Our Favorite Easter Menu Ideas Of All Time

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Celebrate Easter with one of our creative and delicious Easter meal recipes. You will find all your favorite Easter dinner recipes included in this selection, from glazed hams to scalloped potatoes and pretty green salads. If you are hosting a formal Easter supper, we have the perfect lineup of tasty dishes that will impress your guests. Or choose a hearty breakfast casserole, break out the champagne flutes, and gather family and friends for a mid-morning brunch.

If the weather promises to be nice, pull the picnic tables together for a casual potluck gathering full of everyone’s favorite Easter food. Whether you need a menu for a small party of four or large gathering of more than 20 guests, you will find a host of ideas in this Easter menu collection. Try one of our favorite Easter menus, and you’ll be sure to revisit it for years to come.

Family Easter Dinner

Recipe: Maple-Bourbon Glazed Ham
Recipe: Classic Parmesan Scalloped Potatoes
Recipe: Oven-Roasted Asparagus
Recipe: Spring Salad With Berries And Bacon
Recipe: Make-Ahead Yeast Rolls
Recipe: Classic Coconut Cake
Recipe: Blackberry-Lime Porch Punch

Maple syrup combined with brown sugar, fresh ginger, and cinnamon update the traditional baked ham. A creamy casserole of scalloped potatoes and tender Oven-Roasted Asparagus round out this family-pleasing menu. Sliced strawberries, bacon, and a tangy vinaigrette make our colorful Spring Salad with Berries and Bacon (pictured) a perennial holiday favorite.

Warm, fluffy rolls straight from the oven are a must-have on Easter Sunday, and our Make-Ahead Yeast Rolls take the stress out of holiday cooking. And of course we wouldn’t even think about having Easter without a coconut cake! The best part about this layered delicacy is the creamy coconut filling.

Laid-Back Easter Sunday Dinner

Recipe: Chicken Under A Brick
Recipe: Roasted Tomato Macaroni And Cheese
Recipe: Creamy Broccoli Slaw
Recipe: Carrot Raisin Salad
Recipe: Atlantic Beach Pie Bars
Recipe: Classic Sweet Tea

This easy menu brings together familiar ingredients in fresh new ways. After church, slip the chicken on the grill and the mac and cheese in the oven. Prep for the Creamy Broccoli Slaw is minimal thanks to store-bought broccoli slaw mix. Put the finishing touches on the citrusy Atlantic Beach Pie Bars, toss the slaw, and pour the iced tea. And there you have it, Easter dinner made easier thanks to some pre-planning and simple prep work.

Elegant Easter Menu

Recipe: Glazed Spiral-Cut Holiday Ham
Recipe: Buttermilk Drop Biscuits
Recipe: Hot Potato Salad
Recipe: Shaved Vegetable Salad
Recipe: Easy Bunny Cake

This easy and elegant menu keeps things classic, but with an extra helping of flavor and color. Make your Easter celebration truly special with a Glazed Spiral-Cut Holiday Ham (pictured). This meaty main is already fully-cooked, leaving you with more time on your hands to whip up one of our three homemade glazes instead of using the sugary store-bought packet.

Hot Potato Salad will make a wonderful addition to your Easter spread, combining the flavor you’ve come to love in traditional potato salad with a warm and cheesy twist. Enlist the kids to help assemble the classic bunny cake for a sweet finish to the meal.

Easiest Easter Ever

Recipe: Herb-Crusted Roasted Leg of Lamb
Recipe: Garlic Parmesan Green Beans
Recipe: Gouda Grits
Recipe: Strawberries-And-Cream Sheet Cake
Recipe: Strawberry Lemonade

Any cook can conquer these fresh, celebratory recipes. For the main dish star, roasted lamb (pictured) is surprisingly no-fuss. Simply season the meat an hour before you pop it in the oven. Trust an instant-read meat thermometer to ensure the lamb is the perfect rosy pink in the center.

The roasted green beans add a pop of color to the plate. A cheesy Gouda Grits are worthy of the special occasion. This side dish is the perfect blend of comfort food taste and company-worthy presentation. A pretty pink strawberry sheet cake completes the fresh springtime menu.

The Easter Potluck

Recipe: Tangy Potato-Green Bean Salad
Recipe: Creamy Kale and Pasta Bake
Recipe: Basic Deviled Eggs
Recipe: The Ultimate Chocolate Pie
Recipe: Asparagus Quiche
Recipe: Party Punch

Want to plan an everyone-pitches-in meal that still looks stunning? Here’s how. Use this list of suggested recipes as a starting point, assigning one out to each person pitching-in. If there’s a beloved family dish that must grace table, feel free to add it to this springy lineup featuring a quiche (pictured), hearty pasta bake, and deviled eggs, of course!

A Fuss-Free Easter Lunch

Recipe: Spinach-Artichoke Dip
Recipe: Spring Vegetable Sauté
Recipe: Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus
Recipe: Baked Ham With Brown Sugar-Citrus Glaze
Recipe: Angel Biscuits
Recipe: Party Potatoes
Recipe: Mini Coconut-Key Lime Pies

Gather the whole family for a beautiful spring meal that celebrates the best seasonal ingredients. Keep your guests satisfied when they arrive with a fresh dip while you work on the rest.

Covered in sugar-citrus glaze, this ham recipe (pictured) is a showstopper worthy of the center of the table. Thankfully, the dough for our heavenly Angel Biscuits can be refrigerated until you’re ready to bake, helping get something off your plate while you work on the sides. Finally, end the meal with a heavenly dessert of miniature Key lime pies. They can be made ahead, too!

A Beautiful Easter Brunch

Recipe: Ham Biscuits
Recipe: Mini Cheese Grits Casseroles
Recipe: Bacon-Hash Brown Quiche
Recipe: Fresh Fruit Salad
Recipe: Carrot Cake With Maple-Cream Cheese Frosting
Recipe: Ginger-Orange Mocktails

Impress loved ones with little stress using this easy-to-prepare brunch menu featuring a spread of ham biscuits, fruit salad, and a festive drink. The good news for busy hosts? The biscuits can be cut and frozen up to two weeks in advance. We used a small 2-inch biscuit cutter, so you may want to bake extra.

We serve our cheese grits casseroles in mini ramekins for a more formal look that’s also easier to serve than a 9-x-13 dish. A lightly spiced, sheet-cake twist on carrot cake was made for feeding a crowd and travels well if you’ve been assigned dessert duty at someone else’s house.

Easter Made Easy

Recipe: Glazed Ham With Pineapple Chutney
Recipe: Southern Cobb Salad With Cornbread Croutons
Recipe: Asparagus With Cheese Sauce And Herb Breadcrumbs
Recipe: Roasted Potato Salad
Recipe: Sugar Snap Pea Salad

Although ham is delicious on its own, the spiced pineapple chutney in this recipe (pictured) takes it to another level. Use fresh (not canned) pineapple, and don’t move the fruit around in the skillet too much at first. Serve with our suggested fresh sides and you have a winning combination.

Easter Feast

Recipe: Roasted Lamb With Fresh-Herb Sauce
Recipe: Ginger Carrots
Recipe: Romaine Salad With Oranges And Radishes
Recipe: Potato-And-Rutabaga Gratin
Recipe: Hummingbird Sheet Cake

Staying tried-and-true to a traditional menu might satisfy your older relatives, but sometimes breaking from tradition makes a meal more memorable and treasured. Make roasted lamb the star of your holiday menu by adding a fresh herb sauce and a lot of brightness to the otherwise heavy main.

We’ve also lightened up the traditional potato gratin by adding rutabagas for an extra layer of goodness. The finishing touch of the Hummingbird Sheet Cake (pictured) is an effortlessly elegant way to end the meal.

Easter On The Grill

Recipe: Pepper-Stuffed Grilled Flank Steak
Recipe: Grilled Asparagus
Recipe: Grilled Potatoes
Recipe: Grilled Bananas

Easter is the ultimate excuse to dust off the grill and get outside. While you’re adding charcoal to the grill, don’t put the usual hamburgers and hotdogs on the lineup. We’ve pulled some recipes that you will be proud to serve up with style as you celebrate spring.

The star of the cookout is the Pepper-Stuffed Grilled Flank Steak (pictured) and two sides that focus on the freshness of the season. Ending the meal with the Grilled Bananas served hot over ice cream will have all of your relatives scheduling next year’s Easter celebration in your backyard.

Easy Easter Breakfast

Recipe: Overnight Blueberry French Toast Casserole With Blueberry-Maple Syrup
Recipe: Breakfast Potatoes
Recipe: Millionaire Bacon
Recipe: Sausage-Cheddar Muffins

Rise and shine with this Easter breakfast spread. It all starts with a breakfast casserole you can assemble the night before, and then is rounded out with crispy Breakfast Potatoes, Millionaire Bacon, and our favorite part of the menu Sausage-Cheddar Muffins. Serve them warm with a couple dashes of hot sauce, and you’ll for sure start Easter off right.

Vegetarian Easter Feast

Recipe: Vegetable Lasagna 
Recipe: Garlic Bread
Recipe: Chopped Kale Salad with Toasted Breadcrumbs
Recipe: Roasted Broccoli
Recipe: Cucumber Cooler

Not every Easter gathering has to feature meat as the main attraction. If you have family coming over that doesn’t eat meat, this is the lineup for you. A beautiful but easy Vegetable Lasagna is just as delicious as any ham, and when served with fresh Garlic Bread, our take on a caesar salad, Roasted Broccoli, and a refreshing cocktail, no one will even notice there’s no meat in the mix.

Frequently Asked Questions

• How can you best prepare an Easter menu for a large crowd? Preparing a large holiday feast requires planning. Make side dishes in advance so all that’s needed the day of is to bake or reheat. Additionally, prepare in stages so there is less chopping or measuring work. Finally, making dessert in advance will save time on the holiday. Other preparation ideas include delegating specific dishes to family members to help contribute to the meal.
• What’s a traditional Easter menu include? The main dish for an Easter meal varies, but some typical dishes include honey-baked ham, pot roast, pork chops, and fish. Some popular side dishes include scalloped or mashed potatoes, spring vegetables, and dinner rolls.