When you’re planning to spend all day making Christmas dinner, takeout on the 24th feels like a no-brainer. But before you order delivery, consider one of these 70 Christmas Eve dinner ideas, most of which take one hour or less to prepare.
From nontraditional main courses (like baked ginger and lemon chicken and rigatoni with vodka sauce) to side dishes (like creamy polenta with roasted mushrooms and bacon and citrus, shrimp and quinoa salad with feta), there’s something on this list to suit the entire family. Some can be prepared ahead, and all feel fitting for the evening—because you can do better than the drive-thru on a night like this.
