You have to see our collection of 21 of the best and easiest main dish dinner ideas to make this Christmas!
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Sheet Pan Roast Pork Tenderloin with Potatoes
This Sheet Pan Roast Pork Tenderloin with Potatoes is extremely tender, succulent, and healthy. This pork tenderloin recipe is easy enough for a weeknight meal and delicious enough for serving to guests. Little effort with big results.
Instant Pot Turkey Breast with Gravy
You can have tender, succulent turkey breast with gravy in less than an hour with this Instant Pot Turkey Breast with Gravy recipe. It’s a healthy, quick, and delicious meal that we enjoy anytime of year!
Beef Tenderloin Roast with Red Wine Sauce
This Beef Tenderloin Roast with Garlic Wine Sauce is unbelievably easy and luxurious at the same time. It’s intensely tender, juicy, and flavorful. The garlic wine sauce is stunningly delicious.
Instant Pot Honey Glazed Ham
Everyone will surely love how moist and tender this ham recipe is! I love that you can use your pressure cooker to free up more room in the oven for other dishes.
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Pan Seared Pork Chops
These Pan Seared Pork Chops have always been on our holiday menu! Perfect for a festive and delicious dinner! This is a great idea for smaller families or for a tasty Christmas Eve supper.
Garlic Herb Lamb Chops Recipe
Elevate your Christmas dinner with this exquisite Pan-Seared Lamb Chops Recipe, marinated in a delectable blend of garlic, fresh herbs, and olive oil. This restaurant-quality dish can be prepared in just 15 minutes, making it perfect for the festive season or any special occasion. Treat your guests to this sumptuous meal that pairs beautifully with seasonal sides for a truly memorable holiday feast.
Easy Cranberry Baked Chicken Thighs
This Easy Cranberry Baked Chicken Thighs recipe is a family favorite! Bone-in chicken thighs, oven baked with a delicious cranberry orange glaze. This healthy, hearty meal will sure to be a favorite with your family. It also is a nice holiday meal to share with a group!
Lemon Rosemary Chicken
Easy Lemon Rosemary Chicken is simple to make and an elegant dinner for Christmas. It’s oven roasted to perfection, with a crispy and buttery skin that is so delicious! A great alternative to those who would rather have something different from turkey or ham.
Best Ever Beef Bourguignon
Try the Best Ever Beef Bourguignon made by slowly braising beef in a wine sauce and then garnished with pearl onions, mushrooms, and carrots. This is a great Christmas dinner idea if you wanted to scale back on some of the side dishes since it has several veggies with it already.
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Easy Christmas Beef Roast
An easy yet elegant Christmas beef roast, perfectly seasoned with fresh herbs and tender veggies. The best part is that you can have your main course meal on the table in just over 1 hour!
Sheet Pan Turkey Breast Dinner
If you only like dark meat, you might want to make a more traditional holiday dinner, but if you’re looking for all the flavor of this dish but something simpler to make, this sheet pan Christmas dinner with turkey breast is perfect!
Easy Christmas London Broil
This London Broil recipe is packed with flavor from the simple marinade and is great if you are serving a crowd since this cut of beef is budget friendly. Marinate the night before, then on Christmas day it only takes about 15 minutes to sear.
Baked Christmas Salmon
This Cranberry Sauce Baked Christmas Salmon is the perfect recipe to share over the holiday season. It’s ready in just 35 minutes and you only need 3 simple ingredients! Talk about easy!
3-Ingredient Easy Brown Sugar Glaze Crockpot Ham
Here’s another fun twist on your traditional holiday ham! Make it in the slow cooker so it’s hassle free and you have more oven space for all of those tasty side dishes.
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Juicy Cast-Iron Roast Chicken
This juicy cast-iron chicken is perfect to celebrate Christmas and pairs with just about anything. Deliciously flavored with Italian seasoning, garlic, creamy brie, grapes, and olive oil, this dish comes together in 10 minutes before it pops into the oven. It results in tender, juicy chicken with the most delicious pan gravy, worthy for a festive table.
Oven Roasted Prime Rib
Prime rib may sound a little fancy to serve during the holidays, but it’s actually really simple to make and tastes out of this world! Great for those who want to dodge the traditional main course Christmas dinner ideas.
Bacon Wrapped Beef Tenderloin with Balsamic Fig Sauce
Beef tenderloin is an excellent option for a small family Christmas dinner. The reduced sauce adds so much flavor, and since it’s basically the whole filet mignon you can guarntee, it will be ultra tender.
Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings
Pressure cooker chicken and dumplings are super simple to make since we are using canned biscuits and it’s ready in just under 1 hour! Let the Instant Pot do the work so you can spend more time with family.
Rosemary Beef Tenderloin with Wild Mushroom Cream Sauce
Guests will be wowed from these tender filet steaks that are smothered in a creamy mushroom sauce. This amazing meal is ready in just 45 minutes.
Chicken Mushroom Stroganoff
Ready to stop slaving over the stove when it comes to making Christmas dinner? Go with chicken mushroom stroganoff. It’s super simple to make, great when you want to switch things up, and it’s ready in 30 minutes.
Sheet Pan Ham Dinner
Looking for a sheet pan Christmas dinner recipe? Not only would this recipe be perfect for either one, but it’s also simple enough to serve up as a regular busy weeknight staple whenever you like.
We hope that out of our 21 easy Christmas main course meals you have added a few new ones to your list to try this holiday season!
