20 Fancy-ish Recipes for the Ultimate New Year's Eve Dinner Party at Home
In this dish, the taste from the wine really adds so much delicate flavor—it's perfect with the sweetness of the peas and scallops. The basil adds the perfect kick and really pulls it all together.
Get the recipe: Champagne Risotto with Seared Scallops and Peas
If you are anything like me, you avoid going out on New Year's Eve at all costs. That doesn't necessarily mean that you don't want to celebrate and tantalize the taste buds though. Special meals don't necessarily have to be difficult to prepare and these New Year's Eve dinner at-home recipesprove it!
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Best New Year's Eve Dinner Recipes
True, they may take a little extra time to make, but isn't that worth WOW-ing your friends and family ringing in the New Year ? These are 20 of our favorite fancy dinner party meals that we hope you enjoy as much as we do!
For those who love seafood , there's Squid Ink Pasta with White Wine Cream Sauce and Bechamel Baked Scallops. For the carnivores, try Crab-Stuffed Tenderloin or Grilled Filet with Garlic Brandy Butter. And you can never go wrong with Classic Cornish Hens and Crispy Duck a l'Orange.
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If your New Year's Eve includes a proposal, this simple chicken supper is a must. Browned chicken breasts in a flavorful sun-dried tomato cream sauce.
Get the recipe: Marry Me Chicken
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Champagne, risotto and scallops are all fancy on their own, but on the same plate, they are WOW!
Get the recipe: Champagne Risotto with Seared Scallops and Peas
Get the recipe: Squid Ink Pasta with White Wine Cream Sauce
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Squid ink pasta and white cream sauce give this dish a "black tie effect."
Get the recipe: Squid Ink Pasta with White Wine Cream Sauce
Krista Marshall
This restaurant favorite is easy to make at home.
Get the recipe: Chicken Piccata
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Crab and beef tenderloin are both impressive dinners, but this time they are in the same delicious dish.
Get the recipe: Crab-Stuffed Tenderloin
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A delicious salmon supper, that has almost no cleanup.
Get the recipe: Parchment Baked Roasted Red Pepper Salmon
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Serve every party guest their own individual tasty bird.
Get the recipe: Classic Cornish Hens
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Lasagna might be comfort food, but that doesn't mean it can't feel special too.
Get the recipe: White Pesto Lasagna
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You can never go wrong with a perfectly cooked prime rib supper.
Get the recipe: Classic Prime Rib
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Cooking lamb is easier than you think, and this one is flavored with herbs and Dijon mustard.
Get the recipe: Roasted Leg of Lamb
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Goose is something that will always impress a crowd.
Get the recipe: Sweet Roasted Goose
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A roasted turkey with unique flavors.
Get the recipe: Orange, Anise and Thyme Roasted Turkey
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Seared scallops are then baked in a spiced white cream sauce.
Get the recipe: Bechamel Baked Scallops
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Sear these in a cast iron skillet and then finish in the oven for a juicy, tender chop.
Get the recipe: Butter Sage Pork Chops
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Lemon chicken might not seem fancy, but this dish proves that wrong.
Get the recipe: Cast Iron Lemon Chicken
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The only thing that could make filet mignon better is some garlic butter.
Get the recipe: Garlic Butter Steak
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This colorful chicken supper looks so pretty on the plate, but is budget-friendly thanks to chicken thighs.
Get the recipe: Chicken with Shallots
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If you think duck is too complicated to make at home, think again!
Get the recipe: Crispy Duck a l'Orange
Get the recipe: Coffee-Crusted Beef Tenderloin
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A traditional celebratory dinner gets a nice "bark" from a coffee crust.
Get the recipe: Coffee-Crusted Beef Tenderloin
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A light, delicious pasta supper that is hands-on fun.
Get the recipe: Linguine with White Clam Sauce
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