20 Christmas Dinner Table Easy Recipes

There’s nothing like Christmas dinner with your closest family and friends. If you’re planning a Christmas meal this year, try out one of these easy recipes for your guests.

Cherry-Cranberry Fruit Salad

Ingredients:

1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup dried cherries
2 firm-ripe green apples, cored and coarsely chopped (about 2 cups)
2 ripe pears, cored and coarsely chopped (about 2 cups)
1 medium cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and finely diced (about 1 cup)
Juice of 1/2 lemon (about 1 tablespoon)
3 tablespoons olive oil

Cheese straws

Cheese straws are a savory pastry made with a flour and butter dough, rolled out and cut into strips, then baked until golden brown. Cheese straws can be dressed up with different herbs or spices if you like; they’re always delicious. These savory pastries are easy to make and great for parties or large gatherings because you can make them in advance, freeze them, then simply reheated before serving.

The cheese straw recipe below calls for cheddar cheese but you can use any kind of hard cheese that you’d like!

Gingerbread cupcakes

Gingerbread cupcakes are a great dessert for Christmas. You can make them ahead of time and freeze, or you can bake them fresh on the day. You can add nuts, dried fruit, or chocolate chips to the batter if you want to dress them up a bit more.

Ham with bourbon glaze and bourbon butter sauce

1/2 cup bourbon

A bottle of bourbon is ideal but you can also use whiskey if that’s what you have on hand. It’s important to use something that tastes good, because it’ll be mixed with the glaze and then drizzled over the ham. If you’re not sure about your own taste in liquor, try finding one at a local liquor store and asking for help from an employee who knows their stuff.

2 tablespoons brown sugar

This is simple enough: just mix together your bourbon with two tablespoons of brown sugar until smooth! You might want to double or triple this recipe depending on how much ham you’re cooking up (and how many pork-loving friends are coming over).

Red velvet cake

Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients: 2 cups flour, 3/4 cup cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon baking powder and 1½ cups buttermilk.
How to make it: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9-inch cake pan with butter and line the bottom with parchment paper. In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients until combined. Add buttermilk and stir until batter is smooth; if needed add more milk or flour (1 tablespoon at a time) until you reach the consistency of thick cake batter. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes or until center springs back when touched lightly with your finger (cake will be slightly underdone). Cool 5 minutes in pan then remove from pan onto cooling rack; cool completely before frosting if desired (this helps prevent sticking). For frosting: In a medium bowl beat together softened butter with boxed cake mix until crumbly; add cream cheese ½ cup at a time beating after each addition until incorporated into mixture followed by milk; beat until creamy smooth adding more milk if necessary (you want it thick enough not to run off cake easily). Spread over cooled cooled layers then top with fresh berries such as raspberries or blueberries if desired!

Eggs Benedict with Norwegian salmon

Eggs Benedict with Norwegian salmon
ingredients: 6 eggs, 3 tbsp (45 ml) water, 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk, 12 slices of white bread
cooking instructions:
Poach the eggs by placing them in salted boiling water and cook them for 2 minutes. Remove the eggs and place them under cold running water until they have cooled down. Cut off their tops to make sure that there is no yolk inside.
Make some Hollandaise sauce by melting butter in a pan on medium heat, add lots of chopped fresh tarragon or dill weed and then whisk until it becomes creamy while adding lemon juice one tablespoon at a time until you reach desired consistency; season with salt and pepper to taste! Mix well! Then crack an egg over each slice of toast and top with Hollandaise sauce! Enjoy your meal!

Seafood pasta salad

Ingredients

3 cups uncooked medium pasta shells

1 pound small shrimp, peeled and deveined*

½ cup chopped celery

¼ cup chopped green onions (about 3)

¼ cup chopped red bell pepper (about 1 pepper)

2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves* (optional)

4 teaspoons salt-free garlic-herb seasoning blend or other no-salt seasoning blend, such as Mrs. Dash Tomato Basil Garlic Seasoning Blend or Simply Organic Salt Free Seasoning Blends Garlic Herb

Roasted mushrooms with garlic and parsley

Ingredients: 4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 pounds small mushrooms, such as cremini, halved or quartered if large; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves; 1 teaspoon kosher salt.

Method: Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. In a large bowl, toss together the oil and mushrooms until each mushroom is coated in oil. Arrange on a rimmed baking sheet in one layer (you’ll need two sheets if you don’t have enough room). Bake until they’re tender throughout and browned on the edges, about 20 minutes. Toss with remaining ingredients right before serving or store in an airtight container for up to three days (see note below). Servings: 4-6

Honey roasted carrots

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutes

Total time: 45 minutes

Servings: 6

Turmeric-roasted cauliflower with dates and almonds

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Toss cauliflower florets with olive oil, salt and pepper in a large bowl until well coated. Spread out on a large baking sheet or roasting pan (I like to use my cast iron skillet for this). Roast for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking time so all sides have an even color and texture (they will be golden brown).
Remove from heat when done and set aside until ready to serve or cool completely before storing in the fridge or freezer for later use (this stuff is good enough that I usually make extra!).
While cauliflower is roasting combine dates, almonds, turmeric powder and cinnamon together in a small bowl until well combined then sprinkle over roasted cauliflower while still warm (you can also reserve some of the mixture on the side just in case there isn’t enough). Serve immediately as either a side dish or with grilled chicken breasts topped with this delicious sauce!

Sausages wrapped in bacon with apple ‘n onion sauce

Sausages wrapped in bacon with apple ‘n onion sauce
How to make it:
What you need to make it:

Serve it with some of your favorite Christmas sides, like carrots and potatoes or parsnips and sprouts.

Easy roast beef

Ingredients:

4-5lb beef roast (such as brisket or boneless chuck roast)
1 cup red wine or beef broth
1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Place the roast in a large roasting pan and pour the wine over it (or use broth). Season with salt and pepper, then cover tightly with foil and place in oven for about 2 hours for medium rare meat (about 20 minutes per pound), 3 hours for well done meat (about 25 minutes per pound). Check doneness with a meat thermometer after 2 hours; if your roast has not reached 120°F, return it to the oven until it does. Once done cooking, let rest 15-20 minutes before slicing thinly across grain of meat. Serve cold or warm!

Tartiflette pie with grilled pears, spinach and zucchini salad, candied chestnuts, red wine jus and chocolate sauce.

For the tartiflette pie:

1 kg potatoes (potato and new potato), peeled
200 g bacon lardons, sliced
120 g reblochon cheese, cut into thin slices
150 ml crème fraîche or heavy cream to serve with

Rustic potato salad with broad beans, mint and parmesan cheese.

This recipe is simple to prepare and can be made in advance, so it’s perfect for Christmas dinner. And if you’re cooking for a large number of people, this dish will work perfectly on the big day. It’s also healthy and nutritious—what more could you want from a side dish?

1 red onion, finely chopped

2 tbsp olive oil

2 tsp Dijon mustard

3 tbsp white wine vinegar or cider vinegar

salt & pepper to taste

350g broad beans (podded weight), fresh or frozen (cooked weight)

You have all the recipes you need for a great Christmas dinner table

You have all the recipes you need for a great Christmas dinner table. You can make all these recipes at home and with your family or friends.

So go ahead, spark up your oven and get cooking!

Conclusion

There you have it, all the recipes you need for a great Christmas dinner table. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do and that they make your family holiday meals more delicious!