Christmas Week Dinners Meal Plan (Dec 23)
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These simple and festive Christmas Week Dinners are filled with ideas for celebrating a festive week from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to ideas for leftovers!
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Cozy Season
This week marks the last full week before Christmas. Can you believe it? I say it every year, but it seems especially true this year.
It’s the best week of the year—the afterglow of a beautiful holiday season. So we’re making dinners simple and easy but also delicious, cozy, and easy to swap in leftovers with soups, casseroles, and more.
You may also want to glance at 34 Easy Christmas Leftover Recipes for more meal ideas!
Let’s take a look at this week’s menu!
Let’s take a look at the menu.
Christmas Week Dinners Menu
Monday’s dinner is an easy, high-protein meal ready in 20 minutes or less. It is similar to garlic butter shrimp but with a lighter finish and flavorful twist. Serve with pasta and fresh greens.
Tuesday’s dinner is Christmas Eve. At our house, it’s often an open house with finger foods, Christmas Eve tea sandwiches, sliced meats (like our Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board), clam chowder is often in the mix, and, of course, copious amounts of Christmas cookies. What are your traditions?
Wednesday’s dinner is Christmas Day. We often serve Prime Rib for the main dish, but there are so many delicious and festive ideas in our Christmas Dinner Recipes post. I’d love to hear what you serve on Christmas Day!
Thursday’s dinner is one of my favorite ways to use leftovers. While the recipe uses leftover chicken, it’s equally delicious with turkey, beef, pork, or any other meat you have on hand, or make it a vegetarian dish with cubes of butternut squash and spinach. Make it your own and use up what you have on hand. It’s delicious and super easy!
Friday’s dinner is a hearty soup that’s a wonderful, cozy meal using a leftover ham bone. If you didn’t make ham during the holidays, you can easily swap in deli ham or cubed ham steak. Add a salad to round out the meal.
The Treat is festive, simple, and all about cookies!
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Christmas Week Dinners Meal Plan (Dec 23)
- Monday: Lemon Garlic Shrimp
- Tuesday: Christmas Eve Recipes
- Wednesday: Christmas Day
- Thursday: Easy Leftover Enchiladas (turkey or chicken)
- Friday: White Bean Ham Bone Soup
- Treat: Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread Cookies
Christmas Week Dinners Recipes
More Weekly Dinner Plans
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