30 Nearly Forgotten Christmas Recipes

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30 Nearly Forgotten Christmas Recipes2/30 Roast Christmas Goose 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 2 hours 25 min Servings 8 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I have such fond childhood memories of Christmas dinner and my mother serving a golden brown Christmas goose. To flavor the meat, Mom stuffed the bird with peeled and quartered fruit that’s discarded after baking. —Rosemarie Force, Heathsville, Virginia Nutrition Facts: 4 ounces cooked goose: 376 calories, 26g fat (8g saturated fat), 108mg cholesterol, 84mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 30g protein. 3/30 Cherry Chiffon Gelatin 1 Review Test

It’s a beautiful salad or dessert, but beware

Kitchen Approved Total Time 10 min Servings 8 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I’ve made this recipe so often, I can hardly read the card any longer. It’s a beautiful salad or dessert, but beware. Once you’ve made this, they’ll ask for it again and again! —Michelle Smith, Sykesville, Maryland Nutrition Facts: 1 slice: 163 calories, 3g fat (3g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 50mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (29g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein. 4/30 Cornbread Dressing with Oysters 2 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Cornbread Dressing with Oysters Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 55 min

Servings 15 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator:

Servings 15 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My father’s dressing bakes separately from the turkey and is simply delicious. The secret is to prepare the cornbread first, let it cool and then crumble it to form the base for the rest of the ingredients. My father always added oysters to give the dressing a special flavor. —Nell Bass, Macon, Georgia Nutrition Facts: 1 cup: 171 calories, 3g fat (0 saturated fat), 42mg cholesterol, 753mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 7g protein. 5/30 Pear and Pomegranate Lamb Tagine Test Kitchen Approved Pear and Pomegranate Lamb Tagine

6/30 Plum Pudding 5 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Tiny

Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 6 hours 20 min Servings 4 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Pomegranate, pear and orange go together so well that I decided to use them to prepare a Middle Eastern-themed tagine with lamb. This tastes delicious served over couscous, polenta or cauliflower mashed with feta cheese. —Arlene Erlbach, Morton Grove, Illinois Nutrition Facts: 1/2 lamb shank with 1 cup shallot mixture: 438 calories, 13g fat (5g saturated fat), 99mg cholesterol, 680mg sodium, 52g carbohydrate (28g sugars, 5g fiber), 31g protein. 6/30 Plum Pudding 5 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Tiny

In A Christmas Carol, everyone claps for plum pudding

Tim’s Plum Pudding Recipe photo by Laura Scherb for Taste of Home Total Time 2 hours 30 min Servings 12 servings (1-1/2 cups sauce) Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: In A Christmas Carol, everyone claps for plum pudding. Our family has made this pudding our own tradition, and it really is something to clap for. —Ruthanne Karel, Hudsonville, Michigan Nutrition Facts: 1 piece with 2 tablespoons sauce: 550 calories, 17g fat (10g saturated fat), 93mg cholesterol, 292mg sodium, 98g carbohydrate (80g sugars, 5g fiber), 5g protein. 7/30 Cranberry Fluff Salad Cranberry Fluff Salad Recipe photo by Taste of

With only four ingredients, it’s a cinch to make

Home Total Time 10 min Servings 10 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: It wasn’t the holidays without my grandmother’s cool and tangy cranberry fluff. With only four ingredients, it’s a cinch to make. Now my siblings and I carry on her tradition. —Leah Nicholes, San Diego, California Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup: 413 calories, 26g fat (12g saturated fat), 66mg cholesterol, 19mg sodium, 47g carbohydrate (43g sugars, 3g fiber), 2g protein. 8/30 Ham Balls with Brown Sugar Glaze 13 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Amish Ham Balls Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour Servings about

I like setting them out when folks come to visit

6 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These smoky-sweet meatballs are a Pennsylvania Dutch specialty. I like setting them out when folks come to visit. —Janet Zeger, Middletown, Pennsylvania Nutrition Facts: 1 meatball: 52 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 113mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein. 9/30 Creamed Pearl Onions 15 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved TASTE OF HOME Total Time 55 min Servings 6 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: When our children were small, we always celebrated Christmas at our house. This was one of many recipes I relied

Everyone expected to see this vegetable dish on the table every year

on that could be prepared a day in advance, which gave me more time to spend with guests. Everyone expected to see this vegetable dish on the table every year. —Barbara Caserman, Lake Havasu City, Arizona Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup: 151 calories, 10g fat (6g saturated fat), 33mg cholesterol, 440mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein. 10/30 Orange and Olives Salad Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 10 min Servings 16 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My grandmother made sure this orange and olives salad was on our holiday table every year. It’s

so light and simple to make

so light and simple to make. And it looks pretty on the table! —Angela David, Lakeland, Florida Nutrition Facts: 1 serving: 54 calories, 3g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 185mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat. 11/30 Roasted Chicken with Rosemary 23 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 2 hours 20 min Servings 9 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Herbs, garlic and butter give this hearty meal in one a classic flavor. It’s a lot like pot roast, except it uses chicken instead of beef.

They’re much easier to eat than their large-scale counterparts

—Isabel Zienkosky, Salt Lake City, Utah Nutrition Facts: 1 serving: 449 calories, 28g fat (11g saturated fat), 126mg cholesterol, 479mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 3g fiber), 33g protein. 12/30 Dried Cranberry Sharp Cheddar Cheese Balls Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 30 min Servings about 4-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These personal-size cheese balls are a pleasure to pass around a party. They’re much easier to eat than their large-scale counterparts. And with their bacon, pecans and berries, they’re probably more delicious too! —Donna-Marie Ryan, Topsfield, Massachusetts Nutrition Facts: 1 appetizer: 83 calories, 7g fat (2g

saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 90mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein. 13/30 Sparkling Fruit Salad 7 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Grace Natoli Sheldon for Taste of Home Total Time 10 min Servings 8 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Pineapple chunks, mandarin oranges, strawberries and grapes are treated to a dressing of wine and sparkling club soda in this delightful salad. Serve in dessert dishes or set the whole bowl on the table for a fetching presentation. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Nutrition Facts: 1 cup: 87 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat),

0 cholesterol, 6mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein

0 cholesterol, 6mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein. 14/30 Best Deviled Eggs 43 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved MARK DERSE FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 25 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Herbs lend amazing flavor to these deviled eggs, which truly are the best you can make! The recipe includes tasty variations that feature bacon, chipotle peppers and crab.—Jesse & Anne Foust, Bluefield, West Virginia Nutrition Facts: 1 stuffed egg half: 73 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 108mg cholesterol, 81mg sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.

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15/30 Hot Mushroom Spread Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 25 min Servings 1-1/2 cups Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I’ve made this creamy, hearty mushroom appetizer for years—it’s a big hit every time.—Barbara Pletzke, Herndon, Virginia Nutrition Facts: 1/4 cup: 184 calories, 17g fat (10g saturated fat), 48mg cholesterol, 269mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 4g protein. 16/30 Cherry Tomato Salad 27 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Cherry Tomato Salad Recipe photo by Diana Chistruga for Taste of Home Total Time 15 min Servings 6 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This recipe

It’s one of my favorite cherry tomato recipes, especially at cookouts

evolved from a need to use the bumper crops of delicious cherry tomatoes we grow. It’s one of my favorite cherry tomato recipes, especially at cookouts. —Sally Sibley, St. Augustine, Florida Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup: 103 calories, 10g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 203mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 fat, 1 vegetable. 17/30 Rosemary Roasted Lamb 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved Taste of Home Total Time 2 hours 15 min Servings 10 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Who knew so few ingredients could result in such an elegant and

savory entree?

savory entree? One bite will make this no-fuss main dish memorable. —Matthew Lawrence, Vashon, Washington Nutrition Facts: 5 ounce cooked lamb: 357 calories, 21g fat (6g saturated fat), 143mg cholesterol, 629mg sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 40g protein. 18/30 Rice Pudding 94 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Grandma’s Rice Pudding Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 55 min Servings 6 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My sisters and I always loved the recipe for rice pudding our grandma made. After she passed away, I took it upon myself to try and find the secret

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