56 Christmas Recipes for a Festive Dinner

This pavlova wreath is so easy because you don't make everything from scratch. Why bother when there's so much else to do, and it looks this good?

What's different about this Christmas tree cake recipes is its use of buttercream and green food coloring. It features six layers of moist chocolate sponge, filled with smooth chocolate ganache and adorned with delightful, airy pistachio whipped ganache that adds natural color and flavor to the cake!

If you're wanting some cocktails to serve with or around your holiday meals, there's something for you here. Be sure to try the Mistletoe Martini, the Red Hot Santa 'Tini, and the Very Cherry Christmas! There are quite a few Christmas cocktails to choose from!

If you've only ever tried boiled brussels sprouts, prepare to be shocked. These pan fried brussels sprouts with turkey bacon taste rich as anything, but they're actually fairly light.

Are you looking for a homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe? This easy, four-ingredient recipe uses fresh cranberries, orange juice and pantry staples. The result is a delicious sauce that tastes way better than store-bought versions!

These delectable and easy Christmas sour cream sugar cookies with a cream cheese frosting are the ideal Christmas cookies! They are perfect for cutting into jolly shapes with cookie cutters, and the frosting is effortlessly dyed red and green.

This salad is perfect for Christmas dinner. It has baby greens, pear, pomegranate, pistachios and goat cheese. It is topped with a pomegranate vinaigrette.

This beef tenderloin is roasted low and slow, up to a medium rare, and ready to serve. This simple roast is mostly a hands-off dish that’s packed with flavor, showcasing the star of holiday roasts—a whole tenderloin. This filet mignon beef tenderloin recipe, easily made in just one roasting pan, embodies the spirit of special events like a holiday meal, making sure every bite honors the season's best tastes.

You can make these Grinch truffle cake balls) in the Instant Pot. It's a very easy bite-size Christmas dessert. These delectable cake balls are made using Devil's Food Cake Mix and cream cheese frosting. Then you dress them up with a traditional Grinch-green chocolate coating topped with a red heart sprinkle.

A classic English Christmas dish, this trifle is a layered dessert consisting of pound cake, poached pears and raspberries, and two types of liqueur, all topped with fresh whipped cream.

You take a whole turkey, coat it in a homemade spice rub, and then slow smoke it in a smoker or grill. The end result is juicy perfection. 

Looking for something to do with green beans that isn't a casserole? We've got a whole big list of delicious green bean dishes.

Eggnog flavored creme brulee in a cup, and it's easier to make than you think. This recipe has instructions to make it in individual cups or family-style.

This low-carb side is made with just a handful of basic ingredients. A perfect light side dish for Christmas dinner.

It's a cheesecake. It's no bake. There's Ferrero Rocher and Nutella in it. What more could you want?

This tree cake looks like it took all day, but it only takes about 15 minutes! This wonderfully soft and fluffy cake is one of the most cherished Italian treats for the Christmas season, alongside its perennial competitor, Italian Panettone.

Made with ingredients like wheat gluten and vital yeast, this vegan roast looks surprisingly like meat. And the flavors are wonderful!

Classic bread stuffing is a tradition for Christmas dinner. This one adds onions, peppers, and fresh herbs for loads of flavor. You can stuff the turkey with it or just serve it on its own.

You've got to have homemade peppermint bark at Christmastime, don't you?

These little Oreo truffle balls are bite-size mini desserts that looked festive and taste delicious.

So easy to set up! A station where people can make their own cocoa and add candy canes, marshmallows, chocolate sauce and more.

Chicken wellington is a delicious and much cheaper alternative to its traditional counterpart. It is easy to make for the beginner cook and pairs well with roasted green beans and mashed potatoes.

This charcuterie wreath combines tomato, mozzarella, salami and olives on skewers for guests to grab. It's a great snack or appetizer.

This Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham recipe makes a delicious Christmas antree. It's easy to make with just 5 ingredients.

Fluffy, soft homemade dinner rolls are the perfect addition to your holiday table.

This festive red and green salad is made with broccoli, cauliflower, red onion and cherry tomatoes, all tossed in a creamy dressing.

This sun-dried tomato and herb cheese ball is beautifully decorated to look like a Christmas tree.

Make a chuck roast for your Christmas dinner with this recipe, and you'll have a tender meal that's full of flavor, with a delicious gravy sauce.

This homemade brownies recipe adds chocolate buttercream frosting and candy to the mix. Decorated to look like Rudolph the Reindeer, right down to the very shiny nose!

This is no ordinary cheesecake. With a cinnamon biscuit base, and a light cream cheese topping, it's flavored with an orange white chocolate mix. It looks and tastes indulgent, but it's easy to make.

This creamed spinach dish is the perfect addition to your Christmas dinner menu. It is rich, creamy, and full of flavor, and your guests will love it!

No bake pies are the best. This one tastes like peppermint and has a beatiful pink color and crushed peppermint candy for decoration.

This is a baked mac and cheese that's stick to your ribs comfort food. It has a crunchy breadcrumb topping for texture.

You can make this balsamic pot roast in a slow cooker ahead of time. It only takes five minutes of prep time.

These Caprese Appetizer Holiday Wreath is so easy. It's just a bunch of healthy ingredients assembled on skewers to look festive and beautiful.

Honey Glazed Carrots are great for holiday dinners. The glaze on these is sweet and savory.

Kids can help make this one! These brownies are shaped and decorated to look like Christmas trees.

This isn't your ordinary glazed ham. It's Pecan Praline Glazed Ham. It has a buttery maple syrup glaze and a coating of brown sugar and crushed pecans on top. It's sweet and nutty.

Roasted acorn squash slices make for a sweet and spicy holiday side dish, oven-baked with pumpkin and pomegranate seeds.

Whipped Sweet Potatoes make a perfect side dish. They are fluffy and creamy with a hint of vanilla and spice.

This crusty beef tenderloin is surprisingly easy to make for the holidays, and it's also great for sliders as leftovers. Comes with recipes for two delicious sauces to serve with it.

This is a flourless cake that's rich and moist, and taste like almond and orange.

Rib eye roast such a great entree for a holiday dinner. This one is coated with fresh herbs, garlic and butter.

This Honey Glazed Ham Steak dinner is served with pineapply. You can fry it on the stove or bake it.

These sauteed mushrooms with garlic butter are a terrific side dish. They're very light, yet overflowing with flavor.

Cranberry adds a special tartness to cheesecake. Combined with white chocolate in this recipe, it's such a great combination of sweet and tart.

This root vegetable mash will surprise you. It's a low carb alternative to mashed potatoes and has a lot of the same texture, but it's surprsingly tasty. And you can make it in under 30 minutes. 

Pearl onions in a savory cream sauce make the perfect side dish. It's inspired by the late chef Anthony Bourdain. The dish is a holiday classic that features sweet pearl onions in a rich cream sauce, perfect as a side for festive meals. It gives you detailed instructions on preparing the dish, including options for using fresh or frozen onions and various ingredient substitutions.

Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad includes pecans, parmesan, apples and pomegranate seeds. It's drizzled with apple cider vinaigrette to give it the perfect level of tartness.

Green peppercorn is the special ingredient that knocks this one out of the park.