An Easy Christmas Dinner In About 1 Hour
Dear Santa, I Want An Easy Christmas Dinner This Year!
An easy Christmas dinner is on my list this year. I don’t know about you, but when Christmas Day comes, after all the gifts are done, after the delicious Christmas Brunch is eaten, after Grandma and Grandpa pass out for their first of at least 6 naps, after the kids have proclaimed that they are bored after having just opened 1000 new gifts, I am not much for cooking a massive Christmas dinner feast. I enjoy being in the kitchen as much as the next guy and I enjoy having everyone help out to make the cooking easier, but this time I want a simple, delicious menu that can be put together easily so more time can be spent playing with my toys and chatting with whomever is in the room. Dinner will be simpler, the mealtime will still be full of holiday chit chat and clean up won’t be so bad. To help make this happen, we have put together an easy Christmas dinner menu that is sure to please. It is not only easy to do, it can be done within about an hour. Of course, you can add as much or as little to this easy Christmas dinner menu to make it your own. We will make some suggestions on the way for those interested. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!
An Easy Christmas Dinner – Duck Breast A l’Orange
Duck A l’orange is easy to make and special enough to serve at Christmas dinner. It takes about 30 minutes to cook. While the duck is cooking, the sauce can be made on the stove. If there will be no duck fans at the table, the duck breasts can be swapped for chicken breasts.
An Easy Christmas Dinner – Other Main Dish Options To Consider
If you want to cook something even simpler, try sweet and spicy chicken legs. A glazed salmon would also be a delicious main course for an Easy Christmas Dinner.
An Easy Christmas Dinner – Parsnip Puree
Parsnip puree is a very good mashed potato replacer. It is equally delicious and a perfect accompaniment to the main course. The sauce of the duck goes very well with parsnip puree! Parsnip puree does meet the “easy” requirement, too. Just peel, dice, boil and mash. All done on the stove top so the oven is clear for roasting the duck.
If you want to add an extra dish, try Potatoes Anna. These crunchy, buttery stacks of potato are delicious. They take a little extra prep time due to the slicing and baking of the potatoes, but they are worth it. You can also try fondant potatoes. They are sure to please, too.
An Easy Christmas Dinner – Other Side Dish Options To Consider
If you want to add an extra dish, try Potatoes Anna. These crunch, buttery stack of potato are delicious. They take a little extra prep time due to the slicing and baking of the potatoes, but they are worth it. You can also try fondant potatoes. They are sure to please, too.
Easy Christmas Dinner – Brussels Sprouts with Pecorino Cheese and Pancetta
Even an Easy Christmas Dinner needs a vegetable. What better than Brussels Sprouts! They are delicious roasted on their own, but when mixed with some crisp pancetta and pecorino cheese, they really shine! Most of the time spent on this recipe will be the roasting of Brussels sprouts which can be done before or after the duck is finished. The sprouts can also be steamed.
An Easy Christmas Dinner – Other Vegetable Options To Consider
There are many vegetable options to try that are just as easy. A nice Brussels Sprout Slaw would be a tasty addition as would Kohlrabi Slaw or roasted broccoli!
An Easy Christmas Dinner – Dessert Of Cookies and Gifts
Aaah…Dessert. To keep in the time frame of about an hour and still have a dessert that fits is a bit of a challenge. Sure you can make a dessert ahead, but that falls a little out of the spirit of an easy Christmas dinner in about an hour. Instead, the easiest thing to do is to break out all of those lovely Christmas cookies or other sweet treat gifts you received and serve them up. No, it won’t be a bouche noel, aka a yule log, but it will be easy and delicious!
An Easy Christmas Dinner – Other Dessert Options To Consider
If you don’t think you can get away with just serving Christmas cookies, there are plenty of options that will add a little time to the effort, but will be worth it! You can try your hand at spritz cookies. Apple Roses are a lovely dessert that does not take a lot of time to prep. Apple and dulce de lech mini pies are also nice! Of course, if you still want something simple, try making shortbread or dipping some shortbread cookies in caramel and chocolate sprinkles! Your guests will love it!
I Hope You Enjoy and I Hope Your Christmas Is Easy and Delicious!
