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Ham, baked potatoes, roasted vegetable and rolls. Ask them to bring a dessert. Done!

We are hosting and I haven't picked a menu. I'm thinking ham, potatoes (in crock pot), a veggie. And then ask my mom to bring new fruit and macaroni and cheese.

@Foodnerd81: you can freeze some and do split sea soup in the slow cooker in another week or two. Breakfast casseroles are easy too.

@Foodnerd81: I cut them up and add a little oil and McCormick seasonings for potatoes. Cook in the slow cooker for several hours until they are soft. You can also just toss them in the oil and seasonings and roast in the oven.

@Foodnerd81: I may do ham but only because I know we wouldn't have a lot of leftovers. In the past for a small group I have done a rotisserie chicken, nice bread and cheese, big salad and a dessert.

You can buy ham steaks at Costco. They are thicker cut than a spiral sliced ham, but one ham steak could serve 3-4 people easy and then you'd have 2 more left for other stuff, but they'd be individually packed and easy to freeze forever. Or you can cook 2 steaks and have one to cut up and send with your in-laws as leftovers with other bits of the meal Brown sugar glaze, broil or fry for a few minutes, easy peasy.

http://www.mominthecity.com/simple-grilled-ham-steak-with-brown-sugar-glaze/

DH likes his ham with mashed something (potato, sweet potato, etc) which you can buy pre made in the tub, butter flake rolls (buy), and a bagged salad you can dress up easily like Craisins and feta with a tangy vinaigrette. If you want something extra, some pan sautéed or roasted asparagus in just some salt and pepper and olive oil would be good.

Dessert you can obviously buy. I like buying a bakery poundcake and serving slices topped with vanilla ice cream and berries sweetened with a little sugar, and hot fudge sauce if you are so inclined!

Herbed chicken, rice pilaf, roasted carrots & brussel sprouts, salad and lemon cupcakes for dessert

@Mrs. Tiger: We do chicken salad for Easter. A basket of rolls and croissants for those who want to make sandwiches, green salad, fruit salad, deviled eggs and we're good to go!

@Mrs. Tiger: Costco has a smoked turkey breast that we love serving for other holidays if we need a fast entree (i.e. if I don't feel like roasting a turkey). I would say one of them serves 6-8 people easily. You just have to heat it up and its perfectly seasoned and it tastes great in sandwiches and on top of salads, unlike dried out turkey.

@ms.line: Thanks! I think our Easter dinner is just gonna be me, DH, and DS so I was thinking about small, easy Easter dinners anyway. DH's family always did big holiday dinners with all the trimmings so I've had to figure out ways to downscale holiday meals for him. I mentioned a ham steak for next week to DH earlier and he got all Homer Simpson and was like "droooool....ham steak.....can we have pineapple on it!?"

@Foodnerd81: cut the carrots small enough so they roast at the same time, but yes put them together in the oven with the sprouts. Drizzle a little olive oil & sprinkle steak seasoning on top (not too much or it will get salty).

@Truth Bombs: I am so trying to convince my mother to do a beef tenderloin! She's stuck on a rib roast.

I love the smithfield style hams they have at Costco. They just need to be gently warmed in the oven and you don't even need the glaze they package with it.