Editors’ Collection

Christmas Dinner Recipes

We have plenty of show-stopping holiday main dishes including rib roast, ham, pernil, roast duck as well as vegetarian options. Discover more ideas for the holiday in our Christmas recipes super collection.

David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

Recipes

Glazed Ham
Sam Sifton
1320 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,320
1 hour
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Easy
Butter Chicken
Sam Sifton, Amandeep Sharma
9551 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,551
1 hour 15 minutes
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Wine-Braised Chicken With Mushrooms and Leeks
Melissa Clark
2961 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,961
1 hour
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Garlicky Beef Tenderloin With Orange Horseradish Sauce
Melissa Clark
3253 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,253
40 minutes
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Spinach-Artichoke Lasagna
Eric Kim
2144 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,144
2 hours
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Braised Lamb With Squash and Brandied Fruit
Yewande Komolafe
156 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
156
About 2½ hours
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Samosa Pie
Rachel Wharton, Nadiya Hussain
1225 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,225
2½ hours, plus cooling
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Feast of the Seven Fishes Pie
Melissa Clark
1963 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,963
50 minutes, plus at least 1 hour chilling
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Simple Roast Turkey
Melissa Clark
5102 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,102
3½ hours, plus brining
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Crown Roast of Pork
Sam Sifton
357 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
357
About 4 hours
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Peking Duck With Honey and Five-Spice Glaze
Kay Chun
581 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
581
2 hours, plus drying
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Mushroom Bourguignon
Melissa Clark
12654 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
12,654
1 hour
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Venison and Trotter Pie
Tejal Rao, Angie Mar
150 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
150
1 hour, plus 8 hours' braising and baking
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Instant Pot Pork Stew With Red Wine and Olives
Melissa Clark
1129 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,129
1½ hours
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One-Pot Vegetable Biryani
Zainab Shah
1496 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,496
1 hour
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Kimchi Jjigae With Ribs
Eric Kim, Jean Kim
431 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
431
45 minutes
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Vegan Lasagna
Gena Hamshaw
632 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
632
1¼ hours
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Slow-Roasted Turkey With Apple Gravy
Genevieve Ko, Padma Lakshmi
1425 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,425
About 6 hours, plus 2 days’ brining
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Tourtière
Sam Sifton
1015 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,015
6 hours (can be made serially)
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Dutch Oven Chicken and Vinaigrette
Dorie Greenspan
1613 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,613
About 2 hours
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Pan-Roasted Duck With Wild Mushrooms
David Tanis
310 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
310
1½ hours
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Crown Roast of Pork with Fennel and Lemon
Melissa Clark
326 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
326
20 minutes, plus at least 4½ hours’ marinating and roasting
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Garlic Chicken With Guasacaca Sauce
Yewande Komolafe
2531 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,531
45 minutes
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Lamb Shanks With Apricots and Chickpeas
David Tanis
304 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
304
About 3½ hours
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Whole Roasted Cauliflower With Pistachio Pesto
Susan Spungen
2879 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,879
1 hour
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Roast Duck
Dorothy Allison
286 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
286
2 hours 30 minutes
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Classic Prime Rib for a Small Crowd
Mark Bittman
1237 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,237
1 hour 30 minutes
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Easy
Upperline’s Duck and Andouille Gumbo
Brett Anderson, Upperline
195 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
195
About 2½ hours
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Skillet Pork Chops and Apples With Miso Caramel
Ali Slagle
2801 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,801
30 minutes
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Easy
Ina Garten’s Make-Ahead Coquilles St.-Jacques
Sam Sifton, Ina Garten
2740 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,740
1 hour
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Mushroom Potpie
Alexa Weibel
2740 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,740
1½ hours
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Mussakhan (Roast Chicken With Sumac and Red Onions)
Mayukh Sen, Yasmin Khan
2136 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,136
1 hour, plus 1 to 3 hours’ marinating
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Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie
Samantha Seneviratne
6067 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,067
1¾ hours
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Butternut Squash and Fondue Pie With Pickled Red Chiles
Yotam Ottolenghi
741 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
741
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Caramelized Onion Galette
Sue Li
3071 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,071
1½ hours, plus chilling and cooling
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French Onion Macaroni and Cheese
Ali Slagle
3744 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,744
1 hour
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