How Much Ham Will You Need Per Person for Easter Dinner?

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If you're hosting a Easter dinner for a crowd, you may wonder what size ham you'll need to feed everyone, and do some mental math to see if you'll still have enough to send guests home with a plate of leftovers. Because too much, even of the best holiday meats, is never a great thing, we're here to help you plan ahead so you have exactly the amount of ham you want or need this Easter. These guidelines will walk you through how many pounds of ham per person you need of boneless, bone-in or honey ham to go around.

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How Much Ham per Person?

If Serving Boneless Ham:

Figure each person will eat about 1/4 to 1/3 pounds of ham. Here's a general guide for how much boneless ham or honey ham you'll need per person, for a table of 4 people all the way to a gathering of 20 people.

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If everyone consumes 1/3 pounds of ham:

4 people - 1.3 pounds

6 people - 2 pounds 

12 people - 4 pounds

20 people - 6 pounds 

You may want to purchase a slightly heavier spiral ham if you're hoping to have leftover ham per person for sandwiches for the next few days!

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If You're Serving Bone-in Ham:

You'll need to account for the weight of the bone in your calculations. Figure you'll need about 1/3 to 1/2 pounds of meat per person. Based on everyone consuming 1/2 a pound, here's how much bone-in ham you'll need per person for Easter dinner:

4 people - 2 pounds

6 people - 3 pounds 

12 people - 6 pounds

20 people - 8 pounds

Again, you may want to buy a slightly larger whole spiral ham to ensure every one of your guests can go home with plenty of leftovers for sandwiches the next day.

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