29 Realistic New Year's Eve Recipes That Are Just A Tiny Bit Fancy (2024)

These mini crab cakes are made with lump crab meat, yogurt, lemon, and panko breadcrumbs, then they're baked from start to finish.

Recipe: Mini Baked Crab Cakes and Sriracha Sauce

New year's resolutions include: eat more lobster.

Recipe: Mini Lobster Rolls

Thinly sliced eggplant gets rolled with ricotta cheese, covered in pesto and marinara sauce, arranged in a baking dish, topped with even more cheese, and baked until tender and melted.

Recipe: Eggplant Rollatini

This crispy, roasted cauliflower is a delicious mix of salty and sweet, and it makes for a show-stopping side dish. Or it can be served with pita bread and dips like hummus or romesco, making it a standalone main.

Recipe: Roasted Cauliflower With Breadcrumbs, Capers, Almonds, and Raisins

Recipe: Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Chicken

Lamb chops aren't cheap, but for a special occasion they're a real treat. Easy to prepare, you don't have to be an experienced chef to make these taste restaurant-quality.

Recipe: Grilled Lamb Chops

These steaks are simply seasoned with rosemary and garlic, then they're pan-seared and topped with an incredibly creamy sauce made with butter, shallots, mushrooms, mustard, milk, and white wine.

Recipe: Rosemary Beef Tenderloin With Mushroom Cream Sauce

The best way to start any new year on the right foot is with a bowl of creamy and hearty sausage pasta, am I right?

Recipe: Rigatoni With Sausage and Kale

If you don't love shrimp, you could top this creamy risotto with just about anything. Or just stick with the mushrooms and keep it vegetarian.

Recipe: Mushroom Parmesan Shrimp Risotto

While you can use any kind of pork chops for this recipe, thick-cut boneless pork chops are the best option for absorbing lots of the delicious Dijon sauce.

Recipe: Pork Chops With Dijon Cream Sauce

You don't need many ingredients to whip up this cast iron skillet steak. It's seasoned simply with salt and pepper, then tossed in a pan sauce made with garlic, butter, parsley, and white wine.

Recipe: Garlic Butter Flank Steak

For a vegetarian meal that even meat-lovers will enjoy, these thick and juicy portobello steaks are topped with a herbaceous avocado chimichurri made with parsley, garlic, shallot, olive oil, and lemon juice.

Recipe: Portobello Steaks with Avocado Chimichurri

Cheese-filled ravioli is a secret weapon in any kitchen. Tossed in a sun-dried tomato cream sauce and topped with some fresh herbs, it's effortlessly fancy.

Recipe: Creamy Tuscan Ravioli

If you're not a fan of turkey use whatever ingredient you like best for the meatballs: chicken, pork, or even a vegetarian version would taste delicious.

Recipe: Baked Turkey Meatballs With Creamy Polenta And Marinara

Holidays call for carbo-loading, and this carbonara recipe with a twist is the perfect way to celebrate.

Recipe: Bacon, Egg, and Brussels Sprouts Carbonara

Recipe: Seared Scallops With Mango Salsa

This delicate yet rich pie features a two ingredient chocolate crust and a luscious chocolate filling made of cocoa, cream, eggs, and butter.

Recipe: French Silk Pie

Light and airy yet totally indulgent as all chocolate mousse should be, this dessert calls for just four ingredients: egg yolks, granulated sugar, heavy cream, and milk chocolate.

Recipe: Milk Chocolate Mousse