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Christmas Dinner Menu Ideas

by Jennifer Debth December 17, 2019
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Christmas Dinner Menu Ideas. Everything from festive appetizers to my favorite Christmas ham, holiday sides, and of course, dessert!

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Christmas is in 8 days! 8 days people! How can that be?! This Christmas is extra special, because it’s our first Christmas with our sweet little Natalie. <3

We’re full of holiday cheer over here at Show Me the Yummy. We’ve been decorating the tree, filling the stockings with presents, watching all the movies, and baking cookies, cookies, and more cookies.

We typically do a Christmas eve dinner and have leftovers for the next week, but whether you do a big meal on Christmas eve or day, I’ve got you covered with festive appetizers, Christmas ham recipes, holiday sides, and more!

Christmas Appetizers

While Christmas dinner is in the oven, you’ll need a little somethin’ somethin’ to snack on. All of these appetizers are quick, easy, and can be eaten without a plate . . .  less dirty dishes for the win! 😉

Pork, Brie, and Fig Hand Pies

These Pork, Brie, and Fig Hand Pies are the perfect holiday appetizer! Pie crust is stuffed with Slow Roasted Golden Rotisserie Fresh Pork Tenderloin, fig preserves, pecans, spinach, and brie. An elegant appetizer that’s surprisingly quick and easy to make!

Pork, Brie, and Fig Hand Pies

These Pork, Brie, and Fig Hand Pies are the perfect holiday appetizer! Pie crust is stuffed with Slow Roasted Golden Rotisserie Pork Tenderloin, fig preserves, pecans, spinach, and brie. An elegant appetizer that's surprisingly quick and easy to make!
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Smoked Salmon Pinwheels

These Smoked Salmon Pinwheels are perfect for easy and elegant holiday entertaining. Quick and easy to make with only four ingredients: tortillas, a lemon pepper and asiago spread, smoked salmon, and spinach!

Smoked Salmon Pinwheels

These Smoked Salmon Pinwheels are perfect for easy and elegant holiday entertaining. Quick and easy to make with only four ingredients: tortillas, a lemon pepper and asiago spread, smoked salmon, and spinach!
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#ad These Smoked Salmon Pinwheels are perfect for easy and elegant holiday entertaining. Quick and easy to make with only four ingredients: tortillas, a lemon pepper and asiago spread, smoked salmon, and spinach! showmetheyummy.com Made in partnership w/ @laterrafina

Warm Walnut Goat Cheese Bites

Warm Walnut Goat Cheese Bites. Goat cheese mixed with honey and spices, rolled in crushed walnuts, and baked until warm!

Warm Walnut Goat Cheese Bites

Warm Walnut Goat Cheese Bites. Goat cheese mixed with honey and spices, rolled in crushed walnuts, and baked until warm! 
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#ad Warm Walnut Goat Cheese Bites. Goat cheese mixed with honey and spices, rolled in crushed walnuts, and baked until warm! showmetheyummy.com Made in partnership w/ @CAWalnuts

Roasted Butternut Squash Bruschetta

Roasted Butternut Squash Bruschetta. Chewy baguette topped with goat cheese, arugula, roasted butternut squash and tomatoes!

Roasted Butternut Squash Bruschetta Recipe

Roasted Butternut Squash Bruschetta. Chewy baguette topped with goat cheese, arugula, roasted butternut squash and tomatoes!
Roasted Butternut Squash Bruschetta. Chewy baguette topped with goat cheese, arugula, roasted butternut squash and tomatoes! showmetheyummy.com
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Roasted Butternut Squash Bruschetta. Chewy baguette topped with goat cheese, arugula, roasted butternut squash and tomatoes! showmetheyummy.com

Mushroom Brut Brie

The BEST appetizer yet, this Mushroom Brut Brie is totally impressive, ridiculously easy, and ultra cheesy! Melty brie is topped with brut champagne, buttery mushrooms, and crunchy pistachios!

Mushroom Brut Brie Recipe

The BEST appetizer yet, this Mushroom Brut Brie is totally impressive, ridiculously easy, and ultra cheesy! Melty brie is topped with brut champagne, buttery mushrooms, and crunchy pistachios!
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#ad The BEST appetizer yet, this Mushroom Brut Brie is totally impressive, ridiculously easy, and ultra cheesy! Melty brie is topped with brut champagne, buttery mushrooms, and crunchy pistachios! showmetheyummy.com Made in partnership w/ @barefootwine #mushrooms #brie

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Christmas Main Dishes

You can’t have a Christmas dinner without a Christmas ham. If you’re tight for oven safe, try my slow cooker ham. If you have the room, my ham with pineapple sauce is a classic!

Honey Dijon Crockpot Ham

This Honey Dijon Crockpot Ham Recipe is the best combination of sweet and salty. Ham smothered in brown sugar, honey, butter, dijon mustard, and garlic and cooked to juicy perfection in the slow cooker! Quick and easy!

Honey Dijon Crockpot Ham

This Honey Dijon Crockpot Ham Recipe is the perfect combination of sweet and salty. Tender ham is smothered in a sweet, buttery glaze and cooked to juicy perfection in the slow cooker!
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This Honey Dijon Crockpot Ham Recipe is the best combination of sweet and salty. Ham smothered in brown sugar, honey, butter, dijon mustard, and garlic and cooked to juicy perfection in the slow cooker! Quick and easy! showmetheyummy.com #crockpot #ham #honey #dijon

Ham with Pineapple Sauce

This Ham with Pineapple Sauce is the perfect example of the classic combo: sweet and salty! It’s delicious, it’s easy, and it’s the perfect holiday dish!

Ham with Pineapple Sauce

This Ham with Pineapple Sauce is the perfect easy-to-make holiday entree. Tender and salty ham is slathered in a sweet and tangy homemade pineapple sauce!
This ham with pineapple sauce is going to blow you away! The ham is so moist and salty and the sauce is just the right amount of sweet to contrast :) showmetheyummy.com #ham #dinner #christmas #holiday #pineapple #pineapplesauce
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This ham with pineapple sauce is going to blow you away! The ham is so moist and salty and the sauce is just the right amount of sweet to contrast :) showmetheyummy.com #ham #dinner #christmas #holiday #pineapple #pineapplesauce

Christmas Side Dish Recipes

As always. It’s alllll about the sides. Some are classics and some are my twists on holiday favorites! Either way, you’re gonna love ’em.

Easy Strawberry Pretzel Salad

This quick and easy strawberry pretzel salad is a classic holiday side dish. This recipe uses fresh strawberries and is made up of three delicious layers: a pretzel crust, a cream cheese filling, and a strawberry jello topping!

Easy Strawberry Pretzel Salad

This Strawberry Pretzel Salad has a crunchy pretzel crust, a tangy cream cheese filling, and a sweet topping made with strawberry jello and fresh strawberries. The BEST side dish or dessert for the holidays!
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Crockpot Sweet Potato Casserole

This crockpot sweet potato casserole is a twist on a classic Thanksgiving side dish! Fresh sweet potatoes are cooked and mashed directly in the slow cooker then topped with a buttery, sugary, crunchy, pecan streusel topping. If marshmallows are your thing, feel free to add those, too!

Crockpot Sweet Potato Casserole

This Crockpot Sweet Potato Casserole is a twist on a classic Thanksgiving side dish! Fresh sweet potatoes are cooked and mashed with the yummiest Fall spices and topped with a crunchy pecan streusel.
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Best Creamy Corn Casserole

Only 5 minutes and 7 ingredients to make the BEST Creamy Corn Casserole. It’s fluffy, it’s creamy, and it will definitely be the star of all your holiday meals!

Creamy Corn Casserole

This is the BEST Creamy Corn Casserole! It's fluffy, creamy, and is the star of holiday meals! Only 5 minutes and 7 ingredients (including Jiffy Mix) required.
This creamy corn casserole tastes like an extra creamy cornbread that you eat with a spoon! It’s the perfect Thanksgiving side dish. The bonus? It’s so easy! Just dump all the ingredients together in a bowl, stir, and bake! https://showmetheyummy.com #thanksgiving #sidedish #holidaysides #corn #corncasserole
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This creamy corn casserole tastes like an extra creamy cornbread that you eat with a spoon! It’s the perfect Thanksgiving side dish. The bonus? It’s so easy! Just dump all the ingredients together in a bowl, stir, and bake! https://showmetheyummy.com #thanksgiving #corncasserole

Green Bean Casserole

This is the BEST Green Bean Casserole Recipe. It’s creamy and full of bacon, mushrooms, cheddar cheese, and French-Fried Onion Rings! The perfect side dish. No cream of mushroom soup, instead you’ll make a quick and easy homemade version. One pot wonder! Only 11 ingredients necessary!

Green Bean Casserole Recipe

This Green Bean Casserole Recipe is a one-pot wonder that's perfect for the holidays. It's creamy, delicious, and full of bacon, cheddar cheese, and French-fried onion rings. No Cream of "X" Soup!
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This is the BEST Green Bean Casserole Recipe. It's creamy and full of bacon, mushrooms, cheddar cheese, and French-Fried Onion Rings! The perfect side dish. showmetheyummy.com #bacon #greenbeancasserole

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes. Yukon gold potatoes cooked in broth, then drained and mixed with buttermilk, butter, cream cheese, sour cream, parmesan cheese, and spices: salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Only 12 minutes required! Quick. Easy. Fluffy. Delicious!

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

These Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes are quick, fluffy, and ultra creamy. Yukon gold potatoes are cooked in broth then mashed with buttermilk, cream cheese, sour cream, and parmesan.
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Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes. Yukon gold potatoes cooked in broth, then drained and mixed with buttermilk, butter, cream cheese, sour cream, parmesan cheese, and spices: salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Only 12 minutes required! Quick. Easy. Fluffy. Delicious! showmetheyummy.com #instantpot #mashedpotatoes

Cornbread Dressing

An easy gluten free stuffing, this Cornbread Dressing Recipe will surely impress! Full of italian sausage, vegetables, homemade cornbread, cranberries, spices, and more!

Cornbread Dressing Recipe

An easy gluten free stuffing, this Cornbread Dressing Recipe will surely impress! Full of italian sausage, homemade cornbread, cranberries, and more!
An easy gluten free stuffing, this Cornbread Dressing Recipe will surely impress! Full of italian sausage, vegetables, homemade cornbread, cranberries, spices, and more! showmetheyummy.com #cornbreaddressing #cornbreadstuffing
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An easy gluten free stuffing, this Cornbread Dressing Recipe will surely impress! Full of italian sausage, vegetables, homemade cornbread, cranberries, spices, and more! showmetheyummy.com #cornbreaddressing #cornbreadstuffing

See more Christmas Sides. 

Christmas Desserts

If you’re looking for great Christmas desserts, look no further than my 12 Christmas Desserts that Aren’t Cookies or 10 Favorite Christmas Cookie Recipes. 

What to Do with Leftover Christmas Ham

I don’t know about you, but I ALWAYS have leftover ham. While I do love making leftover ham sandwiches, sometimes I like to spice it up a bit, so be sure to check out my post on 7 Easy Recipes for Leftover Christmas Ham (coming soon!).

Merry Christmas, everyone!

– Jennifer

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