The ultimate guide to New Year’s Eve Dinner Recipes! Whether you want sides, main dishes, desserts, or drinks we’ve got you covered!
After Christmas baking, cooking, and parties, the last thing you want to have to do on New Year’s Eve is spend tons of time in the kitchen. That’s why I love recipes that are easy to throw together but still absolutely delicious.
Whether you’re hosting a party, cozying up to watch the ball drop at midnight, or getting nice and full for your 9 PM bedtime 😉 , I’ve got you covered with these easy and delicious recipes for New Year’s Eve.
PSST – all of the recipes listed contain ingredients that are said to bring you luck in the New Year!
Side dishes
It’s said that black eyed peas bring luck and cornbread brings gold to those who eat them on NYE! Rice, grapes, oranges, and honey are also said to be lucky. 😉
How to Make Jiffy Cornbread Better
How to Make Jiffy Cornbread Better: a few simple ways to make your boxed corn muffin mix taste homemade! Moist, flavorful, and so easy!
Grape Salad
This creamy Grape Salad is an easy fruit salad that's sure to be a hit at any party. It's sweet, yet tangy, creamy, yet crunchy... this salad has it all!
Ambrosia
Ambrosia is the perfect 10-minute side dish. It's light and fresh, sweet and creamy, and absolutely packed with sweet fruit, fluffy marshmallows, crunchy pistachios, and chewy coconut.
Coconut Lime Rice
This Coconut Lime Rice is light, fluffy, and packed with flavor. Basmati rice is toasted with coconut flakes then simmered with lime juice and zest in creamy coconut milk.
Texas Caviar Recipe
Ready for the easiest Cinco de Mayo recipe ever? This Texas Caviar comes together in a matter of minutes and is full of fresh veggies, beans, corn, and topped with tangy red wine vinegar and lime dressing!
Vegan Cornbread
This Vegan Cornbread is fluffy, but incredibly moist! It's naturally sweetened and made with corn kernels for a delicious pop of texture.
Instant Pot Basmati Rice
This Instant Pot Basmati Rice is easier than making rice on the stove. This perfectly fluffy rice is a quick and easy side dish that's great served with any dinner.
Fruit Salad
This Fruit Salad is packed with all your favorite fresh fruits and tossed in a healthy dressing. This quick and easy recipe makes the perfect summer snack, side dish, or dessert!
Cornbread Recipe
This is the BEST Cornbread Recipe! Made with cornmeal, creamed corn, and sweet corn – it's gluten free, perfectly sweet, and PACKED with corn flavor.
Main dishes
Need extra luck in the New Year? Be sure to eat your pork, fish, noodles, lentils, and cabbage!
Seafood Lasagna
This Seafood Lasagna is a family favorite! This classic dinner is loaded with alfredo sauce, scallops, shrimp, crab, and a creamy cottage cheese or ricotta spinach filling.
Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin
This Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin is juicy, flavorful, and so easy to make. Pork is coated in a sweet and smoky rub, then air fried until it's crispy on the outside and tender in the center.
Air Fryer Pork Chops
These Air Fryer Pork Chops are the best easy-to-make dinner! They're tender and juicy on the inside and golden-brown and crispy on the outside.
Homemade Healthy Air Fryer Fish Sticks Recipe
This Homemade Healthy Air Fryer Fish Sticks Recipe only requires 10 ingredients (INCLUDING salt and pepper): cod or tilapia, spices: salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, whole wheat flour, eggs, lemon juice, panko breadcrumbs, and old bay seasoning! Oven baked instructions listed as well.
Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
This Instant Pot Mac and Cheese is ultra creamy, ooey-gooey, and made with three kinds of cheese! This is a one pot, quick version of a family favorite classic!
Slow Cooker Chicken Lentil Soup
How about a steaming hot bowl of Slow Cooker Chicken Lentil Soup on a chilly day? This soup is easy, healthy, and has 300 calories per serving!
Cabbage Roll Soup
This Cabbage Roll Soup is the perfect hearty, flavorful, cozy winter dinner that's packed with beef, bacon, rice, and veggies! A quick and easy twist on traditional cabbage rolls.
Pork Tacos
These Pork Tacos are quick, healthy, and kid friendly. Tender pork is cooked to perfection then served in a tortilla with a creamy green chile sauce and all your favorite taco toppings!
Baked Fish Tacos Recipe
Healthy Baked Fish Tacos! Tilapia + spices + loads of lime all piled into a corn tortilla and topped with a fresh, crunchy slaw! Healthy easy deliciousness for the win!
Chicken Parmesan
This is the BEST Chicken Parmesan! You're only 45 minutes away from crispy chicken topped with marinara and ooey-gooey cheeses. Serve with pasta for the perfect weeknight dinner.
Instant Pot Lentil Sloppy Joes Recipe
Instant Pot Lentil Sloppy Joes. A health-i-fied vegan, gluten free version of a classic! Quick, easy, meatless weeknight dinner.
Pork Fried Rice
This "better than take-out" Chinese Pork Fried Rice Recipe comes together in under 30 minutes! Loaded with bacon and pork loin, kids and adults go nuts for this!
Air Fryer Salmon
This Air Fryer Salmon is crispy on the outside, juicy in the middle, and coated in a sweet and spicy brown sugar chili rub. Quick, easy, and healthy weeknight dinner.
Shrimp Lo Mein
This Shrimp Lo Mein is packed with juicy shrimp, veggies, pasta, and a sweet, tangy, and slightly spicy homemade sauce.
Broccoli Lentil Soup
This flavorful Vegan Broccoli Lentil Soup is full of potatoes, broccoli, and lentils and seasoned with salt and cayenne! The perfect soup to keep you warm during those long winter months.
Shrimp Tacos
These Shrimp Tacos are loaded with perfectly spiced baked shrimp and ultra creamy slaw! This quick and easy dinner is loved by all.
Pulled Pork Recipe
This Pulled Pork Recipe is made in the crockpot for a super moist and tender meat. Serve it in sandwiches, as tacos or nachos, or with pasta!
Baked Salmon Recipe
This Baked Salmon Recipe is incredibly juicy, tender, and healthy! It's marinated in a simple lemon garlic marinade, then served with a creamy, sweet, and tangy honey lemon sauce.
Cacio e Pepe
This Cacio e Pepe is a classic Italian pasta dish! Bucatini pasta is tossed in a buttery cheese sauce and flavored with plenty of freshly ground black pepper!
Desserts
Pomegranates represent prosperity and round cakes will bring a full circle of luck for the upcoming year. The champagne desserts are thrown in, because there’s no such thing as too much champagne on NYE. 😉 Drink responsibly.
Champagne Sugar Cookies Recipe
These Champagne Sugar Cookies with Champagne Buttercream are ultra sparkly and perfect for celebrating! They're also surprisingly easy to make and only require 7 ingredients!
7UP Pound Cake
This 7UP Pound Cake is rich, dense, and perfectly citrusy. This semi-homemade cake is made with lemon cake mix, lemon pudding, and 7UP soda, then topped with a sweet lemon-lime icing.
Lucky Charms Cookies
These Lucky Charms Cookies are moist, chewy, crunchy, and packed with Lucky Charms cereal, Lucky Charms marshmallows, and white chocolate chips!
No-Bake Champagne Cheesecake
Layered with a delicious graham cracker crust, a sweet and creamy filling, and a light and fluffy whipped topping, these no-bake champagne cheesecakes are the perfect dessert for any party!
Drinks
Cheers and drink responsibly!
Four Champagne Cocktails for New Year's Eve
These Champagne Cocktails are made FOUR ways: Raspberry Royale, Mimosa, Poinsettia, and Classic — the perfect addition to your New Year's Eve party!
Easy Margarita Recipe
A classic, Easy Margarita Recipe. 5 ingredients: tequila, simple syrup (or agave), lime, lemon, and orange juice! A simply perfect and refreshing cocktail!
Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe
A classic cocktail that is enjoyed by many, an old fashioned cocktail recipe is made at home to be enjoyed whenever you like!
Cranberry Pomegranate Margarita Recipe
Sweet, tart, and perfect for the holidays, this Easy Cranberry Pomegranate Margarita can be enjoyed by one or shared with many! Only 5 ingredients necessary!
– Jennifer