33 Best Mother's Day Dinner Ideas

Fresh, spicy shrimp top a classic romaine salad in this light but lovely dinner that mom will flip for. Pair it with candied bacon and biscuits for a complete meal!

Get the recipe for Creole Shrimp Caesar Salad with Cheesy Croutons.

If mom loves seafood, serve her a perfectly baked fillet of worth-the-price Alaskan Halibut, garnished with a fresh spring-flavored topping made from blended snap peas and toasted sesame.

Get the recipe for Baked Halibut with Snap Pea and Toasted Sesame Gremolata.

This simple savory French country pie makes a delicious and light dinner with a salad and a glass of mom's favorite wine.

Get the recipe for Buttered Leek and Gruyère Galette.

There's nothing like a roast chicken for making the whole house smell amazing—or for celebrating. And cooking it atop some spring veggies means that the main dish and side can cook all together!

Get the recipe for Roast Chicken with Braised Leeks and Fingerling Potatoes.

If mom's a fan of hearty meat-and-potatoes type recipes, serve up this Sunday dinner of a feast.

Get the recipe for Red Wine Braised Short Ribs.

This bright, easy-to-make salad is a perfect accompaniment to a celebratory dinner.

Get the recipe for Squash Ribbon Salad with Sunflower Seeds.

Pull a Southern-style tomato pie out of the oven, garnish with fresh herbs, and watch mom's face absolutely light up with pleasure.

Get the recipe for Southern Tomato Pie with Bacon.

Want a more casual dinner? We love to make this easy, tasty grain salad the centerpiece of a grazing-style meal, with roasted veggies, a cheese board, and some wine or a cocktail.

Get the recipe for Grain Salad with Trout, Almonds, and Herbs.

Take spring's best vegetable and bake it into an elegant and delicious dinner dish!

Get the recipe for Asparagus Quiche.

This classic French salad is perfect for building a fancy dinner around.

Get the recipe for Salade Niçoise.

This elegant dinner has a sauce that really makes the pork chops sing, and flavors both the main and the side.

Get the recipe for Pork Chops with Roasted Maple-Bacon Radishes.

Tastier even than crab cakes, these easy to cook patties are perfect atop a bed of greens, or with cole slaw!

Get the recipe for Salmon Patties.

When it comes to special-occasion food, it's just not possible to be more satisfying than deviled crab. NOM.

Get the recipe for Baked Deviled Crab.

Want a main you can make in 30 minutes? The rich butter not only suffuses the salmon, but it makes it harder to overcook!

Get the recipe for Butter Baked Salmon.

Get the recipe for Cast-Iron Hasselback Potatoes.

This one-pan dish is both elegant and easy to make, and works well as a sheet pan meal!

Get the recipe for Roast Chicken with Tarragon-Braised Fennel.

Homemade onion soup doesn't cook fast, but the results, in terms of flavor, are more than worth the time.

Get the recipe for Classic French Onion Soup.

This classic pot pie will send mom straight to her happy place.

Get the recipe for Classic Chicken Pot Pie.

This weeknight-easy dish is so absolutely yummy that you can definitely make it for mom on her special day.

Get the recipe for Chicken Marsala.

Steak is celebration food, there's no denying it. And these lemony potatoes are the perfect side.

Get the recipe for Strip Steak with Lemon Mashed Potatoes.

This just-like-grandma used to make dumpling soup will take mom straight back to her own childhood.

Get the recipe for Chicken and Dumplings.