15+ Delicious Christmas Main Dishes To Make

Here are 15 Christmas main dishes that are delicious, easy, and totally worthy of the most beautiful holiday table. Whether it's a traditional roast or a unique fancy stuffed pork loin or meatloaf, you'll find prime rib, ham, turkey, lamb, and seafood recipes that are sure to impress your family and guests this holiday season!

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Why You'll ❤️ These Christmas Dinner Recipes
Steak and Roast Beef
Turkey
Goose
Pork and Ham
Seafood
Lamb
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Why You'll ❤️ These Christmas Dinner Recipes

"What are you fixing for your holiday dinner? Well, I've rounded up the perfect Christmas main dishes for your holiday meal! All are easy (or make ahead), delicious, and will make you look like a cooking star." 😉

Sometimes it's hard to come up with Christmas dinner recipes, particularly the main course and the side dishes! If you're struggling for some information, keep ready, I've got over 15 ideas for your next holiday meal.

Delicious

You holiday dinner table deserves a tasty star of the show - at one point or another, all of these dishes made an appearance at my Christmas dinner. My family and guests have enjoyed them - I hope you do too! 🙂

Easy

While I love to cook, I don't enjoy being stuck in the kitchen during the holidays. All of these holiday main dishes have been designed to be as easy as possible. Prep and assemble anything you can well in advance to make your life easier.

Healthy

All of these holiday dinner main dishes have gluten free, sugar-free, low carb and keto adaptations available. Any recipes that calls for sugar, sauce, or soda can all use a sugar free sweetener substitute. The meatloaf uses almond flour as a binder with breadcrumbs and nutritional yeast as an alternative.

Steak and Roast Beef

A really nice steak or a standing rib roast are perfect Christmas main dishes! One thing you might never have considered is meatloaf, though. Be sure to check out the upgraded stuffed version below! It really is delicious!

Tip: all of these dishes can be prepped in advance!

How To Cook A Prime Rib Roast

Prime rib is so easy to make with step-by-step instructions for the most flavorful and mouthwatering beef roast ever!

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A juicy sliced prime rib roast served on a white platter with fresh herbs.

Wagyu Ribeye Steak

Foolproof tender and juicy pan-seared wagyu ribeye steak. Very simple method!

Stuffed Italian-Style Meatloaf

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Italian stuffed meatloaf served with marinara sauce.

Turkey

These roast turkey recipes are intended to be very easy Christmas main dishes - so you can get out of the kitchen and spend more time with your loved ones!

Roast Turkey with Crispy Seasoned Coating

u003cpu003eA super easy, fuss-free roast turkey that is tender and juicy with a delicious seasoned healthy homemade Shake and Bake coating. This is sure to be a hit on your holiday table!u003c/pu003e

Square closeup of turkey at an angle, showing it's crispy crust. The turkey is served on a white platter with fresh herbs.

Italian-Style Juicy Crock Pot Turkey Breast

u003cpu003eThis slow cooker tender turkey breast, is deliciously juicy and flavorful with its Italian-inspired citrus and herb flavors. u003c/pu003e

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Square feature image of juicy tuscan turkey breast slices served on a white plate and garnished with fresh herbs and lemon zest

Goose

The quintessential Christmas goose. What's more festive than that?

Christmas Goose Recipe

u003cpu003eA simple method for roasting a perfectly tender, rich and juicy goose for the holidays! Roast goose is a traditional Christmas dinner recipe that everyone looks forward to during the holidays.u003c/pu003e

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Feature image of a roasted goose served on a white platter and surrounded by sprigs of fresh herbs, red apples, and lemons.

Pork and Ham

Holiday ham one of the most classic Christmas main dishes. Spiral sliced ham is one of the easiest roasts you can make. If you want to try your hand at something a little different this year- try the stuffed pork loin. It's one of my favorite recipes - despite what it looks like it's quite easy to make!

Tip: The crock pot ham is the easiest recipe in the bunch. The stuffed pork can be assembled ahead of time.

Brown Sugar Bourbon Baked Ham

u003cpu003eThis easy glazed ham is tasty and EASY (only 5 ingredients). While this is a sugar-free version, regular sugar can be used when making the glaze. u003c/pu003e

Feature image of brown sugar bourbon glazed ham served on a white platter and garnished with parsley.

Cordon Bleu Stuffed Pork Loin

You'll love this pork loin filled with ham, swiss, spinach, and herbs - it's very tender and the sauce is delicious.

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Crock Pot Ham with Coke

Coca cola ham is so easy in a slow cooker! Perfectly cooked moist ham glazed in a delicious buttery brown sugar bourbon sauce.

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Slow Cooker Ham With Coke (Low Carb and Keto Ham Recipe)

Skillet Pork Chops

Delicious cast-iron smoky sweet dry rubbed pork chops in a matter of minutes - with minimal ingredients.

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Square image of a cast iron skillet with three pan seared dry rubbed pork chops

Seafood

If you're tired of meat and poultry, try a Christmas salmon main course instead. While not the most traditional, salmon is a great option for those wanting a quick cooking delicious dish that cooks fast, has great flavor, and is healthy!

Check out these non-traditional but totally perfect seafood Christmas main dishes:

Salmon with Dill Sauce

This salmon recipe is so easy and delicious! Enjoy the light and creamy lemon dill sauce with a simple pan-seared salmon.

Easy Baked Salmon with Parmesan Crust

This baked salmon with mayo recipe is a quick and tasty recipe to make. Less than 17 minutes start to finish - with only 5 ingredients!

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Lamb

Here in the US, lamb isn't as popular on Christmas as it is for Easter. I am here to tell you that a good lamb roast, steak, or chop make fantastic Christmas main dishes!

Three of these recipes are for a lamb leg but with different methods of cooking. The other two are pan-seared steaks and super easy air-fried chops. Delicious!

Roasted Leg of Lamb (Boneless or Semi-Boneless)

u003cpu003eA tender juicy leg of lamb roast every time. Cooking a lamb roast is very simple and requires minimal ingredients. The perfect holiday roast!u003c/pu003e

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Raosted leg of lamb resting on a white oval platter with a side of roasted potatoes.

Pan-Seared Lamb Leg Steak Recipe

u003cpu003ePan seared lamb steaks are quick and easy to make, so if you want a simple holiday main dish this is it.u003c/pu003e

Square image of a cooked lamb leg steak served on a white plate with a side of broccoli.

Pressure Cooker Leg of Lamb

A tender, juicy, flavorful way to cook lamb - that's also super easy! Now you can enjoy it any day of the week - not just holidays!

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Cooked and sliced leg of lamb served on a white platter with vegetables.

Air Fryer Lamb Chops

Air fryer lamb chops are quick and easy! Delicious, tender, and healthy lamb in only 30 minutes from start to finish, with 7 simple ingredients.

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An air fried lamb chop served on top of mashed cauliflower with a side of green beens and topped with mint chimichurri

Slow Cooker Leg of Lamb

u003cpu003eA tender and easy crockpot leg of lamb roast cooked low and slow all day. What could be easier? Walk away and let your slow cooker do the work!u003c/pu003e

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A slow cooker leg of lamb served with vegetables on a white platter.

✔️ More Christmas Recipes

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If you tried any of these recipes, let me know! I'd love for you to come back and give them a 5-star rating and/or a review in the comments! 🙂 Let's stay connected, so please share photos of your creations with me and others on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest! Don't forget to tag #seekinggoodeats