Christmas Dinner Recipes

Looking for a show-stopping ham recipe? Or maybe beef tenderloin is more your style? Browse our Christmas dinner recipes and curate your holiday menu to your liking.
Overhead view of Lobster Thermidor
Lobster Thermidor
A whole cooked prime rib roast with two slices on a wooden cutting board with a knife, herbs, and sauce.
Roasted and Reverse Seared Prime Rib
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Maple-Glazed Spiral Ham
Slices of rare beef tenderloin in wooden cutting board next to fresh herbs.
Slow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin
Beef Wellington on an oval white ceramic plate, with two slices of Wellington on the right hand side of the plate.
The Ultimate Beef Wellington Recipe
All Belly Porchetta sliced on a cutting board
All-Belly Porchetta
Close up photograph of a plate of osso buco and risotto alla milanese, garnished with gremolata.
Osso Buco (Italian Braised Veal Shanks) Recipe
Sous vide lamb leg sliced up topped with chimichurri sauce
Sous Vide Leg of Lamb With Mint, Cumin, and Black Mustard Recipe
An overhead view of ultra-crispy slow roasted pork shoulder in a bowl next to a smaller bowl of sauce.
Ultra-Crispy Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder
Spatchcocked Turkey on a wooden carving board surrounded by Thanksgiving dishes
Crisp-Skinned Spatchcocked (Butterflied) Roast Turkey With Gravy
Sliced sous vide turkey breast with crisp skin cracklings and gravy on a white plate.
Sous Vide Turkey Breast With Crispy Skin
Overhead view of leg of lamb sliced
Slow-Roasted Boneless Leg of Lamb
Crispy golden roasted duck crown sliced
Dry-Aged Roast Duck Breast Recipe
Duck à l'Orange
Duck à l'Orange Recipe
A rack of lamb cooked sous vide and sliced into individual portions, all fanned out on a wooden cutting board with a pile of salt and sprigs of fresh herbs all around.
Sous Vide Rack of Lamb Recipe
A golden Cajun-style turkey resting on the surface of a charcoal grill.
Cajun-Style Smoked Turkey
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Koji Prime Rib
Seafood stuffed shells covered in golden breadcrumbs
Seafood-Stuffed Shells Recipe
Sliced, herb-roasted turkey breast on top of stuffing inside of a white stoneware baking dish.
Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast and Stuffing
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Sous Vide City Ham With Balsamic Brown Sugar Glaze Recipe
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Perfect Prime Rib With Red Wine Jus Recipe
Roasted, carved turkey on a platter with sage leaves. A pitcher of gravy is next to the platter.
Roast Turkey in Parts
A spatchcocked turkey cooking on a grill.
Grilled Spatchcocked Turkey
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Foolproof Cheese Fondue Recipe
Herb-Rubbed Crisp-Skinned Butterflied Roast Turkey on a rack in the oven.
Herb-Rubbed Crisp-Skinned Butterflied Roast Turkey
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Red Wine–Braised Turkey Legs
A crown roast of pork on a cutting board, three chops have been cut from the roast.
Easy Crown Roast of Pork Recipe
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Rotisserie Porchetta Recipe
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Pork Loin Roast With Winter Vegetables Recipe
A platter of red-wine marinated with horseradish sauce
Red Wine-Marinated, Roasted Beef Tenderloin With Herb-Horseradish Cream
A whole, golden brown roast turkey on a cutting board
The Best Simple Roast Turkey With Gravy
Roast turkey porchetta (turchetta) sliced and on a wooden cutting board.
Turkey Porchetta
A roasted spatchcocked turkey covered in Cajun spices.
Cajun-Spiced Spatchcocked Turkey Recipe
Shingled slices of deep-fried turchetta
Deep-Fried Sous Vide Turkey Porchetta (Turchetta) Recipe
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Tri-Tip Beef Roast With Shallot Jus Recipe
overhead shot of a bowl of New England clam chowder with oyster crackers
New England Clam Chowder
A turkey being cooked on a rotisserie.
Rotisserie Turkey
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Cherry Coke-Glazed Country Ham
Sliced vegetables Wellington roast resting on cutting board with two slices cut, with gravy pitcher and fresh parsley alongside.
Vegetable Wellington
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Vegan Lasagna alla Bolognese Recipe
Cross-section view of a wedge of squash lasagna, with the full lasagna pan out of focus just behind it.
The Best Squash Lasagna
Cover of My Last Supper cookbook by Melanie Dunea
Gordon Ramsay's Last Supper, Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding Recipe | Cook the Book
A sliced lomo al trapo, a Colombian-style grilled beef tenderloin
Lomo al Trapo (Colombian-Style Cloth-Wrapped Grilled Beef Tenderloin)
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Crisp-Skinned Roast Goose and Gravy
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Tender Braised Lamb Shanks With Bitter Herb Salad Recipe
Closeup of hearty white bean and spinach soup with rosemary and garlic in a wide white bowl.
Hearty White Bean and Spinach Soup with Rosemary and Garlic Recipe
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Grilled Garlic- and Mint Pesto–Stuffed Leg of Lamb Recipe
A whole roasted pork loin with golden crackling on a wooden platter
Garlic- and Herb-Roasted Pork Loin With Crackling and Spiced Apple Chutney
sous vide lobster pieces on a white plate with lemon and tarragon
Sous Vide Lobster
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25 Show-Stopping Roasts for Your Holiday Table
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Ultra-Creamy Spinach and Mushroom Lasagna Recipe
Overhead view of smothered turkey wings, served with rice.
Smothered Turkey Wings
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18 Vegetarian Mains for a Festive Holiday Table
A bone-in spiral cut ham, grilled and glazed with Coke and pineapple.
Grill-Roasted Coke- and Pineapple-Glazed Ham Recipe
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Coke and Pineapple Glazed Ham | Grilling
Plates of hallacas wrapped and unwrapped traditional Venezuelan tamales
Hallacas (Venezuelan Christmas Tamales)
Beef Wellington on an oval white ceramic plate, with two slices of Wellington on the right hand side of the plate.
9 Festive Holiday Dinners Our Readers Love
Shurabet el eid in a white bowl
Shurabet el Eid (Holiday Soup) Recipe