Whether it’s ham or pork chops that you love for Easter, this collection is a delicious list of all the most popular Easter dinner ideas.
Most Popular Easter Dinner Recipes
Everyone has different ideas of what they want for dinner when gathering for Easter .
As popular as turkey is for Thanksgiving, ham is the same for Easter, but that doesn’t mean you HAVE to have ham. There is a myriad of options your family can enjoy for the Easter holiday!
From ham to pork chops to chicken to roast, we have several dinner choices available! All of these simple recipes would make great additions to your Easter dinner menu. Whether you are cooking for a crowd, or just a few, we have plenty of recipes to help you complete your dinner spread.
No matter what main dish you choose, we hope you get to enjoy it with family and loved ones!
Our Top 10 Easter Dinner Ideas
1 Crockpot Ham Recipe
Crockpot Ham Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours hours 40 minutes minutes
Crockpot ham has a quick prep and requires minimal effort. Covered with a brown sugar glaze, it's our favorite way to make a holiday ham!
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2 Honey Glazed Ham
Honey Glazed Ham
Total Time: 4 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
Tender and juicy honey glazed ham is smothered in our simple 5-ingredient glaze creating our favorite recipe for holiday ham!
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3 Crock Pot Pot Roast
Crock Pot Pot Roast
Total Time: 7 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
This melt-in-your-mouth crock pot pot roast is tender and flavorful. It takes just 5 minutes of prep before your slow cooker works its magic.
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4 Roast Chicken Recipe
Roast Chicken Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
This simple and delicious roast chicken recipe tastes like you spent all day cooking it, but only needs 10 minutes of prep!
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5 Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops Recipe
Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
With less than 10 minutes of prep work, these parmesan crusted pork chops are simple, delicious, and the best way to enjoy pork chops.
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6 Instant Pot Ham
Instant Pot Ham
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Instant pot ham is the easiest entree – just 15 minutes for the tastiest juiciest ham you'll ever try, perfect for holidays!
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7 Chicken Pot Pie Recipe
Chicken Pot Pie Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 50 minutes minutes
This easy chicken pot pie recipe is the definition of comfort food! It's warm, rich with flavor, and has the best flaky crust.
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8 Steak Marinade
Steak Marinade
Total Time: 4 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
Our all-time favorite steak marinade requires only four ingredients and makes mouth-watering steak that tastes amazing!
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9 Easy Prime Rib Recipe
Easy Prime Rib Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
This perfect prime rib recipe is cooked in the oven with a secret trick that gives you the most tender meat ever!
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10 Crock Pot Brisket Recipe
Crock Pot Brisket Recipe
Total Time: 8 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
Try this effortless crock pot brisket recipe for delectably juicy and tender meat that will melt in your mouth.
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More Easter Recipes
11 Creamy Swiss Chicken Bake
Creamy Swiss Chicken Bake
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Indulge in cheesy comfort with creamy swiss chicken bake, an easy weeknight dish smothered in decadent creamy goodness.
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12 Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu is deliciously breaded chicken filled with ham and cheese. It's a family favorite recipe baked to perfection!!
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13 Lemon Pepper Chicken Recipe
Lemon Pepper Chicken Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Flavorful and tender Lemon Pepper Chicken is simple and requires just a few ingredients. Served on its own or over rice, this buttery chicken dish is perfect any night of the week for a simple, quick dinner idea.
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14 Baked Ranch Chicken
Baked Ranch Chicken
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
Our flavorful baked ranch chicken preps in 5 minutes for an easy, healthier take on crispy chicken. It's a kid-approved favorite!
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15 Parmesan Crusted Chicken Recipe
Parmesan Crusted Chicken Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Baked parmesan crusted chicken is crispy on the outside, and tender on the inside, with the perfect hint of lemon!
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16 Ritz Cracker Chicken Recipe
Ritz Cracker Chicken Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Ritz cracker chicken is baked to crispy cheesy perfection and smothered in gravy for an easy comfort food favorite.
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17 Fried Chicken Breast Recipe
Fried Chicken Breast Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
This crispy fried chicken breast recipe is topped with arugula, shaved parmesan cheese, and a delicious lemon vinaigrette!
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18 Lemon Chicken with Veggies Recipe
Lemon Chicken with Veggies Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 8 minutes minutes
Roasted Lemon Chicken with Veggies including green beans and red potatoes. One of the easiest and yummiest dinner recipes!
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19 Chicken Drumsticks in Oven
Chicken Drumsticks in Oven
Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
These perfectly seasoned chicken drumsticks in oven are a healthier alternative to fried chicken and are finger-licking good!
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20 Buttery Baked Chicken Recipe
Buttery Baked Chicken Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 40 minutes minutes
Creamy Buttery Baked Chicken is simple and full of flavor. It is another great dinner idea for any occasion!!
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21 Chicken Piccata Recipe
Chicken Piccata Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
With surprisingly few ingredients, this best chicken piccata recipe is bright, flavorful, and ready in under 30 minutes!
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22 Lemon Garlic Chicken Recipe
Lemon Garlic Chicken Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
This flavorful lemon garlic chicken is ready in 15 minutes or less! It's a great weeknight chicken dinner.
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23 Baked Salmon Recipe
Baked Salmon Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Bake a delicious and healthy pan of salmon for the whole family! Flavored with lemon, garlic, and parsley for a tasty dinner everyone will enjoy.
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24 Crock Pot Roast with Potatoes and Carrots
Crock Pot Roast with Potatoes and Carrots
Total Time: 8 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
Tender, savory crock pot roast with potatoes and carrots takes 15 minutes to prep for easy go-to comfort food and a favorite one-pot meal!
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25 Crock Pot Pork Roast
Crock Pot Pork Roast
Total Time: 8 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
This ultra-tender, "fall off the bone" crock pot pork roast only takes a handful of ingredients to make, including the complimentary gravy.
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26 Crock Pot Ribs
Crock Pot Ribs
Total Time: 4 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
Juicy BBQ crock pot ribs are fall off the bone delicious with minimal work. Great for a small family, big family, or cooking for a crowd!
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27 How to Make Baby Back Ribs
How to Make Baby Back Ribs
Total Time: 4 hours hours 40 minutes minutes
Learn how to cook baby back ribs! Slathered in both a dry rub and sauce for a flavor explosion, they are tender and utterly delicious.
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28 Fried Pork Chops Recipe
Fried Pork Chops Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Simple pan fried pork chops in lemon butter sauce are crunchy on the outside and perfectly tender and delicious on the inside!
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29 Best Slow Cooker Pork Chops
Best Slow Cooker Pork Chops
Total Time: 2 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
These Simple and delicious Slow Cooker Pork Chops are sure to become a family favorite. They are so tender and juicy and are topped with an amazing gravy that we love to serve over the chops and mashed potatoes!
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30 Dr. Pepper Ribs Recipe
Dr. Pepper Ribs Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
Pork ribs cooked in Dr. Pepper, grilled to perfection, and smothered in BBQ Sauce. These Dr. Pepper ribs are fall off the bone delicious!
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31 Smothered Pork Chops Recipe
Smothered Pork Chops Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
This creamy Lemon & Thyme Smothered Pork Chops recipe always gets rave reviews. It's flavorful and ready in 35 minutes or less.
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32 Breaded Pork Chops
Breaded Pork Chops
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
Crispy breaded pork chops are made with just a handful of ingredients and cook in 30 minutes for a go-to family favorite!
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33 Instant Pot Pot Roast Recipe
Instant Pot Pot Roast Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 55 minutes minutes
With this instant pot pot roast you'll have the same fall apart inviting flavor on the table in under 2 hours!
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34 Flat Iron Steak Recipe
Flat Iron Steak Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
This flat iron steak recipe is marinated and grilled for a sweet and savory flavor explosion and a perfectly tender steak.
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Wow I love all these ideas for regular Sunday dinners too! Can’t wait to make my way through them!
So many great options here! Everything looks delicious, it’s going to be hard to narrow down the list!
This list is so helpful! I am going to try the roast chicken this year!
This is the perfect go-to for all the best Easter recipe ideas! I literally got my whole menu from here. Thank you for sharing this with us!
I love the Funeral Potatoes. Your recipe is very good.
This recipe turned out great and I love that it utilizes the crock pot. In my opinion its the best way to cook on a busy holiday.
This Easter dinner looks so amazing! I love this time of year to get with family and friends!
I sure love Easter dinner!! We used your ham recipe last year & it was a hit!! Juicy & delicious & wasn’t hard to make, which is a bonus! Excited to add some more of these recipes to our Easter menu!
The perfect place to suit all your Easter needs. The recipes are delicious and help you in preparing for special food and time with your family!
Thank you so much for the wonderful ideas and recipes for Easter dinner. So much to choose from but am sure dinner will be delicious.
You are so welcome! I hope you have a wonderful Easter dinner this year!