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These dishes still feel luxe for a festive night in. Now go ahead and pour yourself a Christmas cocktail, choose one of these easy Christmas dinners to cook upand have yourself a merry little Christmas! This steakhouse staple is super cozy, thanks to a creamy sauce that complements the steak’s signature peppercorn flavor. Get the Steak au Poivre recipe.

Herby pesto and thinly sliced red chiles amp up the flavor — and bring serious festive vibes — to this classic pasta dish. Get the Pesto Linguine with Clams recipe. Plan on this dish and you can avoid having to make any last-minute trips to the grocery store. While the traditional version of this French stew typically takes at least three hours to cook from start to finish, this scaled-down variation is ready in just one. And, it gives you an excuse to crack open a really great bottle of pinot noir.

Get the Beef Bourguignon Meatloaf recipe. If you’re cooking for two often, we highly recommend buying an air fryer. This kitchen appliance cooks up perfectly seared proteins and caramelized roast veggies and is just the right size for making smaller batches of food. Get the Air Fryer Stuffed Chicken recipe. Start with a ball of store-bought pizza dough and this cozy vegetarian main takes less than 30 minutes to prepare. Oyster and shiitake mushrooms plus three types of cheeses make for a fantastic topping, but feel free to get creative and try something else. Or divide the dough in half, so you each can top your own pie!

Get the Cheesy Mushroom Pizza recipe. Get the Orange-Ginger Roast Chicken with Fennel and Radicchio Salad recipe. Each component of this fancy steak dinner is tasty on its own, but the hasselback potatoes are the true star of the plate. Get the New York Strip Steak and Hasselback Potatoes recipe. Get the Penne with Spicy Anchovy Marinara recipe.