30 Reader-Favorite Turkey Recipes and Side Dishes for the Holidays

The holidays are almost here - Thanksgiving practically is here - and if you're still planning your menu, we're here to help. This collection of reader-favorite turkey recipes and side dishes brings you 30 of the most highly rated turkey mains and sides for your holiday table. Try slow cooker turkey breast, scalloped corn casserole, Italian cheese bread, and so many more.

Cranberry Balsamic Sauce

A wooden spatula stirring a pot of chunky, red cranberry sauce. — Cranberry Balsamic Sauce. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Cranberry Balsamic Sauce is tangy and sweet and makes for the perfect relish to top meat with. No need to wait for the holidays to enjoy.
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Roasted Red Cabbage Steaks

You don't have to be a cabbage lover to enjoy this recipe for Roasted Red Cabbage. It is sliced into thick steaks and then roasted to golden-brown perfection.
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Slow Cooker Cabbage

A close-up of a mouthwatering dish featuring cooked red cabbage and onions, garnished with fresh herbs. A fork is partially submerged in the cabbage, making this side dish irresistible. — Slow Cooker Cabbage. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This incredible Slow Cooker Cabbage recipe is perfect for cabbage lovers! The sliced cabbage becomes so incredibly tender with just the right amount of crispy texture.
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The Best Baked Honey Maple Carrots

Close-up of mouthwatering glazed carrots garnished with chopped parsley, perfect as a side dish to complement your beef entrée. — The Best Baked Honey Maple Carrots. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas

The Best Baked Honey Maple Carrots are a definite favorite around here. The right amount of flavor and seasoning make this recipe a definite keeper!
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Sweet Onion Sage Bread

Bread with a slice on cutting board. — French Onion Bread with Sage. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This sweet onion sage bread recipe has a flavor reminiscent of stuffing. It's a savory bread full of flavor, and it's so easy to make!
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Zucchini Casserole Stuffing

A fork holding a bite of vegetable casserole extravaganza with a crumbly golden topping, featuring zucchini, onions, and herbs. Blurred background includes vegetables and a green plant. — Zucchini Casserole with Stuffing. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas:

Stuffing zucchini casserole is a simple vegetable casserole loaded with flavorful ingredients yet easy enough to cook for weeknights or an easy holiday side dish.
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Supreme Mashed Potato Casserole

A close-up of a fork holding a mouthwatering bite of cheesy potato casserole, garnished with chopped green onions and bits of bacon – the perfect addition to your side dishes spread. — Supreme Mashed Potato Casserole. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Our Supreme Mashed Potato Casserole is truly amazing! Filled with cheeses, bacon, crispy fried onions, flavored sour cream dip and more!
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Sweet Potato Sheet Pan

Sweet Potato Sheet Pan dinners are easy to prepare, flavorful, versatile, healthy, a wonderful, vibrant blend of sweet and savory with minimal cleanup.
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Easy Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

A bowl filled with dark red cranberry sauce, garnished with two lemon slices, sits on a white surface with a blue patterned cloth, ready to be the star among the sides at your turkey extravaganza. — Easy Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This tangy Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce, with a hint of orange and cinnamon, is the perfect accompaniment to your holiday table. Quick & easy!
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Candied Sweet Potato Casserole Two Ways

A close-up of a sweet potato casserole extravaganza topped with melted marshmallows being spooned out of a baking dish. — Candied Sweet Potato Casserole Two Ways. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

We have a marshmallow sweet potato casserole and brown sugar pecan sweet potato casserole recipe for you today. One candied sweet potato casserole two ways!
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Slow Cooker Mexican Street Corn Casserole

A wooden spoon holding a portion of baked casserole with visible sweet corn, cheese, and sprinkled herbs is the perfect addition to your vegetable sides, enhancing any meal with its vibrant flavors. — Slow Cooker Mexican Street Corn Casserole. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Mexican street corn casserole is so good and so easy. This slow cooker corn casserole, also called elote corn casserole, is the perfect side.
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Easy Roasted Carrots, Potatoes, And Onions

A close-up view of a dish featuring roasted carrots, potatoes, and onions garnished with fresh herbs serves as the perfect spotlight for any meal. — Easy Roasted Carrots, Potatoes, And Onions. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Oven Roasted Carrots and Potatoes is a time-saving, weeknight meal option that's delicious! Roasted potatoes onions and carrots work with all meats and proteins.
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Air Fryer Corn On The Cob

Three grilled corn on the cobs, seasoned with salt and pepper, are placed on a white surface. Perfect as sides for your favorite beef dishes. — Air Fryer Corn On The Cob. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Air Fryer Corn on the Cob is simple to make and is so delicious for an easy side dish. I love these when we are grilling out.
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Corn Muffins With Cheese And Bacon Made Easy

Freshly baked cheesy savory muffins with visible chunks of green vegetables and bacon on a cooling rack. — Corn Muffins With Cheese And Bacon Made Easy. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This is it if you're looking for the best corn muffin recipe. Savory corn muffins with bacon, cheese, and onion are perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
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Southern Collard Greens Ham Hocks

A forkful of collard greens mixed with pieces of smoked meat takes the spotlight against a background of blurred golden-fried side dishes. — Southern Collard Greens Ham Hocks. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Collard Greens with ham hocks are tender and savory. This southern style side dish is a crowd pleaser and simple to make.
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Balsamic Roasted Carrots With Onions

Plate of glazed sweet potatoes with caramelized onions, garnished with chopped fresh herbs, next to a green and white striped cloth—a perfect addition to your mouthwatering sides dishes. — Balsamic Roasted Carrots With Onions. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This recipe for Sweet Balsamic Roasted Carrots and Onions is so easy and super delicious! The flavors blend perfectly together!
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Easy Flaky Cream Cheese Biscuits Perfectly Flakey

Stack of freshly baked square biscuits on a white decorative plate, showcasing a golden-brown crust and a fluffy, cheesy interior. — Easy Flaky Cream Cheese Biscuits. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Are you looking for perfectly flakey biscuits? You're going to be head over heels for these simple homemade biscuits, Cream Cheese Biscuits!
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Slow Cooker Corn On The Cob

Three buttered and seasoned ears of mouthwatering corn on the cob are placed in a white dish, making them the perfect side dish for any meal. — Slow Cooker Corn On The Cob. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This recipe for buttery and sweet Slow Cooker Corn on the Cob is a great way to make a delicious corn side dish. It's full of flavor without any work!
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Grandma's Surprise Onion Soup Bread (1968)

Two slices of bread topped with melting butter on a plate with a green-checkered cloth in the background, making for a mouthwatering side dish. — Grandma'S Surprise Onion Soup Bread (1968). Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Grandma's Surprise Onion Soup Bread (1968) is your new favorite bread. The cheesy onion flavor tastes amazing and the aroma while bread is baking is heavenly.
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Baked Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

A mouthwatering casserole dish filled with cheesy scalloped potatoes, featuring a serving spoon lifting a portion, is placed on a checkered cloth—an irresistible addition to any side dishes spread. — Baked Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas

These Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes are a simple dish with sliced potatoes, onions and cheese baked in the most flavorful, creamy cheese sauce ever! It's perfect for family dinners but also a holiday favorite.
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Slow Cooker Turkey And Stuffing Casserole

A fork holding a piece of the casserole. — Slow Cooker Turkey And Stuffing Casserole. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Turkey and Stuffing Casserole is easy to make, and makes for a great weeknight dinner. Great Thanksgiving taste any day of the year!
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Baked Garlic Butter Carrots

Roasted carrots seasoned with herbs and garlic, a perfect vegetable side dish in a white plate. — Baked Garlic Butter Carrots. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Garlic Butter Carrots are easy and delicious, roasted at 350 degrees, cut or sliced in your favorite shape or using baby carrots, this dish doesn't disappoint.
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Slow Cooker Turkey Breast

Slices of seasoned roast turkey with gravy. — Slow Cooker Turkey Breast. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Slow Cooker Turkey Breast is juicy, tender and flavorful turkey breast. Using the slow cooker takes all the work out of this tasty meal.
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The Best Oven Roasted Turkey

Oven Roasted Turkey served on white serving tray with cherries around it as garnish, — The Best Oven Roasted Turkey. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

The Best Oven Roasted Turkey is simply the best turkey recipe! This article reviews preparing a turkey and how to cook a turkey in the oven!
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Slow Cooker Brussels Sprouts

These Slow Cooker Brussels Sprouts are zesty and flavorful. If you are searching for the perfect Brussels sprouts recipe, this one is easy and delicious.
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Scalloped Corn Casserole With Ritz Crackers

Close-up of a cheesy corn casserole topped with bread crumbs. — Scalloped Corn Casserole With Ritz Crackers. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas

This creamy scalloped corn casserole with a buttery Ritz cracker topping requires just a few ingredients and comes together quickly. Scalloped Corn Casserole with Ritz Crackers is a side everyone will enjoy.
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Best Cranberry Sauce Muffins

If you haven't sampled our leftover cranberry sauce muffins before then you're in for a treat! These may be called "cruffins" in some circles
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Slow Cooker Collard Greens

A bowl of mouthwatering collard greens mixed with succulent pieces of pink ham, a perfect addition to your side dishes. — Slow Cooker Collard Greens. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This easy and delicious Slow Cooker Collard Greens recipe is a simple way to make the classic southern side dish. The crock pot infuses so much flavor into the collard greens with ham hocks and spices.
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Old-Fashioned Zucchini Squash Casserole Recipe

A vintage-style fork holding a bite of vegetable casserole with zucchini and carrots, focused closely with a blurred background. — Old-Fashioned Zucchini Squash Casserole Recipe. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This old-fashioned zucchini squash casserole recipe is so easy to make and is perfect for family dinners or holidays!
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Italian Cheese Bread

Two slices of buttered cornbread on a white plate. The cornbread has a golden-yellow color with a slightly crumbly texture, making it an ideal side dish. A truly mouthwatering addition to any meal. — Italian Herbs And Cheese Bread. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This quick bread recipe for Italian Cheese Bread recipe is the best for grilled cheese and tastes similar to Cheddar Bay Biscuits from Red Lobster but in loaf form.
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