Rule #340: Good food brings people together.
This list of Easter recipes contains ideas for menus including: appetizers, brunch ideas, side dishes, main dishes, and desserts. Everyone’s Easter looks different, so I hope you find at least one appetizer to help celebrate the day!
Easter Brunch Ideas
I know a lot of folks like to go to early, sunrise church services. These brunch ideas will be perfect for folks to have ready to bake and come home to after a wonderful church service.
Caramelized Onion and Bacon Quiche
This Caramelized Onion and Bacon Quiche is worth the effort! From the homemade crust to the caramelized onions to the creamy filling, it's perfect for a delicious breakfast, brunch, or lunch. Plus, the leftovers freeze perfectly!
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BERTS Frittata (Bacon, Egg, Ricotta, Tomato + Spinach)
BERTS Frittata (Bacon, Egg, Ricotta, Tomato + Spinach) is a delicious, healthy breakfast casserole that's easy to make!
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Apple Bread
This recipe has a special place in my heart. It's full of comforting, sweet flavors that make every day a little brighter!
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Streusel Coffee Cake
Streusel Coffee Cake is a delicious, sweet treat to include in your next group breakfast or brunch!
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Tortellini and Antipasto Salad with Italian Vinaigrette
This Tortellini and Antipasto Salad with Italian Vinaigrette is the perfect easy, healthy lunch that can be made ahead of time!
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La Duni Salad
This La Duni Salad (as I’ve so wittily named it after the restaurant I first tried it at) is a delicious, filling salad that will leave you full from lunch to dinnertime.
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Slow Cooker Cheesy Cauliflower Soup
This Slow Cooker Cheesy Cauliflower Soup Wonder is the stuff of dreams! Not only does it have bacon AND cheddar, but it's made of mostly cauliflower! It's low carb, Keto friendly, allergy friendly, and it tastes like Grandma's potato soup!
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Easter Appetizer Ideas
These are some easy recipe ideas to bring to a pot luck Easter gathering. We typically always bring the Spinach and Artichoke Dip to our family’s get together. It’s always a solid win, and it can be made ahead of time!
Best Spinach and Artichoke Dip
This Spinach and Artichoke Dip is hands down the favorite hit at our house whenever we host! It’s perfect for a big crowd because you can assemble it ahead of time, store it in the fridge, then bake it before company comes. It feeds a small army, too!
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Whipped Feta and Marinated Cucumbers
This easy, healthy appetizer is a quick recipe that's perfect for feeding a crowd! Just marinated your cucumbers in a simple marinade, whip up some feta with a few ingredients, and let them rest in the fridge until party time! This dip is light and full of fresh flavors. We serve our Whipped Feta and Marinated Cucumbers with bagel chips or pita chips.
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Caprese Bites
I love me a caprese salad, y’all. Gimme all the basil, tomaters, and mozzarella my tummy can hold. The flavors and colors all blend together so beautifully! I wanted to create an appetizer that captured the spirit of my favorite salad. Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce to you your new favorite appetizer: Caprese Bites.
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Avocado Goat Cheese Dip
Avocados have to be one of the most universally loved foods. Add in some goat cheese, and dear sweet deliciousness we’ve got a good dip on our hands. This dip is easy to whip together and keep in the fridge for your snacking pleasure or as a crowd-pleasing appetizer!
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Easter Recipes Side Dish Ideas
Slow Cooker Pinto Beans
These Slow Cooker Pinto Beans are an easy dump and go recipe that doesn't involve soaking the beans ahead of time. It makes for a great Crock Pot Side Dish!
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Grilled Corn and Asparagus Salad
This Grilled Corn and Asparagus Salad is the perfect easy summer side dish! You mix the salad “dressing” ahead of time, keep it refrigerated, then add some grilled corn and asparagus when you’re ready to eat. It’s the perfect side dish to go with any of your grilling favorites: steaks, burgers, sausage, chicken, or fish!
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Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad
I love a side dish that I can throw together, shove in the fridge, and pull out whenever it’s time to eat! This Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad is one of those easy sides. It’s light, zippy, and takes just minutes to prepare!
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Gouda Grits
These creamy Gouda Grits would be the perfect Easter side or side dish for to pair with almost any main. They're easy to make, and they can be kept warm until ready to eat.
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White Bean, Asparagus, and Broccolini Salad
This White Bean, Asparagus, and Broccolini Salad is a fresh, delicious, and light side dish that's perfect with so many wonderful spring dishes! Serve it alongside steaks fresh off the grill, a roasted chicken, or even your Easter ham.
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Funeral Potatoes
Funeral Potatoes (or Cheesy Potatoes or Party Potatoes) may have an ominous name, but they have an absolutely delicious, comforting flavor! Topping the casserole with kettle chips adds a crunchy texture to the creamy potatoes underneath.
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Pesto Pea Salad
This Pesto Pea Salad is the delightful addition to this year's spring menu! It's full of delicious, light flavors that pair perfectly with most main dishes.
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Easter Recipes: Main Dish Ideas
In all honesty, for Easter, our go-to main dish is a Honey Baked Ham or grilled sausages. BUT! If you’d like something different, here are some other options:
These hearty Chicken and Dumplings are a slam-dunk when it comes to cooking for a crowd. Everyone will leave with happy tummies!
Beef Bourguignon
Beef Bourguignon is a delicious French stew full of savory, comforting flavors. It's a perfect dinner for a weekend with family. The slow cooked beef is so tender and delicious.
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Chicken Tetrazzini
Chicken Tetrazzini is a delicious, comforting dinner that's perfect for a crowd. The creamy sauce paired with the tender chicken and peas all tangled together with perfect pasta make for the most delectable meal!
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Easter Dessert Ideas
Fresh Strawberry Cake
This Fresh Strawberry Cake is the ultimate spring and summer dessert! It's full of fresh, delicious strawberries and topped with a luscious Grand Marnier (optional) frosting.
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Best Ever Chocolate Cake
This really is the Best Ever Chocolate Cake recipe, y’all. I can’t stop it. I found the recipe years ago and made it for my Daddy-O when he was going through chemo. He never loved sweets like a regular sweet-toothed-feller, so this cake was his jayum! He loved this cake because it was sweet, but not too sweet. It’s the perfect mix of bittersweet chocolate and semisweet chocolate goodness!
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Raspberry Ricotta Cake
There's nothing quite like the balance of sweetness in this Raspberry Ricotta Cake. Berries mix perfectly with the delicious batter.
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Whiskey Cake
Whiskey Cake is the perfect blend of sweet whiskey, moist cake, and sugary blend of flavors!
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I hope however you plan to spend your Easter holiday that you’re surrounded by ones you love with a table full of delicious food! I’d love to know your favorite Easter traditions, whether food-related or otherwise. It’s such a wonderful time of the year, full of family, fellowship, and joy!
