Whether you're on the hunt for a showstopping main course, appetizer or breakfast for a crowd, you can't go wrong with any of these popular recipes. From roasted turkey and braised beef to sheet-pan omelets and big-batch pancakes, these recipes will ensure that your Christmas is as delicious as it can be. Dishes like our Eggplant Parmesan and Fig & Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Roll will fit into your holiday menu with ease.
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Melting Potatoes
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These melting potatoes are aptly named, as high-heat roasting creates a crispy exterior, while a final broth addition makes them extra creamy. Serve them with roasted chicken and a salad for dinner.
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EatingWell's Eggplant Parmesan
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Here, we bake breaded eggplant for crispy results with fewer calories to boot. This makeover of the classic recipe was originally developed by our Test Kitchen in 1995 and got an update in 2020 for our 30th anniversary issue.
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Herb-Roasted Turkey
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This easy method produces all the good looks and moist flavor you dream of in an oven-roasted turkey. Make sure you show this beauty off at the table before you carve it. Garnish your serving platter with fresh herb sprigs and citrus wedges for a showstopping turkey.
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Minestra Maritata (Italian Wedding Soup)
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Forget the marble-size meatballs you find in many versions of this Italian Wedding Soup. In this easy recipe, they're full-size, full-flavored and plenty filling.
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Sautéed Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Onions
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Fresh herbs, onion and sautéed bacon flavor this easy Brussels sprouts recipe. This savory dish is delicious in the fall and winter months when Brussels sprouts are in season.
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Irish Pork Roast with Roasted Root Vegetables
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In this easy one-pan dinner, boneless pork loin roast is cooked over a bed of carrots and parsnips for an all-in-one dish that makes an impressive centerpiece for a holiday meal or Sunday dinner. Choose free-range heritage pork if you can—its flavor really shines with no more seasoning than a bit of thyme and a little sea salt.
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Sheet-Pan Eggs with Spinach & Ham
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Making a big batch of eggs has never been easier with this one-pan oven-baked eggs recipe. Whether you are making brunch for a crowd or just want to meal-prep healthy breakfasts for the week, you'll have 12 servings ready in just 45 minutes.
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Slow-Cooker Braised Beef with Carrots & Turnips
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The spice blend in this healthy beef stew recipe—cinnamon, allspice and cloves—may conjure images of apple pie, but the combo is a great fit in savory applications too. Serve over creamy polenta or buttered whole-wheat egg noodles.
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Slow-Cooker Vegetarian Lasagna
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Sure, the slow cooker's great for stews and soups, but it also happens to make a mean lasagna! In this ingenious slow-cooker recipe, all you have to do is chop your veggies, then layer the ingredients (raw) into the crock pot. Serve with garlic bread and a green salad.
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Coquito
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Coquito, a creamy coconut- and rum-based co*cktail, is a staple of the Puerto Rican holiday menu. Learn how to make it at home and enjoy year-round.
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Slow-Cooker Balsamic Short Ribs
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Now here's a beef short ribs recipe you can serve to company—even on a holiday.
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Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with Garlic-Yogurt Sauce
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A creamy garlic-yogurt sauce pairs well with the sweetness of these crispy roasted sweet potatoes. To achieve the signature hasselback appearance, position two wooden spoons alongside the potatoes as you cut. The spoons will prevent you from cutting through the sweet potatoes entirely and won't cause damage to the knife blade.
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Sheet-Pan Pancakes
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Pancakes are a weekend brunch necessity (mimosas, too), but making them for a crowd is time-consuming. Instead, bake four kinds of pancakes—peanut butter, chocolate chip, raspberry and blueberry—at once with this easy sheet-pan pancake recipe. Making several different pancakes in one batch means you can easily please your whole brunch party, including yourself!
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Mini Cranberry-Orange Shortcakes with Cranberry Compote & Brown Sugar Crème Fraîche
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These cranberry-orange shortcakes are essentially a cross between a biscuit and a scone. They make a light base for a rich cranberry compote and a brown-sugar-laced crème fraîche topping. These are designed to be on the small side, but you can make them any size you like—just adjust the baking time accordingly.
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Black Forest Tartlets
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Perfect for holiday parties, these diabetes-friendly mini desserts are filled with a great-tasting blend of pudding and dried cherries.
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3-Ingredient Cranberry-Brie Bites
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Baked Brie is a perennially popular appetizer. Here, we complement the Brie with tart cranberry sauce and bake it in pretty individual tartlets using premade pie crust for an ultra-easy, crowd-pleasing appetizer.
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Goat Cheese & Pomegranate
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This gorgeous warm salad with nutty roasted Brussels sprouts, sweet-tart pomegranate seeds and creamy goat cheese is perfect for any winter meal—from a weeknight dinner to Christmas dinner or any other holiday celebration. The recipe is easily doubled if you are entertaining a crowd: just be sure to spread the sprouts out (use two pans if necessary) so they roast instead of steaming.
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Mini Crustless Caramelized Onion & Cheese Quiches
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These crustless mini quiches are packed with savory caramelized onions and flavorful cheese. This technique for making caramelized onions uses way less fat, and by using sweet onions (like Vidalia, if you can find them), you don't need to add the sugar some recipes call for.
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Spinach Salad with Warm Maple Dressing
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Pure maple syrup adds body and rich flavor to the dressing, providing a perfect counterpoint to the smoked cheese.
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Easy Stuffed Mushrooms
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This healthy stuffed mushroom appetizer is a nice balance of soft mushrooms, creamy filling and crunchy topping. This combination tastes downright decadent, but these easy stuffed mushrooms are actually good for you.
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Beef Tenderloin with Cabernet-Mushroom Sauce
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For this classic roast beef recipe, cremini or white mushrooms are delicious in the sauce. But if you want to get fancy, mix in some wild mushrooms, such as oyster, maitake or porcini.
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Fizzy Rosemary Cider Mocktail
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Many types of mocktails are high in sugar, but this easy mocktail cuts down on calories and carbs by using club soda and a sugar-free simple syrup.
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Crab Wontons with Brie
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In this riff on crab Rangoon, we bake this wonton recipe instead of frying to lighten things up. Preheating the pan and coating the bites with cooking spray ensures they still get crispy.
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Instant Pot Garlic & Rosemary Roast Pork Loin
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Using an Instant Pot is a game changer for this pork loin recipe. The gravy is rich and flavorful, the meat is moist and perfectly cooked, and it all comes together in a fraction of the time compared to oven roasting.
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Blueberry-Almond Overnight French Toast
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Pick your favorite table-worthy baking dish for this healthy French toast recipe—the breakfast casserole goes straight from the oven to the table. Serve with pure maple syrup.
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Cranberry Crumble Bars
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These cranberry-orange bars freeze well. Make a batch on a free afternoon and pop them in the freezer so you'll always have a healthy dessert on hand when company calls.
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Crispy Roast Chicken
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Classic and delicious, this roast chicken recipe will shine on the table fresh from the oven, served with any side. And this oven-roasted chicken is basic enough to play well in any recipe that calls for cooked chicken.
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Fig & Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Roll
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Buttery puff pastry is a tasty shortcut ingredient that can be used in many delicious ways. Here, we roll out a pastry sheet and cover it with fig jam and crumbled goat cheese, then roll it up into a log and bake it. The end result is a sweet-and-savory appetizer that looks and tastes impressive, especially considering it has just three ingredients.
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Ginger & Spice Crackles
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These soft and moist cookies are spiked with ginger, cinnamon and a hint of clove, and they crackle on top when they bake. Rolling them in powdered sugar gives them a lightly sweet coating on the outside that looks like a dusting of fresh fallen snow.
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Baked Brie with Jam in Puff Pastry
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This best baked Brie recipe is also the easiest. Serve this decadent yet simple appetizer with apple wedges and crackers, and watch it disappear in seconds! It's bound to be your new party go-to.
