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Ultimate Christmas Dinner Menu Ideas

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A Merry Christmas Menu

Putting together the best Christmas dinner requires as much thoughtful planning as buying the perfect gifts. You want to make sure everything is just right. That means choosing a showstopping main dish, like a juicy roast. Don’t forget to add incredible sides to round out the spread. Vegetables and salads are both great complementary options, especially when you’re making a Christmas ham. Thanks to its festive colors, this pasta salad will shine bright on your holiday table. For the vibrant green dressing, we jazzed up traditional basil pesto with spinach and almonds. A couple of tablespoons of white wine vinegar go into the whole dish for extra tang. The pesto can be made three days ahead and refrigerated in an airtight container.

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Delicious Casserole Recipes for Every Meal

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Nothing beats a good, old-fashioned casserole. You might be craving a classic like tuna noodle. Alternatively, you might want a recipe with a twist. These comforting options will surely satisfy.

Break out your best casserole dish because there’s nothing better than some homemade comfort food. From breakfast casseroles that can feed a crowd to creative takes like casseroles inspired by other popular dishes (and everything in between!), these recipes are layered with flavor—and sure to satisfy. You can’t go wrong with any of the recipes in this roundup. We especially love a good mashup like this one. With hash browns, ground beef, canned tomatoes and green chiles, taco seasoning and gooey cheese, it can’t be beat. It’s the ultimate hands-off meal. And since everything’s tossed together right in the baking dish, there’s very little cleanup. Simply garnish with your favorite taco toppings and dinner is served. If you’re lucky enough to have leftovers, try wrapping them in a tortilla for a quick burrito.

Get the Recipe: Taco Potato Casserole

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Irresistible Southern Comfort Food Recipes

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Our best belly-stuffin’, soul warmin’ southern recipes. Think chicken-fried steak, biscuits and gravy and plenty of pie.

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Our Best Pot Pie Ideas

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Pot pie is always delicious—it’s comforting and full of complex textures. Filled with hearty meat (like chicken, beef or turkey) and packed with nutritious vegetables, it’s a full dinner all in one, and pie crust or puffed pastry adds buttery flavor and flaky texture. Regardless of how you make it, this filling dinner is the definition of family-friendly comfort food. Better yet? It’s a classic one-pot meal that cuts down on cleanup. These recipes, which range from traditional to twists on the classic (pretzel topping, anyone?) all share one thing in common: they’re sure to satisfy the whole family.

This classic dish is as hearty and wholesome as it gets. It’s creamy and meaty with bold flavor from fresh thyme, bay leaves and black pepper. Mushrooms, peas, carrots and pearl onions add fresh, vegetal flavor to help round out the rich filling. A buttery, crunchy topping gets baked until golden and crispy.

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Find more recipes like this on my companion blog, “Good Food, Good Meat, Good God, Let’s Eat!”

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Cabbage Goulash

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Depending on where in the world you live, the word goulash conjures up very different images. The most renowned is likely the beefy, rich, paprika-forward Hungarian goulash. There are beloved German and American versions of goulash as well. This recipe for cabbage goulash combines the stew-like consistency of the Hungarian classic with the ground beef and tomato base of American goulash, creating a hearty, comforting dish worthy of its own category. Best of all, it’s loaded with heart-healthy, nutrient-rich cabbage, so you can feel good about serving it to your family.

Cabbage Goulash Ingredients

  • Pork sausage
  • Ground beef
  • Onion
  • Diced tomatoes
  • Tomato paste
  • Cider vinegar
  • Chili powder
  • Garlic powder
  • Crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
  • Cabbage

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