christmas eve dinner

so im going to host my first fam dinner

what can i make that isnt time consuming and to be served as a latter dinner.

i am think a filet mignon but with what sides.

should i have a second meat dish like a chicken?

let me know what you guys do for christmas eve never had a christmas eve dinner bc mom would always host christmas

thanks girls

Re: christmas eve dinner

We do a buffet. Chicken fingers for the kids, adults have usually 1 seafood dish, a pasta dish, and somthing easy like a roastbeef. But we have so many appetizers that usually the food its picked on all night.

Re: christmas eve dinner

We usually do a pasta dish (ziti, lasagne or something), seafood marinara & some kind of other meat (roast pork or chicken).

Sides for filet mignon? Twice baked potato you can make ahead, a salad, garlic bread creamed spinach (also can make ahead).

Re: christmas eve dinner

with filet, i'd do a green veggie and potato.

Oven roasted sweet pototoes and white potatoes with fresh garlic and rosemary

Roasted asparagus with olive oil and toasted almonds

Green beans

We are italian so we do 7 fishes on xmas eve :)

Re: christmas eve dinner

everything sounds yummy we do our fish on christmas day thanks