5 Christmas Dinner Recipe Ideas

Looking for 5 Christmas dinner recipe ideas? At Christmastime it seems everyone is expected to be a trained chef that knows how to cook a great Christmas meal.  But the truth is, you don’t have to be.  You just need a few simple Christmas recipe ideas that are neither expensive, nor difficult to wow the special people that gather at your table this year. 

Christmas Punch

Ingredients:

• 1 can frozen pink lemonade
• 1 Small bottle Cranberry Juice Cocktail
• 1, 2-liter bottle lemon-lime soda
• Orange slices
• Ice

1. Pour the cranberry juice cocktail, lemon-lime soda and frozen pink lemonade into a punch bowl. 
2. Stir the mixture until all of the frozen lemonade is dissolved. 
3. Add orange slices and ice. 

Chocolate Cake

Ingredients: 

• Chocolate cake mix
• Whipped Cream in a tub
• 1 tablespoon Cocoa
• 2 tablespoons Sugar

1. Bake the chocolate cake according to the instructions on the box.
2. Let the cake completely cool.
3. Scoop the whipped cream into a bowl. 
4. Add the cocoa and the sugar to the whipped cream. 
5. Whip the ingredients together using a mixer. 
6. Frost the cake. 

Turkey

Ingredients:

• Turkey
• 1 Large Tub of Butter

1. Place the turkey in a roasting pan. 
2. Pack the top of the turkey with butter. 
3. Pack the top of the turkey with butter again after one hour. 
4. Baste the turkey with butter every 30 minutes until done. 

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients: 

• Instant Mashed Potatoes
• 2 to 3 teaspoons Butter
• 1 to 2 teaspoons Garlic

1. Mix the instant mashed potatoes with water, making the number of servings you desire based on the package instructions. 
2. Add two to three teaspoons of butter to the mashed potatoes, mixing thoroughly. 
3. Add one to two teaspoons of chopped garlic to the mashed potatoes and stir. 

Broccoli and Cheese

Ingredients:

• Frozen broccoli
• 1 jar cheese spread

1. Cook the broccoli in the microwave according the package directions. 
2. Scoop out the cheese spread and pour it on top of the broccoli. 
3. Put the broccoli back in the microwave for two minutes, or until the cheese is melted.