8 Delicious Recipes You Must Try for Your Christmas Dinner to Wow All Your Guests!

Christmas is the most anticipated time of the year, a moment to celebrate in every way, especially at the table, with Christmas lunch or dinner, depending on when you celebrate. Here we offer you 8 recipes for quick and tasty Christmas main courses, inviting and easy to make recipes with which to delight your guests. These are mostly not too elaborate preparations, which will allow you to make a great impression without having to spend too many hours at the stove.

1. Mini Air Fryer Meatloaves

Mini Air Fryer Meatloaves are an easy and tasty main course that even children will love, an alternative to meatballs or the classic meatloaf with a delicious filling of ham and provola. In our recipe we prepared the mini meatloaf dough with minced meat, breadcrumbs, parmesan, parsley, salt and pepper, without eggs. We then stuffed portions of dough with ham and cheese and rolled them into small cylinders, before cooking them in the air fryer. You can also cook the mini stuffed meatloaves in the oven at 360°F/180°C for about 20 minutes.

2. Stuffed Pork Loin

Stuffed Pork Loin with orange and bacon is a must-have on the table during a special dinner and to enrich your holiday menu; it is easy to prepare and is an impressive dish. The loin is cut, stuffed with orange slices and bacon, placed on a tray with potatoes, spiced and seasoned and then baked in the oven.

3. Pork Loin Braised in Milk

Pork Loin Braised in Milk is a main course with an unmistakable taste. You can serve it to celebrate a special occasion, or use it to surprise someone with a different dish than usual. Its preparation is not difficult, you just need to be patient while the meat cooks. The milk makes the meat very tender, you won't even need a knife to cut it.

4. Stuffed Loin Slices

Stuffed Loin Slices is a main course of baked meat, crispy on the outside and with a soft heart of cheese on the inside. In this version it is prepared with loin, also called sirloin, a particularly tasty cut of pork. It is also rich in fat, which allows the natural softness of the meat to be preserved even when cooked in the oven.

5. Pistachio Meat Rolls

The Pistachio Meat Rolls are a main course made with minced meat, ham, provola cheese and pistachios. The ingredients are assembled in layers and then wrapped one inside the other, until they form a real roll, like the sweet one. The external pistachio crust gives the dish an irresistible gourmet touch; the melting inside embraces the palate.

6. Baked Calamari au Gratin

Baked Calamari Au Gratin are a fragrant and very tasty main course, ideal to bring to the table for Christmas lunch or for a Sunday lunch with the family. It is a delicious recipe in its simplicity, easy and quick to make at home. To prepare them, you just need to clean the molluscs into rings, then pass them in a rich breading made with breadcrumbs, chopped parsley, lemon zest, oil, salt and pepper and finally arrange them on a baking tray with baking paper seasoned with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil: the result, after being placed in a hot oven at 360°F/180°C for 15 minutes, will be crispy rings on the outside and tender in the mouth.

7. Puff Pastry Potato Meatloaf

The Puff Pastry Potato Meatloaf is a delicious and tasty main course, also ideal for a dinner with friends or to serve as a single dish. Once the potatoes are boiled, they will be mashed and spread on the puff pastry roll with the ham and cheese. Then just cook it in the oven for about 25 minutes: you will create a tasty dish that will win over adults and children alike.

8. Potato Patties

Potato Patties are an easy and tasty main course, ideal for a family Christmas lunch: children will love them. It is a quick preparation and does not require leavening: to make the stuffed potato focaccia, in fact, you will just need to boil the potatoes, mash them, mix them with eggs, corn flour, salt, pepper and stuff them with stringy cheese. They will then be fried in a pan with very hot oil until golden brown.