Ham is one of the best and most traditional dishes to serve for Christmas Dinner. There are many delicious ways to serve ham and I am sharing my go-to Christmas menus for a perfect ham dinner with options for a more fancy meal, a casual dinner, and even kid-friendly options.
Christmas Ham Dinner
From fancy, to traditional, to casual, ham is the perfect dish to serve for Christmas dinner. The appetizers, sides, and salads you serve on your Christmas Ham Dinner Menu can take the meal from formal to laid back.
I am sharing a few options for each menu below. You can use the menu in its entirety or use it as a starting point and customize it for your family preferences. You can even combine menus or grab other side dish ideas for ham at the bottom of this post to mix and match your own menu to make the perfect ham dinner for Christmas!
Also, check out our make-ahead Christmas Dinner recipes if you want to get a head start on your Christmas dinner.
Traditional Christmas Ham Dinner Menu
This menu is a traditional American Christmas Ham Dinner. It will have a more formal feel, although you will find the recipes are still simple to make. This dinner is great for a family, or can be easily scaled for serving guests.
- Appetizer– Baked Brie en Croute
- Salad– Arugula Pear Salad
- Soup– Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Soup
- Entree– Honey Glazed Ham
- Sides
- Sauce– Homemade Cranberry Sauce
- Bread– Flakey Buttermilk Biscuits
- Dessert– Cranberry Christmas Cake
Casual Christmas Ham Dinner Menu
This is a great ham dinner menu for a casual Christmas dinner. You will find simple and approachable food that is easy to prepare and flexible in serving.
- Appetizer– Crockpot Party Meatballs
- Salad– Wedge Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese
- Soup– Creamy Tomato Soup
- Entree– Honey Glazed Ham
- Sides
- Sauce– Homemade Honey Mustard Sauce
- Bread– Buttermilk Cornbread
- Dessert– Homemade Apple Pie with Cornmeal Crust
Kid-Friendly Christmas Ham Dinner Menu
This Christmas Dinner menu is packed full of recipes that are extra family friendly. With a combination of vegetables, starches, and breads to pair with your ham, it will leave both the kids and adults feeling like they had an absolutely delicious meal.
- Appetizer– Mini Pigs in a Blanket
- Salad– Steakhouse Salad
- Soup– Loaded Baked Potato Soup
- Entree– Honey Glazed Ham
- Sides
- Sauce– Homemade Ranch Dressing
- Bread– Cheesy Garlic Bread
- Dessert– Chocolate Peanut Butter Ritz Cracker Cookies
Easy Christmas Ham Dinner Menu
This dinner menu is packed with some of our most delicious and easiest recipes that go with ham. We utilize our crockpot, pressure cooker and oven to cook hands off and make prep work easy.
- Appetizer– Crockpot Party Meatballs
- Salad– House Salad
- Soup– Creamy Cauliflower Soup
- Entree– Honey Glazed Ham
- Sides
- Sauce– 3 Ingredient Cranberry Sauce
- Bread– Best Garlic Bread
- Dessert– Churro Cheesecake Bars
Sides for Ham
If you want to put together your own menu, here are the top 10 side dishes we recommend to eat with ham for Christmas.
- Oven Roasted Vegetables
- Homemade Mashed Potatoes
- Cranberry Sauce
- Garlic Parmesan Broccoli
- Corn Casserole
- Broccoli Cauliflower Salad
- Mile High Biscuits
- Baked Macaroni and Cheese
- Kale Parmesan Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
- Roasted Mashed Cauliflower
Leftover Ham Ideas
If you have leftover ham after Christmas Dinner, here are a few great ways to use it up!
This should give you a great start to figure out what to serve with ham for Christmas Dinner. If you need more ideas, feel free to browse all of my easy side dish ideas, easy appetizer ideas, or easy desserts here!
If there is a great side or appetizer that goes well with ham for Christmas dinner that I left off the list, make sure and let me know in the comments!
What do you eat with ham for Christmas?
Popular things to eat with ham include vegetables like green beans, brussels sprouts, and carrots, starches like mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes, rolls or biscuits, and a salad or soup. For dessert apple pie, pecan pie, or cheesecake is a great pairing.
What is a traditional meal served for Christmas dinner?
For a traditional Christmas Ham Dinner, you will pair a meat with a vegetable, starch, and roll. Generally ham or turkey are served as the main dish and sides for Christmas dinner are green beans, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and rolls or similar.
What is the most popular meat for Christmas?
Ham and turkey are the most popular meats for Christmas Dinner in the USA.
Easy Green Bean Casserole
Ingredients
- 12 ounces frozen green beans, thawed (see note)
- 10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom soup
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 1/2 cups French fried onions, (2.8 ounce container)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
- Combine the green beans (frozen, canned or fresh), cream of mushroom soup, milk, soy sauce, and garlic powder together in a mixing bowl and mix to combine.
- Transfer green bean mixture to a small casserole dish and spread evenly.Top the green beans with french fried onions.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the edges are bubbly and the onions are crisp.
- Let sit 5 minutes, then serve warm.
Recipe Notes
- I recommend using thawed frozen green beans. By using thawed green beans, it cuts down the cook time. If they are still frozen you can either:
- Microwave the green beans for a couple of minutes until they are soft. OR
- Use frozen green beans and cook 30-40 minutes in the oven.
- You can also use canned green beans that have been drained. These are softer than the frozen and don’t have quite as much texture to the dish.
- This recipe as written makes a saucy green bean casserole. If you prefer a more veggie heavy green bean casserole, you can add additional green beans. You can add up to double the amount listed, based on the sauce ratio you prefer.
Green Bean Casserole for a Crowd
- This recipe feeds a small family. If you want to make green bean casserole for Thanksgiving, Christmas, a potluck, or a crowd, use these measurements and bake in a 13×9 or large casserole dish.
- 36 ounces frozen green beans (3 bags)
- 3 can cream of mushroom soup
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 cups French fried onions
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