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Holiday Catering for Every Celebration

Celebrate the season with chef-prepared holiday catering for company parties, family gatherings, community events and festive celebrations throughout Gilbert, the East Valley and Phoenix.

From traditional holiday favorites and seasonal specialties to customizable menus, Catering AZ makes entertaining easier from Thanksgiving through Christmas and the holiday season.

Holiday catering, delivery and staffed event options from Catering AZ, serving Arizona celebrations since 2006.
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Holiday Menu Collection

Explore Our Holiday Menus

Browse seasonal classics, chef-created specialties, Italian favorites and plant-forward dishes. Menus are customizable, and we’re happy to mix and match selections to build something unique for your event.

Classic dinners include salad, your choice of two sides, and homemade bread with butter. Side dishes and menu selections may be customized.

Roasted Turkey

White meat, dark meat or both. Quartered and brined with fresh herbs and spices, rubbed with olive oil and butter, slow roasted, and served with house roasted turkey gravy.

Roasted Beef

Choice of beef cut seasoned with freshly ground spices and slow roasted, served with house au jus and fresh horseradish cream.

Beef Wellington

Beef tenderloin layered with mushroom and shallot duxelles, wrapped in golden puff pastry and baked until crisp and tender.

Turkey Wellington

Individual puff pastry Wellingtons filled with roasted turkey, mushroom, shallot and garlic duxelles, fresh herbs and savory homemade stuffing, served with roasted turkey gravy.

Roasted Ham

Uncured ham brined with fruit, herbs and warm spices, applewood smoked and finished with our apple honey butter glaze.

Roasted Chicken

Whole chicken brined and slow roasted with fresh herbs and spices, served with a silky house bone-broth pan sauce.

Maple Dijon Glazed Salmon

Fresh salmon glazed with maple, Dijon mustard and herbs, oven roasted and finished with a light seasonal pan sauce.

Seasonal chef-created entrées designed for holiday dinners, plated events and celebrations looking for something beyond the classics.

Roasted Duck

Roasted duck breast with fig Marsala demi, pumpkin risotto, dried cranberries, toasted pecans, fresh sage and goat cheese.

Pumpkin Ravioli

Handmade pasta filled with roasted pumpkin, ricotta and prosciutto, finished with Gorgonzola-pancetta cream, basil, Parmesan and toasted pumpkin seeds.

Tourtière en Croûte

Braised beef, portobello mushrooms and shallots wrapped in puff pastry, paired with pickled beet and corn hash and sweet potato mash.

Cornish Roast

Quartered Cornish hens with pumpkin seed and sage rice pilaf, butternut-apple hash and wildflower honey herb soda bread.

Stuffed Turkey Roulade

Turkey rolled with homemade sausage stuffing, fresh herbs, field greens and cranberry, wrapped in bacon and served with country potato mash and raisin white-balsamic Brussels sprouts.

Prime Rib Dip

Prime rib rubbed with fresh spices and roasted to a rosy medium rare, sliced and dipped to order in simmering house au jus with fresh horseradish sour cream.

Pork Roulade

Pork rolled with smoked apples, rosemary, sage, homemade stuffing and dried cranberries, finished with a rich pan reduction.

Braised Short Rib

Slow braised beef short ribs finished with red wine demi, roasted root vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes.

Smoked Cider-Braised Pork

Applewood-smoked pork shoulder braised gently in apple cider and bourbon until tender but sliceable, cut into thick medallions, seared and finished with mushroom-shallot duxelles and cider-bourbon pan gravy.

Rustic Italian holiday dishes inspired by slow cooking, fresh herbs, handmade sauces and rich seasonal flavors.

Short Rib Ragù

Braised short ribs with Roma tomatoes and fresh herbs, served over pappardelle with rustic Italian bread, garlic-rosemary olive oil and Gorgonzola antipasto salad.

Melty Penne Pomodoro

Penne tossed with house herb marinara, sweet ricotta, freshly grated Parmesan and melted mozzarella.

Lasagne

Choice of beef and pork Bolognese, three-cheese béchamel, or harvest vegetable formaggio.

Tuscan Stew — Fornacina

Chuck roast braised in Chianti wine and fresh herbs, served with rosemary-Parmesan creamed potatoes and baby carrots.

Beef Rotoli

Beef rolled with fresh herbs, pork belly and smoked fig purée, finished with rye whiskey demi and served with rosemary dauphine potatoes and root vegetables.

Chicken Marsala

Pan-seared chicken breast with mushrooms in a classic Marsala wine sauce, served with rosemary potatoes or pasta.

Holiday-worthy plant-forward dishes designed to feel like true entrées rather than afterthoughts.
Vegetarian

Stuffed Acorn Squash

Roasted acorn squash filled with quinoa, cranberries, pecans, caramelized onion, fresh thyme and feta cheese.

Vegan

Spaghetti Squash

Roasted spaghetti squash with olive oil, fresh herbs, sun-dried tomato, olives, artichokes and cashew cheese.

Vegan

Butternut Risotto

Arborio rice with roasted butternut squash, shallot, fresh sage, shiitake mushrooms, vegetable stock and toasted hazelnut crumble.

Plant Forward

Cottage Pie

Lentils, cremini mushrooms, pecans, carrots, peas, rosemary and thyme topped with creamy sweet potato mash.

Vegetarian

Wild Mushroom Wellington

Wild mushrooms, shallots, garlic and fresh herbs wrapped in golden puff pastry and served with a rich vegetable demi.

Don't see exactly what you have in mind? We'll customize it.

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