Ultimate Holiday Cookbook

Start planning your festivities here. Choose from hundreds of our best-ever holiday recipes.

Holiday Entrées

These main courses take a starring role in any holiday meal.

Becky Luigart-Stayner , Text: Jason Horn and Cooking Light staff

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Roasted Chicken with Lemons and Thyme

This recipe comes from the Sephardic Jewish cuisine of Spain and North Africa. A simple seasoning of lemon, paprika, and thyme gives the chicken Mediterranean flavor, and high-temperature roasting ensures beautifully browned skin. An easy gravy made from the drippings completes the dish, making it suitable as a weeknight family meal or as the centerpiece to a small dinner party.

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