The holidays are a time for parties and potlucks. And whether you have a potluck at home, at work, or a friend’s house, you’ll need to prepare a dish that will impress even the best cooks in your family and your wider circle of friends.
We recently found some mouth-watering recipes online that are easy to make and super delicious. From side dishes to the main course, to dessert, these potluck dish ideas work perfectly if you don’t have a lot of time to spend cooking. From cranberry chutney to orange-sage sweet potatoes with bacon to pumpkin chiffon pie, you’ll have plenty of recipes to choose from.
Ready to get started? Let’s go!
1) Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
This
simple cheesy potato side dish goes well with ham or pretty much any type of meat. It’ll take about 30 minutes to prep and 1 hour and five minutes to bake.
Oh, sweet simmering goodness! This
cranberry chutney recipe makes the perfect potluck side dish. It calls for cranberries, apples, red onion, mustard seeds, and ginger. You’ll need just 30 minutes from start to finish to whip up this dish.
3) Pepper jack corn casserole
Try this
pepper jack corn casserole for your next potluck. You’ll need creamed corn, crackers, pepper jack cheese, and hot pepper sauce.
4) Holiday seven-layer bars
This
marvelous potluck recipe features coconut, chocolate, nuts, and dried fruit bits. Prep in 20 minutes, and bake in 25.
5) Sweet potatoes with goat cheese “mallows”
This scrumptious casserole features garlic, rosemary, goat cheese, and pecans. You only need 15 minutes for hands-on preparation time, and then 2 hours and 10 minutes for cook time.
If you want a light, flavorful side dish at your next potluck, then this is the
recipe for you. To make this gingered fruit compote, you’ll need snipped crystallized ginger, assorted fruit, and a few other ingredients. Prep for 15 minutes, and chill for 1 to 6 hours.
Pappa’s pear stuffing features either roasted or grilled pork, poultry, or ham along with a tantalizing fruity dressing composed of tart apples and pears. Prep for 30 minutes, bake for 40, and cool for 10.
8) No-bake harvest stuffing
This
slow cooker delight will become a new holiday favorite. You’ll need dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, seedy bread, celery, and a few additional ingredients. Prep for 20 minutes, and then slow cook for 5 hours and 25 minutes.
9) Parmesan cheese and Italian sausage stuffing
A delightfully flavorful dish, this
amazing stuffing recipe includes Italian sausage, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, dried currants, chopped vegetables, ciabatta bread pieces, and plenty of seasonings. You’ll need 30 minutes for prep and 40 minutes for baking.
This
potluck side dish is sure to please your dinner guests. You’ll need lemon brighten crisp-tender beans, shallots, and garlic. Prep time is 25 minutes, and cook times is 10 minutes.
11) Sweet potatoes with toasted pecans
Sweet potatoes topped with melted marshmallows and toasted pecans … is a simple yet
crowd-pleasing dish. Prep: 45 minutes; cool: 20 minutes; bake: 1 hour and 7 minutes.
12) Old-fashioned buttermilk-coconut pie
13) Bacon-blue cheese mashed potatoes
Indulge your taste buds with these salty bacon and tangy blue cheese
mashed potatoes. It’s a crowd-pleasing side dish for any potluck. You can make them from start to finish in under an hour.
14) Make-ahead butternut squash gratin
Put a huge smile on your potluck attendees’ faces by presenting this
make-ahead butternut squash gratin dish. It features, butternut squash, crème fraiche, cheese, and spinach. Prep for 40 minutes, and chill for 8 hours. Then preheat for 15 minutes and serve.
15) Mashed sweet potato with melted leeks
This
sweet potato recipe calls for leeks slow-cooked in butter. Add a little lemon juice and thyme, and you’ve got the ideal potluck side dish.
Forget traditional pumpkin pie and try this
whipped-cream-based one instead. Its spiced filling is light and sits atop a gingersnap crust. Prep time is 25 minutes. Then chill for 5 ½ hours.
17) Twice-baked sweet potatoes
For a zesty holiday treat, try this
twice-baked sweet potato recipe. It includes sweet potatoes, dried cranberries, and walnut pieces. Prep for 20 minutes, and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
18) Cranberry-orange cheesecake
Surprise your potluck guests with this delectable dessert. This
cranberry-orange cheesecake recipe featured cranberries, orange-flavoring, cream cheese and a dark chocolate cookie crust.
This scrumptious
hash brown casserole recipe works great for either morning, midday, or evening potlucks. This recipe calls for cream of chicken soup, sour cream, frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, cooked ham, American cheese, and cornflakes.
20) Parsley-herb rice with cranberries
This is a recipe that you’ll want to make again and again. It’s beyond delicious and includes
colorful rice, cranberries, fresh basil, and parsley. Prep time: 15 minutes. Cook time: 15 minutes.
21) Lemon-nut rice stuffing
A perfect side dish for any party, this
lemon-nut rice stuffing features long-grain rice, crumbled bacon, and fresh veggies. Yum!
For a hearty, healthy potluck salad dish, whip up this
sunny broccoli salad recipe. It’s packed with nutrients and tastes great. Prep for 20 minutes and then chill for 2 hours.
23) Holiday cranberry-orange slices
This
yummy recipe is perfect for holiday potlucks. These cookies feature all sorts of flavorful goodness, including orange, cranberry, and pecan. Prep: 25 minutes. Chill: 3 hours. Bake: 8 minutes.
For a spicy yet sweet treat at your next potluck, bring
this snack along. This chili pecans recipe calls for pecan halves, coffee liqueur or maple syrup, Chimayo chile pepper, and a few other ingredients. Prep for 15 minutes, and then bake for 45 minutes.
25) Cherry crumble pie bars
Yep!
This one is a keeper. Use zesty lemon peels, brown sugar, almond extract, and cherries to create a wonderfully sweet treat. Prep time: 25 minutes. Bake time: 55 minutes.
26) Maple-butternut puree
This
roasted dish includes butternut squash, maple syrup, nutmeg, and butter. It only take 25 minutes to prep and 40 minutes to bake.
27) Cranberry-apple sweet potatoes
Your taste buds will love you forever if you bake
this savory potluck side dish. You’ll need canned sweet potatoes, apricot preserves, canned apple filling, orange marmalade, cranberry sauce, and chopped pecans.
These
delicious, mini treats includes beef or pork, potatoes, carrots, and piecrust. Serve them warm or at room temperature. Total prep and bake time is 1 hour and 5 minutes.
You’ll only need 15 minutes from start to finish to make this
potluck side dish. The recipe calls for sunflower seeds, almonds, ramen noodles, and cabbage with carrot.
30) Apple, bacon, and onion stuffing muffins
When
the word heaven is in a recipe title, you know it’s got to be good! You’ll need graham crackers, almonds, marshmallows, coconut, and brown sugar to make these. These only take 25 minutes to prep and 15 minutes to bake.
Imagine delighting your potluck guests with this
cauliflower gratin dish. It features cauliflower with cheddar, bread crumbs, almonds, Dijon, and herbs. Prep in 25 minutes, and bake in 15.
33) Orange-sage sweet potatoes with bacon
I’m pretty sure
this recipe will become your new holiday favorite. It’s perfect for any potluck or any dinner table. You’ll need sweet potatoes, orange juice concentrate, brown sugar, bacon, and a few herbs and spices. Prep for 25 minutes. Then slow cook for 5 to 6 hours on low or 2 ½ to 3 hours on high.
34) Triple peanut butter streusel bars
Your friends and family love this potluck dessert item. To make triple
peanut butter streusel bars, you’ll need peanut butter, dry-roasted peanuts, peanut butter-flavored pieces, and assorted ingredients. Prep in 30 minutes; bake 28 to 30 minutes.
35) Boozy jellied cranberries
The flavoring in this
mouth-watering dessert is out of this world. The recipe features fresh cranberries, orange juice, port wine, cinnamon, cloves, and gelatin. Hands-on prep time is 30 minutes. Refrigerate until set for at least four hours.
36) Fresh citrus and cranberry salad
37) Butternut squash bake
Please your potluck guests with this
butternut squash bake recipe. It calls for butternut squash, dried extra-wide noodles, mascarpone cheese, parmesan cheese, and soft bread crumbs.
38) Caramel-pecan French silk pie
39) Wild mushroom hotdish
This indulgently appetizing
wild mushroom dish includes saucy mushrooms atop a baguette or crostini. Total prep and bake time is 1 hour and 20 minutes.
40) Can-don’t green bean casserole
This traditional potluck side dish is served
with a twist. It’s all-natural! Total preparation/cook time is one hour and 25 minutes.
41) Browned Brussels sprouts with bacon and feta
For a healthy, tasty potluck side dish, bring along browned
Brussels sprouts with bacon and feta. To make this recipe, you’ll need less than 35 minutes of time and a few ingredients, including Brussels sprouts, bacon, feta cheese, and red wine vinegar.
42) Calico corn bread dressing
Midwest Living describes this
exquisite recipe as “Homey corn bread meets woodsy sage, thyme, and shitake mushrooms. Carrots and apricots add color and sweetness.” Prep: 1 hour. Bake: 32 minutes. Chill: 12 hours.
43) Pull-apart breadstick blanket
In addition to only taking 20 minutes to make, this
turkey and pepper dish is low carb. Start by cooking the turkey in a large, non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Set the turkey aside. Next, cook onions and peppers in the skillet until soft.
Add in Italian seasoning, pepper, vinegar, and tomatoes, and bring to a simmer. Finally, add the turkey to the skillet, allowing the whole mixture to simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.
45) Ranch noodles with broccoli and ham
You can prepare
this noodle dish in as little as 20 minutes. While cooking the noodles, chop the cooked ham and steaming the broccoli. Once finished, mix in all of the ingredients, including ranch dressing, for a hearty meal.
46) Chocolate-filled banana muffins
This dessert will instantly become the talk of your potluck. The
chocolate-filled banana muffins recipe calls for bananas, semisweet chocolate, chocolate sprinkles, and heavy whipping cream. Enjoy!
47) Goat cheese mac and cheese
Ready in only 20 minutes, this
goat cheese Mac and cheese dish bakes right in the oven. Cook the broccoli separately while boiling the pasta. Mix butter, goat cheese and 1/2-cup of pasta water in a separate bowl to create the sauce. Pour over the cooked pasta and add the broccoli, mixing well
This easy-to-make
risotto and rice dish only takes 20 minutes to make, and best of all, it is made using leftovers. According to the recipe’s creator, leftover rice is of the perfect consistency and dryness for cooking. Simply cook in a vegetable broth, adding wine, cheese, salt, and pepper once the broth and cheese become gooey.
If you’re looking for a crowd-pleasing potluck recipe, this one’s for you. It’s a
tater tot quiche recipe that features tater tots, shredded cheese, bacon, ham, cherry tomatoes, and zucchini.
Salads, in general, are easy to make, so they’re perfect to bring along to a potluck. This delicious and healthy
cobb salad only takes 20 minutes to prepare. In addition to the green romaine lettuce, the salad contains cut-up hard-boiled eggs, diced chicken, crumbled bacon, sliced avocado, cherry tomatoes, and crumbled blue cheese. All of this is chopped with a red wine vinaigrette mixed with Dijon mustard and olive oil.
51) Tuscan pasta topped with tomato-basil cream
Requiring only 15 minutes of prep time, this
Tuscan pasta is covered in a homemade cream sauce. To make the cream sauce simply chop up some tomatoes and fresh basil and add it to the semi-homemade cream sauce. Finish by topping the dish with Parmesan cheese.
Spice up your home or work potluck with this scrumptious treat. To make the
fajita pasta bake, you’ll need yellow bell peppers, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, mushrooms, chili powder, sour cream, and some additional assorted ingredients.
Adored by pasta lovers around the world,
fettuccine Alfredo is relatively easy to make. This particular version of the popular dish only takes 20 minutes to prepare and contains heavy cream, butter, parmesan, black pepper, and parsley, in addition to the pasta.
This
buttery pasta dish is made using pasta, butter, ground black pepper, grated pecorino, and grated parmesan. Only taking around 20 minutes or so to prepare, start by preparing the pasta in boiling water. The trick is to take some of the pasta water once the pasta is finished cooking to make a delicious butter mixture to finish cooking the pasta, cheese, and other ingredients in.
55) Scalloped potato loaf
This
potluck side dish goes well with just about any main course item. Assemble some ground beef, dices tomatoes, fresh spinach, russet potatoes, mozzarella cheese, and assorted herbs and spices, and prep and bake this recipe quickly and easily.
56) Creamy ravioli with pesto sauce and sausage
This
creamy ravioli dish only takes about 17 minutes to make. Mix sausage, zucchini, and garlic to a skillet with olive oil. After cooking for 6 minutes, add in the ravioli, broth, and oregano, bringing the mixture to a swimmer. Finally, add sun-dried tomato pesto, cream cheese, and parmesan, cooking for an additional 4 minutes. Top with sun-dried tomatoes.
This
pasta e Fagioli recipe only takes 20 minutes to make. Ingredients in this healthy and hearty dish include Italian sausage, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, northern beans, diced tomatoes, and chicken broth. The dish also contains pasta, parmesan, and parsley. Try it!
58) Chicken parm-stuffed bell peppers
This
potluck side dish will be a tasty treat. The recipe calls for chicken breast, plain breadcrumbs, bell peppers, parmesan cheese, and fresh mozzarella cheese. The flavorful tastes in this dish will surely please your palate.
59) Tuna salad with white beans
Taking only a mere 10 minutes to make,
this tuna dish contains white, beans, lemon juice, oregano, parsley, and green onions, making for a very tasty dish. Serve the ingredients over crisp lettuce for a healthy meal.
60) Monkey bread brie fondue
This one’s for all of you fondue lovers out there! Make
monkey bread brie fondue for your next potluck. This recipe calls for white onion, pizza dough, bacon, brie cheese, broccoli florets, baby potatoes, and mushrooms.
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Now that you have some amazing potluck recipes to choose from, it’s time to get started. And whether you need a side dish, main course, or dessert, there’s plenty on this list to please even the most difficult eater.