21 Best Christmas Dinner Recipes

You'll be rewarded with the best prime rib that's perfectly pink and delicious.

As legend has it, Yorkshire puddings were traditionally cooked in a pan of fat, at the bottom of a hearth, underneath a large piece of roasting beef.

A classic green bean casserole is elevated with caramelized onions and Gruyère cheese.

This whole ham recipe features a glaze that boasts three things: wonderful flavor, a gorgeous appearance, and a crispy, crackling crust you can hear across the room.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart casserole dish with 2 tablespoons butter and set aside.

It's perfect for an everyday or holiday dinner for a smaller group.

This pork loin proves exactly that. This is fast, easy, and affordable, but when you bring it to the table, it looks like a million dollars.

Stir salt into 2 quarts of cold water in a large pot.

This lamb with pomegranate sauce is about as seasonally appropriate as it gets and one of the best things I've tasted in a long time.

This amazing roast pork recipe is more than festive enough for the fanciest of holiday menus, but it's also fast and easy enough for any old weeknight.

Some recipes you only make once a year because they're just so-so. Other recipes, like this dish of scalloped oysters, you only make once a year because they're too good.

Enjoy these individual beef Wellingtons with no regrets and no second thoughts!

Duchess potatoes are the perfect special occasion side dish.

It makes a great sandwich, especially topped with some fried, crispy pancetta.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

This striking looking dish is basically a potato, onion, and bacon casserole, topped with Reblochon cheese.

Tourtière is a hearty and satisfying French Canadian meat pie that's easy to make, so it's a great choice for a holiday main course.

Chef John's pepper Parm prime rib is rich, savory, and roasted to medium-rare perfection—an elegant way to prepare this premium cut of beef.

These cute, individually sized hams are firm, moist, and perfectly salty.

If you've never worked with game hens before, they're very user-friendly.

These magnificent holiday ham pot pies feature a user-friendly, buttery, ancient hot water pastry crust, which is both sturdy and tender, and often functioned as an edible napkin for a hand-held pie.