It’s finally another year! There are many ways and traditions in welcoming the new year per country and household. But one thing that is the same is that we all prepare a dining table full of meals on New Year’s Eve. It is because that according to tradition, New Year’s Day dinner will bring you good fortune in the year to come.
With that in mind, here are 31 tasty and traditional new year’s eve recipes you can easily do!
31. Green Beans with Bacon & Almonds
This easy green beans with bacon and almonds side dish makes a delicious addition to any meal. The beans are crispy and the bacon is crunchy. An easy and elegant side dish that’s perfect for a holiday meal or an easy weeknight dinner or party food.
This is a great side dish for many grilled meats, and it’s especially good for holiday menu on Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s Eve.
This recipe is so simple, with just four real food ingredients, but it delivers huge flavor. Sometimes simple is the most direct road to addictively delicious, and this recipe for green beans with bacon is proof.
Green beans are one of my favorite vegetables – they’re great battered and fried as a party snack, perfect for stir fries, and always make for a delicious side dish. These bacon green beans can be prepared in just minutes, and are always a big hit. Thankfully, during summer days my garden gives me a lot of green beans.
These green beans are crisp and tender and the flavor is incredible. And let’s be honest. Bacon just makes life better in general so it was a total win in this green bean dish. My family devoured these green beans.
30. Ham Black-Eyed Pea Soup With Collard Greens
Brrr… It’s been rather chilly the last few days, leaving me craving any kind of hearty soup. I love Ham Black-Eyed Pea Soup with Collard Greens since it’s thick and creamy. The perfect comfort food on a cold day.
29. Black Eyed Pea Dip Recipe
Black Eyed Pea Dip is perfect for New Year’s Day or any time of the year! This healthy dish is made with corn, bell pepper, avocado, and a tangy dressing.
28. Grandpa Joel’s Vegan Ham Hocks and Beans
My Grandpa Joel’s Vegan Ham Hocks and Beans are a New Year’s Day tradition in my family—they’re said to bring good luck!
27. Aunt Bee’s Hoppin’ John
Just like any good Southerner, serve a Lucky New Year’s dinner — complete with pork, greens, and Aunt Bee’s Hoppin’ John! The easy rice dish comes together quickly (thanks to a few shortcuts) and is the perfect way to complete your meal!
26. Vegan Hoppin’ John – Healthy New Yar Food Idea
Happy New Year! Celebrate with bowl of vegan Hoppin’ John for a prosperous year ahead.
25. Hoppin’ John Crispy Burgers With Tempeh Bacon And Spicy Aioli
Ring in the new year with vegan Hoppin’ John Burgers with Tempeh Bacon and Spicy Aioli! It has all of the flavors of the classic dish in one tasty sandwich.
24. Black Eyed Peas Salad w/ Baby Power Green
Black Eyed Peas Salad w/ Baby Power Greens – start off the New Year with good health and a lucky streak thanks to black eyed peas and leafy greens – both traditionally considered “lucky” foods.
23. Smoky Cajun Black Eyed Peas Pasta
Smoky Cajun Black Eyed Peas Pasta is sure to bring you health and wealth in the coming year.
22. Breton Beans (Fasolka po Bretonsku) w/ Kielbasa
Breton Beans (Fasolka po Bretonsku) with Kielbasa and Tomatoes is a super comforting dish for these cold winter days. Use black eyed peas to welcome New Year the traditional way.
21. Instant Pot Black Eyed Pea Soup
A modern twist on a southern classic! This Instant Pot black eyed pea soup is chock-full of all the fixings, only it’s ready to go in half the time!
20. Smoky Sweet Vegan Collard Greens Easy Recipe
These smoky sweet vegan collard greens are the perfect side dish for barbecue or dairy-free mac and cheese. With a slight sweetness by way of dried cranberries, they have a lovely rounded flavor. Vegan & gluten-free.
19. Easy Collard Greens – Tender & Garlicky New Year Eve Food Idea 2023
This is my go-to collard greens recipe. These easy collard greens have a richness about them and a melt-in-your-mouth quality. Vegan & gluten-free side dish.
18. Simple Black-Eyed Pea Celebratory Salad
Perfect for lunch, a side dish, or even a light supper, you’re going to love this Simple Black-Eyed Pea Salad because it’s delicious and so easy to make.
17. Hearty Slow Cooker Sausage and Cabbage
Slow Cooker Sausage and Cabbage is a easy crock pot recipe ready in 6 hours! Add Sweet Italian Sausage links and vegetables (potatoes, cabbage, carrots and onion!) into your slow cooker for a delicious comfort meal!
16. Tangy Mongolian Buuz (Steamed Meat Dumplings)
Nothing says Mongolian food like a plate of Buzz, also known as steamed Mongolian dumplings. These tasty little meat pockets are served by street vendors and home cooks alike, and they’re traditionally made for Mongolian lunar new years celebrations (Tsagaan Sar). Buuz have all the elements of Mongolian cooking wrapped into one dumpling. They’re usually made with fatty mutton, as is most food in Mongolia. They’re also simply spiced, so the flavors of the meat shine through.
15. Vol au Vent Appetizers for Happy New Year
An easy and delicious Appetizer, Vol au Vent filled with a creamy Shrimp filling or a tasty Smoked Salmon filling. Both easy and perfect for Holiday get togethers.
14. Chicken Fiesta – Delicious & Fabulously Versatile for Family Dinner
Today I’m sharing with you Chicken Fiesta, an old school recipe (similar to Coronation Chicken) that I have adapted over the years.I can’t believe I’ve not shared this before! I make Chicken Fiesta every time I have some leftover chicken and grapes in the fridge. I rarely ever add the cream and when I haven’t had apricot jam in the house I’ve used mango chutney which goes equally well.
13. Festive Brie & Cranberry Tear & Share Wreath a great centrepiece!
I recently decided I wanted to make a Brie & Cranberry puff pastry centrepiece. After toying with a few ideas which would have involved wasting some of the pastry I came up with this Brie & Cranberry Tear & Share Wreath which doesn’t waste a scrap! A sheet of puff pastry is half covered in cranberry jelly and Brie, folded in half, part sliced, bent round to form a wreath and then glazed with egg wash and scattered with chopped hazelnuts before baking.
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These Cucumber Mousse And Dill Shrimp Bites are sublime. The subtle and refreshing taste of cucumber combined in a soft heavenly mousse, sat on top of a crispy toast circle and topped with a succulent shrimp and the freshness of dill. Great NYE party food idea!
11. No-Mayo Salmon and Prawn Cocktail
A healthy take on a British classic, this quick no-mayo Salmon and Prawn Cocktail is the perfect starter for all seafood lovers out there! Start year with this menu idea for dinner party!
10. Puff Pastry Smoked Trout Mousse
Smoked trout mousse is a classic British appetizer recipe that is incredibly easy to make. Easy New Year’s eve and day recipe.
9. Elegant New Smoked Salmon Potato Appetizers with Sour Cream Dip
Entertaining should be easy. Smoked Salmon Potato Appetizers will be the hit of your new year’s eve party!
8. Marinated Olives: With Oregano and Oranges
This recipe for these Easy Oregano Orange Marinated Olives is sure to be a hit at your next cocktail party. Olive oil is gently heated and lightly scented with oregano and orange zest before being added to the olives. You will create an easy to make party finger food to serve your guests. These marinated olives also make the perfect addition to any cheese platter.
Best New Year’s eve dinner recipe!
7. Sweet and Spicy Finger Food Pumpkin Basil Cheese Ball
Spiced Pumpkin Basil Cheese Ball – this is an easy recipe for an impressive appetizer that brings layers of rich flavor – the hit at any party and New Year’s eve menu!
6. Great for a Party Gold Shimmery Champagne Cocktail
Looking for a New Year’s Eve drink to serve a crowd? This simple yet spectacular Gold Shimmery Champagne Cocktail is all you will need! With sweet, fruity, floral elderflower champagne flavors and shimmery gold luster swirls, this cocktail is a party on its own!
5. Celebration Kir Royale Cocktails and KitchenAid Giveaway!
Today we are helping Sharon Lachendro celebrate her birthday! She generously decided to give one of our readers a huge prize in our Giveaway!! (More on that in a minute.) I can’t think of anything more fun and festive than a Kir Royale, the drink I order whenever I am celebrating a special moment in life. And it couldn’t be easier, combining champagne with cassis in a tall flute and topping it with a lemon twist.
4. Delicious New Perfect Manhattan Cocktail
Rumor has it the Manhattan was invented on the island of its name in 1874 at The Manhattan Club during a party for New York’s newly elected Governor that was hosted by Jennie Churchill, the mother of Winston Churchill.
3. Fantastic New Aperol Punch
It’s almost January 1st and we just had our first snow of the season! So we thought a delicious and herbaceous way to celebrate this winter season and toast the new year would be with some Aperol Punch!
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The Black Velvet cocktail is a luxurious two ingredient mixed beer drink. It consists of stout and champagne and is one of the most famous beer cocktails in the world.
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The savory cheesecake I made here with a potato chip crust is very popular, so why not give you another recipe for a savory smoked salmon cheesecake appetizer. It’s New Year’s Eve dinner idea and this is the perfect creamy, savory, salty last indulgence of the year.

30+ Classic New Year's Eve Recipes
Celebrate New Year's Eve in style with these classic and delectable recipes that are sure to delight your taste buds.
Ingredients
- Green Beans with Bacon & Almonds
- Ham Black-Eyed Pea Soup With Collard Greens
- Black Eyed Pea Dip Recipe
- Grandpa Joel’s Vegan Ham Hocks and Beans
- Aunt Bee’s Hoppin’ John
- Vegan Hoppin’ John – Healthy New Yar Food Idea
- Hoppin’ John Crispy Burgers With Tempeh Bacon And Spicy Aioli
- Black Eyed Peas Salad w/ Baby Power Green
- Smoky Cajun Black Eyed Peas Pasta
- Breton Beans (Fasolka po Bretonsku) w/ Kielbasa
- Instant Pot Black Eyed Pea Soup
- Smoky Sweet Vegan Collard Greens Easy Recipe
- Easy Collard Greens – Tender & Garlicky New Year Eve Food Idea 2023
- Simple Black-Eyed Pea Celebratory Salad
- Hearty Slow Cooker Sausage and Cabbage
- Tangy Mongolian Buuz (Steamed Meat Dumplings)
- Vol au Vent Appetizers for Happy New Year
- Chicken Fiesta – Delicious & Fabulously Versatile for Family Dinner
- Festive Brie & Cranberry Tear & Share Wreath a great centrepiece!
- Cucumber Mousse And Dill Shrimp Bites (Easy Entertaining)
- No-Mayo Salmon and Prawn Cocktail
- Puff Pastry Smoked Trout Mousse
- Elegant New Smoked Salmon Potato Appetizers with Sour Cream Dip
- Marinated Olives: With Oregano and Oranges
- Sweet and Spicy Finger Food Pumpkin Basil Cheese Ball
- Great for a Party Gold Shimmery Champagne Cocktail
- Celebration Kir Royale Cocktails and KitchenAid Giveaway!
- Delicious New Perfect Manhattan Cocktail
- Fantastic New Aperol Punch
- Easy to Prepare Black Velvet Cocktail
- Savory Smoked Salmon Cheesecake Appetizer – Easy Dessert Recipe for Holiday Party
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