Tips and Recipes for an Easy Christmas Dinner Menu in 2022

Looking for an easy Christmas dinner menu? This holiday season, try something new and impress your guests with a beautiful and delicious Christmas feast. This easy Christmas dinner menu is perfect for any holiday gathering - from a small family gathering to a large holiday party.

This menu features traditional Christmas dishes like roast beef, mashed potatoes, and green beans, as well as some unique and festive dishes like cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. With this easy Christmas dinner menu, you're sure to impress your guests and have a stress-free holiday season. So why not give our easy Christmas dinner menu a try this year? You'll be glad you did.

Table of Contents:

1. Main Course

2. Side Dishes
   Mashed Potatoes
   Roasted Vegetables
   Crockpot Green Bean Casserole
   Baked Sweet Potatoes

3. Desserts
   Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Cinnamon Glaze
   Fruitcake
   Pumpkin Pie

4. Preparation Tips

5. Conclusion

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large pot or Dutch oven, brown the beef
roast on all sides.
3. Add the onion, carrots, celery, beef broth, red
wine, salt, and black pepper.
4. Cover and bake in the preheated oven for 3-4
hours, or until the beef roast is cooked through.
5. Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes
before slicing and serving.

• 1 beef roast (3-4 lb)

• 1 onion, diced

• 3 carrots, diced

• 2 celery stalks, diced

• 1 cup beef broth

• 1/2 cup red wine

• 1 tsp salt

• 1/2 tsp black pepper

Instructions:

Ingredients:

This roast beef recipe is the perfect main course for your Christmas Dinner. It is easy to prepare and can be made in advance, so you can enjoy your guests instead of being stuck in the kitchen. The key to this recipe is to cook the beef slowly, so that it is melt-in-your-mouth tender. Serve it with roasted vegetables and a simple green salad for a complete meal.

Roast Beef as the Main Course

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Side Dishes

The Christmas meal is not complete without mashed potatoes, green beans, dressing, cranberries, and other traditional side dishes. While the main dish may vary from family to family, these sides are often staples of the Christmas feast.

No matter which you choose or how you prepare them, these dishes are sure to please everyone at your Christmas dinner table. Here are some of our favorite side dish recipes—so get cooking and enjoy the holiday season!

1. In a large pot, cover potatoes with water and add a generous pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and cook until totally soft, 16 to 18 minutes. Drain and return potatoes to pot.

2. Use a potato masher to mash potatoes until smooth.
   Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter with milk until warm.

3. Pour over warm milk-butter mixture and stir until completely combined and creamy. Add sour cream and stir until combined.

4. Season mashed potatoes generously with salt and pepper.

5. Transfer potatoes to a serving bowl and top with remaining two tablespoons butter. Season with more pepper before serving.

• 3 lb. mixed potatoes, such as russets & Yukon Golds

• Kosher salt

• 1/2 c. (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus 2 tablespoons for garnish

• 1/2 c. whole milk

• 1/2 c. sour creamFreshly ground black pepper

Instructions:

Ingredients:

Mashed potatoes is a versatile dish that can be spiced up with herbs or made richer with the addition of cream or butter. No matter how you make them, they are always a favorite.
Here is one of our favorite recipes:

Mashed Potatoes

Yields: 6-8 Servings

Prep Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Scatter vegetables on a large baking
   sheet. Toss with oil, balsamic vinegar, rosemary, and thyme.
   Season with salt and pepper.

2. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the vegetables are tender,
   shaking the pan halfway through.

• 3/4 lb. Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved

• 2 large carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/2” pieces

• 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

• 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar

• 1 tsp. chopped rosemary leaves1 tsp. chopped thyme leaves

• Kosher salt

• Freshly ground black pepper

• 1/2 c. toasted pecans1/2 c. dried cranberries

Instructions:

Ingredients:

Roasted vegetables are a favorite traditional Christmas dish for many families.
Full of flavor and easy to prepare, here is one of our favorite recipes:

Roasted Vegetables

Yields: 4 Servings

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

1. In a 6-quart slow cooker, whisk soup, milk, onion powder,and 1 teaspoon pepper to combine. Fold in green beans and 1 cup fried onions. Cover and cook on high 2 to 2 1/2 hours or on low 5 to 6 hours.

2. In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, cook remaining 2
   cups fried onions, stirring occasionally, until toasted and golden brown, about 3 minutes.

3. Season casserole with salt and pepper. Top with toasted fried
   onions.

• 2 (10.5-oz.) cans cream of mushroom soup

• 1 c. whole milk or low-sodium vegetable broth

• 1 tsp. onion powder

• Freshly ground black pepper

• 4 (14.5-oz.) cans green beans, drained

• 1 (6-oz.) package fried onions, such as French’s, divided

• Kosher salt

Instructions:

Ingredients:

Crockpot Green bean Casserole is an incredibly simple dish that anyone can make. It calls for simple things like canned soup and packaged onions. While not always preferable to use canned items, when it tastes this good, we'll make an exception!

Crockpot Green Bean Casserole

Yields: 8-10 Servings

Prep Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 2hr 35 mins

1. Preheat oven to 425º. On a baking sheet lined with aluminum
   foil, prick sweet potatoes all over with a fork. Rub the outsides
   with a small amount of olive oil if you intend to eat the skins.

2. Bake until tender, 45 to 50 minutes.

3. Let cool, then split the tops open with a knife and top with a pat of butter.

4. Season with salt and pepper before serving.

• 4 sweet potatoes, scrubbed clean

• Olive oil, optional

• 4 tbsp. butter

• Kosher salt

• Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions:

Ingredients:

I know, I know, we already have mashed potatoes on this list. But who can resist a delicious and well prepared sweet potato? It's Christmas after all! Here is our favorite recipe:

Baked Sweet Potatoes

Yields: 4 Servings

Prep Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Desserts

Now we arrive at many of our favorite course—dessert! No matter how full we get on the meal, at Christmas time we always save room for dessert. Here are just a few of our favorites:

1. Preheat oven to 350° and generously grease a 12-cup bundt pan.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Beat on medium speed until pale and creamed together, about 2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, mix until incorporated between each egg. Add the pumpkin puree on low speed. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula and slowly add the buttermilk and vanilla, until well combined.

3. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and allspice. Stir in salt and black pepper. Add dry ingredients to the mixer in 4 batches, mixing on low in between additions until just incorporated. Scrape bowl and mix the last batch by hand to prevent over mixing. Transfer batter into the prepared pan and smooth the batter with the spatula. Tap the pan firmly on the counter a few times to release air bubbles. Bake until the cake is golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean, about 60 minutes.

4. Cool cake in the pan for 15 to 20 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack. Don't wait too long, or the cake may be difficult to remove in one piece.

5. In a medium bowl, whisk together confectioners’ sugar,
   cinnamon, flaky sea salt, and milk until smooth. The glaze should be pourable, but thick. Add more confectioners’ sugar or milk in small increments to adjust if needed.

6. When the cake has fully cooled, transfer to a platter and pour
   glaze on top, allowing it to drip down the sides of the cake. Let
   glaze set for a minute before serving.

• 1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more to grease the pan

• 1 c. light brown sugar, packed

• 1 c. granulated sugar

• 3 large eggs, at room temperature

• 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree

• 1/2 c. buttermilk, at room temperature

• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

• 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour

• 2 tsp. baking soda

• 3 tsp. baking powder

• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon

• 2 tsp. ground allspice

• 1 tsp. kosher salt

• 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

Instructions:

Cake Ingredients:

This pumpkin dessert is less traditional than pumpkin pie, but we think it will convince even the most avid pumpkin pie fan or cake skeptic!

Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Cinnamon Glaze

Yields: 10-12 Servings

Prep Time: 12 mins

Total Time: 1hr 30 mins

Cinnamon Glaze Ingredients:

• 1 c. confectioners' sugar, sifted

• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp. flaky sea salt (optional)

• 2 tbsp. whole milk, at room temperature

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

2. Whisk pumpkin puree, condensed milk, eggs, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt together in a medium bowl until smooth. Pour into crust.

3. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.

4. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking until a knife inserted 1 inch from the crust comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.

5. Let cool before serving.

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree

• 1 (14 ounce) can EAGLE BRAND® Sweetened Condensed Milk

• 2 large eggs

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• ½ teaspoon ground ginger

• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

Instructions:

Ingredients:

Always a Christmas favorite, the traditional, delicious and irreplaceable pumpkin pie!

Pumpkin Pie

Yields: 1 9" pie

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Preparation Tips

1. About a week before Christmas, start making your shopping list. Determine how many people you will be serving and what menu items you will need to prepare.

2. A few days before Christmas, start baking cookies, cakes and pies.

3. Christmas Eve is a good day to prep your vegetables, make sauces and stuffings, and bake casseroles.

4. On Christmas Day, put your turkey or ham in the oven as early as possible. This will give you
   plenty of time to relax and enjoy the day with your family and friends.

5. Set the table the night before so you don’t have to worry about it on Christmas Day.

6. Delegate tasks to family members and friends. Assign someone to help with the cooking, someone to help with the cleanup, and someone to entertain the kids.

7. Relax and enjoy your Christmas dinner. Don’t stress out if everything isn’t perfect. The most
   important thing is that you and your family enjoy the time together.

Conclusion

Preparing a Christmas dinner menu, no matter how simple, can be a stressful time without the proper plan. We hope that this list and these recipes give you some assistance in making this Christmas special for you, your friend and family. Merry Christmas!

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