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Combine food and family the Italian way (including plenty of pasta) with this Italian Christmas dinner menu!

Collage of Italian dinner recipes for Christmas.
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Food and Family!!!

Italian + Family + Food – you really can’t have one without the other. Christmas is an especially wonderful time for all three!!

We’ve rounded up our FAVORITE Italian dishes to round out your Christmas feast! Now you can easily celebrate your own Christmas Cenone (big dinner) with these hearty dishes. Just pick your favs from each section to create your own Italian Christmas Dinner Menu.

Enjoy food and family the Italian way!! Buon Natale and Merry Christmas!

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Our Top 10 Italian Christmas Dinner Picks

1 Easy Lasagna Recipe

Main Course Easy Lasagna Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes

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4.88 from 88 votes
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2 Easy Fettuccine Alfredo

Main Course Easy Fettuccine Alfredo
Total Time: 30 minutes

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5 from 384 votes
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3 Chicken Parmigiana Recipe

Main Course Chicken Parmigiana Recipe
Total Time: 37 minutes
5 from 6 votes
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4 Italian Pork Chops Recipe

Main Course Italian Pork Chops Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes
5 from 25 votes
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5 White Sauce Recipe

Main Course White Sauce Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes

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4.98 from 869 votes
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6 Spaghetti Recipe

Main Course Spaghetti Recipe
Total Time: 55 minutes

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5 from 365 votes
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7 Italian Sausage Pasta Recipe

Main Course Italian Sausage Pasta Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes

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4.99 from 253 votes
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8 Chicken Scallopini Recipe

Main Course Chicken Scallopini Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes

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4.87 from 23 votes
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9 Chicken Piccata Recipe

Main Course Chicken Piccata Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes
5 from 15 votes
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10 Pasta Carbonara Recipe

Main Course Pasta Carbonara Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes
4.73 from 18 votes
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11 Focaccia Bread Recipe

Bread Focaccia Bread Recipe
Total Time: 8 hours 55 minutes

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4.98 from 243 votes
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12 Mozzarella Sticks

Appetizer Mozzarella Sticks
Total Time: 40 minutes

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5 from 24 votes
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13 Easy Bruschetta Recipe

Appetizer Easy Bruschetta Recipe
Total Time: 14 minutes

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5 from 28 votes
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14 Tortellini Skewers Recipe

Appetizer Tortellini Skewers Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes
5 from 13 votes
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15 Fried Ravioli Recipe

Main Course Fried Ravioli Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes

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4.91 from 22 votes
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16 Spinach Puffs Recipe

Appetizer Spinach Puffs Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes

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4.97 from 196 votes
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17 Garlic Bread Recipe

Bread Garlic Bread Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes

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4.89 from 36 votes
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18 Olive Garden Breadsticks Recipe

Bread Olive Garden Breadsticks Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours 27 minutes

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4.96 from 64 votes
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19 Caprese Kabobs Recipe

Appetizer Caprese Kabobs Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes
5 from 12 votes
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20 Italian Meatball Recipe

Appetizer, Main Course Italian Meatball Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 48 minutes

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5 from 9 votes
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21 Fried Zucchini

Appetizer, Side Dish Fried Zucchini
Total Time: 10 minutes

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5 from 228 votes
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22 Roasted Tomatoes Recipe

Side Dish Roasted Tomatoes Recipe
Total Time: 22 minutes
5 from 7 votes
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23 Fried Eggplant Recipe

Appetizer, Side Dish Fried Eggplant Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes

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24 Oven Roasted Vegetables Recipe

Side Dish Oven Roasted Vegetables Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes

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4.97 from 31 votes
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25 Italian Bread

Bread Italian Bread
Total Time: 2 hours 40 minutes

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4.95 from 90 votes
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26 Bruschetta Caprese Recipe

Appetizer Bruschetta Caprese Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes
5 from 7 votes
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27 Crockpot Tortellini Soup

Main Course, Soup Crockpot Tortellini Soup
Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes

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4.97 from 217 votes
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28 Chicken Gnocchi Soup Recipe

Soup Chicken Gnocchi Soup Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes

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4.95 from 17 votes
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Minestrone Soup Recipe
This Minestrone Soup is not only delicious and comforting, but it's also really nutritious! It makes a hearty meal or side.
Total Time: 1 hour
5 from 10 votes
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29 Chicken Alfredo Soup Recipe

Soup Chicken Alfredo Soup Recipe
Total Time: 50 minutes
5 from 20 votes
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30 Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Recipe

Main Course Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes
5 from 10 votes
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31 Tomato Mozzarella Salad Recipe

Salad Tomato Mozzarella Salad Recipe
Total Time: 8 minutes
5 from 10 votes
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32 Caesar Salad Cups Recipe

Appetizer, Salad Caesar Salad Cups Recipe
Total Time: 14 minutes
5 from 10 votes
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33 Pizza Salad Recipe

Salad Pizza Salad Recipe
Total Time: 8 minutes
5 from 14 votes
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34 Caprese Pesto Pasta Salad recipe

Salad Caprese Pesto Pasta Salad recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes

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5 from 1 vote
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35 Easy Tortellini Salad Recipe

Salad Easy Tortellini Salad Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes

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4.96 from 22 votes
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36 Quick Caprese Salad Recipe

Salad Quick Caprese Salad Recipe
Total Time: 5 minutes
5 from 2 votes
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37 Antipasto Salad

Salad Antipasto Salad
Total Time: 15 minutes
5 from 8 votes
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38 Mozzarella Pasta Salad Recipe

Salad Mozzarella Pasta Salad Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
5 from 11 votes
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39 Panna Cotta

Dessert Panna Cotta
Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes

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5 from 6 votes
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40 Italian Cookies

Dessert Italian Cookies
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

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4.98 from 465 votes
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41 Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe

Dessert Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe
Total Time: 50 minutes

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4.97 from 271 votes
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42 Easy Bread Pudding Recipe

Dessert Easy Bread Pudding Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

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4.99 from 79 votes
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43 Pistachio Dessert Recipe

Dessert Pistachio Dessert Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours 18 minutes

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4.99 from 98 votes
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44 Best Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Dessert Best Shortbread Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes

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5 from 156 votes
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45 White Chocolate Lasagna Recipe

Dessert White Chocolate Lasagna Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes

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4.92 from 49 votes
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46 How to Make Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Dessert How to Make Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

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5 from 80 votes
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47 Mini Fruit Tarts Recipe

Dessert Mini Fruit Tarts Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes
5 from 13 votes
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48 Cream Puff Recipe

Dessert Cream Puff Recipe
Total Time: 55 minutes

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4.93 from 84 votes
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49 Lemon Lasagna Recipe

Dessert Lemon Lasagna Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

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4.97 from 161 votes
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50 Lemon Curd Recipe

Dessert Lemon Curd Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes
5 from 12 votes
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7 Comments

  1. Kristina says:

    5 stars
    I appreciate the explanation of the courses of an Italian dinner as well as the recipe suggestions that fit. I’ve already made several of your appetizers and cant wait to work through the different pasta dishes.

    Reply
  2. Jim Gavin says:

    5 stars
    Amazing recipes looking forward to making them

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  3. Joy says:

    5 stars
    I love this list!! I make your tortellini salad all the time!! It helps to see all the options on this one post, so thank you!

    Reply
  4. Paige D says:

    5 stars
    Thank you so much, these are even better than my Italian grandmother’s cookies!

    Reply
  5. Sam says:

    5 stars
    We do a different theme for Christmas dinner every year, and this year is Italian. So glad I found this GREAT collection of recipes to help me put together my menu!

    Reply
  6. Olivia says:

    5 stars
    Aside from Mexican this is the next best dinner for us……Italian! We love pretty much anything pasta. The food is great and not hard to make.

    Reply
  7. Carmen Lachance says:

    The students really liked the layout of this website.

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