EASY HOLIDAY RECIPES FOR A CROWD!Appetizers, sides, main, dessert and co*cktails ! (2024)

We all know the Holidays can be a happy but sometimes stressful time. Let Laughing Spatula help ease your troubles with a few of our most popular and delicious HOLIDAY RECIPES FOR A CROWD!

APPETIZERS TO START!

HONEY ROASTED PECANS WITH ROSEMARY

These are one of our most friend requested recipes! “Bring the pecans okay?” They also make wonderful hostess gifts when put in little bags.

EASY TACO CUPS!

These mini taco’s are the first to go at every party! Using a simple muffin pan sime cooked up taco meat (your choice beef, chicken or turkey). Bake them up and serve hot, room temp or chilled!

SHEET PAN QUICHE BITES –

Make ahead and chill or serve at room temp. Use ham, cheese, veggies or anything else you have hanging around! Serve for breakfast, brunch or as an appetizer.

TWICE BAKED POTATO BITES

Make 4 or 40! We love the easy prep and low ingredient list of this appetizer!

Crab Artichoke Dip

Artichokes, cream cheese, lump crab mean (canned is fine) a chopped poblano to keep it interesting…all thrown into one big bowl. Mix and pour into a pretty dish and in the oven it goes. BONUS: Can be made 24 hours in advance!

Cranberry and Brie Filled Biscuits

Stuff store-bought biscuit dough with cranberry and brie…these are show stoppers and will be the one everyone asks you to bring over and over again!

EASY SIDE DISHES THAT FEED A CROWD TO THE RESCUE!

FALL SALAD WITH SWEET POTATOES – Using mostly store bought ingredients that you toss together along with a simple and delicious Cider Maple Vinaigrette, this salad is perfect for the Holidays!

SOFT ONE RISE DINNER ROLLS

Make the dough, shape and into the oven it goes at 170 degrees to rise. Then…without taking the rolls out of the oven, crank the heat and finish them off! Now thats an easy dinner rolls!

PERFECT BUTTERNUT SQUASH RISOTTO

Kick things up a notch with this delicious and easy to make Risotto! It’s beautiful and serves a crowd! 30 Minutes is all it takes to get this on the table!

30 Minute Whipped Potatoes

Whip these potatoes up anytime! Made with simple ingredients done right with your time in mind!

Homemade Skillet Green Bean Casserole

No more canned soup! This fresh Green Bean Casserole is easy to make on the stove top leaving your oven free for the main event!

CREAMY CAULIFOWER AUGRATIN

This delicious and cheesy side dishis a family favorite! Easy to make cream sauce and fresh veggies are hit!

WEDGE SALAD PLATTER FOR A CROWD!

Our most requested party recipe and you can see why. Store bought easily assembled ingredients that have real table appeal!

CHEESY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Make 6 or 60 of these perfect puffs of potato! An easy to make recipe that looks so fancy and stuff…we love fancy and stuff!

Cheesy Potatoes AuGratin

Don’t be fooled by their fancy exterior! These are simply potatoes turned on their side. Tossed in cream, garlic and cheese…no need to make a cream sauce. Just toss the cold cream into the potatoes…stack ’em up and in the oven!

BREAKFAST AND BRUNCH!

Eggs Benedict Casserole

Everything you love about Eggs Beni but fit for a crowd…check out our cheater easy Hollandaise Sauce! Yup, hitting that store aisle again for yummy secrets…

CROISSANT CASSEROLE

This may be our favorite breakfast casserole yet! Easy to make with store bought croissants and feeds about 8 people! Serve with jam on the side reminiscent of a Monte Carlo Sandwich!

SAUSAGE, EGG, CHEESE AND HASH BROWN CASSEROLE

Made with store bought frozen hash brown cubes…not the shredded kind, just the cubes for a fresh homemade flavor! Serve with a side of fresh fruit and the troops are fed!

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE!

Make this delicious brunch dish the day before and top with a super easy homemade blueberry sauce! Soaked in cream and tossed with fresh or frozen blueberries this is our most popular brunch recipe!

EASY ON THE COOK MAIN MEALS!

CHILE RELLENO CASSEROLE

This crowd pleaser is stuffed with beef, beans and roasted peppers. Then a thick egg batter is poured over the entire casserole and baked to puffy perfection!

Eula’s Christmas Casserole

Christmas Eve wouldnt be the same in our house without this creamy, cheesy delicious casserole! Yes, it has a canned of cream soup and no, we wouldn’t change a thing! Sometimes ya gotta go old school…for Tradition…for our sweet Eula.

Baked Ziti with Sausage and Béchamel

Hands down our most requested Holiday Casserole recipe! Don’t be intimidated by that fancy Frenchie word, Béchamel…if you can melt butter, you can make that sauce! This is our families favorite year after year!

CLASSIC BOLOGNESE SAUCE

Make this stove top or in your slow cooker. Makes a ton of delicious sauce! Serve over warm pasta, add a simple salad and bread and feed the table!

BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Everyone loves this rich and hearty stew! We love this when made in a slow cooker but stove top will work just fine. Best served with a loaf of bread in your jammies surrounded by your favorite people and watching your favorite Holiday movie…ours? White Christmas…hands down!

EASY TORTELLINI CASSEROLE

Store bought fresh tortellini and marinara are tossed with cooked sausage and baked up in about 30 minutes! Fast and comforting meal!

20 MINUTE CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

This Chowder recipe is about as easy and delicious as they come! Serve it up with our Soft One Rise Rolls and your Holiday will be a breeze!

CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

You won’t find an easier or more delicious Enchilada recipe than this! Store bought ingredients tossed together to create a delicious crowd pleaser!

DESSERTS FOR EVERYONE!

Grinch Cookies!

There isn’t anyone who wouldn’t love these playful easy to make cookies! Links to buy the cute candy heart included!

Easy Tiramisu for a Crowd

I know I know…your looking at this and going no way can I make that. But let me tell you this is one of the easiest desert recipes on this site. I only wish I would have found it years ago!

EASY PUMPKIN SHEET CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

This sheet pan cake uses fresh ingredients you probably already have in your pantry! CHEATER TIP: Buy store bought frosting and add a bit of maple syrup. DONE!

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CAKE

3 ingredient dessert. How can that be! But it’s true! The light flavor of mousse without being overly sweet or heavy…your guests will flip! Make up to 3 days in advance.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE WHISKEY CAKE!

A little for the cake and a little for the cook! Impress your family and friends with this ADULT boozy concoction!

co*ckTAILS ANYONE?

COLORFUL CITRUS BELLINI!

Pass these beauties out at your next party and it’s all smiles !

OVERNIGHT HOLIDAY CRANBERRY CRUSH VODKA!

Infused vodka that makes a beautiful drink and a great gift!

Homemade Limoncello!

Limoncello…the gift that keeps on giving! Make this in as little as a few days letting the lemon seep into that vodka. Put in pretty bottles and your whole family loves ya!

Hoping these last minute recipes bring you a little more peace during a hectic holiday season!

Wishing you a fun and food filled Holiday!

Clink!

Kathi and Rachel