Christmas Meat

[Kimkimba]

What is an easy Christmas meat to buy and cook - cost doesn’t really matter.
My husband and I are vegetarians, but I have guests coming for Christmas dinner. Probably 4 people would eat meat.
My menu:
Appetizers- pinwheels, little smokies, crusted Parmesan potato bites, veggies/fruit tray
Dinner - Stuffed shells, mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade mac and cheese, corn casserole, glazed carrots
Dessert - various cookies, ice cream cake, pies

 

[MIGrandma]

Personally I love your menu and don’t feel you need to add any kind of meat

But if you must, if it were me I would go to the deli and get a few half inch slices of good quality ham. They can be halved, or even quartered and just warmed in the oven. I would add some fresh pineapple chunks and juice to the dish before warming.

 

[soccerdad72]

Ham would be the easiest thing.

My family's preference for Christmas is standing rib roast, but that might be more work (and $$) than you would want for only a few people.

 

[slo]

Your menu looks very good.
I would add some roast beef that people could either put on a roll or eat by itself. You could put it in a crock pot for people to take what they’d like.

 

[Kitty 34]

Ham, for me is easiest to cook.

 

[boop0524]

Ham in a crockpot is my go to!

 

[AppleDumpling]

Spiral cut ham or a small turkey breast.

 

[MillauFr]

Hamburgers.

 

[mjkacmom]

Pork tenderloin is super easy and quick.

 

[TwoMisfits]

What is an easy Christmas meat to buy and cook - cost doesn’t really matter.
My husband and I are vegetarians, but I have guests coming for Christmas dinner. Probably 4 people would eat meat.
My menu:
Appetizers- pinwheels, little smokies, crusted Parmesan potato bites, veggies/fruit tray
Dinner - Stuffed shells, mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade mac and cheese, corn casserole, glazed carrots
Dessert - various cookies, ice cream cake, pies

With that menu, stay Italian and just do meatballs...as a kid, my mom did meatballs with stuffed shells for Christmas a ton...and meatballs will also go with the mac and cheese...it's cheap, easy (since you can buy premade and drop in a crock), popular, and it "fits" with your menu...

 

[porschegrl]

What is an easy Christmas meat to buy and cook - cost doesn’t really matter.
My husband and I are vegetarians, but I have guests coming for Christmas dinner. Probably 4 people would eat meat.
My menu:
Appetizers- pinwheels, little smokies, crusted Parmesan potato bites, veggies/fruit tray
Dinner - Stuffed shells, mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade mac and cheese, corn casserole, glazed carrots
Dessert - various cookies, ice cream cake, pies

I have a friend who does stuffed shells for Christmas Eve. She makes one pan with a spinach & ricotta filling and another pan with a meat filling (like a bolognese, I think).

 

[Skippy918]

Meatballs. Those go well with the stuffed shells.

 

[Micca]

Not a vegetarian but I'd be more than happy with what you have already planned. But since you're gracious enough to provide a meat dish, I'd say ham is simple (and delicious.)

 

[neverlandsky]

For my meat eaters, I'm making sausage, onions, & peppers in the crockpot to go with my vegetarian baked ziti.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

Ham

 

[MamaMermaid]

I would leave it as is but I like the idea of adding meatballs like someone else suggested!

 

[Moliphino]

With that menu, stay Italian and just do meatballs...as a kid, my mom did meatballs with stuffed shells for Christmas a ton...and meatballs will also go with the mac and cheese...it's cheap, easy (since you can buy premade and drop in a crock), popular, and it "fits" with your menu...

Yeah, meatballs or sausage are super easy and go with what you have.

 

[mrodgers]

Well, stuffed shells require a mix of ground beef and sausage to stuff them with for this meat eater so I would just make some stuffed shells with ground beef and sausage mix. Then there's no special food for anyone, everyone is eating the same thing.

 

[Pooh2]

I got a small boneless spiral ham.
I'll throw that on low in the crockpot with a can of crushed pineapple.
Always comes out perfect and ready to serve and leaves the oven free for the sides.

 

[SandyinMonterey]

I saw turkeys at the grocery store that are already cooked just need to be warmed through.