I need some help in deciding on a main course for Christmas.

PamfromTx

PamfromTx

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Hubby does not want turkey again, neither do I. I don't really eat beef... but will if I have to. I don't like pork. Sorry, @Chris P Bacon. I'm afraid of ruining an expensive Ribeye or Beef Tenderloin roast.

Any ideas???
 

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We are having a Honey Baked Ham this year with sweet potato casserole and brocolli cheese rice casserole. There will be a green salad along side the pickles and olives. Sweet rolls, sweet tea, coffee. milk and soft drinks. There will be pecan pie for dessert. This will be our Christmas meal. I will save the ham bone to cook with blackeyed peas and turnip greens for New Years Day.
 
PamfromTx said:
Hubby does not want turkey again, neither do I. I don't really eat beef... but will if I have to. I don't like pork. Sorry, @Chris P Bacon. I'm afraid of ruining an expensive Ribeye or Beef Tenderloin roast.

Any ideas???
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Depends on who and how many will be around your table. If just you and DH you might want to discuss if a big fancy meal is necessary to your enjoyment of the day. Things do not have to be as they always were. We can update, modify how we celebrate, enjoy special days.

There's some viable suggestions on this thread. Cornish game hens are the only main course protein i could add-- the flavor would vary depending on seasoning so if just the two of you they could be individualized.
 
My husband is making us a Gumbo for our Christmas Eve dinner, we'll have what's left over on Christmas day. I couldn't start to explain all he does to make it, but it's delicious, he takes two days to prepare and make it. It's got crab meat, shrimp, spicy Italian sausages, okra, etc, etc.

This here seems to be an option for you Pam, if you like Italian food. There's plenty of different videos to make it on youtube. Add a nice bottle of red wine like Decoy Zinfandel and you have a holiday dinner. Just a suggestion, hope you find something that works for you and your hubby.

 
Jackie23 said:
I'm having spiral ham and deli fried chicken..haha.. It has to be easy...I'll cook a few side dishes, none too taxing.
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Ham is our go to most often and i really like the spiral cut ones cause they're so easy to serve, and the part where spiral runs out is usually just right amount left for it and the bone to go in our New Year's soup.

I cube the meat i can get easily off, put them and bone in pot with lima beans by the time the beans cooked the remaining meat practically falls off the bone. Stove Top stuffing and fruit salad. All of which all can be easily used the next few days. We have the big meal on Christmas Eve, so the holiday is more relaxing.
 
PamfromTx said:
Hubby does not want turkey again, neither do I. I don't really eat beef... but will if I have to. I don't like pork. Sorry, @Chris P Bacon. I'm afraid of ruining an expensive Ribeye or Beef Tenderloin roast.

Any ideas???
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Buy a meat thermometer. Then knowing how your husband like his beef done you can cook it to his liking. For example medium internal temp of meat is 135 degrees. Well done is 165 degrees. Allow time to set so the juices combine again. If you decide on a rib eye roast ask the butcher to saw the bone base so that when you slice it you don't have to deal with odd thicknesses due to compensating for getting in between the bone.

Or most markets have ham that is in chunk form [no bone] typically 3 to 4 lbs. Ham with all the fixings could be a good alternative to beef or turkey.
 
Pam, if you and your husband like shrimp (or sea scallops), this is something we make and serve it over thin spaghetti. Heat a mix of virgin and light olive oil in fry pan with onions, shallots (minced), garlic (crushed) and fire-roasted red peppers sliced thin (from jar), bay leaves, basil, salt&pepper and whatever seasonings you like to use.

After everything is nice and soft and the flavors have melded together, you can throw in some raw shrimp for a few minutes to cook them but not get them overdone. Serve over thin spaghetti is the way we do it, but you can also use rice.
 

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