Are you still planning your Christmas dinner menu or looking for some easy to make ideas? Here are the top 10 menu ideas which you can prepare easily  quickly. Glance through these ideas and try them out this Christmas.        

1. Cranberry stuffed chicken:

You just need to get the right stuffing ingredients such as onions, dried cranberries, chicken broth, poultry seasoning, minced garlic, onions, butter, chopped celery and corn bread stuffing. The ingredients are cooked for some time and then stuffed into the chicken. The chicken is baked for 2 hours and stuffed chicken is ready.

2. Candied yams 

To prepare this, you need yams, butter, brown sugar and salt. The vegetables are well cleaned and cooked in salted water for 35 min. When water drains out, these are cooked on medium heat till the yams are cooked well.

3. Chicken noodle soup 

A simple soup which is prepared with noodles, chicken pieces, seasonings, chopped onions, celery, parsley, peppers and noodles. The ingredients are all cooked in a crock pot while adding noodles after all the ingredients are well cooked.

4. Smoked salmon 

You need to wash and clean salmon fillets before you season the slices with seafood seasoning. You can grill heat these fillets on medium heat while you keep adding wine to the salmon to keep it moistened. When you notice the meat getting tender, it means the salmon is cooked.

5. Cool veggie pizza  

This makes a delicious Christmas menu appetizer. It is prepared with cool roll dough which is then topped with vegetables such as green onions, mushrooms, zucchini, green peppers, tomatoes and other vegetables. You can add shredded cheese as topping.        

6. Baked beans  

This is a very popular Christmas menu which is prepared with cranberry juice, beans, pork slices, diced bacons, chopped onions, mustard, brown sugar, molasses and ketchup. The ingredients are mixed well and later baked in an oven. Baked beans should be served hot.

7. Stuffed crab mushrooms  

Include as many vegetables you desire along with crab meat as the stuffing of this dish. Heavy cream, parmesan cheese, Italian cheese along with fresh herbs is included in the stuffing. Mushrooms can be well stuffed and cooked before serving to the guests.

8. Chicken salad 

This is a healthy chicken salad menu for Christmas. You can include fresh vegetables like beans, bell peppers, beans, lettuce leaves, and broccoli and boiled chicken shreds in the salad. Add seasonings of your choice or top it with fresh mayonnaise before serving to your guests.

9. Cheesecake with sauce  

This is a wonderful delicious dessert which has a topping made of fresh soft cheese with a base of pastry, biscuits or sponge. cake. The topping is well sweetened and topped with nuts, fruits and chocolate chips. Serve it with hot chocolate sauce before serving your guests.

10. Cream puffs 

These wonderful cream puffs are normally filled with fresh whipped cream or vanilla custard as per the choice of food lovers. These can be sprinkled with powdered sugar or drizzled with caramel on top to give it a yummy taste. 

Get set for cooking up a storm this Christmas now that you have read through the top 10 easy menu ideas. 

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