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Christmas Dinner Recipes

We've collected some all-time family favorites to create this savory and colorful Christmas menu.

Sweet Potato Casserole

This is a must have recipe for any Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. This sweet potato casserole is always completely devoured.

Asparagus Packets

Tender spears of asparagus baked with parmesan and rolled in Italian air cured ham.

Pretzel Salad

This red and white treat has a cream cheese spread over a pretzel crust, covered with Cool Whip, and topped with a layer of strawberry ...

Cheesy Bacon Potatoes

Mashed potatoes are "dressed-up" with the addition of sour cream, cheddar cheese, chives, butter and bacon.

Raspberry-Applesauce Gelatin

Easy and very popular, this quick-to-fix salad combines red raspberry gelatin with applesauce.

Cranberry Sauce--Simply Divine!

This whole berry sauce is made with fresh cranberries, cooked in a sugar syrup until thickened, then flavored with diced candied orange peel and candied ...

Seared Duck with Pomegranate Pumpkin Sauce

This recipe is special enough for company. Roasted duck breast is served with a sauce of ground hazelnuts, pumpkin, and pomegranate juice.

Apple Stuffing

This easy stuffing combines torn white bread with cooked bacon and onion, and adds apple pie filling. It may be used inside poultry, or baked ...

Lobster with Crabmeat Stuffing

A stuffing of Ritz cracker crumbs, parsley, garlic, canned crabmeat & melted butter is spooned into the cavity of cleaned lobsters and baked.

Christmas Spaghetti Salad

Cooked spaghetti is tossed with chopped red and green foods (bell pepper, tomato, & zucchini), seasoned with desired Vinaigrette dressing.

Carrots in a Plum Wine and Ginger Glaze

Carrots with a rich glaze made with brown sugar, plum wine and fresh ginger.

Pomegranate Salad

Serve this fruit salad with your special holiday meals-apples, raisins and pomegranate with pecans in a creamy whipped topping.

Tangerine Mashed Sweet Potatoes

A healthy and delicious holiday side dish-mashed sweet potatoes with a slight hint of orange, cinnamon and ginger.

Scrumptious Stuffed Acorn Squash

Acorn squash, baked until golden and caramelized, then filled with spinach, sausage, celery, onions and garlic.

Acorn Squash with Cranberry Butter Pecan Stuffing

Acorn squash stuffed with bread crumbs, sage, cranberries and spinach and topped with butter pecan syrup and pecans.

Holiday Sweet Potato Balls

Mashed sweet potato, brown sugar, butter & cinnamon, is wrapped around marshmallows, rolled in crushed cereal, & baked in caramel topping.

Italian Focaccia Stuffing

Traditioanl bread stuffing with an Italian twist-focaccia bread with pancetta, mushrooms, Kalamata olives, and sun-dried tomatoes.

Rosemary Mustard Pesto Lamb and Orange Fig Chutney

Leg of lamb, with an herb-pesto marinade and an orange flavored chutney with figs, roasted garlic and onion.

Roasted Herb Turkey

Juicy roasted turkey, basted in butter garlic and herbs, and stuffed with a mix of savory vegetables.

Apple-Plum Stuffed Pork Chops with Cider Sauce

Tender pork chops stuffed with apples, plums, pork sausage and corn bread in a sauce flavored with apple cider, garlic and onion.

Crusty Winter Squash with Maple Syrup and Nuts

Mashed squash is combined with butter, maple syrup, & pecans, then spooned into a casserole and topped with more butter-syrup, baked and garnished.

Thanksgiving Turkey

Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, garlic and paprika give this turkey a delicious flavor that will bring them back for seconds.

Ham Balls

Ham and ground beef are combined with cracker crumbs and formed into balls. They're baked in a sauce that uses tomato soup, vinegar and brown ...

Holiday Creamed Corn

This creamy rich side dish combines frozen whole kernel corn, diced bacon, onion & garlic with a whipping cream-chicken broth-butter sauce.

Pennsylvania Ginger Pears

Sweet pears, stewed in a lemon-ginger sauce make an elegant side dish for special holiday dinners.

Sausage and Sourdough Stuffing

Deb's Wild Rice Stuffing

Classic Roasted Turkey with Herb Butter Rub

Baked Acorn Squash Filled with Mincemeat Stuffi

Really Gooey Candied Sweet Potatoes

Seafood Vermouth

Apple-Maple Country Ham

"Throw it in a Bag" Rosemary Turkey Breast

Garlic Cheese Spread

Baked Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Medallions of Beef Tenderloin

Penne Pasta with Swiss Chard

Apple Butter-Turkey Meatloaf

Miracle Meatloaf

Beef Monterrey

Pan-Seared Strip Steaks Chiana

Steak Italiano

Green-with-Envy Seafood Pizza

Potatoes with Marsala Mushrooms and Prosciutto

Roasted Pork Tenderloin

Maple Stuffing

Very Easy Holiday Roast Pork

Momma's Stuffing

Baked Sweet Potatoes and Cashews

Holiday Pockets

Oven Roasted Turkey Stuffed with Fruit

Autumn Wild Rice with Mushrooms and Apricots

Sweet Potato Ginger Soup

Wild Rice with Artichokes and Mushrooms

Roasted Cornish Hens with Cherry Wine Sauce

Baked Cheese Stuffing Casserole

Flavors of Italy Stuffing

California Wassail

Sweet Potato with Crunchy Pecan Topping

Autumn Wild Rice with Mushrooms and Apricots

Honey Cranberry Pork Tenderloin with Glazed Pears

Baked Accordian Potato Duo

Roast Pork Loin with Apples

Cabbage Au Gratin

Mediterranean Grape Salad

Fried Potato Skillet


Honeyed Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes glazed with honey, brown sugar, and ginger add a touch of sweetness to your meal.

Cranberry-Raspberry Salad

Raspberry and lemon gelatin add the sweetness while "Fresh Cranberry Relish" (pictured here) and sour cream add tang.

Holiday Waldorf Salad

This lighter version of the old-time favorite adds kiwifruit, pineapple, and lemon yogurt for a delicious update.