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31 Delicious Ham Recipes To Make This Christmas Dinner The Best One Ever

It's good any way you slice it.

By Madison Flager and Dora Villarosa

Updated: Oct 7, 2021

Parker Feierbach

Put aside your holiday baking for a hot sec and focus on the main course. These holiday hams will look gorgeous on your dining table and taste amazing — especially when paired with our best holiday sides. We're guessing there won't be many leftovers, but use up any remaining slices with these genius leftover ham recipes, that happen to go beautifully with our leftover mashed potato recipes.

Parker Feierbach

Best-Ever Glazed Spiral Ham

Now is the time to get your glaze on.

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Ethan Calabrese

Baked Ham with Brown Sugar Glaze

It's actually really easy to make.

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Parker Feierbach

Crock-Pot Brown Sugar Glazed Ham

Make holiday prep a little less stressful with this easy Crock-Pot recipe.

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Lucy Schaeffer

Cherry Bourbon Glazed Baked Ham

Our new and improved baked ham has a tart, smoky, sweet glaze that is much more fun and flavorful than a traditional pineapple glazed ham.

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any way you slice it, this is the perfect ham for a feast

Emily Kate Roemer

Apricot-Mustard Ham

Skip the centerpiece—this ham is everything you need to decorate your table.

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Ethan Calabrese

Dr. Pepper-Pineapple Glazed Ham

People will flip over this untraditional ham!

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Parker Feierbach

Maple Glazed Ham Steak

Meet the ham absolutely everyone will love.

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Brandon Bales

Instant Pot Ham

Dinner can be ready in a fraction of the time when instant pots are involved.

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Erik Bernstein

Scalloped Potatoes And Ham

Cheesy scalloped potatoes meet salty ham for a perfect match.

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Christina Holmes

Ham Steaks with Sweet Pea-Leek Pan Sauce

Ham steaks make a quick and easy dinner; dressing them with a simple sauce of peas, leek, and tarragon finishes them perfectly.

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Anna Watson Carl

Croque Madames with Tomato and Rosemary Ham

This croque madame is the most beautiful lady you'll ever meet.

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Ethan Calabrese

Ham & Cheese Sliders

Not trying to make a whole ham? These easy sliders are a perfect casual sub.

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Brandon Bales

Ham Bone Soup

Don't throw out the bone! This soup will be better off for it.

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Chelsea Lupkin

Ham And Cheese Tortellini

Double down on your Christmas ham with this side dish.

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Spoon Fork Bacon

Creamy Baked Gnocchi with Ham and Peas

Creamy gnocchi gets the holiday treatment.

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Vineet Sawant

Ham Asparagus Bundles

Ham makes the perfect app when you use it in these fun bundles.

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Jonathan Boulton

Ham & Cheese Pinwheels

They cheesy, gooey pull-apart wheels will be gone in a flash.

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Charlie Gilette

Cheesy Ham And Potato Casserole

For a more low-key ham dish.

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Courtesy of Martha Stewart

Brandied Ham

This simple sweet glaze will make your ham taste amazing.

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Honey-Baked Ham

Make your holidays a little sweeter with this honey-glazed baked ham recipe.

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Brandon Bales

Ham & Asparagus Breakfast Roll-Ups

Christmas morning breakfast of champions.

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Chelsea Lupkin

Ham & Cheese Brunch Bake

Another SOLID holiday brunch option.

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Jon Melendez

French Toast Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

And a little egg on top doesn't hurt, either. You know, for the holidays!

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Courtesy of Martha Stewart

Apricot-Bourbon Glazed Ham

A gorgeous glaze with some of our favorite flavors.

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Con Poulos

Chile-Brined Fresh Ham

Ham is brined with chiles, peppercorns, and cloves for a complex flavor, and then baked until the skin turns wonderfully crackly in the oven.

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Half Baked Harvest

Chipotle Pineapple Jerk Glazed Ham

Add something spicy to the table this year.

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Dish, Cuisine, Food, Meat, Ingredient, Roasting, Drunken chicken, Thanksgiving dinner, Recipe, Roast goose,

Courtesy of The Woks of Life

Plum Sauce-Glazed Ham

This glaze is going to become your new favorite.

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Dish, Food, Cuisine, Ingredient, Meat, Beef, Roast beef, Gammon, Meatloaf, Ham,

Courtesy of Gather For Bread

Champagne Baked Ham

You fancy, huh?

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Courtesy ofA Gouda Life

Rum Pineapple Glazed Ham

We're dreaming of a tropical Christmas.

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Damn Delicious

Baked Ham and Cheese Croissants

You know what's a great side for your ham? More ham.

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Madison Flager Lifestyle Editor Madison Flager is the Lifestyle Editor at Delish.com; she covers food news and trends, travel-worthy food experiences, and the products you need in your kitchen right now.