Our Favorite Easter Recipes

We have compiled this list of Our Favorite Easter Recipes as an Orthodox Christian, we celebrate Pascha the most joyful and meaningful feast of the year with traditions. One of the highlights of our table is lamb, a beautiful and symbolic dish that brings everyone together after a long Lenten season. There's something so special about gathering around a table filled with dishes that have been passed down, shared, and loved for generations.

To help you celebrate Easter or Pascha in your own home, we've put together a collection of our favorite recipes—from cozy breakfasts and festive treats to hearty dinners, fresh sides, and everything in between.

Whether you're planning a big family gathering or a simple, meaningful meal, these recipes are designed to be approachable, good, and full of that comforting, celebratory spirit that makes this season so special.

Treats

We always start off our Easter morning with treats on the table and some in our kid's Easter Baskets, enjoy these family favorites.

Easter Nest Cookies

good crunchy chocolate cookies shaped like nests and topped with Cadbury Mini Eggs for an adorable good Easter treat!

Peeps Cupcakes

We love these Peeps Cupcakes so much because they are so fun and adorable to decorate – pipe a bit of icing on top to be “grass”, then add a peep and lots of Cadbury mini eggs!

Easter Pretzel Snacks

Easter pretzel snacks are sweet and salty, crunchy, crispy, with a white chocolate and candy flavor that everyone loves!

Breakfast

There is no better way to start off your Easter morning than with a simple but filling breakfast casserole for the whole family to enjoy! Pair these with a simple fruit salad or our favorite smoothie!

Tater Breakfast Casserole

This good sausage and veggie packed breakfast casserole is topped with one of our favorites – classic tater tots!

Slow Cooker Casserole

This deliciously easy Slow Cooker Sausage Hashbrown Egg Breakfast Casserole is the solid way to start your day! It is simple, easy, and requires zero waking up early!

Ham and Cheese Strata

This Ham and Cheese Croissant Strata Feels Fancy but Is Shockingly Easy
– it is our go-to Christmas morning breakfast because it is prepped a day before baking, then pop in the oven on the big morning!

Lunch

We make a big breakfast and dinner in our home so always plan something simple for lunch that we can either make ahead of throw together quickly the day of.

Deli Sliders

These quick and easy cold cut and cheese packed classic deli sliders are packed with flavor and topped with crunchy grinder salad, suited to gameday or a party!

Cobb Salad

This is the Best Cobb Salad you will ever have! Our famous cobb salad is a crowd-pleasing American classic that we like to use for meal prep when we want a nutritious and good all-in-one option for lunch.

Cheeseburger Wraps

These easy cheeseburger wraps are one of those lunches that feel fun and practical, which is honestly our favorite kind of recipe.

Dinner

We are a family that loves a traditional Lamb dinner for Easter but our husband's family loves ham so we enjoy both!

Roasted Rack of Lamb

If you're looking for tender, juicy lamb that is easy to make but looks impressively gourmet – our Garlic Roasted Rack of Lamb is a knockout!

Soy Honey Ham

We love sweet, smoky, and spicy stick glazes on ribs and wings, and recently decided to make a Baked Spiral Ham With a Sticky Honey Glazeand the flavor knocked our socks off!

Reverse Seared Leg of Lamb

We don't always love lamb – to us, it can be gamey – but there are a few methods that make lamb shine for us – and this simple Reverse Seared Leg of Lamb is one of our go-to's for Easter dinner.

Sides

We love a good potato or veggie side for Easter dinner, check out these family recipes we have compiled over the years.

Funeral Potatoes

We love creamy, rich baked potatoes loaded with cheesy flavor – and for holiday dinners and get-togethers, we can't get enough Funeral Potatoes!

Roasted Carrots

We really, love the fresh, buttery, lightly sweet taste of carrots – especially loaded when with tons of herby garlic butter flavor, try these roasted carrots!