Christmas Dinner Recipes

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Baked Potato Slices

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Serve these elegant, thyme-seasoned potato slices with our Striped Sea Bass with Blood Oranges and Olives.

Coconut Custard Pie

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We skipped the cream on top to let the tropical custard filling be the star.

Slow-Cooker Bacon Jam

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Spread this savory bacon jam on bread for a holiday appetizer and send your guests home with a jar.

Carrot Puree

All it takes is a sprinkling of salt and pepper to enhance the earthy flavors of the carrots in this simple side dish.

Keep a bag of frozen dumplings on hand and mix our tasty dipping sauce while you heat them -- they make fine hors d'oeuvres for last-minute holiday visitors, or a light, easy dinner with steamed vegetables or rice.

Sausage-Cheddar Balls

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This reinterpretation of meatballs combines breakfast sausage, cheddar cheese, and onion for a very flavorful holiday appetizer, enough for a crowd of hungry folks.

Seafood Linguine

Shellfish is the star in the traditional Italian pasta dish linguine ai frutti di mare. Our recipe calls for five varieties: clams, mussels, scallops, shrimp, and squid.

Roasted Leg of Lamb

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Roasting is a popular cooking method for a reason. See our step-by-step guides to Preparing a Leg of Lamb and Carving a Leg of Lamb at the Table.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

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This classic potato dish is always on everyone's favorites list for a Thanksgiving side.

Perfect Mashed Potatoes

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Instant potatoes from the box can't compare to this homemade version.

Potatoes Anna

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This classic French dish can be baked up to eight hours ahead. Let it cool completely, then cover loosely with foil, and refrigerate. To serve, reheat in a 350-degree oven.

Sauteed Pork Cutlets

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Pan-fried pork cutlets are lightly flavored with citrus and Parmesan.

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Fennel and Orange Salad

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Hot Spinach Dip

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Mini Cranberry Meringue Pie

This petite pie-for-one is baked in a tender, crumbly pate sucree crust. Blood orange juice provides the tart berries with a mild sweetness. The individual desserts can be assembled and baked a day ahead; add the meringue just before serving for the freshest presentation.

All Christmas Dinner Recipes

Roast Turkey with Herb Butter

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Getting a great-tasting turkey on the Thanksgiving table is easier than you might think. Here, the bird is rubbed with a flavorful mixture of butter and fresh rosemary, sage, and thyme before going into the oven. Use the roasted vegetables and turkey neck to make Rich Gravy.

Carrot Spoon Bread

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This recipe for carrot spoon bread from reader Claire Russo in Rye, New Hampshire, can work as a holiday side dish or a dessert.

Pork Wellington with Prosciutto and Spinach-Mushroom Stuffing

Juicy pork tenderloin is filled with sauteed mushrooms and spinach, then wrapped in store-bought puff pastry lined with a layer of prosciutto. The resulting dish is a true showstopper, inside and out--it's just the thing for a holiday meal. Serve with mustard-cream sauce, Peppery Greens with Meyer-Lemon Dressing, and Rutabaga-Sweet Potato Mash with Garlic and Sage.

Braised Potatoes

Braising maximizes the potatoes' flavor and ensures that they're perfectly tender. Serve this alongside our Crisp Mustard-Glazed Chicken Breasts.

Turnip and Potato Mash

Serve this peppery replacement for mashed potatoes alongside seared steak.

Whole-Grain Skillet Cornbread

Pull out your cast iron for this Thanksgiving stalwart: It's the key to a perfect crust.

Crispy Potato Roast

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The thinner the potatoes are cut, the crispier they'll become in the oven.

Pancetta-Wrapped Figs

Meaty, salty pancetta plays up the soft, savory sweetness of vinegar-poached figs.

Standing Rib Roast

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Roast beef is classic British fare. It's the centerpiece of a traditional Sunday dinner, and the hearty main course for a holiday celebration. Chef Anne Willan has drawn on her own family's techniques for cooking and serving a standing rib roast for this recipe, which is served with roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding.

Roast Beef with Shallots

Beef bottom round is a wallet-friendly and flavorful alternative to traditional beef tenderloin—and this preparation ensures it's also very tender.

Standing Rib Roast with Roasted Potatoes

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Serve roast beef with all the trimmings for an easy meal rich in flavor. The centerpiece standing rib roast is presented with roasted potatoes that are ridged with a fork so they can soak up ample pan juices. The potatoes can be boiled, tossed with oil, and refrigerated until needed.

Italian Seafood Salad

Seafood is a must for the Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian Christmas Eve tradition. This salad with squid, shrimp, mussels, and crab is a delicious way to kick off the meal.

Apple Crumble Pie

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Tart apples, sweet raisins, and a crumb topping make for a blue-ribbon dessert. Pack the apples in tightly to minimize gaps between filling and crust once the pie is baked.

Prime Rib Roast

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This prime rib roast is a perfect Sunday dinner, with leftovers for sandwiches.

Beef-and-Root-Vegetable Shepherd's Pie

Cook the components of this hearty shepherd's pie up to five days in advance, and then assemble and bake.

Roast Goose

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Serve Brussels Sprouts with Vinegar-Glazed Onions with this holiday bird.

Cranberry Cobbler

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Take advantage of fresh cranberries while they're plentiful. This homey creation takes just minutes to make and would be a festive treat throughout the holiday season.

Steamed Persimmon Pudding

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Two kinds of persimmons are recruited for steamed pudding; soft, ripe hachiyas are used in the batter, and oven-dried slices of fuyu -- resembling orange flowers -- form a ring around the dessert. The pudding is full of golden raisins, pecans, and candied ginger and warmed by brandy's sweet heat.

Beef Wellington

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Beef Wellington is a beef tenderloin coated with mushrooms, onions, and liver. Puff pastry encases the beef Wellington, making the outside buttery and crispy. When shopping for this beef Wellington recipe, look for duck liver, chicken liver, or peppercorn mousse in specialty-food shops.

Rolled Rib-Eye Roast

Slicing the rib-eye into a spiral is easier than it sounds (and a great way to flavor the entire roast, not just the outside). For the butterflying technique, see our step-by-step photos. You can also ask your butcher to butterfly it. Serve with Duck Fat-Roasted Potatoes.

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