Whether you're the holiday host or in charge of this year's sides, preparing a show stopping feast is a whole lot easier when you order Christmas dinner catering from these top places.
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Editor’s note: These are our top picks for the 2024 holiday season, many of which are now sold out. We plan to update this page as soon as 2025 holiday meals are available. Can’t wait? Whip up a batch of our best Christmas cookies to enjoy any time of year!
Between perfecting your creative gift wrapping and decorating the Christmas tree, it’s hard to find time to plan, prep and serve your big holiday meal. Luckily, this modern world offers plenty of clever solutions so you won’t have to lift a finger. You can order Christmas dinner catering and have it delivered right to your door thanks to these genius companies.
All that’s left to do is set the table and heat up the mouth-watering, chef-developed dishes. Heck, you can even top it all off with online Christmas cookie delivery if you’re looking to take all the work off your plate. Here are some of our favorite ways to order Christmas dinner.
Serves 4
Sure, nothing beats learning how to cook prime rib. But sometimes holiday planning gets the best of us, and an easy, fool-proof meal takes priority. Order Christmas dinner catering instead with this prime rib feast from Omaha Steaks. It feeds up to four people and comes with everything you’ll need to satisfy the jolliest bellies this Christmas.
It includes a four-pound prime rib roast, four stuffed baked potatoes and two packages of green beans in butter sauce. Did we mention it also comes with New York cheesecake and baguettes with garlic butter? It checks the dessert box too. Plus, the feast is shipped straight to your door for free.
Serves 8-10
Impress your guests with a full roasted turkey and your choice of appetizers, two bestselling sides and one dessert. When you order Christmas dinner catering from Harry & David for eight to 10 guests, you’ll also receive cranberry sauce and gravy. All you need to do is heat, serve and make new treasured memories. It also makes one of the best Christmas gift baskets to send to far-away loved ones.
Serves 4
This mouth-watering turkey dinner from Williams Sonoma comes with everything you’ll need to make the merriest memories. It includes a fully cooked pre-brined turkey, creamy Yukon gold potato puree, and Brussels sprouts with pancetta and parmesan, your guests will write home about. It’s one of the best last-minute Christmas dinner ideas when you suddenly remember it’s your turn to host. Bonus: They have you covered for Thanksgiving dinner delivery too.
Serves 6-8
If your Christmas dinner entree is taken care of, it doesn’t mean you have to cook all the sides yourself. And let’s be honest, the sides are the star of Christmas dinner—or at least they will be with The Goddess and Grocer’s sides sampler. It dresses up the table while feeding six to eight hungry bellies with butternut squash-filled ravioli topped with goat cheese, crispy Brussels sprouts, roasted sweet potatoes with pomegranate molasses and a comforting classic, green bean casserole. Check out these meat delivery services for savory mains as well.
Serves 4-8
For Christmas dinner catering that’s just as classic as your holiday celebration, secure this gourmet ham dinner. Sliced honey-glazed ham is paired with comforting sides like cheesy potatoes au gratin, creamy spinach madeleine with jalapeños and spices, carrot soufflé and a sundried tomato basil torte. This feast not only serves as a reminder of why honey-glazed ham is a beloved holiday staple, but it also shows why ordering Christmas dinner is the best way to celebrate the holidays without all the fuss.
Serves 12-14
Hosting your big family or expecting extra guests this year? You’ll really wow them when you order Christmas dinner from Cochon Butcher, a New Orleans-based meat seller known for its authentic Cajun flavors and elevated seasonings.
The Cajun Grande Boucherie Feast serves 12 to 14 hungry holiday bellies. It includes two pounds of the brand’s famous Chaurice sausage, three pounds of Boudin in the form of a full dozen links and two pounds of Cajun smoked links. You’ll revel in the additional miracle of a pound of Andouille, two smoked pork chops that weigh roughly a pound each and one Jambalaya-rice-stuffed chicken weighing in at three pounds.
All you’ll need to do is prepare some veggies on the side (you can order grocery delivery for that) to complete this Christmas dinner miracle.
Serves 12
Who wouldn’t want Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co.’s famous lobster mac and cheese on Christmas? This award-winning casserole feeds six people and makes the perfect holiday meal or side dish when you need a little something special to top off Christmas dinner. Pair this mouth-watering pasta with a quick salad for a scrumptious feast. Or, make it a no-fuss Christmas Eve lunch.
Serves 6-8
Get ready to really impress your guests, because this affordable Christmas Buffet Box from Pittman & Davis offers plenty of delicious dishes. Choose between ham or turkey as the main dish, plus get King Comice pears, sweet Fuji apples, imported Havarti cheese, crave-worthy stout mustard and salted almonds. Whip up a quick side salad, slice ripe tomatoes drizzled with olive oil or heat a potato dish and voila—Christmas dinner is served!
Serves 10-12
If you’ve been looking for an excuse to try a conversation-starting turducken, let Christmas dinner be it. This “Frankenfowl” turducken from Cajun Ed’s is the real deal thanks to a careful layering of de-boned turkey stuffed with boneless duck and chicken. It’s packed in with Cajun cornbread stuffing and seasoned generously to offer some of the boldest holiday food you’ve seen. It ships free right to your door.
Serves 6-10
Plant-based eaters shouldn’t be left out of the cheer that comes from ordering Christmas dinner online. This is why this Williams Sonoma Three Days of Vegetarian Entrées is just the ticket. This vegetarian Christmas dinner comes with three ready-to-eat dishes including lasagna, Zuni stew and polenta that are so full of flavor that even the carnivores at the table will ask for seconds. Speaking of, you’ll want to check out these vegan Christmas dinner ideas too.
Serves 6
When in doubt, lasagna is always a Christmas dinner crowd-pleaser. Put down the TV dinner and order in with Little Italy’s Ferrara Bakery’s homemade lasagna. Complete with focaccia, it serves six hungry guests. Top it off with tiramisu and New York cheesecake for an extra sweet treat.
Most traditional Christmas dinners can be prepped a day or two ahead. Side dishes like casseroles, desserts and sauces often store well, leaving only the main course to cook on Christmas Day. If you’re ordering online, check delivery cutoffs and order at least a week in advance.
Yes! Many grocery stores, meal delivery services and specialty shops ship ready-to-heat Christmas dinners straight to your doorstep. Options range from full turkey feasts to à la carte sides and desserts. We’ve included our favorites in this article.
Absolutely. Several retailers sell frozen Christmas dinners that you can heat and serve. These are great for smaller gatherings, last-minute plans or anyone who wants to skip the stress of cooking from scratch.
Madi Koetting has been contributing her expertise to the home space since 2017, with her work appearing in Better Homes & Gardens, Taste of Home, Reader’s Digest, Family Handyman and Birds and Blooms.
Paul Rankin, Content Updates Editor at Taste of Home, updated and contributed research to this article. Paul is also a product tester, writer and commerce editor at Bob Vila and has written shopping guides since 2021.
