Traditional Easter Dinner Ideas

Traditional Easter Dinner

Every year our family gathers together on Easter Sunday to enjoy a traditional ham dinner. On the side, we serve a potato dish, a hot vegetable, and hot homemade rolls. We have our traditional menu plan below, or you can mix and match the recipes below to create your own special Easter dinner.

Easter Appetizers

As family and friends start to gather, we like to set out an appetizer or two. We’ve handpicked four fantastic recipes to elevate your Easter gathering.

Easter Main Dish Recipes

According to marthastewart.com, ham became the meat of choice for Easter dinner because it was more readily available than lamb. However, if ham isn’t your main dish of choice, a roast lamb, pork roast, or a roast beef can also be served for your Easter feast.

Deviled Eggs

Cream Cheese Fruit Dip

Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus

Vegan Charcuterie Board

As mentioned above, our go-to Easter main-dish is ham. However, we have enjoyed other main dishes as well. If you are looking for a less traditional Easter meal, try one of these recipes using chicken, fish, beef, or pork.

Honey Baked Ham Recipe

The BEST Crockpot Ham

Grilled Ham Steaks

Crock Pot Pork Chops

Easter Side Dishes

Hot Potato Side Dishes

You can’t serve a ham dinner without a good hot potato side dish. Typically Easter potatoes are served “casserole-style” in a casserole dish with some kind of sauce and cheese. Some examples of this are funeral potatoes or potatoes au gratin. Our readers have commented saying that they have loved serving our creamy potatoes with peas or our parmesan crusted potato halves with their ham dinners as well. Check them all out and decide for yourself what suits your family best! Any of these Easter dinner ideas will be a winner!

Crock Pot Pork Roast

Lemon Salmon

Oven Roast Beef

Lemon Pepper Chicken

Hot Vegetable Side Dishes

A hot vegetable side dish adds variety, color, and nutrition to an Easter dinner spread. Choose a hot vegetable that will complement the other side dishes on your Easter menu.

Cheesy Potato Casserole

Creamed Peas and Potatoes

Homemade Mashed Potatoes

Perfect Baked Potato

Easter Salads

The possibilities are endless when it comes to Easter salads. It’s fun to incorporate hard boiled eggs and spring flavors, like strawberry and lemon. We find ourselves using the following salads time and time again.

Sweet Sautéed Asparagus

How to Cook Frozen Peas

Grilled Artichokes with Creamy Lemon Dip

Sautéed Brussels Sprouts

Easter Breads

Nothing quite compares to the aroma and taste of freshly baked bread. Homemade rolls are always a good idea. Make extra so you can have ham sandwiches for leftovers! Our classic Easter bread also looks beautiful on the table.

Mom’s Potato Salad

Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Lemon Orzo Salad

Blueberry Jello Salad

Easter Desserts

When it comes to Easter Desserts and Treats, we don’t mess around. In fact, we love Easter desserts and treats so much, we created an entire, separate post dedicated to them. These tasty treats can be served along with Easter dinner or even as surprises in Easter baskets. They are as fun to make as they are to eat! We featured our Chessmen Banana Pudding with our menu plan below. Here are a few more of our favorites.

Easter Bread

Dinner Rolls

Coconut Bread

Homemade Crescent Rolls

Cakes

Pies

Bars and Cookies

Bonus: Leftover Ham Recipes

I don’t know about you, but we ALWAYS seem to have leftovers from Easter dinner. Here are some ideas to help you use up that delicious leftover ham:

Bunny Cake

Coconut Cake

Carrot Bundt Cake

Easter Cupcakes

Lemon Meringue Pie

Key Lime Pie

Coconut Cream Pie

Sour Cream Lemon Pie

Cadbury Egg Cookies

Very Best Lemon Bars

Carrot Cake Cookies

Here is a sample menu plan for a delicious and easy traditional Easter dinner. It features Slow Cooker Ham, Cheesy Potato Casserole, Sautéed Sweet Asparagus, and a Chessman Banana Pudding for dessert. See the recipe notes for tips on timing it all out perfectly. We are taking all of the stress out of it just for you! Please enjoy your beautiful, well-planned Easter dinner!