Our Favorite Easter Menu Ideas Of All Time

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: Blueberry-Lemon Iced Tea

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: Strawberry-Spinach Salad
Recipe: Double Citrus Tart
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 tart, 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: Field Pea, Corn, And Bacon Salad
Recipe: Brown Butter Easter Egg Blondies

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.

Easiest Easter Ever

Recipe: Herb-Crusted Roasted Leg of Lamb
Recipe: Garlic Parmesan Green Beans
Recipe: Cheesy Grits Soufflé
Recipe: Strawberries-And-Cream Sheet Cake
Recipe: Strawberry-Mint Tea

Any cook can conquer these fresh, celebratory recipes. For the main dish star, roasted lamb 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 grits soufflé is worthy of 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: Champagne 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 hearty pasta bake and deviled eggs, of course!

A Laid-Back Easter Lunch

Recipe: Spinach-Artichoke Dip
Recipe: Carrot Soup With Pea Pesto
Recipe: Sautéed Radishes With Bacon
Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus
Recipe: Baked Ham With Brown Sugar-Citrus Glaze
Recipe: Angel Biscuits
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. Start the meal with a beautiful spring soup. The two side dishes showcase colorful spring favorites like radishes and asparagus.

Covered in sugar-citrus glaze, this ham recipe is a showstopper worthy of the center of the table. Make ahead tip: The dough for our heavenly Angel Biscuits can be refrigerated until you're ready to bake. 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: Potato-Bacon Hash
Recipe: Fresh Fruit Salad
Recipe: Carrot Cake With Maple-Cream Cheese Frosting
Recipe: Ginger-Orange Mocktails

Impress loved ones with little stress with this easy-to-prepare brunch featuring a spread of ham biscuits, springtime salads, and a festive punch. 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 and easier serving than a casserole dish. Our potato hash holds up better on a buffet than a bowl of mixed greens, but still includes plenty of spinach. 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: Potato Salad With Dijon and Scallions
Recipe: Sugar Snap Peas With Orange Zest And Buttery Almonds

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 is an effortlessly elegant way to end the meal.

Easter On The Grill

Recipe: Grilled Lamb Chops With Green Garlic Chimichurri
Recipe: Grilled Baby Artichokes With Brown Butter Aïoli
Recipe: Grilled Radish-and-Fennel Salad With Goat Cheese Toasts
Recipe: Spring Onion Grilled Pizza
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.

Start off the festivities with the Grilled Baby Artichokes and then continue with Grilled Lamb Chops 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: Citrus Salad with Spiced Honey
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 a beautiful citrus fruit salad. Our favorite part of the menu are the Sausage-Cheddar Muffins, serve them with a couple dashes of hot sauce, and you’ll for sure start Easter off right.

Vegetarian Easter Feast

Recipe: Sheet Pan Vegetable Lasagna 
Recipe: Garlic Bread
Recipe: Chopped Kale Salad with Toasted Breadcrumbs
Recipe: Roasted Broccoli
Recipe: Garden Pleasures Cocktail

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 Sheet Pan 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.