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!

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!

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!

Roasted Turkey Thighs with Garlic Herb Butter
A no-fuss easy roasted turkey recipe filled with the most succulent garlic herb butter flavors!

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!

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!

Roasted Lemon Garlic Butter SpatchCock Chicken
This roasted spatchcock chicken is crisp and juicy at the same time.

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!

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!

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.

Puff Pastry Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Pork tenderloin puff pastry is the perfect main dish for a festive dinner with family and friends.

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.

Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin with Cranberry Butter Sauce
This Instant Pot pork loin has a special cranberry butter sauce that gives it incredible flavor!

Roasted Turkey Breast with Garlic Herb Butter
These roasted turkey breasts with herb butter make an epic Thanksgiving holiday meal loaded with flavor.

Mayonnaise Roasted Whole Chicken
Crisp and juicy, roasted to perfection with an incredible mayonnaise rub everyone will love.

Garlic Butter Herb Roast Beef
Tender and juicy Roast Beef - Your guests will go crazy for this garlic butter herb roast sirloin!

Honey Balsamic Instant Pot Chicken
Fall-off-the-bone chicken legs make for an effortless dinner ready in 30 minutes or less!

Pork Stew
The rich flavor of this braised pork stew recipe is going to become a new family favorite!

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!

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.

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!

Baked Teriyaki Chicken
An easy chicken dinner baked in the oven with a sticky homemade teriyaki sauce.

Crockpot Creamy Garlic Pork Loin
An easy, comforting and tender crockpot pork recipe everyone will love.

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.

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!

Easy Chicken Cacciatore
Easy and healthy whole chicken recipe with fantastic Italian flavors!

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!

Baked Ham with Honey Garlic Glaze
This baked ham is dripping with flavor and perfect for the holidays or a Sunday supper!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

Spicy Roasted Pork Loin
Deliciously spicy and so easy to throw together for a family dinner.

Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters
Crisp and tender, this roasted chicken leg recipe is packed with spicy flavors.

Garlic Butter Parmesan Roasted Potatoes
These crispy roasted potatoes with garlic parmesan, and bacon are the perfect side for any of your meals

Creamy Brussels Sprouts Gratin
This Brussels sprouts gratin make for an easy and luxurious side dish that will turn everyone into Brussels sprout addicts.

Orange Roasted Chicken
This orange roasted chicken recipe is another healthy, beautiful, vibrant dis, perfect to prepare on Holidays for a family dinner.

Oven Baked Mashed Potato Cakes
This easy baked mashed potato cakes recipe is ideal to accompany holiday dishes like grilled meat, fish and poultry.

Garlic Butter Roasted Butternut Squash
This garlic butter roasted butternut squash is cut Hasselback-style and roasted with garlic, Cajun seasoning, and butter for an impressive fall side dish

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!

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!

Cinnamon-Honey Glazed Carrots
Sweet and rustic - An easy and quick side dish everyone will rave about.

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.

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!

Honey Garlic Butter Roasted Carrots
These oven roasted carrots are the perfect side for a weeknight meal or a holiday crowd.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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!

Garlic Mushrooms Cauliflower Skillet
This garlic mushroom and cauliflower recipe is super nourishing and easy to whip up! The perfect side dish ever !

Extra-Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Silky-smooth and delicious, these creamy mashed potatoes make the perfect side for any occasion.

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.

Cheesy Asparagus Casserole
This cheesy asparagus casserole is the best side dish to any meal! The perfect way to get your Asparagus in!

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.

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
This Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Recipe is silky-smooth, simple and delicious side dish perfect for weeknight meals or holidays.

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!

Fried Baby Potatoes with Garlic Brown Butter
These epic Fried potatoes baby with garlic brown butter are the perfect side dish to practically anything!

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!

Roasted Butternut Squash with Garlic Butter Parmesan
These roasted butternut squash rounds are topped with garlic butter, parmesan, sage, and Italian seasoning for an easy fall side dish with tender centers and golden edges.

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.

Baked Four Cheese Garlic Spaghetti Squash
This four cheese baked spaghetti squash is a shockingly good alternative to Alfredo pasta

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!

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!

Sautéed Green Beans with French Onions
These sautéed fresh green beans with French onions are the perfect and easiest accompaniment to any main course.

Slow-Cooker Glazed Carrots Recipe
This slow cooker glazed carrots recipe is an easy and delicious side dish, perfect for your holiday dinners.
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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.