Easter Lunch Ideas (Easy Make Ahead Recipes!)

Easter Lunch Ideas

By: Rachel TiemeyerPosted: 1/23/23Updated: 3/20/25

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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.

Easter lunch or brunch spread on a table.

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.

Table of Contents

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.

Crockpot Ham

A hand lifting a ham and cheese slider from a baking dish with a spatula.

Ham and Cheese Sliders

Breakfast casserole with ham and gruyere being served on a spatula from a crockpot.

Crockpot Breakfast Casserole with Ham and Gruyere

Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

A slice of breakfast casserole with hash browns being served with a spatula.

Make Ahead Breakfast Casserole with Hash Browns

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.

5-Ingredient Breakfast Egg Muffins

Chicken Spaghetti

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

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Side Dishes

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

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Lemon Honey Vinaigrette

Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole

Bread Machine Wheat Rolls

Four twice baked potatoes on a serving platter.

Bacon and Cheddar Twice Baked Potatoes

Oven Roasted Asparagus

Fruit salad in a white serving bowl with a wooden spoon.

Classic Fruit Salad

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

Bacon Wrapped Green Beans

Maple Glazed Carrots

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

Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls

Mac and cheese in bowls on white plates with steamed broccoli on the side.

6-Ingredient Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

Creamy citrus dressing being ladled onto Mandarin Orange Spinach Salad with sliced almonds, dried cranberries, and feta cheese on it.

Mandarin Orange Salad with Creamy Citrus Dressing

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 on a slate serving platter.

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.
To share the true meaning of Easter, read a few Easter-themed picture books and/or purchase an age-appropriate children’s Bible or Bible for teens to put in their basket.
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, if you celebrate the Christian meaning behind this holiday, share what you love about Jesus.

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Katie 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❤️

- Rachel 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.

Easter Lunch Ideas