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If you’re in a crunch ahead of Christmas and need an easy last-minute menu, these culinary pros are here to help you out with a slate of simple solutions. Check out their holiday recipes below. Jason Goldstein, recipe developer and creator of Chop Happy, shared this simple three ingredient main dish. Mix the honey and chili paste together, place the ham in a slow cooker and smear the mixture all over the ham. Cook on low for 5 hours. You can also add pineapple to the bottom, or veggies like green beans or potatoes. Chop up the leftover ham and make fried rice.

Mix the leftover ham with cheese and wrap it in pizza dough or puff pastry to make ham and cheese calzones for lunches for the week. Wrap up the ham in an airtight bag and freeze for up to six months to use in the future. Sour cream and onion-style mashed potatoes. Bon Appétit food editor Shilpa Uskokovic shared two easy holiday side dishes. First up, these mashed potatoes with an elevated twist on the popular potato chip flavor. Place russet potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters, in a large pot and pour in cold water to cover by 1 inch. Add 1 tablespoon onion powder and enough kosher salt to make water taste briny like the ocean.

Cover and bring to a boil. 2 teaspoon Morton kosher salt — and remaining 2 teaspoons onion powder to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium, stirring to dissolve salt, about 5 minutes. Season with more salt if needed. Recipe reprinted with credit from Bon Appetit. Uskokovic also shared this “ridiculously easy” dish that uses top-notch butter and roasted or seasoned seaweed to add a boost of flavor to raw veggies.