Easter Dinner: The Simple Recipe List to Make Your Planning Easy (2024)

March 22, 2018 · Leah Ashley 34 Comments

No holiday would be complete without an incredible meal! Am I right?!?! That is why Easter, just like any other holiday, deserves a well thought out delicious indulgent yet healthy Easter Dinner.

What doyou think about Easter Dinner what comes to mind?

To me, it is usually ham or lamb as the main protein, served alongside some form of scallop potatoes or mashed potatoes, colorful veggies or seasonal veggies. Typically, there is a salad involved and some rolls. Just like Christmas Dinner I feel so full afterward I need to take a nap but having energetic kids we usually end up going for a walk.

Even though traditional Easter Dinners are delicious and indulgent we usually leave our beginning of the year goals at the door. That is why this year I reached out to my fellow food bloggers to give you Easter Dinner choices, because who said you can’t eat healthily and indulge at the same time. Oh, but no worries, for those that want to keep it traditional I left a few of those on this list.

If you are looking for more festive Easter Dishes check out Easter Appetizers, Easter Brunch, and Easter Desserts!

So, without farther ado here are my top Easter Dinner!

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Thank you to all the bloggers who submitted recipes and participated in this Easter Dinner round-up and a special thank you for letting me use their photos to make this round-up that much yummier!!

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Jamie says
March 22, 2018 at 9:45 am
I don’t eat anything with four legs so I think probably Easter Turkey over here. So many great ideas!
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 22, 2018 at 10:58 am
  Thank you! So I guess it is a good thing that there is a seafood skillet in the post along with salmon they don’t have legs, but turkey sounds good too. At least you can try some of these incredible sides.
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Nakia says
March 22, 2018 at 10:44 am
I haven’t even started planning my Easter dinner yet. You just reminded me that I really need to get the ball rolling! Thanks for sharing your top 20 recipes! They look so good!
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 22, 2018 at 10:59 am
  I know where is 2018 going? Time is flying by this year! I am glad I could help, I hope you enjoy and have a great Easter! Keep your eyes out for our Easter Dessert roundup tomorrow!!
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Kasey Gilsbach says
March 22, 2018 at 11:37 am
My Husband loves doing the ham with pineapple!
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 22, 2018 at 9:20 pm
  Ham and pineapple is a great classic Easter dish. Isn’t it?
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Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says
March 22, 2018 at 12:40 pm
Thank you so much for including my rougaille! What a delicious round up of dishes!
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 22, 2018 at 9:20 pm
  Thank you, hun! It is always a pleasure to share your work your recipes and site are amazing just love collaborating with you!
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Tabitha Bradley-Raines says
March 22, 2018 at 1:03 pm
I wish I had these recipes last year when my husband and I hosted Easter dinner. It was a stressful time last year as we had only been in our house a few weeks. Thankfully, it isn’t our duty this year!
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 22, 2018 at 9:19 pm
  Well, I am so sorry I couldn’t help you out last year. Cooking for a crowd can be really stressful, especially if everyone eats differently. But! on a good note you know where to come next time you have to host a holiday meal! Wishing you a relaxing and stress-free Easter this year!
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Marcie says
March 22, 2018 at 1:04 pm
I’m usually not big on ham, but I LOVE ham with pineapple! And those carrots look super tasty!
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 22, 2018 at 9:17 pm
  I honestly don’t eat much ham or pork, only on Thanksgiving and Easter, I make ham. Those carrots are to die they taste as good as they look!
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Gloria Gordon says
March 22, 2018 at 4:40 pm
Ooh that brown sugar ham looks SO good! Adding it to our dinner meal plan. I love finding new recipes to make!
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 22, 2018 at 9:15 pm
  Glad we could help in that! That brown sugar ham is great and made in the crockpot which saves so much time!
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Healthy World Cuisine says
March 22, 2018 at 7:06 pm
Thanks so much for coordinating this Easter round up. So many ideas and so little time. Thanks so much for including our Slow Roasted Moroccan Spiced Lamb and Crispy Baked Cauliflower bites.
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 22, 2018 at 8:31 pm
  I just love both of those dishes!! All the recipes that were submitted made my job super easy! I know Easter just kind of crept up on us. Can you believe it is going to be April!!
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Julie says
March 22, 2018 at 10:04 pm
Looks good! Ham is always a perfect choice for a big meal. Those carrots and asparagus looks delicious.
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 23, 2018 at 8:42 am
  You said it!! Even though we don’t eat much ham during the year Holiday’s are perfect for it!
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Tosha Ornelas says
March 23, 2018 at 12:33 am
All of these dishes look amazing thank u for the great ideas! Ham is always a win with pineapple ? and twice bake potatoes yes!
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 23, 2018 at 8:40 am
  Thank you so much! You are certainly welcome for this list my goal for the year is to do round up like these monthly all year long! I love when I find sites that make it easy to plan meals and get-togethers, so I figured why not do that for my followers!
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Cristina says
March 23, 2018 at 4:39 am
You had me at baked potatoes! Also love cauliflower and carrots. I wish I could give them all a try at once.
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 23, 2018 at 8:37 am
  How could one go wrong with baked potatoes, especially twice baked potatoes!! I am a big veggie lover and those carrots and cauliflowers are great year-round! Whoever said you cant try them all? The best part about this list is all the dishes can be made whenever you want to make them!
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Chastity says
March 23, 2018 at 7:37 am
I love the salmon dish and the duch*ess rolls so tasty. I have ditched red meat so not all of these I can indulge in any more.
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 23, 2018 at 8:34 am
  The salmon is amazing and simple and those Dutch potatoes are so stunning! My husband and son eat red meat but my daughter and I are not fans so I totally get not being able to indulge in everything on this list.
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Kelsie says
March 23, 2018 at 10:09 am
My husband loves lamb and that recipe looks amazing!!
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 24, 2018 at 11:18 pm
  I love both the lamb recipes in this roundup! So either one you are talking about I am sure your husband will love!
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Daniela says
March 23, 2018 at 10:30 am
I’m a vegetarian, so I skipped over the entrees (though I know my husband would LOVE all of them), but all of those side dishes look AMAZING!!! Totally “pinning” this post for later 🙂
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 24, 2018 at 11:20 pm
  Thank you for the pin!! I am sorry you had to skip over the entree part, usually, I have a vegan or vegetarian option in it but I got no submissions this time.
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Shane Prather says
March 23, 2018 at 4:02 pm
Easter dinner is way better than Thanksgiving or Christmas to me because I love honey baked ham. Your recipe looks divine!
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 24, 2018 at 11:21 pm
  Thank you! My in-laws serve honey baked ham for all three of those holidays. LOL They really like their hone baked ham.
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Cristine says
March 24, 2018 at 7:14 am
Great recipe ideas. Easter is always hard – brunch or dinner. I can never decide until the last minute
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- Leah Ashley says
  March 24, 2018 at 11:22 pm
  Hahaha I know the feeling! I always try to have at least the main dish planned and some appetizers the rest just comes together as I go. And I wonder why I stress LOL
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Sarah says
March 27, 2018 at 10:57 pm
So many yummy looking options & some vegan recipes too? So awesome. I’m feeling inspired for Easter, no doubt!
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Chelsie Carr says
March 28, 2018 at 9:10 pm
We always do ham and twiced baked potatoes, but I want to try some roasted carrots this year!
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