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20 Recipes to Make for Christmas Dinner

December 23, 2015

Christmas is almost here, and there’s a good chance you’ve finalized your menu. If you still need some ideas, though, here are 20 recipes to make for Christmas dinner (or dessert)!

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

1. Foolproof Standing Rib Roast – A Spicy Perspective

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

My family has a standing rib roast every year for Christmas. I love the break from Thanksgiving food and it makes me feel fancy and British (if I thought my family would eat it, I would totally make a Yorkshire pudding). However, rib roasts are expensive and it’s unlikely that I’m going to buy one to cook for the blog. Luckily, Sommer from A Spicy Perspective has covered that base for me.

2. Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ham – The Magical Slow Cooker

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

If you like to be a little more traditional, there’s nothing wrong with that! This slow cooker ham from my friend Sarah at The Magical Slow Cooker has brown sugar, mustard, and pineapple and it frees up space in your oven. Winning!

3. Coffee-Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Red Wine Jus – The Crepes of Wrath

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

Why, hello my love. If we didn’t do a rib roast I’d totally beg my mom to do this instead. I puffy heart ❤️ love medium-rare beef, so this makes me very happy.

4. Brined Roast Chicken with Potatoes Lyonnaise

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

If you want to take the poultry route, why not skip the turkey and go for a chicken or two instead? They’re less expensive and easier to handle. This one, cut into pieces, brined, and pan-roasted, is absolutely delicious.

5. Holiday Pork Loin Roast with Sicilian Cauliflower – Big Girl Small Kitchen

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

If you prefer to go with a pork roast, this one fits the bill! A perfectly seasoned pork loin and crispy roasted cauliflower…yes please!

6. Potato and Artichoke Gratin

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

This is one of my new favorite side dishes. Creamy potatoes, tender artichokes, and everything covered in a layer of tangy cheese. We ate this for dinner twice then ate it for breakfast for several more days.

7. Melissa’s Macaroni & Cheese – Served Up With Love

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

My family cannot have a holiday meal without macaroni & cheese for my picky eater nephew. The thing is, you don’t have to be a picky eater to love mac & cheese. Melissa says she probably wouldn’t be allowed in if she showed up to a family gathering without a pan of this!

8. Oyster Dressing – Game and Garden

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

Tradition with a little twist! Stacy’s oyster dressing looks delicious, but for the squeamish among you, she says you can definitely leave the oysters out.

9. Twice-Baked Potatoes

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

Who doesn’t love a twice-baked potato? I mean, what’s not to love about a crispy potato skin, creamy potatoes, cheese, bacon, and a little hit of green onion? This is what’s usually on the side of my family’s standing rib roast.

10. Creamed Cauliflower – Spicy Southern Kitchen

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

It’s kind of like mac & cheese but with cauliflower instead of pasta. Creamy, cheesy, and with a little crunch on top, this vegetable dish will make you think you’ve died and gone to cauliflower heaven.

11. Winter Vegetable Gratin – A Calculated Whisk

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

With pureed sweet onions adding an extra layer of flavor to the creamy base of this dish, this winter vegetable gratin is perfect if you want a creamy, cheesy, comforting side but you want to avoid potatoes or pasta. Becky has outdone herself with this one!

12. Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

There’s a good chance that you think you hate Brussels sprouts, but there’s also a good chance that if you try these Brussels sprouts with bacon you’ll change your mind!

13. Cranberry-Apple Crumble – The Hill Hangout

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

Ashley says that this gorgeous crumble can be served as a dessert or a side dish. Score!

14. Old Fashioned Homemade Sweet Potato Biscuits with Honey Butter – Call Me PMc

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

These are so simple and look beautiful and delicious. Paula says that her family prefers them to cornbread.

15. Easy Garlic Parmesan Dinner Rolls – Southern Bite

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

Stacey’s dinner rolls are made from scratch but are so easy! With garlic and parmesan on the top, they have a little extra flavor that will be the perfect complement to whatever you decide to serve this Christmas!

16. Caramel Cake

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

One word: icing.

17. Sweet Potato Brûlée – Southern Plate

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

Yes. Creme brûlée with a layer of Southern-style sweet potatoes. People love Christy’s sweet potato brûlée!

18. Italian Cream Cake

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

I’ve given up making layer cakes. Why bother when sheet cakes are so much simpler and turn out like this???

19. Crock Pot Chocolate Cobbler – Recipes that cRock!

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

Dessert in the slow cooker: how can you argue with that? Especially when it’s gooey, melty chocolate??

20. Bakewell Tart

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

Coming full-circle..this is the perfect fancy British dessert for you! With sweet, almond-y frangipane and a layer of raspberry jam, this tart is one of my all-time favorite desserts.

If you need some last minute ideas for your Christmas dinner, here are 20 recipes to make this Christmas - round up post by Chattavore.com!

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  1. magicalslowcooker says

    December 23, 2015 at 9:30 am

    Thank you for including my Ham recipe. I love all the recipes you chose. I don't know which to try first!
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    • Chattavore says

      December 23, 2015 at 10:00 am

      Thanks, Sarah! I'm kind of obsessed without your website right now. I got an Instant Pot as an early Christmas present and can't stop making ALL the slow cooker things!!!
      Reply

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