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Easter Dinner Ideas with Homemade Rolls, crockpot ham, cheesy funeral potato casserole, and asparagus. Side of deviled eggs.
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Traditional Easter Dinner Menu

Recipes for a delicious Easter Dinner along with help for timing the preparation (see Recipe Notes).  These recipes will serve a dinner party of up to 12.  
Prep Time35 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 35 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easter Dinner
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 1584kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Ingredients

Slow Cooker Spiral Ham

  • 8 pound spiral- cut ham (cooked)
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1 cup canned pineapple juice (do not use fresh)

Cheesy Potato Casserole

  • 2 pounds hash browns shredded or cubed
  • 3 teaspoons salt
  • pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 10 ounces condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 2 cups sour cream
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 cups corn flakes (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons butter (optional)
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese (optional)

Sweet Asparagus

  • 2-3 pounds asparagus
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 4 tablespoons sugar

Four Layer Banana Pudding

  • 2 bags Pepperidge Farms Chessman Cookies
  • 6 bananas sliced
  • 2 cups milk
  • 5 ounces instant vanilla pudding
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
  • 12 ounces frozen whipped topping thawed

Instructions

Slow Cooker Spiral Ham

  • Remove the ham from packaging and place ham, flat-side down, in a large slow cooker (7 quarts or larger).  
    Slow Cooker with a whole Spiral Ham.
  • Generously rub brown sugar all over the ham.
    Slow Cooker with brown sugar on top of a Spiral Ham.
  • Pour maple syrup and pineapple juice over the ham.
    Maple syrup pouring on a Spiral Ham in the Slow Cooker.
  • Place lid on slow cooker and cook for 2-3 hours on low heat.  
    Lid covering a Crockpot with Spiral Ham inside.
  • 30 minutes prior to serving, remove lid and spoon the juices over the ham.  Cover and cook for 30 more minutes.
    Spoon with juices of Spiral Ham in the Crockpot.
  • Remove ham from slow cooker and serve.
    Plated Slow Cooker Spiral Ham with layers cascading forward.

Cheesy Potato Casserole

  • Mix all ingredients, except optional toppings, in a large bowl.  Spread mixture evenly into a 9x13 pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.  
    Bowl of Cheesy Potato Casserole mixture with a wooden spoon.
  • Optional toppings: 
    Corn flake crumb topping:  BEFORE baking Sprinkle corn flake crumbs over casserole.  Drizzle 2 tablespoons of melted better over the corn flake crumbs.  Bake.
    Melted cheese topping:  Prepare casserole and bake for 50 minutes.  Remove casserole from oven and evenly disperse 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese over the casserole.  Return the casserole to the oven and bake for 10 more minutes.
    Cheesy Potato Casserole in a baking dish with a wooden spoon for scooping.

Sautéed Sweet Asparagus

  • Rinse asparagus.  Snap off the bottoms of each stalk and discard the bottoms.  
    Cutting off the ends of asparagus with a knife on a cutting board.
  • Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.  Add asparagus to the skillet and sprinkle sugar over the stalks.  
    Tongs holding Sweet Sautéed Asparagus over a skillet.
  • Sauté asparagus over medium-high for 5-7 minutes or to your preferred doneness.  Serve immediately.
    Platter of Sweet Sautéed Asparagus with butter.

Four Layer Banana Pudding

  • Line the bottom of a 9x13 pan with one layer of Chessmen cookies.
    Chessman cookies laid out on the bottom of a glass baking dish
  • Place sliced bananas on top of the cookie layer.
    Chessman cookies and banana slices layered in the bottom of a baking dish
  • In a large bowl, combine milk and pudding mix. Stir until smooth. Set aside.
    Vanilla pudding mix combined with milk in a large bowl
  • In a separate bowl, combine cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk. Stir until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.
    Sweetened condensed milk mixed with cream cheese
  • Add the two mixtures together and stir until well combined. Pour mixture over the banana layer.
    Chessman cookies, banana slices and banana pudding layered in a glass baking dish
  • Top with another layer of Chessmen cookies (the picture side up) and refrigerate until ready to serve.
    Banana pudding topped with Chessman cookies in a baking dish

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Notes

Suggested timing for Easter Dinner preparation:
  1. Prepare the Four Layer Banana Pudding.  This can be made the morning of, or the day ahead.  It can also be made just after starting the Slow Cooker Ham and still have time to refrigerate so it can be served nice and cold.
  2. Prepare the Slow Cooker Ham and take a break for an hour.  Set the table, clean the kitchen, or watch a show on Netflix. :)
  3. After the ham has been cooking for about an hour, prepare the Cheesy Potato Casserole.  Once it's in the oven, you can take another 45 minute break.  If you are making a green salad or other sides, now is a good time to do it.
  4. At this point the ham has been cooking for about 2 hours.  Take it out of the slow cooker and cut it into slices.  Place the slices back in the juices in the slow cooker to keep them warm while you sauté the asparagus.
  5. Sauté the asparagus.  
  6. Dinner is ready to go!  Place the asparagus in a pretty serving dish with a spoon or tongs, place the sliced ham on a nice platter with a serving fork, remove the potatoes from the oven and set on the table with a serving spoon.
  7. When you are ready, cut the Four Layer Banana Pudding into slices and serve.
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 1584kcal | Carbohydrates: 113g | Protein: 80g | Fat: 91g | Saturated Fat: 42g | Cholesterol: 302mg | Sodium: 4869mg | Potassium: 1858mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 80g | Vitamin A: 2020IU | Vitamin C: 19.1mg | Calcium: 408mg | Iron: 7.2mg