Taste of home 50 christmas eve recipes

If you’re spending Christmas Eve with party guests, then these festive recipes are for you. You’ll find potluck-ready appetizers, seasonal beverages, crowd-pleasing desserts and much more. For more ideas, check out these Christmas Eve dinner recipes.

My very best Make-ahead Christmas recipes to make Christmas cooking less stressful for you!

These delicious and easy casseroles make Christmas Eve a breeze, even when the entire extended family comes to visit.

Fun Christmas Eve dinner ideas! These festive holiday main dishes are so fun to make the night before Christmas - and there’s something for everyone!

We’ve raided our recipe archives to rediscover the Christmas dishes we loved in decades gone by – from the noughties and 90s right through to the 80s, 70s and beyond. We may have lost touch with these classics over the years, but they still taste just as good today as they did back then. Are any of your favourites in here?

Skipping the massive ham this year? Try these small-scale Christmas dinner ideas instead. We have main dishes and sides that serve just a few people.

I’ve paired ham with broccoli and cauliflower for years. To complete this casserole dinner, I pass around some dinner rolls. —Sherri Melotik, Oak Creek, Wisconsin

Enjoy 67 Christmas Eve Crockpot dinner ideas, making holiday hosting a breeze. Stress-free and delicious recipes for the festive season!

Dried apricots give this comforting cider a marvelous twist. Add cranberries, cinnamon, allspice and cloves for the perfect hot drink to sip on cool nights. —Ginnie Busam, Pewee Valley, Kentucky

These appetizers for Christmas potlucks and parties showcase cute shapes, festive colors, easy (often make-ahead) recipes & seasonal flavors!