Thanksgiving Dinner Ideas

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These Thanksgiving dinner ideas make it easy to plan everything from the main course to the sides. Choose from classic turkey, chicken, ham, beef, pork, and lamb, along with potatoes, vegetables, breads, and plenty of comforting holiday favorites.

Whether you're planning a traditional Thanksgiving feast, a smaller family dinner, or something different from the usual turkey, you'll find plenty of recipes to help you build a complete holiday meal.

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How to Plan Your Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner
Ham Recipes
Chicken
Lamb
Beef
Pork
Salmon Recipes
Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Vegetable Sides
Cornbread and Bread

How to Plan Your Thanksgiving Dinner

Start by choosing your main course, whether that's a traditional turkey or an alternative such as chicken, beef, pork, or lamb. Then add a few sides with different flavors and textures, such as creamy potatoes, sweet potatoes, vegetables, and homemade bread. If you're serving a larger group, choose a mix of dishes you can prepare ahead or cook using different appliances so everything doesn't need the oven at the same time.

Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner

These Thanksgiving turkey recipes include classic and flavorful options for serving the traditional centerpiece of your holiday dinner.

The Best Oven Roasted Turkey

Making the best oven roasted turkey has never been easier! This recipe is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas or any special occasion when you're making turkey.

A knife and fork grasping a slice of turkey from the best oven roasted turkey.

Stuffing Cups (Cheesy Muffin Tin Stuffing)

Stuffing Cups are a quick and easy way to serve traditional stuffing. The edges are golden and crispy while the center stays tender. They're perfectly savory, too!

Cheesy stuffing muffins on a plate.

Cranberry Balsamic Sauce

Cranberry Balsamic Sauce is easy to make, and this sweet and tangy sauce is amazing on beef, turkey or even chicken! This balsamic cranberry sauce recipe can liven up any dinner night, there's no need to wait for the holidays.

Cranberry Balsamic Sauce

Slow Cooker Turkey Legs

This easy recipe for Slow Cooker Turkey Legs is a must-try dinner. The turkey stays moist and juicy while taking on tremendous flavor from all of the spices.

Two turkey legs cooked in crockpot on a plate with broccoli and mashed potatoes.

Slow Cooker Turkey Wings

Wings are an underrated cut of meat and these Crockpot Turkey Wings prove how yummy they can be. I love the convenience of the slow cooker and it cooks turkey wings to perfection!

A plate with slow cooker turkey wings and creamy mashed potatoes garnished with parsley, accompanied by salt and pepper shakers.

Crock Pot Turkey Breast

This easy Crockpot turkey breast recipe is perfect for those winter nights and holiday dinners when you want to keep it simple and effortless, but still yummy!

Easy Turkey Carcass Soup

Create a hearty meal the whole family will love with this recipe for Turkey Carcass Soup! It's the perfect way to use the turkey carcass to minimize food waste and enjoy tasty leftovers.

Serving of turkey carcass soup with noodles in a white bowl.

Thanksgiving Turkey and Dressing (Crock Pot)

This Turkey Stuffing Casserole is easy to make, and makes for a great weeknight dinner so you can enjoy the flavors of Thanksgiving any day of the year!

A fork holding a piece of turkey stuffing casserole garnished with fresh herbs.

Turkey Gravy Without Drippings

This rich and delicious Turkey Gravy Without Drippings recipe uses chicken broth that is cooked down with roasted turkey and vegetables to add extra flavor. It's perfect for pouring over chicken, turkey, mashed potatoes, and more!

Pouring turkey gravy without drippings onto mashed potatoes with turkey and peas on the plate as well.

Fried Turkey Legs (Air Fryer)

Learn how to make the perfectly crispy, juicy and delicious Air Fryer Turkey Legs for your weeknight dinner or small Thanksgiving celebration at home.

Air fryer turkey leg on plate with roasted potatoes.

The Best Oven Roasted Turkey

Making the best oven roasted turkey has never been easier! This recipe is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas or any special occasion when you're making turkey.

A knife and fork grasping a slice of turkey from the best oven roasted turkey.

Boneless Turkey Breast

This Boneless Turkey Breast Recipe is great for weeknights, holidays, and beyond. Season your turkey breast and let your oven do the remaining work for you.

Boneless turkey breast recipe on a plate with carrots.

Turkey Neck Gravy

Learn how to make rich, homemade turkey neck gravy with turkey broth, drippings, and simple ingredients. This easy Thanksgiving gravy is smooth, flavorful, and perfect over turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing.

A ladle pouring turkey neck gravy over top of sliced turkey breast.

Turkey Stuffing Pot Pie

Looking for a quick and easy way to put Thanksgiving leftovers to use? This hearty and comforting turkey pot pie with stuffing crust recipe is just perfect. This turkey stuffing casserole is also delicious with rotisserie chicken, so you can make it any time of year!

Turkey pot pie in a skillet with stuffing topping.

Leftover Cranberry Sauce Muffins

Not sure what to do with that leftover cranberry sauce from your holiday meal? You're going to love these cranberry sauce muffins! We're taking this breakfast treat to the next level with a delectable mashup of croissant-meets-muffin + cranberries that's so delicious.

Three cranberry sauce muffins on a plate with a striped tea towel and fresh cranberries.

Stuffing and Turkey Muffins

Leftover Turkey Dinner Muffins are so delicious and we love making them every time we have a turkey dinner! Turkey, mashed potato, stuffing and cheese!

A turkey stuffing muffin on a plate with gravy pouring over the top.

Turkey, Mashed Potato, and Stuffing Patties

Got some Thanksgiving leftovers to use? Try making these leftover stuffing patties for a quick and easy dinner or side dish that the whole family will enjoy!

Gravy pouring over a stuffing patty on a plate with a bowl of cranberry sauce in the background.

Cranberry Turkey Sliders

These Cranberry Turkey Sliders are the perfect way to turn holiday leftovers into something irresistible! Tender turkey, melted cheese, and tangy cranberry sauce are layered on soft Hawaiian rolls and brushed with a buttery honey mustard glaze. Ready in under 30 minutes!

A hand holding up a cranberry turkey slider.

Turkey Melt

A Turkey Melt is a simple yet yummy sandwich that works perfectly for lunch or as a quick and easy dinner. It utilizes only a few ingredients and is ready quickly.

Turkey melt sandwich cut in half on a plate.

Ham Recipes

These Thanksgiving ham recipes are sweet, savory, and perfect for anyone looking for an easy alternative or addition to turkey.

Maple Dijon Glazed Boneless Spiral Ham

This maple dijon Boneless Spiral Ham is a delicious ham recipe that is great for holidays or Sunday dinners. Just slather on the glaze and pop it in the oven!

Slices of boneless spiral ham with maple dijon glaze in front of the whole ham.

Dr Pepper Glazed Ham (Crockpot or Oven)

This Dr. Pepper Ham makes a tasty twist for the classic baked ham! Even better, you can make it in the slow cooker or the oven, so choose which one works best for you. The Dr. Pepper ham glaze infuses your ham with so much flavor! It's perfect for Sunday dinner, Christmas, Easter, or any other occasion.

Dr pepper ham on a platter with bits of crushed pineapple seen on top.

Bourbon Glazed Ham

This bourbon glazed ham is savory and sweet with a hint of warmth from the bourbon. Cinnamon and clove give it that distinct holiday flavor that just makes everything feel a little more special. It's the perfect star for a holiday spread.

A fork picking up a piece of bourbon glazed ham from a plate with more ham on it.

Honey Mustard Glazed Ham

This baked ham recipe is sweet, tangy, and undeniably good. The simple honey mustard ham glaze turns your ham into the most mouth-watering sauce you'll ever come across.

Three slices of honey mustard ham on plate with mashed potatoes and peas.

Mustard Ham Sauce

This sweet and savory Ham Sauce is the perfect addition to any ham recipe. It's simple and great served on sandwiches, with holiday ham, or any time you like!

Close-up of a ladle pouring thick brown ham sauce with chunks into a white bowl.

Air Fryer Ham with Pineapple Glaze

Air Fryer Spiral Ham is juicy, sweet, and takes very little time to make. This delicious air fryer ham is flavored with pineapple, brown sugar, and Coca Cola. Cooking ham in the air fryer saves all the mess and heat of traditional preparation, and it frees up the oven for other dishes.

Instant Pot Spiral Ham with Glaze

Instant Pot Spiral Ham takes your basic ham over the top with a simple six ingredient glaze. Cooking the ham under pressure takes less time and work to prepare a tasty ham dish. It's perfect for a scrumptious holiday feast, Sunday dinner, or a busy weeknight meal.

Sliced instant pot spiral ham on a plate with broccoli and mashed potatoes.

Chicken

These Thanksgiving chicken recipes are great for smaller gatherings or anyone who wants a simple alternative to a whole turkey.

Roasted Spatchcock Chicken Recipe

This Spatchcock Chicken Recipe is an easy way to cook a whole chicken without worry! Flattening the chicken ensures a more even roast, crispy skin, and juicy meat. With the veggies, you have a complete meal!

Roasted spatchcock chicken on a plate with a side of veggies.

Baked Whole Chicken in the Oven

A simple yet delicious dinner recipe you should always try is Baked Whole Chicken in the Oven. It roasts to perfection with minimal work, but maximum flavor.

A baked whole chicken in the oven sliced up on a plate with potatoes.

Sous Vide Whole Chicken

This recipe for Sous Vide Whole Chicken provides you with an easy cooking method that results in tender and juicy chicken every time. In just a few hours, you will have melt-in-your-mouth chicken that is moist on the outside AND has crispy skin.

Air Fryer Rotisserie Chicken

This Air Fryer Rotisserie Chicken is perfect for any occasion, from a busy weeknight to weekly meal prep. It's juicy and tender with lovely crispy skin, making each bite full of amazing flavor and texture.

Air fryer rotisserie chicken on a plate.

Lamb

These lamb recipes make impressive Thanksgiving main courses for anyone who wants an elegant alternative to traditional turkey.

Boneless Leg of Lamb Recipe

This Boneless Leg of Lamb Recipe was made for home cooks. It's easy, minimal work, but has restaurant-quality taste and presentation, making it perfect for a family dinner or party.

Boneless leg of lamb in a baking dish with potatoes and lemon slices.

Pan Seared Lamb Chops

Pan Seared Lamb Chops are a quick way to serve an impressive and delicious meal for the people you love. Enjoy these juicy chops with your favorite side dish whenever you want.

Pan seared lamb chops on a bed of lettuce.

Herbed-Garlic Sous Vide Lamb Rack

Herbed-Garlic Sous Vide Lamb Rack is the best rack of lamb you have ever had. This lamb is flavorful and tender and oh so delicious.

Sous Vide Lamb Rack on a white plate.

Beef

These Thanksgiving beef recipes offer hearty, impressive main dishes that make a delicious alternative to traditional Thanksgiving turkey.

Poor Man's Prime Rib

Poor Man's Prime Rib is an inexpensive alternative to prime rib. It's just as succulent and delicious, just at a much more affordable price point. You can make cheaper cuts just as good if you know how to!

Poor man's prime rib sliced on a cutting board.

Prime Rib Roast (Bone-In)

Bone-In Prime Rib Roast can be a super soft and juicy cut if you know how to cook it! This recipe gives you all the tips and tricks you need from seasoning to cook time.

A bone-In prime rib roast cut on a cutting board.

Oven Roasted Brisket

This Oven Brisket Recipe is worthy of being the centerpiece of a holiday table or the main course of your Sunday dinner. It's easy to make without a smoker, where you still get deep flavor and tender beef every time.

Oven brisket sliced on a plate.

Dutch Oven Mississippi Pot Roast

Mississippi Pot Roast in the Oven is the ultimate Sunday dinner. This recipe is perfectly savory and so easy to make, you'll want to eat it over and over.

A bite of mississippi pot roast in the oven with some mashed potatoes on a fork.

Crock Pot Eye of Round Roast

Crock Pot Eye of Round Roast takes a versatile cut of beef and turns it into a juicy flavor bomb. Just add everything to the pot and let it cook all day.

Crock pot eye of round roast sliced on a plate and garnished with fresh herbs.

Balsamic Pot Roast (Juicy & Tender)

This slow cooker balsamic pot roast is tender, flavorful, and easy to make with simple ingredients. A chuck roast cooks low and slow in a rich, savory balsamic sauce with just a hint of sweetness, making it a comforting family dinner that's perfect for leftovers.

A plate of balsamic pot roast served over mashed potatoes.

Stove Top Pot Roast

This Stove Top Pot Roast is incredibly delicious and flavorful. It's an easy way to get a moist and tender roast without the use of a slow cooker or oven.

Gravy pouring over homemade stove top pot roast.

Holiday Roast Beef with Cranberry Balsamic Sauce

Holiday Roast Beef is delicious and tender roast beef that is excellent for a holiday dinner. Though you can serve this roast any day!

Holiday Roast Beef with Cranberry Balsamic Sauce.

Air Fryer Roast Beef and Potatoes

Air fryer roast beef and potatoes are the perfect match for a hearty meal. An air-fried roast beef recipe featuring tender beef with crispy potato wedges, this simple meal is undeniably delicious and satisfying!

Crockpot Pot Roast with Onion Soup Packet

Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Onion Soup Mix is an easy yet thoughtful dinner recipe. Once you sear the beef roast, you let the crockpot do the rest of the work.

Slow cooker pot roast with onion soup mix in a bowl with veggies.

Pork

These Thanksgiving pork recipes are flavorful, comforting options for adding something different to your holiday table.

Easy Slow Cooker Pork Roast

This 3 Ingredient Pork Roast in the Slow Cooker will be your new favorite pork recipe! The pork is cooked all day to tender perfection with just 2 ingredients.

A plate of 3 ingredient pork roast in the slow cooker served over potatoes on a plate.

Sous Vide Pork Loin Roast

For the juiciest and tastiest pork ever, I highly recommend you try this sous vide pork loin roast recipe. All it takes is just 4 ingredients to create this perfectly cooked pork dish.

Slices of sous vide pork loin on a plate on the table with a side of mashed potatoes.

Savory Balsamic Pork Roast

Balsamic Pork Roast is a game-changing recipe! You can easily prepare your gravy, roast, and onions before placing them all in the crockpot and letting them cook.

Balsamic pork roast with cooked onions and gravy on top.

Salmon Recipes

These salmon recipes offer a lighter Thanksgiving main course that's easy to pair with your favorite holiday side dishes.

Maple Bourbon Braided Salmon

Maple Bourbon Braided Salmon is flaky, sweet, and savory fish that makes for an easy and healthy dinner idea.

Easy Baked Bruschetta Salmon

Bruschetta Salmon is a delightful fusion of two beloved dishes - the classic Italian bruschetta and tender, flavorful salmon. It's a unique and impressive meal that combines the best of both worlds, and it's surprisingly easy to prepare.

Salmon bruschetta served on a wooden board and topped with balsamic tomato mixture.

Pesto Salmon

Pesto Salmon is easy to make, and bursting with flavor. This recipe makes for a great quick and simple healthy family dinner.

A slice of pesto salmon on a plate with lemon slice and tomatoes.

Jerk Salmon

Looking for the best Jerk Salmon recipe? This easy grilled salmon features a bold homemade jerk marinade, warm spices, citrus, and incredible smoky flavor.

A slice of Jerk Salmon on a plate with a forkbite being removed.

Salmon Florentine

Salmon Florentine is an easy-baked salmon recipe with a homemade tomato and spinach cream sauce. Both components come together to create a showstopping dish.d

A piece of salmon Florentine on a plate with cherry tomatoes.

Air Fryer Honey Garlic Salmon

This Honey Garlic Salmon Air Fryer recipe is a quick and easy dinner that is both healthy and delicious. The sweet, sticky glaze adds a lot of tasty flavor to the salmon filet.

Air fryer honey garlic salmon served up as a meal with rice and asparagus on a plate.

Air Fryer Teriyaki Salmon

Air fryer teriyaki salmon is an easy and delicious meal that you can quickly and easily! Cooking in air fryer adds convenience and the savory flavors of the teriyaki sauce infuse it with flavors that will delight your taste buds.

Air fryer teriyaki salmon laying on rice being cut by a fork.

Potatoes

From creamy casseroles to crispy roasted potatoes, these potato recipes make comforting side dishes for your Thanksgiving dinner.

Easy Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

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.

A bowl of easy cheesy scalloped potatoes stacked in another bowl with a fork lifting up a potato slice.

Cheesy Mashed Potato Casserole

This is by far the BEST Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole! Creamy mashed potatoes combine with sour cream, butter and cheese to make the base of the dish and then add on plenty of toppings. It's the perfect potato casserole for holidays, lazy weekends, or any time you need an easy, yet delicious potato side dish.

A spoonful of loaded mashed potato casserole up over a plate with more.

Vegetable Medley Casserole with Potatoes, Carrots, and Green Beans

This vegetable medley casserole combines potatoes, carrots, and green beans with a tasty balsamic tomato sauce and melty parmesan and mozzarella cheeses. It's an easy side dish to make for meals and one the whole family will love!

White bowl full of vegetable medley casserole covered in golden brown cheese.

Mashed Potato Patties

These mashed potato burgers are loaded with bacon and cheese and are so easy to make. Made with only seven ingredients, they make a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes You're going to love these easy, delicious fried potato cakes.

A stack of three mashed potato patties on a plate topped with white sauce.

Pepper Jack Potato Casserole

This pepper jack potato casserole is a cheesy potato casserole with everything but the kitchen sink. Try it once and love it forever.

Wooden spoon scooping some pepper jack potato casserole.

Easy Cheesy Potato Casserole

This sliced potato casserole is made with layers of real potatoes, bacon, onions, and cheese for the best comfort food ever! Perfect for any occasion, it's one recipe you'll keep coming back to again and again.

Easy Cheesy Potato Casserole with Sliced Potatoes on the table.

Air Fryer Baby Potatoes

These Air Fryer Baby Potatoes are golden, crispy, and unbelievably easy to make. With just a handful of seasonings and about 20 minutes of cook time, you get fluffy, flavorful potatoes that pair with almost any meal.

Air fryer baby potatoes in a casserole dish.

Oven Baked Sliced Potato (aka Potato Blossom)

This Easy Oven Baked Sliced Potato (aka Potato Blossom) recipe shows how to bake the best crispy oven roasted potatoes with cheese and more!

Potato Blossom

Ranch Twice-Baked Potatoes

These Ranch Twice-Baked Potatoes are an impressive yet inexpensive side dish made for your holiday table or a quick weeknight meal. They're incredibly creamy and cheesy!

Ranch twice baked potatoes topped with melted cheddar and green onions.

Potato Boats with Cheddar and Bacon

Potato Boats are a fun and tasty twist on a classic baked potato. The flesh is combined with cheese, bacon, and more and then baked in the crispy potato skin!

Potato boats being scooped with a fork.

Steakhouse Baked Potato

Make the best restaurant-style Steakhouse Baked Potato with crispy salted skin, a fluffy, buttery center and toppings like butter, sour cream, cheese, and bacon. This classic comfort food side is perfect for steak dinners and is an easy side dish for any meal.

A steakhouse-baked-potato full of sour cream and chives, salad and steak on a plate.

Sweet Potatoes

These sweet potato recipes include classic holiday casseroles and other sweet and savory ways to serve this Thanksgiving favorite.

How to Make Candied Sweet Potatoes

How to Make Candied Sweet Potatoes recipe is the way to making the best, old-fashioned, southern candied maple sweet potatoes on the planet!

Candied Sweet Potato Casserole Two Ways

Get ready for the best sweet potato casserole recipe you've ever tasted! Or rather, the best TWO recipes since we're showing you two ways to make candied sweet potato casserole! We keep it classic with marshmallows or you can choose a pecan streusel topping!

A spoonful of candied sweet potato casserole held in the air.

Sweet Potato Sheet Pan

Sweet Potato Sheet Pan dinners are flavorful, healthy and easy to prepare with minimal cleanup. This versatile, vibrant dish is a wonderful blend of sweet and savory flavors. Add sausage or chicken and you have an awesome well-rounded dinner!

Vegetable Sides

Round out your Thanksgiving dinner with easy vegetable side dishes featuring carrots, green beans, corn, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and more.

Honey Maple Glazed Carrots

Make these honey and maple carrots as a side dish for your Thanksgiving dinner or holiday get-together. They're ridiculously easy to make, and taste incredible too!

Sliced, glazed Honey Maple Carrots garnished with chopped parsley in a pan and a wooden spoon holds up a spoonful.

Roasted Cabbage Steaks with Balsamic Vinegar

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.

Baked red cabbage steaks on a baking tray garnished with parsley.

Carrots Lyonnaise

Sauteed carrots and onions smothered in a delicious sauce come together as carrots lyonnaise, a delicious veggie side dish perfect for a Thanksgiving feast.

A bowl of carrots lyonnaise on the table with a leaf of parsley as garnish and utensils to the side.

Kielbasa and Cabbage Recipe

Kielbasa and Cabbage is a simple yet tasty and satisfying recipe you'll want to make for dinner. It's full of bold flavor, color, and spice, making each bite better than the last.

A spoonful of kielbasa and cabbage held in the air above a skillet.

Sweet and Sour Cabbage (Slow Cooker)

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. It's heavenly!

Slow cooker cabbage served up in a bowl on the table on top of a plate with forks and a napkin to the side.

Braised Cabbage and Vegetables

This Braised Cabbage and Vegetables is a simple yet impressive recipe. It takes ordinary cabbage and veggies and transforms them into a rich, flavorful dish.

Braised cabbage and vegetables with bacon in a bowl.

Baked Garlic Butter Carrots

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.

A white bowl with a serving of garlic butter carrots in it.

Eggplant Casserole

Eggplant Casserole is an easy way to prepare classic eggplant parmesan for a crowd. Just layer the ingredients and bake them to perfection for a fantastic meal.

Eggplant casserole being lifted in the air.

Crockpot Green Beans

These Crockpot Green Beans are an easy side to prepare any time. They pair with so many different proteins and are a great balance of salty and sweet.

A plate full of crockpot green beans with bacon.

Green Bean Casserole

This recipe for Green Bean Casserole with Fresh Green Beans is both easy and delicious. It's quick to prepare, but bakes to perfection every single time.

A spoon picking up a serving of green bean casserole.

Cream Cheese Corn Casserole with Bacon and Ham

Cream Cheese Corn Casserole is a filling and decadent side dish made with cheese, ham, and bacon. This savory, cheesy corn casserole recipe is loaded with flavor, and is a popular holiday side dish that can be enjoyed anytime.

Creamy Sweet Corn Casserole with Jiffy Mix

Cheesy Sweet Corn Casserole with Jiffy Mix is a quick and easy side dish. The sweet, custardy, and creamy corn casserole is made with Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix.

A serving of Cheesy Sweet Corn Casserole being served on a dish.

Slow Cooker Brussels Sprouts

These CrockPot Brussels Sprouts are zesty and flavorful. If you are searching for the perfect brussels sprouts recipe, this one is easy and delicious.

Slow cooker Brussels sprouts with bacon on a plate with forks off to the side.

Scalloped Corn Casserole

This creamy scalloped corn casserole with a buttery Ritz cracker topping requires just a few ingredients and comes together quickly. The savory, versatile corn side dish goes well with holiday dinners, and alongside practically any meal. It's a homey casserole that everyone will love.

Slow Cooker Corn on the Cob

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!

Three ears of slow cooker corn on the cob on the table in front of the crockpot.

Slow Cooker Southern Collard Greens

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.

A plate of slow cooker collard greens with a fork in the dish.

Brussels Sprouts Casserole

Brussels Sprouts Casserole is an easy and delicious way to enjoy veggies. The sprouts cook in a savory, cheesy sauce that will make you go back for seconds.

Brussels sprouts casserole in a serving dish.

Collard Greens with Ham Hocks

Collard Greens with Ham Hocks is a traditional Southern dish that you should know how to make! These are delightfully smoky, tender, and full of plenty of flavor.

A forkful of southern collard greens with ham hocks held in the air.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

These sweet and savory Maple Bacon Brussel Sprouts are the ultimate veggie side dish. They are roasted until they become perfectly browned and caramelized.

A bowl of maple bacon Brussels sprouts with a spoon resting in it.

Sweet Balsamic Roasted Carrots and Onions

This recipe for Roasted Carrots and Onions is so easy and super delicious! Fresh carrots are cooked with onions in a balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, and garlic sauce. We make this easy side dish all of the time! This is one of my carrot recipes that I love the most!

Oval white serving dish full of roasted carrots and onions.

Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole

If you're looking for an easy one-pan dish that's weeknight-ready and picky-eater-friendly, you need to make this Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole. It's perfectly creamy with plenty of cheese!

A plate filled with broccoli cauliflower casserole.

Easy Roasted Carrots, Potatoes, and Onions

Roasted Carrots, Potatoes, and Onions is a time-saving, weeknight meal option that's absolutely delicious! This simple side dish goes well with a variety of proteins including chicken, beef, or fish, giving you so much flexibility. Toss in lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and herbs, and you've got a side dish that's a cut above the rest!

Roasted carrots and potatoes in a bowl with green herbs on top.

Broccoli Casserole with Ritz Crackers

This Broccoli Casserole with Ritz Crackers is perfectly cheesy and comforting. If you're looking for an easy side dish that's flavorful and full of texture, this is it.

Single serving of broccoli casserole with Ritz crackers on a plate.

Cornbread and Bread

These cornbread, muffins, and homemade bread recipes are perfect for serving alongside turkey, gravy, and all your favorite Thanksgiving dishes.

How to Make Homemade Cornbread

Learn everything you need to know about how to make homemade cornbread that cooks up light, fluffy, and lightly sweet. It's the best traditional, southern-style, buttermilk cornbread recipe from scratch to serve as a side dish or use it to make homemade cornbread stuffing.

A piece or cornbread missing a bite on a white plate.

Homemade Onion Bread with Sage

This sweet Onion Bread is a delicious and easy homemade bread recipe the whole family will enjoy. After the dough rises, it's oven-baked to fluffy perfection.

Onion bread sliced on a wooden bread in front of the rest of the loaf.

Savory Corn Muffins with Bacon, Cheese and Onion

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.

Savory corn muffins on a rack cooling.

Homemade Soft Fluffy Dinner Rolls

These Homemade Soft Fluffy Dinner Rolls are my grandma's yeast or crusty bread roll recipe, and the best super soft, light, dinner rolls ever!

Homemade Soft Fluffy Dinner Rolls

Easy Gluten-Free Cornbread

This gluten free cornbread recipe tastes just like classic cornbread, but anyone can enjoy it. Try this GF take on a Southern classic.

Piece of gluten free cornbread topped with butter on a stack of plates.

From the Thanksgiving turkey and main course to potatoes, vegetables, breads, and other holiday favorites, these Thanksgiving dinner ideas make it easy to put together a meal that works for your family. Save a few favorites now so you're ready to plan your Thanksgiving menu from start to finish.

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