Main Dish Recipes For Your Christmas Dinner – Get ready to add some new favorites to your Christmas dinner menu! Check out our collection of showstopping Christmas main dish recipes that will impress your guests and complete your holiday table. Our selection includes top-tested poultry roast recipes, decadent stews, delicate seafood fares, and many more. With great dishes like these, your family and friends will be eager to gather around your holiday table and enjoy a feast in the warm glow of your Christmas decorations. Keep scrolling for our mouth-watering list of the essential Christmas main dish recipes from Eatwell101.
Christmas Main Dish Recipes: 26 Best Main Dishes Ideas For Christmas Dinner
1. Garlic Herb Butter Steak in Oven
This melt in your mouth roasted steak recipe is just what you need to celebrate the holidays this year!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box2. Baked Pork Tenderloin with Vegetables and Spiced Butter
Our baked pork tenderloin is a flavorful and nourishing dish made with simple ingredients, fresh herbs, and vegetables. This pork tenderloin recipe is easy to make and will have everyone asking for seconds!
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box3. Easy Chicken Cacciatore
Easy and healthy whole chicken recipe with fantastic Italian flavors!
Cooking time: 65 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box4. Juicy and Tender Pork Tenderloin Roast
Juicy and Tender Pork Tenderloin Roast - The pork tenderloins are rubbed with thyme, rosemary, and spices, then brushed with a honey garlic glaze, and roasted in the oven at 375ºF. Rich with holiday flavor, this is the best pork tenderloin recipe ever!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box5. Garlic Roasted Rack of Lamb with Butter Sauce
Easy Rack of Lamb Recipe - This Garlic Roasted Rack of Lamb is the most elegant family holiday dinner ever!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box6. Pork Stew
The rich flavor of this braised pork stew recipe is going to become a new family favorite!
Cooking time: 120 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box7. Perfect Roast Beef & Potatoes with Herb Garlic Butter
A tender roast beef on top of rich fingerling potatoes with incredible flavors. This roast beef recipe is a perfect weekend or Holiday dinner!
Cooking time: 90 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box8. Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Potatoes
This slow-cooker corned beef is tender, fall-apart, and heartwarming - A complete meal all in one!
Cooking time: 360 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box9. Garlic Butter Herb Roast Beef
Tender and juicy Roast Beef - Your guests will go crazy for this garlic butter herb roast sirloin!
Cooking time: 75 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box10. Oven-Roasted Cornish Hens with Grapes
This oven roasted cornish hens recipe packs a maximum of flavors with only few ingredients. The baked cornish hens will be your new favorite recipe for holiday dinners or to impress your dinner party guests.
Cooking time: 60 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box11. Pan-Seared Scallops with Creamed Corn
These pan-seared scallops make for a restaurant-quality dish for a festive holiday dinner. Plus, scallops and corn are a perfect meat-free alternative to traditional main courses!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box12. Juicy and Tender Roast Turkey
This is the best roasted turkey recipe you'll ever need for the perfect Thanksgiving dinner!
Cooking time: 120 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box13. Mayonnaise Roasted Whole Chicken
Crisp and juicy, roasted to perfection with an incredible mayonnaise rub everyone will love.
Cooking time: 60 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box14. Easy Crockpot Lamb Shank
Slow-cooker lamb shank is simmered with apricots, cinnamon and raisins and topped with cilantro just before serving. This lamb shank in the Crockpot results in a main dish dish brimming with rich flavors, textures and colors.!
Cooking time: 480 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box15. Baked Lobster Tails with Garlic Herb Butter Sauce
Baked lobster tails with garlic herb butter sauce is an elegant recipe for a holiday dinner. There's no need to go to a restaurant for these chef-tasting oven bake lobster tails!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box16. Roasted Chicken with Garlic Herb Butter
This oven-roasted chicken has crispy skin and is so juicy! The whole chicken is roasted in garlic and herbs-infused butter. Worthy of an elegant holiday dinner or any party!
Cooking time: 80 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box17. Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin
How to make pork tenderloin cooked with the most incredible honey garlic sauce! The best easy pork tenderloin recipe for an easy dinner idea.
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box18. Roasted Duck a l’Orange
Roasted duck a l'orange has the crispiest skin and best flavor, with an incredible savory-sweet orange sauce. This orange duck recipe is perfect for a memorable Holiday dinner!
Cooking time: 100 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box19. Crock Pot Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs
This lemon garlic butter crockpot chicken thighs recipe is easy and delicious, with outstanding flavors!
Cooking time: 240 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box20. Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Butternut, Carrot and Potatoes
This slow cooker beef stew is she perfect comfort food on a cold day. The slow cooked beef meat literally melts in your mouth!
Cooking time: 480 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box21. Honey Garlic Salmon Baked in Foil
Flaky honey garlic baked salmon is dinner perfection in just 20 minutes. This salmon recipe is baked on a sheet pan for an easy dinner everyone will love!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box22. Garlic Balsamic Slow Cooker Pork Shoulder
This slow cooker pork shoulder recipe is a crowd pleasing dinner with very little effort that will yield leftovers for days.
Cooking time: 0 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box23. Roasted Lemon Garlic Butter SpatchCock Chicken
This roasted spatchcock chicken is crisp and juicy at the same time.
Cooking time: 35 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box24. Creamy Chicken Pot Pie
These individual chicken pot pies are the best comfort food ever. They're ideal for both a cozy evening or a larger dinner party!
Cooking time: 50 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box25. Tuscan Baked Chicken
Crisp and juicy, these Tuscan baked chickens make for a marvelous main course that is sure to impress on your holiday table.
Cooking time: 50 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box26. Puff Pastry Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Pork tenderloin in puff pastry is the perfect main dish for a festive dinner with family and friends.
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe boxDid you make one of these main course recipes for your Christmas dinner this year? Please share on your social media using our hashtag #eatwell101!
