5 Easy Traditional Christmas Eve Dinner Recipes

Having 5 easy traditional Christmas Eve dinner recipes on hand makes the season an easier time. When serving a holiday meal, there are some expectations from the crowd. Certain foods just seem to go along with the season. Use these ultra easy recipes to get out of the kitchen fast and join the party.

Pumpkin Pie

You will need:

• 1 (16 oz.) canned pumpkin
• 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ginger
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 (9-inch) unbaked pastry shell

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees to begin this easy traditional Christmas eve dinner recipe.
2. Combine all the ingredients, excluding the shell, in a bowl and stir well. Pour mixture into the pastry shell and bake for 35 minutes.

Sweet Potatoes

You will need:

• 1/2 pound per person fresh sweet potatoes
• Brown sugar to taste
• Butter
• Marshmallows

1. Begin this traditional Christmas Eve dinner recipe by cutting potatoes into quarters. Place in a large casserole dish and cover the top with brown sugar.
2. Place slices of butter over the top of the brown sugar. Bake at 400 degrees for one hours. Remove from the oven and stir.
3. Cover the stirred potatoes with marshmallows and return to the oven. Cook until the topping is golden brown and melted.

Green Bean Casserole

You will need:

• 2 large cans (14 oz.) of French's cut green beans
• 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 large can fried onions

1. Start this easy traditional Christmas eve dinner recipe by pre-heating the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Combine the green beans, soup, milk and half of the onions in a baking dish. Stir well. Bake for 20 minutes.
3. Remove from the oven and top with the rest of the onions. Bake until golden brown.

Stuffing

You will need:

• Large bag of seasoned croutons
• 1 bunch of celery
• 1 medium onion
• 1 can of chicken broth

1. For this easy traditional Christmas eve dinner recipe, start by dicing the celery and onion into small chunks.
2. Combine all the ingredients in a microwave dish and stir well. Microwave on high for twenty minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed. Fluff with a fork.

Slow-Cooked Ham

You will need:

• Slow cooker
• Boneless ham
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• Orange juice

1. Begin this easy traditional Christmas eve dinner recipe by placing approximately one-inch of orange juice in the bottom of a slow cooker and turning it on high.
2. Cover the ham in brown sugar and place into the slow cooker. Allow to cook on high for two hours.
3. Turn to low and cook for six hours. This recipe allows you to put the meat on early and go about the day.