Thanksgiving Recipes: 45+ easy and classic dinner ideas to enjoy this year
For this holiday season, plan your menu with these 45+ Thanksgiving recipes. Classic favorites include roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, casseroles, dinner rolls and pies.
Late November means only one thing. It's Thanksgiving Day! If you're planning to celebrate this classic American feast by hosting a dinner with family and friends, you can't miss our 45+ Thanksgiving recipes. We've included dinner ideas for everyone, from favorite recipes that no one can pass up, to healthy and tasty ones that are on trend this year.
A good Thanksgiving dinner is nothing without a hearty roast turkey to go with lots of tasty vegetable side dishes such as mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce. Enjoy these traditional dishes while sipping Thanksgiving cocktails reminiscent of fall flavors. Don't forget to serve creative appetizers you can devour in one bite to start the festivities off right. If you want to make sure your guests will never forget your dinner, end the meal with delicious, festive desserts including pies, cakes, cookies, and sweet treats of all kinds.
Whether you want to celebrate a classic Thanksgiving or an informal Friendsgiving, don't be surprised if you end up with leftover food at the end of dinner. You can continue the festivities the next day by making a handy Thanksgiving sandwich or finding easy and tasty recipes to save the leftovers.
Roast turkey is the classic holiday main dish, especially at Thanksgiving. Juicy and moist on the inside, spread herb butter on a whole turkey, then bake it until golden brown.
Spatchcock turkey takes the hassle out of roasting. There's no need to truss it, the turkey is easier to carve up, and you'll get outstanding results – crispy skin outside and moist, tender meat inside. It also cuts your cooking time in half. Removing the backbone is easy and means you'll be enjoying your turkey in just over an hour. It's so simple, you'll be wondering why you haven't spatchcocked a turkey sooner!
Mashed potatoes are a creamy, buttery side recipe perfect to serve with any main dish, especially at Thanksgiving. Quick and easy to prepare, it's made with potatoes, butter, milk, and garlic.
Turkey gravy is a delicious sauce recipe perfect to serve at Thanksgiving. Rich and smooth, it's made from the pan drippings of roasted turkey, butter, flour and herbs.
Stuffing is a tasty, versatile recipe perfect to stuff your roast turkey or to enjoy as a side. Part crispy and part tender, it's loaded with chopped bread, fresh herbs, garlic, celery, and onions.
Moist, tender, crumbly sausage cornbread stuffing is a must-have for any Thanksgiving dinner. It is herby, savory, with just a hint of sweetness thanks to the cornbread.
Homemade cranberry sauce is a classic side dish for Thanksgiving dinner. Sweet yet tart, it's made with fresh or frozen cranberries, sugar, water, and orange juice and zest.
Green bean casserole is a classic recipe to serve as a Thanksgiving side. It's made of green beans cooked in a creamy mushroom sauce, and topped with crispy fried onions.
Sweet potato casserole is a classic Thanksgiving side dish recipe. With its creamy texture and crunchy, buttery pecan topping, you can also make it ahead of time.
Dinner rolls (or yeast rolls) are an easy side to pair with any main dish. With a bit of sweetness, these small round loaves have a buttery, flaky crust, and a soft, pillowy center.
Pumpkin pie is a traditional dessert recipe to serve with whipped cream during Thanksgiving. With a thick crust, its filling is made of pumpkin puree, condensed milk, sugar, spices.
Pecan pie is a classic Southern dessert with a sweet, salty, nutty flavor and chewy texture. It's and old-fashioned recipe you can serve during holiday season.
Perfect for fall season, this apple pie recipe is made with perfectly sweet-tart Granny Smith apples tossed in sugar and cinnamon and baked in a homemade flaky pastry.
Cranberry Brie Bites is a great holiday bite-sized appetizer. The puff pastry is buttery, flaky, with the right balance of sweet, salty from the cranberry sauce and brie cheese.
Stuffed mushrooms are a vegetarian appetizer recipe perfect for holidays such. Easy to make, stuff mushroom caps with cream cheese, chopped mushrooms, herbs and garlic then bake them.
Pumpkin-shaped cheese balls is an easy, creamy appetizer to serve as a party centerpiece. No pumpkin flavored, it's made of cream cheese, bell pepper, rolled in cheddar cheese.
Walnut raspberry baked brie is an easy appetizer to serve during holidays. Sweet yet savory, round brie is topped with raspberry jam, walnuts and brown sugar, then baked until melty.
Bacon brie crescent wreath is a tasty appetizer recipe, to serve at parties and holiday dinners. Easy to make and assemble, it is a cheesy, savory crescent ring.
This Turkey Fruit Platter is an easy and fun recipe to serve as an appetizer for kids. It’s fun, healthy, and also kid-friendly as it has a turkey shape.
Fried mac and cheese balls are a tasty, bite-sized appetizer to enjoy during the holidays. They're cheesy and creamy on the inside, crispy on the outside texture.
Brussels sprouts sliders are an easy, bite-sized, keto appetizer recipe. Used instead of bread buns, roasted Brussels sprouts are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
Caramelized onion dip is the perfect party dip recipe. With its creamy texture and savory, tangy, and lightly sweet taste, this is the best dip with caramelized onions.
Fried okra is a quick and easy Southern recipe to enjoy as a side dish in summer. These fried okra nuggets are super crispy and golden, enough to be known as southern popcorn just because they pop in your mouth.
Classic Cocktail Meatballs are a crowd-pleasing favorite. Who doesn’t love a sweet, spicy meatball? It’s easy to prepare ahead of time and is quick enough so that you can make a large batch for your next cocktail hour or party. Unlike other cocktail meatball recipes, this meatballs have a meaty flavor mixed with a rich, sweet and spicy.
Potato rolls are a pull-apart holiday side dish to serve with any meal. They're made with mashed potatoes which give a softness, moisture and slightly sweet flavor to the rolls.
Roasted vegetables are an easy, healthy side dish. Crispy and golden brown on the outside, tender on the inside, oven-roasted vegetables are a nutritious recipe that goes with everything.
Creamy mashed cauliflower is a low-carb, keto-friendly, easy dish you can serve on holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, or enjoy whenever you fancy.
Candied yams are a delicious side dish from Southern US that's perfect for Thanksgiving. Easy and buttery, yams or sweet potatoes are scented with warming baking spices, and baked until caramelized.
Roasted carrots are a versatile side dish perfect for Thanksgiving dinner. Quick and easy, naturally sweet carrots are roasted with garlic, salt and pepper until tender and golden brown.
The most important thing about cutting butternut squash before roasting it is to use a sharp, heavy knife. Dull knives are more likey to slip and hurt you. Start by slicing the top (stem end) and bottom off of the squash. This gives you two flat surfaces to steady your squash on. Next, cut the squash in half widthwise, right where the neck starts to bulge out.
Whole roasted cauliflower is a naturally low-carb, keto-friendly recipe to serve as a side or main dish. Crispy on the outside, it's tender and buttery on the inside.
Creamed corn is a quick, easy, tasty side. Tender, sweet corn kernels are mixed in a thick, smooth creamy sauce made by combining the starchy residue of corn, heavy cream, milk and flour.
Roasted Brussels sprouts are a tasty, quick and easy side dish perfect for the holiday season. Crispy and tender on the inside, they have a rich, nutty, caramelized flavor.
Cauliflower stuffing is a healthy, low-carb recipe ideal for Thanksgiving, even if you're on a keto diet. Packed with flavor, it's a vegetarian alternative to other stuffings.
Creamy broccoli salad with bacon is a sensationally tasty dish that everyone will love. This is a brilliant recipe to serve for the broccoli skeptic in your life: it's a combo of savory bacon, red onion, sweet raisins and a red wine vinegar-mayonnaise dressing that make this salad hard to resist.
Butternut squash soup is an easy, vegan soup perfect for cold seasons. Creamy and velvety, this healthy soup made of butternut squash, herbs, ginger and garlic.
Sweet potato pie is a typical dessert recipe to serve at Thanksgiving. Easy to make, it's made of a pie crust filled with mashed sweet potatoes, butter, sugar, eggs, milk, and spices, then baked and topped with whipped cream.
Cranberry pie is an easy dessert recipe to enjoy during holidays. It has a sweet-tart flavor, the filling is juicy and sweet, while the pie crust is buttery and flaky.
Love pecan pie? Then you'll adore these phenomenal pecan pie bars. These bite-sized pecan pie bars are fantastic when you're hosting a large group and make a great treat to serve over the holidays. With a rich, buttery, nutty flavor and satisfying crunch, they're hard to resist.
Chess pie is a classic Southern dessert perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's made of a tender pie crust, a sweet-nutty custard, and a crisp browned top.
Buttermilk pie is an easy Southern dessert similar to chess pie. Fill a buttery pie crust with a thick, creamy mixture made of buttermilk, eggs, flour, vanilla, butter, and lemon juice, then bake it.
Pumpkin bars are an easy dessert recipe perfect to enjoy during fall season. They're moist, spiced on the inside and topped with a fluffy layer of tangy cream cheese frosting.
Chocolate cream pie is a delicious dessert perfect for holidays. It's made of a silky chocolate pudding set in a pie crust, topped with whipped cream and chocolate curls.
Apple Crisp is an easy, old-fashioned dessert recipe ideal for fall. Served with a scoop of ice cream, it has a tender apple filling and is topped with a crispy oat crumble.
Pumpkin cookies are a sweet, lightly spiced recipe perfect for fall season. Crisp around the sides and with a soft, chewy center, these cookies are topped with a smooth glaze.
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