Not cooking a huge Easter this year? Here is your ultimate guide to Easter Dinner For Two! Menu includes recipes for two and small batch recipes of your favorite Easter dishes.
For the past few months, you’ve been beaten over the head with vibrant images of giant whole hams and rack of lamb.
You read article after article about how to host a big Easter dinner, how to roast a giant 20 pound ham, how to survive the holidays with your drunk Cousin John.
But the truth is, this year you’re only cooking Easter Dinner For Two. Maybe it’s only you and your significant other. Maybe it’s only you and your roommate. Or maybe you simply don’t have a huge family to invite.
Where do you even begin prepping all of this food? It’s not fair for you to skip Easter because you can’t eat a whole ham.
Everyone deserves a plate of ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans, and gravy for the holidays.
I got you. I’ve been scaling down recipes for years. And it’s about time I put it all together as a comprehensive Easter menu for two.
This isn’t meant to be a full menu; rather, I’m giving you choices to pick and choose. It’s like one of those build your own adventures books but with food!
The list of Easter Dinner Ideas For Two recipes is at the bottom, but here is a breakdown of what you can expect:
Easter Dinner For Two
Easter dinner is practically synonymous with ham, but when it’s only two of you, roasting a whole ham is way too much food; the smallest whole ham is about 10 pounds if you’re lucky.
However you can still have your ham and eat it too by serving honey glazed ham steak dinner.
More pork ideas are Pork Roast For Two made in the oven, Instant Pot Pork Roast for two, or Pork Chops with Mushroom Gravy.
Want to make lamb for Easter? Make this Lamb Chop Dinner for two complete with a pan sauce on top.
Need a vegetarian main course? Both Artichoke Quiche and Quiche Florentine make a filling and delicious dinner! It can also be made ahead of time then reheated right before serving.
Stuffed Peppers For Two also make a great vegetarian dinner as well.
Side Dishes For Two
Personally I think Easter side dishes are the best part! As much as it pains me to say this, the best way to keep leftovers to a minimum for two people is limit the side dishes. I know, I know. Blasphemy you say!
The good news is most of these side dish recipes make roughly 4 servings (2 helpings each), so if there are any you don’t make during your Easter dinner for two, make them throughout the weekend.
I always have some form of potato for Easter, whether it’s my mashed potatoes for two, au gratin potatoes for two, or stove top scalloped potatoes.
Don’t forget the gravy! You can make homemade gravy without drippings, pan gravy with drippings, or vegan mushroom gravy.
Love bread? Nothing beats freshly baked small batch dinner rolls or small batch hot cross buns.
Dessert For Two
Of course no Easter dinner for 2 is complete without dessert! If you love dessert but there’s only two of you, you don’t have to give it up.
This 6 inch Small Carrot Cake recipe and small batch Carrot Cake Cupcakes with pineapple are perfect for Easter dessert for two.
Don’t want carrot cake? Check out my small lemon cake recipe and small coconut cake recipe.
Leftover Easter Eggs
Did you dye Easter eggs this year and now have leftover hard boiled eggs?
You’re now one step closer to making deviled eggs, Amish macaroni salad, and Amish potato salad!
Leftover Easter Ham
If you still find yourself with leftover ham, use it up in Ham and Cheese Soup or Baked Eggs with Ham and Cheese.
Not hosting a huge Easter this year? Here is your ultimate guide to Easter Dinner For Two! Menu includes recipes for two and small batch recipes of your favorite Easter dishes. Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Puff Pastry Tart with a Parmesan ricotta cheese filling is a delicate, flakey appetizer to celebrate spring and Easter. These fluffy Small Batch Dinner Rolls are made from scratch using yeast then brushed with homemade honey butter on top. These Small Batch Hot Cross Buns made from scratch are homemade spiced sweet buns made with yeast and raisins then marked with a cross on top for Easter. Get ready for Easter and Christmas with this Honey Glazed Ham Steak recipe with pineapple. Fry it on the stovetop or bake it in the oven. This easy pan fried Lamb Chop Dinner For Two with a homemade pan sauce comes together quickly for a delicious home-cooked meal. Pork Chops with Mushroom Gravy is an easy pork chop recipe smothered in a homemade mushroom gravy made without canned soup. Enjoy a classic Sunday dinner for two without the leftovers by cooking Pork Roast For Two in the oven with vegetables and gravy. Looking for a faster way to cook a pork loin roast? Learn how to make Instant Pot Pork Roast For Two with vegetables and gravy. Beef Wellington for two has a savory mushroom filling topped with beef tenderloin wrapped in golden puff pastry Easy Quiche Florentine (Spinach Parmesan Quiche) baked in a homemade pie crust is the perfect dish to serve for brunch or breakfast for dinner. Vegetarian Quiche filled with artichoke hearts, green pimento olives, and roasted red pepper baked in a homemade pie crust Looking for a hearty meatless dinner? These Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers For Two will hit the spot with rice, tomatoes, and black beans! So creamy and delicious, this cheese stuffed eggplant recipe will make an eggplant lover out of anyone Balsamic Asparagus with Goat Cheese & Tomatoes is a beautiful side dish that celebrates spring. When there’s not enough room in the oven to bake, learn how to cook homemade Easy Cheesy Stove Top Scalloped Potatoes from scratch in a cheddar cheese sauce. Plenty of garlic and cheese in Garlic Parmesan Au Gratin Potatoes For Two. Tired of leftover mashed potatoes? Learn how to scale them down with creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes For Two! Homemade Gravy Without Meat Drippings is an easy from scratch gravy recipe made without meat drippings so you don’t have to wait for the meat to be done. Homemade Pan Gravy With Drippings is an easy from scratch gravy recipe made with pan drippings so you can make a delicious sauce for your roasted meat. Make it for Sunday Supper or for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. Vegan Mushroom Gravy is an easy from scratch homemade gravy recipe made with mushrooms, onion, and garlic. Looking for an easy small batch side dish? Learn how to make these healthy Green Beans with Almonds and Olives! This 6 inch Small Carrot Cake recipe with pineapple is a super moist carrot cake for two with cream cheese frosting. Small batch Carrot Cake Cupcakes with pineapple, coconut, walnuts, and raisins is a moist carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. This Small Lemon Cake recipe is a 6 inch lemon cake for two from scratch then decorated with homemade lemon buttercream frosting. Welcome sunny days into your kitchen with this Lemon Raspberry Cake! It’s a 6 inch lemon cake with a raspberry filling and raspberry frosting and is the perfect small layer cake for any occasion. Moist and tender small batch Lemon Cupcakes with lemon buttercream frosting are a delicious dessert for two to brighten up your day. This 6 inch Small Coconut Cake recipe with coconut milk is a coconut cake for two from scratch decorated with homemade coconut frosting. These Toasted Coconut Skillet Cakes with coconut milk are so tender and moist, you don’t need to add frosting on top! Your favorite Cadbury creme egg dessert in milkshake form! Chocolate ice cream and homemade fondant cream blended together for a sinful Cadbury Creme Egg Milkshake, just in time for Easter. Kick up your classic deviled eggs a notch with these creamy French Onion Dip Deviled Eggs packed full of caramelized onion.Easter Dinner For Two
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Puff Pastry Tart
Small Batch Dinner Rolls
Small Batch Hot Cross Buns
Honey Glazed Ham Steak Dinner
Lamb Chop Dinner
Pork Chops with Mushroom Gravy
Pork Roast Dinner For Two
Instant Pot Pork Roast
Individual Mini Beef Wellington
Quiche Florentine
Artichoke Quiche
Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers For Two
Twice Baked Eggplant Recipe
Balsamic Asparagus
Easy Cheesy Stovetop Scalloped Potatoes
Au Gratin Potatoes For Two
Garlic Mashed Potatoes For Two
Homemade Gravy (Without Drippings)
Homemade Pan Gravy With Drippings
Vegan Mushroom Gravy
Green Beans with Almonds and Olives
Small Carrot Cake Recipe
Carrot Cake Cupcakes With Pineapple
Small Lemon Cake Recipe
Lemon Raspberry Cake
Lemon Cupcakes (Small Batch)
Small Coconut Cake Recipe
Toasted Coconut Skillet Cakes
Cadbury Creme Egg Milkshake
French Onion Dip Deviled Eggs
Lisa | Garlic & Zest says
My daughter has graduated from college and is on her own now, so it actually is just two of us. This is such a helpful post — cause, you’re right — a 10 pound ham is just too much!
Carla says
Yes I get a lot of parents telling me they’re empty nesters now, so they’re looking for these types of recipes. Let me know if you try anything!
Jacqueline Debono says
Wow some of these recipes sound mouth watering. Olive and artichoke quiche! Yes please! Here inItaly lamb is traditional at Easter so that’s a bit easier if you are two (hello lamb chops) But ham steaks are a good idea. My hubby loves ham. He’d really enjoy those ham steaks!
Carla says
I personally do lamb myself, but I know ham is the biggest challenge for most people. If you try this recipe, let me know what you and your hubby think!
Liz says
So many great recipes! Now that I am an empty-nester, these recipes are perfect!
Thanks for sharing!
Carla says
Let me know if you try anything!
Terri Gregory says
This is just fantastic! I’ll definitely try the little carrot cake recipe, and a bunch of the others! Thanks for doing this.
Carla says
You’re welcome! Let me know what you think if you try any of the recipes.
Chrissy says
This is great – thank you! Very helpful this year, since we won’t be able to see family.
Carla says
Happy to help! Happy Easter!