never been so spectacular!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

40. Grilled Corn with Garlic and Parmesan

This grilled corn recipe is perfect as a side for your barbecue parties, or as salad for a quick lunch on the go!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

41. Roasted Sweet Potatoes

This roasted sweet potatoes recipe makes for a quick easy side for any occasion. You'll never wan to make roasted sweet potatoes differently!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

42. Cinnamon-Honey Glazed Carrots

Sweet and rustic - An easy and quick side dish everyone will rave about.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

43. Honey Balsamic Roasted Carrots

These roasted glazed carrots are the perfect side dish for your Sunday roast or an easy side for a holiday table.
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

44. Cheesy Corn Fritters Recipe

These Corn Fritters are crispy on the edges, soft in the middle – A great side dish for a host of dinners!
Cooking time: 8 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

45. Honey Garlic Butter Roasted Carrots

These oven roasted carrots are the perfect side for a weeknight meal or a holiday crowd.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

46. Whole Roasted Cauliflower With Butter Sauce

This roasted cauliflower is crisp on the outside, melting in the inside — Your new favorite way to eat cauliflower!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

47. Roasted Sweet Potatoes with garlic and Parmesan

Roasted sweet potatoes are super easy to make, tender and extra-flavorful. Serve the roasted sweet potatoes as a side dish for any festive meal!
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

48. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Honey Balsamic Glaze

Enjoy a nutrient-rich side dish with these roasted brussels sprouts coated with an amazing honey balsamic glaze.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

49. Garlic Parmesan Roasted Green Beans

These epic roasted green beans flavored with garlic and parmesan are crispy and golden on the outside, yet tender on the inside.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

50. Garlic Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts

This Brussels sprouts recipe makes a flavorful and elegant side dish. The best roasted Brussels sprouts side, perfect for any Holiday table!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

51. Garlic Mushrooms Cauliflower Skillet

This garlic mushroom and cauliflower recipe is super nourishing and easy to whip up! The perfect side dish ever !
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

52. Extra-Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Silky-smooth and delicious, these creamy mashed potatoes make the perfect side for any occasion.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

53. Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potato with Balsamic Honey Glaze

Crunchy, bitter-sweet and delicious! This tasty side-dish is a must for the holidays or any time this fall.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

54. Cheesy Asparagus Casserole

This cheesy asparagus casserole is the best side dish to any meal! The perfect way to get your Asparagus in! 
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

55. Simple Butternut Squash Steaks with Garlic Butter

Butternut Squash Steaks with Garlic Butter is a quick and easy side dish for a weeknight or a holiday gathering.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

56. Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

This Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Recipe is silky-smooth, simple and delicious side dish perfect for weeknight meals or holidays.
Cooking time: 6 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

57. Instant Pot Creamy Brussels Sprouts (2-Minutes )

Creamy and savory, this side dish with Instant Pot Brussels sprouts and bacon is outstanding all on its own!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

58. Fried Baby Potatoes with Garlic Brown Butter

These epic Fried potatoes baby with garlic brown butter are the perfect side dish to practically anything!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

59. Green Bean Casserole with Bacon and Parmesan

A delicious green bean casserole recipe with a creamy parmesan sauce and crispy bacon. This green bean casserole is the perfect side for a festive meal!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

60. Roasted Butternut Squash with Garlic Butter Parmesan

These baked butternut squash recipe is a true restaurant-quality side dish! Melt-in-your-mouth and packed with flavor, you'll love our roasted butternut!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

61. Oven-Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes

Mouthwatering, crisp tender roasted Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes seasoned to perfection and roasted in the oven for about 20–25 minutes.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

62. Baked Four Cheese Garlic Spaghetti Squash

This four cheese baked spaghetti squash is a shockingly good alternative to Alfredo pasta
Cooking time: 50 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

63. Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Maple Pecan Glaze

These roasted sweet potatoes with maple pecan glaze need only 6 ingredients to get you hooked! Your whole family will love this easy sweet potatoes recipe!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

64. Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes (10-Minute )

This Instant Pot mashed sweet potato recipe is effortless and crowd-pleasing. The best way to make mashed sweet potato in a pressure cooker!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

65. Sautéed Green Beans with French Onions

These sautéed fresh green beans with French onions are the perfect and easiest accompaniment to any main course.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

66. Slow-Cooker Glazed Carrots Recipe

This slow cooker glazed carrots recipe is an easy and delicious side dish, perfect for your holiday dinners.
Cooking time: 180 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

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What should I serve for Christmas dinner?

For such a big holiday, you’ll certainly want to stay as much as possible out of the kitchen to entertain your guests or family. Choose recipes that are easy to make ahead and reheat at the last minute. Our selection of easy Christmas recipes features many holiday side dish recipes that you can whip up the day before and keep refrigerated until reheating and serving. This way, you can focus on the main course and free up your time for the ones you love.