New Year's Eve recipes should be easy and delicious. Don't finish the year off in the kitchen, use these make-ahead family recipes so you can enjoy the evening with your kids!
How does your family celebrate New Year's Eve? We love to spend the day at our favorite bowling alley. We bowl a few rounds, have lunch at their awesome restaurant, and then come home for a quiet evening in.
We watch movies, listen to music, and just count the year down together.
Even though it is usually just us, I try to have something delicious for us to enjoy for our last meal of the year.
Sometimes we do a full dinner, other times we make a meal out of appetizers and dessert.
Whether you plan to fill your house with friends and family or keep it quiet with just your own, you'll find fun New Year's Even recipe ideas for a fun night at home below.
Happy New Year to you and your family, I hope you have a great one.
New Year's Appetizers Ideas
Maybe you prefer to snack the night away for your party?
These appetizers are a huge hit with kids but will still be popular with any adults at your New Year's party:
Jalapeño Artichoke Dip
This is one of my favorite hot dips. It is so festive looking with the red and green veggies tucked inside that creamy cheese sauce.
Jalapeño Artichoke Dip
This awesome spicy artichoke dip is thick with chopped fresh veggies and makes a perfect party appetizer. You can adjust the spice to be mild or hot, as you wish!
If you're looking for a more classic hot spinach and artichoke dip, you'll love this recipe with caramelized onions for a bit of sweetness.
Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip
This baked spinach and artichoke dip has caramelized onions and is the perfect make ahead party appetizer for the season. Serve with raw veggies for a low carb, gluten free appetizer or with buttery crackers or chunks of bread for a delicious snack.
I make these sweet and sour meatballs in the Crockpot so we can enjoy them over the course of several hours while they keep warm the entire time.
Sweet and Sour Meatballs in the Crockpot
Classic cocktail meatballs keep warm on your buffet table for hours in the slowcooker. This wildly popular sweet and sour sauce is made from ketchup and grape jam but is elevated by a dash of hot sauce to keep it from being too sweet.
You can serve these crab melts as a generous portion on ciabatta bread halves or cut each melt into quarters for a more bite-sized appetizer.
Easy Crab Melts
This rich and delicious crab melt recipe makes a perfect party appetizer or simple dinner entree. Sweet lump crab meat is mixed together with savory cheeses and melted on fresh ciabatta bread.
Just add a big bowl of tortilla chips and watch as this classic party appetizer disappears in a flash!
Spicy Taco Dip with Cream Cheese
This is the best ever spicy taco dip with cream cheese because of Mom's secret tricks! Serve it at your Cinco de Mayo party or for Taco Tuesday. At a party, you'll find the pan practically licked clean by your guests.
This is so easy to assemble and serve! You need to print a copy of my Crock Pot Little Smokies recipe for last-minute entertaining.
Crock Pot Little Smokies
Savory bite-sized sausages in a sweet and tangy sauce with just a hint of heat. Keep these cocktail sausages warm in a slowcooker on your party table for hours.
This is an easy make ahead party appetizer. You can roll the sausage swirls in advance and then just slice and bake at the start of your party.
Sausage Crescent Roll Swirls
You can prep these savory sausage rolls ahead and freeze them before the holiday season even begins. Savory browned sausage rolled up in easy crescent dough bakes up into the perfect party bite-sized appetizer.
This appetizer is inspired by our favorite item on a local restaurant menu. We love the mix of spicy and creamy sauces on the chips.
Buffalo Blue Cheese Potato Chips with Lit'l Smokies®
Salty sausages tossed in a spicy buffalo sauce make for a fun spin on traditional nachos. Top potato chips with the mixture along with a creamy blue cheese dressing and chopped green onions.
Mix and match your favorite spices to make easy homemade seasoned pretzels that your family will love. The only pretzel recipe you need for holiday entertaining all season long!
This easy spinach dip recipe is best served chilled. Simply mix together the spinach and cream cheese base for a delicious dip for bagel chips and crackers.
Sweet and salty Chex Mix has a unique blend of mix-ins that give this recipe the perfect balance of flavors and textures. A hearty snack mix that you'll love to bring for family road trips or serve as a special holiday snack.
This delicious Chex Mix for Christmas is Buddy the Elf's very favorite! Maple-syrup coated Chex is tossed with marshmallows, candies, and almonds for a treat any elf will love.
If you want something other than traditional sparkling wine, here are our favorite cocktails and festive kid-friendly beverages for New Year's Eve:
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Pomegranate Punch with Prosecco
This pomegranate punch recipe is the perfect party beverage to serve at your holiday gathering because you can make it as an adult beverage with the wine or swap sparkling white grape juice to make a mocktail for the whole family.
This easy Crockpot hot cocoa recipe is perfect for a holiday open house or Christmas Eve! Set up the ultimate hot cocoa bar with one of these fun flavor variations and plenty of festive toppings for guests to mix and match their own custom mug.
Keep it extra easy and serve kid-friendly sliders and soup.
This is the perfect comfort food for a relaxing night in that lets you focus on playing games together or watching a movie marathon.
Here are some of our favorites:
Gooey Ham and Cheese Sliders
These totally easy, utterly delicious, Hawaiian roll ham and cheese sliders are perfect for making for your next party. Make a big pan in minutes and watch them disappear.
These easy to assemble BBQ chicken sliders have just the right amount of filling, melting cheese, and a deliciously buttery crisp topping. They will fly off the baking pan at your next party or family game night.
Use up leftover pork to make these easy Cuban pork slider sandwiches with ooey gooey cheese and a crispy pickle. They make a delicious family dinner or easy appetizer for friends. This is the party size version of the smaller kid-friendly recipe featured in The Totally Awesome Ultimate Kids' Cookbook.
Make a big batch of this sausage lentil soup to enjoy now and freeze some for later. You can adjust the spicy level by changing up the sausage seasonings easily.
This 15-minute Instant Pot soup recipe is made with tender chicken thighs and boxed wild rice blend. Fresh onions and celery give a homemade taste to a quick and easy chicken soup your family will love, even on a busy weeknight.
This rich and hearty ground turkey soup is filled with tender vegetables and tastes like it has been slowcooked all day but takes less than an hour with your Instant Pot. Serve with fresh bread.
Light and healthy red chicken chili with tons of tomatoes and fresh peppers but no beans. Top it with shredded cheese, a dollop of sour cream, and serve with tortilla chips for dunking.
If you like to have a more formal meal to end the year or are entertaining other adults, these elegant dinners are totally kid-friendly and super easy to prep ahead.
You could assemble everything in the morning and just pop these recipes into the oven before dinner.
Easy Lasagna Roll-Ups
This easy lasagna roll-up recipe is filled with a delicious spinach and cheese filling and rich meaty tomato sauce. It's the perfect make-ahead meal for busy families since you can assemble and freeze it for an easy dinner later.
Easy Macadamia Crusted Halibut with Quick Lemon Butter Cream Sauce
Macadamia crusted halibut is one of the best easy halibut recipes for a special occasion. Prep it earlier in the day and this oven-baked halibut will be ready to go in just minutes at dinner time leaving you with almost no cleanup. Serve it with a drizzle of rich lemon-butter cream sauce for a quick but decadent treat.
This rum glazed pork tenderloin is one of our all-time favorite grilling recipes during the summer. Serve it with fresh grilled peaches as a simple side dish.
This easy steak marinade is delicious on steak tips, flank steak, beef stew, or even beef tenderloin for a special meal. Saute the beef in a skillet in melted butter and serve with a side of buttered noodles for a delicious and easy dinner.
Baked chicken parmesan is a comfort food classic made easy in the oven. Coated in savory bread crumbs, the chicken bakes up moist and juicy with delicious tomato sauce and melted cheese on top.
This is the best cut out sugar cookies recipe because they make the perfect blank canvas for your creative designs. You can decorate them to match any season or celebration during the year. Try them with a simple cookie glaze or spread your favorite frosting over them and top with sprinkles for a special treat your family will love.
These rich and fudgy peppermint patty brownies are perfect for make-ahead holiday baking. They are a great travel-friendly dessert to bring to a potluck party or serve for Christmas Eve.
Rich and chewy cookies and cream blondies are the perfect twist to a cookie bar for your next homemade treat. Kids will love to crush the Oreo cookies for mixing in.
These are the BEST brownies for kids to bake for their families. Chewy centers with crispy edges and loaded with extra chocolate chips for the fudgiest brownies ever.
This simple triple berry sauce is so easy to make using fresh or frozen blackberries, blueberries, and strawberries. Drizzle it over cheesecake or your favorite dessert.
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