50 Thanksgiving Side Dishes To Be Grateful For – traditional to modern twists, from slow cooker to the oven baked; we have all of your favorites covered.
I love Thanksgiving and it isn’t because of the turkey. If it were up to me I would skip the bird and just make all the side dishes and desserts. anyone else with me?
Check out all my favorites. And guess what most of these recipes are easy! The only recipe out of this whole round up I wouldn’t miss is my mom’s Italian Stuffing.
I honestly can’t believe that Thanksgiving is only a week away. While I have been sharing many holiday recipes, the fact that I will be dressing the turkey, table, and house blows my mind. These past few months have flown by. And I can’t believe that we are talking Christmas and Black Friday shopping!
And while you may be on top of it, I am still trying to narrow down what will be at my Thanksgiving feast this year. We, of course, will have the traditional classics, but I am eyeing a few of these to add. And you can bet I will be trying those Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes!
Enjoy and Happy {early} Thanksgiving. XOXO San
Some fun Thanksgiving dinner tips!
What is served at a traditional Thanksgiving dinner?
- Perfect Roast Turkey
- Scalloped Corn {my personal fav!}
- Stuffing
- Roasted Sweet Potato Casserole with Praline
- Salad
- Potato Gratin
- Green Beans with Bacon {yum}
- Dinner Rolls, of course!
- Pumpkin Pie, what would Thanksgiving be without this?
- Cranberry Sauce
How do you keep your turkey moist?
- Choose a fresh turkey instead of a frozen one.
- Brine the turkey. …
- Rub soft butter under the skin; I love garlic and herb butter!
- Truss loosely, or not at all.
- Roast the turkey upside down at first; my favorite tip!
- Don’t overcook it, the biggest problem right?! Use a meat thermometer.
- Let the turkey rest before carving, don’t get overly excited. Like my mom says, “patience is a virtue”.
What can be made ahead of time for Thanksgiving dinner?
- Gravy.
- Cranberry Sauce.
- Stuffing. {My personal favorite stuffing recipe is this Best Ever Italian Stuffing.}
- Green Beans.
- Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, or Squash.
- Rolls.
- Pies. {Check this Chocolate Pecan Cranberry Pie recipe for tips on pie baking.}
Don’t forget to pin these THANKSGIVING SIDE DISHES to your favorite Pinterest board.
DIJON MAPLE GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED PECANS, BACON & FETA
ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS, CINNAMON BUTTERNUT SQUASH, PECANS, and CRANBERRIES
BIG SOFT FLUFFY ONE HOUR ROLLS
SLOW COOKER SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
GARLIC & HERB CHEESE BOMBS (AKA GARLIC KNOTS)
5-INGREDIENT SLOW COOKER CREAMED CORN
FALL HARVEST SALAD WITH PUMPKIN GODDESS DRESSING
CRANBERRY APPLE PECAN WILD RICE PILAF
AUTUMN APPLE KALE QUINOA SALAD
ALMOST HOMEMADE GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE
BROCCOLI CASSEROLE FROM SCRATCH
HONEY ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH CRANBERRIES & FETA
PUMPKIN RISOTTO WITH GOAT CHEESE & DRIED CRANBERRIES
LOADED TWICE BAKED POTATO CASSEROLE
APPLE CRANBERRY AND ALMOND COLESLAW
ROSEMARY GARLIC MASHED CAULIFLOWER
CREAMY CINNAMON APPLE WALNUT FRUIT SALAD
PUMPKIN MAC AND CHEESE WITH BACON
ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH POMEGRANATE
HERB ROASTED POTATOES AND GREENS
GOAT CHEESE PEAR SALAD WITH PEAR VINAIGRETTE
SAUTEED BROWN BUTTER GARLIC RAINBOW CARROTS
CRISPY LAYERED ROSEMARY POTATOES
BALSAMIC ROASTED BRUSSEL SPROUTS WITH GRAPES & FIGS
LAYERED HOLIDAY KALE BERRY SALAD
ROASTED GARLIC ASPARAGUS AND MUSHROOMS
Wow, great compilation. I think the apple-cranberry fruit salad would be a good dessert for Christmas as well!
How is it next week!? how!?!? I’m like, in total awe of how fast this month is going but I’m super happy to try a few new dishes from this list! Thanks for featuring me darling!
Sandra, What an AMAZING roundup of all the best Thanksgiving sides! Thanks for including my apple cranberry salad! Can’t wait to try so many others on this list!
Thank you so much for including my gratin boo!
These side dish recipes really look so good! I’ll surely try these someday. Thanks for sharing!
Enjoy!
The timing of this list could not be better! We are just starting to sort out our menu to get groceries early so I love all these great ideas!
I hope you enjoy them!
These look so delicious and yummy! I can’t wait to try some of these recipes! So excited!
I hope you enjoy!
These sound delicious right about now!
Enjoy!
This is such a fantastic collection!! I want to try them all! 🙂
You totally should! Enjoy!
SO many amazing side dishes!! How do I choose!?! 🙂 They are all SO YUMMY!!
I know right?! No matter what you choose, enjoy!
I have to get a few of these sides on my Holiday menu!
Definitely! Enjoy!
A lot of delicious side dishes ideas! Need to make some of these!
You definitely should! Enjoy!
I am loving all these dishes; definitely going to try some of these this year and change up my Thanksgiving menu! Yum!
Thank you, I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you so much for your website
Thursday, November 25. My family will not forget this day this year. I will definitely use the recipes from this list.