on Dec 18, 2017, Updated Dec 20, 2023 17 Comments While our Christmas dinner menu may change slightly from year to year, it is always a meal that I love hosting for my family. Gathering all of the family together at the table to celebrate is one tradition that I look forward to all year long. Since it is a meal that much of it can be prepared ahead of time and is simple to cook and serve, it allows me to enjoy the day with my family without stressing over meal preparations. I’ve included our full Christmas Dinner Menu along with my schedule for getting it all ready for a stress-free holiday! I hope you find it as useful as I have throughout the years!
Make Ahead Christmas Dinner Menu
Make Ahead Christmas Appetizers
Spinach Artichoke Dip Make without baking up to a week in advance. Store tightly covered in the refrigerator.Bake and serve warm. Chicken Cheese Ball Assemble up to four days in advance. Wrap tightly and store in the refrigerator.Allow to reach room temperature for serving.
Make Ahead Christmas Dinner
I have included a few options for the main dish for Christmas Dinner so you can select the one that fits your plans the best. Perfect Prime Rib (served with Horseradish Sauce) Follow the schedule in the post. Prepare horseradish sauce up to a week in advance.Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Allow to reach room temperature for serving. Cook and slice the turkey according to the directions. Arrange on an oven-safe serving platter or on a rimmed baking sheet. Cover and leave at room temperature for up to 1 hour before reheating in the oven. Be sure to reheat until the temperature reaches 165º F. Cook the ham up to 3 days in advance. Wrap tightly and store in the fridge. Reheat or serve cold. Twice Baked Potatoes Assemble your twice-baked potatoes without baking the second time the day before you plan to serve. Apple Pear Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette Toast the pecans up to a few days in advance, but assemble the salad right before serving.
Make Ahead Christmas Desserts
Peppermint Chocolate Cake Make up to two days in advance. Cinnamon Rolls Recipe Follow the make-ahead directions for the cinnamon rolls. These are delicious, made ahead and baked fresh on Christmas morning for breakfast and then for Christmas dessert as well! Coconut Cream Pie Make up to a day or two in advance. Make your cookie dough well in advance and store it in the refrigerator or freezer.Bake the day before or the day of serving. Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Chewy Sugar Cookie Recipe Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe Gingerbread Cookie Recipe Snickerdoodle Recipe
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Save and Customize Weekly Meal Plan
Once you have created your free account, you can save this meal plan to your personal recipe collection. If there is something else you’d rather have one night, swap out the recipes with your favorites!
Shopping Lists
Once you have your meal plan how you like it, you can create your Shopping List by clicking on the shopping cart in the top right corner. Make sure each recipe you plan to make for the week has a check beside it, and then click the shopping cart in the top right corner a second time to generate the Shopping List. Now, you can edit, save, share, print, and regenerate your Shopping List. How neat is that? If you have any questions, please let us know so we can help you! Wishing your family the merriest of Christmases!Robyn xo
