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Easter Lunch Ideas

Rachel Tiemeyer
By: Rachel TiemeyerPosted: 1/23/23Updated: 3/29/23

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Simple and delicious Easter lunch ideas. Even better, we give tips on how to prep many of these recipes in advance.

Make ahead Easter brunch recipes on a wooden table, including ham, breakfast casserole, salad, fruit, and rolls.

 

Hosting an Easter brunch or lunch doesn’t have to induce stress. With the help of our easy Easter recipe ideas, you can enjoy time with your guests rather than slave away in the kitchen that day.

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  • Easter Food Guide
  • Easter Lunch (or Brunch) Ideas
  • Small Ways to Make Easter Lunch Feel Extra Special

Easter Food Guide

Easy, delicious, and crowd pleasing recipes perfect for your Easter table.

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Easter Lunch (or Brunch) Ideas

Main Dishes

For brunch or lunch, these delicious Easter main dishes will please all ages and feed an army. Best of all, most of these can be made ahead of time! For more ideas, be sure to browse through our meal ideas for groups of people.

spiral sliced crockpot ham slices on a platter with pineapple sauce on the side

Crockpot Ham

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Ham and Cheese Sliders

Breakfast Casserole in a Crockpot ready to be eaten.

Crockpot Breakfast Casserole with Bacon and Gruyere

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Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

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Make Ahead Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

A fully smoked pork shoulder on a wooden cutting board, partially shredded.

Smoked Pork Shoulder

Spinach Bacon Quiche cooked and cooling on a counter top.

Spinach and Bacon Quiche

Breakfast casserole muffins on a white serving platter.

Breakfast Egg Muffins

Chicken spaghetti in a white baking dish ready to serve.

Chicken Spaghetti

cobb salad on a white plate with yellow napkin

My Favorite Cobb Salad

vanilla glaze being drizzled on top of a blueberry baked french toast casserole

Blueberry French Toast Casserole with Vanilla Glaze

cheesy chicken and rice casserole being scooped out of casserole dish.

Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole

See More Lunch Ideas

Side Dishes

Keep your table colorful and your life simple with these easy, crowd-pleasing side dishes.

strawberry spinach salad

Strawberry Fields Spinach Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

Cheesy hashbrown casserole

Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole

Bread machine wheat rolls on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Bread Machine Wheat Rolls

Baked twice baked potatoes

Bacon and Cheddar Twice Baked Potatoes

Oven roasted asparagus on parchment paper.

Oven Roasted Asparagus

stirring fruit salad together after adding dressing

Classic Fruit Salad

Green beans wrapped in bacon sitting on a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

Maple roasted carrots in a white bowl.

Maple Glazed Carrots

Baked cinnamon rolls with icing drizzled and a spatula lifting the first one out of the dish.

Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls

Spoon with Instant Pot Mac and Cheese being lifted out of an instant pot.

6-Ingredient Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

Cranberry Spinach Salad with Creamy Citrus Dressing on a white plate.

Cranberry Spinach Salad with Creamy Citrus Dressing

Crispy smashed potatoes on a baking sheet.

Crispy Smashed Potatoes

See More Side Dish Ideas

Dessert

Easter brunch calls for light, fruity desserts and we’ve got just the answer with these easy, springy sweets.

Fruit Pizza Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Raspberry crumble cookies on a white platter.

Raspberry Crumble Cookies

lemon bars stacked up

Easy Lemon Bars

Blueberry Crumble Bars

See More Dessert Ideas

Small Ways to Make Easter Lunch Feel Extra Special

You don’t have to throw a huge party or spend a lot of money to make someone’s a holiday meal feel extra special. Here are a few simple ideas to add to your dinner.

  • Have kids to an Easter Scavenger Hunt! You can put their baskets at the end or a special treat.
  • Read a few Easter-themed books that share the true meaning of this holiday.
  • Tape a few balloons to the back of the chair where the kids will sit. Streamers will work too.
  • Place a fresh bouquet of spring flowers on the table and light a few candles in the middle of the table. Something about this makes a meal feel extra special.
  • Have everyone at the table share one thing they love about Easter or Spring.
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Rachel Tiemeyer

Rachel Tiemeyer

As co-founder of Thriving Home, Rachel dreams about creating recipes (literally) and uses her husband, her 3 kids, and even the neighbors as guinea pigs several nights a week. She believes that good food has the power to bring families and friends closer together and continues to wake up excited about her job each day, even after 10+ years!

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  1. AvatarKatie says

    Posted on 4/6/22 at 7:04 am

    Thanks for being open regarding your faith. I’m new to this blog and was drawn in by the yummy recipes and fun dialog. Big blessings on you❤️

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    • Rachel TiemeyerRachel Tiemeyer says

      Posted on 4/6/22 at 10:51 am

      Hi Katie! Welcome and thanks for your kind comments! So glad to have you. Please reach out if we can help in anyway.

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