Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.
Christmas
We have plenty of show-stopping holiday main dishes including rib roast, ham, pernil, roast duck as well as vegetarian options. Discover more ideas for the holiday in our Christmas recipes super collection.
Lasagna Regina Schrambling 4 hours
Easy
Prime Rib Roast Sam Sifton 1 hour 15 minutes, after 3 hours' room temperature sitting
Pepperpot Millie Peartree About 4 1/2 hours
Jansson’s Temptation (Creamy Potato Casserole) Eric Kim, Jens Linder, Johanna Westman 50 minutes
Christmas Glazed Ham Yotam Ottolenghi About 3 hours, plus resting time
Vegan Jackfruit Pernil Christina Morales, Lyana Blount 7 3/4 hours
Easy
Cola-Braised Beef With Chile-Lime Onions Ali Slagle 4 1/2 hours
Easy
Whole Roasted Squash With Tomato-Ginger Chickpeas Ali Slagle About 3 hours
Seared Bone-In Rib-Eye Steaks Genevieve Ko 3 hours 10 minutes
Easy
Paprika-Roasted Chickens and Potatoes Ali Slagle About 4 hours, plus overnight brine
Pernil Von Diaz, Maricel Presilla 3 to 4 hours, plus marinating
Ombré Gratin Alexa Weibel 3 hours
Prime Rib Lidey Heuck About 7 hours, plus overnight dry brining
Traditional Christmas dinner features turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and vegetables. Other types of poultry, roast beef, or ham, are also used. Pumpkin or apple pie, raisin pudding, Christmas pudding, or fruitcake are staples for dessert.
Pasta is a must for an Italian Christmas Dinner. Lasagna, Stuffed Manicotti and other cheesy baked pasta dishes are a hit with all ages—this is classic Christmas fare in Southern Italy.
Discover the perfect amounts of potatoes, carrots, parsnips, sprouts, peas and red cabbage to serve with your roast turkey. Need help planning your Christmas dinner?
Serve a traditional Christmas dinner menu filled with classic dishes, including smoked salmon starters, roast turkey with all the trimmings and Christmas pudding. We're all for breaking with convention and trying something new on special occasions, but sometimes only classic dishes will do on Christmas Day.
Feasts were held to celebrate the pagan midwinter solstice, and archaeological digs have discovered that the most popular meats served up were pork and beef. Pork would be cooked over spits, while beef would be chopped up and used in hearty winter stews.
Turkey is classic, of course, as is ham, but you could also serve a roast chicken, roast beef, or pork tenderloin. Fill out your meal with some Christmas-y side dishes, and you'll be all set for the perfect holiday dinner.
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