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70 Thanksgiving Side Dishes Your Guests Will Gobble Up

Nov 6, 2020 · 6 Comments

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Collage of Thanksgiving side dishes with roasted potatoes and green beans on the top, Crockpot stuffing on the bottom left, corn pudding on the bottom right and the words

An epic list of over 70 Thanksgiving side dishes. Who says turkey gets to be the star?! These side dish recipes are exactly what your table needs for a delicious, well-rounded feast.

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70 Thanksiving Side Dishes

In preparing for the upcoming holidays, half the battle is the menu. Am I right? With family and friends excited for a feast, you need a meal that will please!

While the turkey is good, let's be honest. The sides are the real heroes of Thanksgiving. Great sides are what makes Thanksgiving delicious.

So, I've compiled an epic list of sides for Thanksgiving including stuffings, vegetables, potatoes, breads, salads, soups, and more. The recipes range from traditional classics to modern favorites, and they will all make your Thanksgiving table special.

Looking for something specific? Just use the guide below to skip straight to it!

The Ultimate List of Thanksgiving Side Dishes

  • 70 Thanksiving Side Dishes
  • Classic Thanksgiving Side Dishes
  • Potato Thanksgiving Side Dishes
  • Stuffing and Dressing Thanksgiving Side Dishes
  • Vegetable Thanksgiving Side Dishes
  • Pumpkin and Squash Thanksgiving Side Dishes
  • Salad Thanksgiving Side Dishes
  • Bread Thanksgiving Side Dishes
  • Soup Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Classic Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Southern Corn Pudding

(A.K.A Spoon Bread) One of my family's all-time favorite Thanksgiving sides and one we make every holiday. This simple casserole is a mix of cornbread, sweet corn, and cheesy goodness.

Southern Corn Pudding

Use this classic Southern Corn Pudding recipe to whip some delicious, cozy comfort food that's the perfect side dish with your favorite meat and potatoes. Also great for potlucks and holidays!
40 minutes
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Oven Baked Southern Corn Pudding Recipe - Use this classic Southern Corn Pudding recipe to whip some delicious, cozy comfort food that's the perfect side dish with your favorite meat and potatoes. Also great for potlucks and holidays! This is such an easy and delicious corn side dish recipe! You can't go wrong with spoon bread!

Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce

This sauce has made a cranberry sauce lover out of even the biggest of haters. Tart cranberries cooked with apple juice and maple syrup to add just the right mount of sweetness and bite of Fall flavors.

Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce

A simple, sweet and tangy version of a classic, this 4 ingredient Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe promises to be a pretty and delicious addition to your Thanksgiving feast!
30 minutes
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Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe with apple juice and a hint of maple - A simple, sweet and tangy version of a classic, this 4 ingredient Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce recipe promises to be a pretty and delicious addition to your Thanksgiving feast!

The Cheesiest Crockpot Mac and Cheese

My kids have a special name for this dish. The BEST mac and cheese. And they ask for it by that name too 😂. Super quick to prep, super delicious to eat, and it frees up those stove burners for the rest of your cooking

Crock Pot Mac and Cheese

A simple slow cooker version of a comfort food classic, this Crock Pot Mac and Cheese is creamy, buttery, and cheesy with tender macaroni noodles. It's hard not to love!
4 hours 5 minutes
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Macaroni and cheese in a big, deep bowl with a handle sitting in front of a Crock Pot, linen, and fresh bunch of parsley

Classic Turkey Gravy

In our house, the gravy is more important than the turkey itself. Our family prefers this creamy white gravy made using turkey dripping and a shake of white pepper for just the right flavor.

Classic Turkey Gravy

A simple classic Turkey Gravy recipe that is guaranteed to please on your Thanksgiving table. The perfect turkey gravy recipe to complement your gorgeous Thanksgiving turkey.
20 minutes
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Easy Classic Turkey Gravy Recipe with a secret ingredient that makes it totally amazing. Perfect for Thanksgiving! A simple classic Turkey Gravy recipe that is guaranteed to please on your Thanksgiving table. The perfect turkey gravy recipe to complement your gorgeous Thanksgiving turkey.

Watergate Salad

More of a dessert than a salad, this dish contains some unique ingredients that you would never dream of mixing together. But whip them up in this festive dish, and everyone will be begging for seconds.

Watergate Salad

Creamy Watergate salad is a quick and easy dessert made with whipped cream, pistachio pudding, pineapple, and marshmallows. A crazy combination that's a real hit at parties and gatherings.
2 hours 20 minutes
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Creamy Watergate salad is a quick and easy dessert made with whipped cream, pistachio pudding, pineapple, and marshmallows. A crazy combination that's a real hit at parties and gatherings.

Southern Deviled Eggs

A simple classic that is easy to whip up and make ahead. We love making these tangy, creamy deviled eggs for basically every party, holiday, and gathering because they're so easy to make and everyone loves them!

Southern Deviled Eggs

These creamy, tangy Southern Deviled Eggs take a classic staple recipe and add a special ingredient that will make them the best you've ever had!
30 minutes
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These creamy, tangy Southern Deviled Eggs take a classic staple recipe and add a special ingredient that will make them the best you've ever had! They're super easy to make and dairy free, gluten free, low carb, and keto! My favorite for Easter, potlucks, and parties!

Old Fashioned Cranberry Salad

Make this Old-Fashioned Cranberry Salad, also known as a Cranberry JELLO mold for a Thanksgiving side dish this year. We use raspberry Jello, crushed pineapple, whole berry cranberry sauce, and nuts to make this traditional holiday recipe.

Old-Fashioned Cranberry Salad

Make this Old-Fashioned Cranberry Salad, also known as a Cranberry JELLO mold for a Thanksgiving side dish this year. We use raspberry Jello, crushed pineapple, whole berry cranberry sauce, and nuts to make this traditional holiday recipe.
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Old-Fashioned Cranberry Salad

Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese

This sweet potato variation makes mac and cheese just a little bit healthier.

Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese

This sweet potato mac and cheese is incredibly creamy and sneaks in a little added nutrition thanks to the sweet potato! With gluten-free and whole-grain
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Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese

Potato Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Garlic Herb Roasted Potatoes and Green Beans

Serve your veggies and potatoes in the same dish! Crispy and buttery with garlic and fresh herbs, these warm potatoes and green beans are both gorgeous AND delicious on your Thanksgiving table!

Garlic Herb Roasted Potatoes and Green Beans

Buttery, crispy red potatoes and fresh green beans tossed with garlic and herbs make these Garlic Herb Roasted Potatoes and Green Beans a simple, elegant, and flavorful side dish for any meal.
55 minutes
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Roasted red potatoes and green beans in a white bowl with fresh rosemary sprigs on a white rustic wood background

Southern Sweet Potato Casserole

So good that it's like eating candy! Creamy sweet potatoes topped with a crunchy, sweet brown sugar and pecan topping. I could never have a Thanksgiving without these!

Southern Sweet Potato Casserole

This Sweet Potato Casserole with pecans is my absolute FAVORITE side dish at Thanksgiving or anytime really! It features features buttery mashed sweet potatoes and a crumbly brown sugar and pecan topping. 
1 hour 20 minutes
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Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe - This Sweet Potato Casserole with pecans is my absolute FAVORITE side dish at Thanksgiving or anytime really! It features features buttery mashed sweet potatoes and a crumbly brown sugar and pecan topping. It is perfectly sweet with a delicious crumb topping!

Cheesy Ranch Potatoes

Tender, creamy, warm potatoes seasoned with ranch mix and topped with lots of gooey cheese. These are easy to make ahead, and you can even reheat them right in the microwave.

Cheesy Ranch Potatoes

1 hour 25 minutes
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Cheesy Ranch Potatoes Recipe - Creamy, Cheesy Ranch Potatoes are the ultimate comfort food recipe that everyone will love.  Perfect for potlucks, holidays, and a crowd favorite dish to pass. Soft, warm potatoes covered in creamy ranch and cream cheese and topped with gooey melted cheddar.  Easy potato side dish recipe. 

Twice Baked Deviled Potatoes

These twice baked potatoes are twice as tangy, twice as creamy, and twice as cheesy as your average baked potato. They make a delicious and elegant addition to a Thanksgiving feast.

Twice Baked Deviled Potatoes

Named after their eggy-likeness, these Twice Baked Deviled Potatoes are tangy baked potatoes, whipped, and oven-baked to golden perfection.
35 minutes
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Twice Baked Deviled Potatoes recipe - Named after their eggy-likeness, these Twice Baked Deviled Potatoes are tangy baked potatoes, whipped, and oven-baked to golden perfection. Yummy and easy potato side dish recipe!

Dijon Scalloped Potatoes

Classic scalloped potatoes take on a little extra tangy flavor. Creamy, warm sliced potatoes are topped with a crunchy, butter Parmesan topping.

Dijon Scalloped Potatoes

Creamy, tangy Dijon Scalloped Potatoes baked in the oven to cozy, warm, comfort food perfection is sure to be the highlight of the meal no matter what else you're serving!
1 hour 30 minutes
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Creamy, tangy Dijon Scalloped Potatoes baked in the oven to cozy, warm, comfort food perfection is sure to be the highlight of the meal no matter what else you're serving! This looks amazing.

Crockpot Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole

You had me at cheese. These potatoes are cheesy and perfectly seasoned and cooked right in the oven, which is perfect for Thanksgiving since the oven is busy with the turkey.

Crock Pot Hash Brown Casserole

Crock Pot Hash Brown Casserole is an unbelievable easy slow cooker recipe with warm bites of potato smothered in creamy, gooey, cheesy goodness. It's great for brinner, brunch, potlucks, and holidays too!
3 hours 50 minutes
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A scoop of crock pot hash brown casserole on a plate in front of a stainless steel slow cooker

Buttery Smashed Potatoes

These are buttery, crispy, salty perfection. They're so good, you won't want to share. It's a great alternative to mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving.

Buttery Smashed Potatoes Recipe

Buttery Smashed Potatoes are a super easy potato side dish recipe. Boiled potatoes, smashed, smothered in butter, and baked until crispy.
40 minutes
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Buttery Smashed Potatoes Recipe are a super easy potato side dish recipe. Buttery, salty, and delicious!

Candied Sweet Potatoes

My grandma used to make these every Thanksgiving, and they were a delicacy worth fighting over. They are perfectly baked with caramelized brown sugar, and you will savor every bite.

Candied Sweet Potatoes

Classic Candied Sweet Potatoes baked in butter and sweet brown sugar are a sweet and delightful addition to your Thanksgiving table. Plus they're super simple to make.
1 hour 5 minutes
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Classic Candied Sweet Potatoes baked in butter and sweet brown sugar are a sweet and delightful side dishes recipe for your Thanksgiving table. Plus they're super simple and easy to make. I LOVE these! They're my favorite part of Thanksgiving!

Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

If you’d like to save time and prep ahead you’ll love this Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes recipe!

Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes (That Actually Taste Freshly Made)

These creamy make ahead mashed potatoes are sure to be a big hit on your next holiday dinner table...or better yet, TONIGHT on your dinner table! Delicious!
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Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes

A lightened up version of the Thanksgiving classic candied yams, these are healthier but just as yummy.

Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Soft and creamy on the inside with the spice of cinnamon and ginger on the outside, these oven roasted sweet potatoes are a lightened up take on candied yams and a must for your holiday table.
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Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole

This loaded mashed potato casserole is a perfect make-ahead side dish for a holiday season and feeds an army! Everyone goes for seconds for this one.

Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole

This loaded mashed potato casserole is a perfect make-ahead side dish for a holiday season and feeds an army! Everyone goes for seconds for this one.
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Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole

New Potato Tian

Potato becomes the star of the show with this tasty new potato tian dish. Thin, starchy potato slices are mixed with savory aromatics, sprinkled with salty Pecorino cheese, and baked until bubbly. You won't have to worry about leftovers!

New Potato Tian Recipe with Thyme and Pecorino

Looking for a fresh take on taters? Try this tian recipe. Thin potato slices are laced with savory onions and garlic, and dusted with sharp Pecorino.
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New Potato Tian Recipe with Thyme and Pecorino

Stuffing and Dressing Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Traditional Stuffing

This is my grandma's all-time best, most amazing recipe for stuffing that has turned stuffing haters into raving fans. We serve this every year, and I love mine with a little bit of creamy turkey gravy.

Traditional Thanksgiving Stuffing

A classic, traditional Thanksgiving stuffing that is perfectly moist and perfectly seasoned with onion, celery, and sage. It will be the star of your feast, and the only stuffing recipe you'll ever need!
55 minutes
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Traditional Thanksgiving Stuffing on a small plate with turkey topped with gravy.

Southern Cornbread Dressing

A southern classic with homemade skillet cornbread and perfectly seasoned with onions, celery, and sage. This is a must on every Thanksgiving table.

Southern Cornbread Dressing

A traditional Southern Cornbread Dressing recipe perfectly seasoned with onions, celery, and sage. Makes a delicious addition to every holiday table.
1 hour 15 minutes
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Cornbread dressing in a glass dish with a sprig of rosemary and a wooden spoon in the middle.

Crockpot Stuffing

I took my grandma's famous stuffing recipe and converted it a slow cooker version to free up the oven. If you have a favorite stuffing recipe from your own family, I also tell you how to turn any stuffing recipe into crockpot stuffing.

Crockpot Stuffing

Free up your oven for the turkey with this moist, tender, crispy, and cozy Crockpot Stuffing recipe. An instant sanity-saving holiday classic.
4 hours 20 minutes
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Free up your oven with this simple and classic Crockpot Stuffing! A traditional recipe with onions, celery, and herbs, cooked to perfection in the slow cooker!

Spinach Stuffing Balls

Spinach Stuffing Balls are a great make ahead side dish for your holiday dinner. Warm them up while the turkey is being carved then enjoy!

Spinach Stuffing Balls

Spinach Stuffing Balls are easy to make ahead of time and warm up in a jiffy while the turkey is being carved. It’s one of our family’s favourite holiday side dishes.
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Spinach Stuffing Balls

Chorizo Stuffing with Plantains

Chorizo stuffing with plantains is a smokey, slightly spicy, sweet and savory Thanksgiving stuffing recipe that the family will love!

Chorizo Stuffing With Sweet Plantains

Smokey, spicy, sweet and savory this chorizo stuffing with sweet plantains is a Thanksgiving side dish the family will love!
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Chorizo Stuffing With Sweet Plantains

Vegan Stuffing with Mushrooms

This Vegan Mushroom Stuffing is a definite must for your Thanksgiving table! Traditional bread stuffing with mushrooms, celery, and lots of herbs. Soft, moist, and fluffy. 

Vegan Stuffing with Mushrooms

This Vegan Stuffing, with mushrooms, celery and lots of herbs, is a definite must for your Thanksgiving table! Soft, moist, and fluffy.
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Vegan Stuffing with Mushrooms

Vegetable Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Green Beans with Shallots

Shallots sautéed in butter and quickly steamed with green beans makes a quick and easy stove-top side dish that's elegant, flavorful, and most of all delicious.

Green Beans with Shallots

A quick and easy recipe for Green Beans with Shallots.  So simple and easy but so flavorful and delicious! These green beans are delicious enough for holidays and easy enough for weeknights!
17 minutes
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Green Beans with Shallots Recipe - A quick and easy recipe for Green Beans with Shallots.  So simple and easy but so flavorful and delicious! This easy green bean recipe is delicious enough for holidays and easy enough for weeknights! 

Cheesy Corn Bake

If you love buttery corn, you'll love this creamy, cheesy version even better. Seasoned with onions and sweet peppers and baked in a creamy, cheesy sauce, this corn will have you coming back for seconds.

Cheesy Corn Bake

Cheesy Corn Bake recipe is creamy, cheesy, and warm. Basically your perfect casserole and comfort food dream! Perfect for a hearty side dish at home, or a dish to pass at a potluck or holiday dinner!
35 minutes
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Cheesy Corn Bake Recipe - This Cheesy Corn Bake recipe is creamy, cheesy, and warm. Basically your perfect casserole and comfort food dream! Perfect for a hearty side dish at home, or a dish to pass at a potluck or holiday dinner! Ooooh. This would be an amazing Thanksgiving side dish too!

Feta Bacon Peas

Salty bacon, creamy feta, and sweet peas combine to make the ultimate side dish. A quick and easy twist on a timeless classic.

Feta Bacon Peas

Peas cooked with salty crunchy bacon then tossed with tangy, creamy Feta cheese for a delightful, unique side dish. Make this Feta Bacon Peas recipe in just 20 minutes!
20 minutes
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Feta Bacon Peas Recipe - Peas cooked with salty crunchy bacon then tossed with tangy, creamy Feta cheese for a delightful, unique side dish. Make this Feta Bacon Peas quick and easy side dish recipe in just 20 minutes!

Cheesy Vegetable Casserole

The great part about this casserole is that it works with any of your favorite vegetables. Fresh, frozen, leftover, you name it. Personalize and pack this casserole with all your favorites or whatever you have left in your fridge. It's always delicious, and a great crowd pleaser at Thanksgiving.

Cheesy Vegetable Casserole

Whether you use fresh or frozen vegetables, this Cheesy Vegetable Casserole recipe is perfect for potlucks and using up your favorite vegetables.
50 minutes
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Cheesy Vegetable Casserole Recipe - Whether you use fresh or frozen vegetables, this Cheesy Vegetable Casserole recipe is perfect for potlucks and using up your favorite vegetables. I know what I'm bringing to our next potluck!

Creamy Parsnip Puree

Sweet and nutty with a creamy texture parsnip pureé makes a terrific easy side. A delicious unique side to serve in place of mashed potatoes.

Creamy Parsnip Puree

Sweet and nutty with a creamy texture parsnip pureé makes a terrific easy weeknight side to go with roast pork, beef or turkey.
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Creamy Parsnip Puree

Butter Smothered Green Beans and Cashews

Green beans smothered in butter and fresh herbs then tossed with crunchy cashews. A delicious way to enjoy garden fresh green beans and the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving.

Butter Smothered Green Beans & Cashews

Green beans smothered in butter and fresh herbs then tossed with crunchy cashews. A delicious way to enjoy garden fresh green beans!
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Oven Roasted Rutabaga

A delicious and healthy low carb keto side dish – this oven roasted rutabaga recipe is ready in 20 minutes and can be enjoyed with the meat or fish main dishes of your choice.

Oven Roasted Rutabaga

A delicious and healthy low carb keto side dish – this oven roasted rutabaga recipe is ready in 20 minutes and can be enjoyed with the meat or fish main dishes of your choice. HOW TO ROAST RUTABAGA There are many ways you can cook rutabagas, but my favorite is oven roasting. To make this easy oven …
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Oven Roasted Rutabaga

Roasted Fennel

Simple and healthy, fennel is a great way to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday!

Roasted Fennel

Learn how to roast fennel for a delicious and savory side dish!
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Roasted Fennel

Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole

This Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole will be the star of your Thanksgiving Day feast. It’s full of flavor due to the special sherry mushrooms and homemade crispy shallots. Everyone will be begging for seconds!

Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole

This Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole will be the star of your Thanksgiving Day feast. It’s so full of flavor everyone will be begging for seconds!
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Rosemary Roasted Beets and Carrots

These Rosemary Roasted Beets and Carrots are the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving meal! Packed with aromatic flavor and nutrients, this simple dish is perfect for Fall!

Rosemary Roasted Beets and Carrots

This delightful dish of Roasted Beets and Carrots with Rosemary is flavorful and aromatic, perfect as a side-dish in the Fall or any time of year!
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Rosemary Roasted Beets and Carrots

Instant Pot Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

This recipe is so easy to make and you only need some simple ingredients, like bone broth, onion, and garlic. Of course, bacon and Brussels sprouts and that is it!

Instant Pot Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Wanna make Instant Pot Brussels Sprouts with Bacon? My name is Corrie Cooks and I am here to help! Click to get the recipe and enjoy a delicious collection of 1001 Instant Pot Recipes!
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Instant Pot Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Instant Pot Garlic and Herb Carrots

Garlic & Herb Carrots are cooked to perfection in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Sautéed with lots of butter, garlic and herbs, they make a perfect side dish!

Garlic & Herb Carrots - Instant Pot

Garlic & Herb Carrots are cooked to perfection in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Sautéed with lots of butter, garlic and herbs, they make a perfect side dish!
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Garlic & Herb Carrots - Instant Pot

Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Everything is better with bacon and these shaved Brussels sprouts with bacon are no different. It's an easy side dish that's perfect for the holidays.

Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

These shaved Brussels sprouts with bacon are quick and easy to make but loading with flavor, making them a perfect side dish.
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Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Roasted Fuyu Persimmon with Pear, Radish, and Brussels Sprouts

Roasted fuyu persimmons, pear, and brussels sprouts make a colorful sweet and savory side dish. Easy to make and addicting to eat.

Roasted Fuyu Persimmon with Pear, Brussels Sprouts, and Radish

Roasted persimmons, pear, brussels sprouts and radish make a colorful fall dish that is both sweet and savory by healthyfeels.com #fall #healthyfeels
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Roasted Fuyu Persimmon with Pear, Brussels Sprouts, and Radish

Braised Red Cabbage

Braised Red Cabbage is a favorite easy, tasty traditional side dish! It's perfect for Thanksgiving. Cabbage, apples and spices all mingle together in this vibrant recipe.

Braised Red Cabbage

Braised Red Cabbage is an easy, tasty traditional side dish that’s perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Cabbage, apples and spices mingle in this recipe.
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Braised Red Cabbage

Mashed Rutabaga

Mashed Rutabaga is a great side dish recipe for holiday feasts. A rutabaga carrot mash is flavorful and make creamy with the addition of warmed cream and butter!

Mashed Rutabaga

Mashed rutabaga and carrots is the perfect thanksgiving side dish. Creamy, buttery, and oh so delicious it is the perfect compliment to a turkey dinner!
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Mashed Rutabaga

Broccoli Cheese Casserole

Broccoli Cheese Casserole is one of the best side dishes ever created. It’s a comforting, cheesy, and easily made with broccoli, cheese sauce, and buttery Panko topping.

Broccoli Cheese Casserole

Broccoli Cheese Casserole is perfect side for holiday dinner. It’s a comforting, and easily made with broccoli, cheese sauce, and buttery Panko topping.
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Broccoli Cheese Casserole

Pumpkin and Squash Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Roasted Butternut Squash

Butternut squash seasoned with fresh rosemary and ground cinnamon, roasted to perfection - makes a great Thanksgiving side dish. It's combined with sweet and tart dried cranberries, crunchy fragrant toasted pecans, and salty flavorful feta cheese.

Roasted Butternut Squash with Cranberries, Rosemary, Pecans, & Feta

This is the most delicious roasted butternut squash recipe you could make. It makes an amazing festive side dish or just a weeknight dinner.
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Roasted Butternut Squash with Cranberries, Rosemary, Pecans, & Feta

Acorn Squash with Maple Almond Butter

It’s the perfect combination of sweet and savory! This Roasted Acorn Squash recipe with Maple Almond Butter drizzled on top is an absolutely lovely addition to any holiday dinner. As an added bonus, it’s Paleo and Gluten friendly.

Acorn Squash with Maple Almond Butter

Paleo Roasted Acorn Squash recipe with Maple Almond Butter drizzled on top, pomegranate and walnuts, a lovely side dish for your holiday dinner or party.
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Acorn Squash with Maple Almond Butter

Savory Apple Butternut Squash Casserole

This Thanksgiving side dish is not only pretty but it's healthy too! Serve your guests this comforting side made with all the familiar flavors of Fall.

Savory Apple Butternut Squash Casserole with Sweet Bacon-Pecan Topping

A delicious holiday side dish perfect for Thanksgiving.
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Savory Apple Butternut Squash Casserole with Sweet Bacon-Pecan Topping

Butternut Squash Barley Risotto

Take your dinner to the next level with this comforting and healthy butternut squash barley risotto. The nutty flavor of the barley will shine among the smooth parmesan and white wine.

Easy Butternut Squash Barley Risotto

This butternut squash barley risotto with spinach and corn is a healthy vegetarian dish perfect for a weeknight dinner or as a side on your holiday table.
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Easy Butternut Squash Barley Risotto

Maple Roasted Acorn Squash Slices

Maple Roasted Acorn Squash packs a lot of flavor with little effort. This winter squash is the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving!

Maple Roasted Acorn Squash Slices

A simple roasted acorn squash that can be made in the oven or an air fryer.
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Maple Roasted Acorn Squash Slices

Buttermilk Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes

Just 7 ingredients and 30 minutes is all you need to whip up these festive and flavorful mashed potatoes. Right at home on the Thanksgiving table, these pumpkin mashed potatoes are a great addition to any fall or winter meal as well. 

Buttermilk Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes

These 7-ingredient creamy Buttermilk Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes are flavorful, festive and so easy to make. Ready in just 30 minutes, these mashed potatoes are a great addition to any fall or holiday meal.
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Buttermilk Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes

Vegan Stuffed Butternut Squash

This roasted and stuffed butternut squash is so easy and makes the perfect thanksgiving side for all to enjoy.

Easy Vegan Stuffed Butternut Squash

This vegan stuffed butternut squash recipe is delicious and perfect for fall or any other time of year you can find butternut squash! The filling is made with yummy veggies and beans, but you can modify based on your tastes! Despite the long roasting time, this recipe for vegan butternut squash is a…
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Easy Vegan Stuffed Butternut Squash

Hasselback Butternut Squash

Beautify your holiday table with Hasselback Butternut Squash! 

Hasselback Butternut Squash

Learn how to make this simple savory squash that only looks and tastes like a fancy side dish!
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Hasselback Butternut Squash

Savory Pumpkin Casserole

Savory Pumpkin Casserole is made flavorful with aromatic herbs. It’s easy to make and readily done in just 35 minutes. This delicious pumpkin side dish pairs well with your meaty mains.

Savory Pumpkin Casserole Recipe with Herbs

A simple savory pumpkin casserole recipe. It’s easy to prepare with canned puree and makes a wonderful side dish to holiday meals.
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Savory Pumpkin Casserole Recipe with Herbs

Salad Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Snickers Caramel Apple Salad

A salad that's more of a dessert than anything resembling an actual salad. This dish is loaded up with fresh, tart apples, candy bar pieces, gooey caramel and a creamy "dressing." Delicious, sweet, and festive!

Snickers Caramel Apple Salad

Snickers Caramel Apple Salad is actually a creamy, sweet dessert with bits of crisp, tart apples and gooey candy bar pieces.
2 hours 15 minutes
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Snickers Caramel Apple Salad drizzled with caramel sauce in a large bowl next to a wrapped Snickers bar and Granny Smith Apple on a rustic wood backdrop

Southern Creamy Coleslaw

This southern classic is fresh, super easy to make, and should be served with everything. Tossed carrots and shredded carrots are with a creamy, tangy dressing.

Creamy Southern Coleslaw

This quick and easy homemade Creamy Southern Coleslaw is the perfect combination of creamy, sweet, fresh, and tangy. It makes a delicious side and it's my favorite for pulled pork, too! It is just indescribably good. You have to try it for yourself!
15 minutes
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Creamy coleslaw in a clear glass bowl on a yellow flower pot holder with a wooden spoon sticking out

Fall Cobb Salad

This Fall Cobb Salad is packed with the fun flavors and textures of the season. The salad is finished off with a rosemary and apple cider vinegar salad dressing.

Fall Cobb Salad

Fall Cobb Salad is packed with the fun flavors and textures of the season. The salad is finished off with a rosemary and apple cider vinegar salad dressing.
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Fall Cobb Salad

Beetroot and Feta Salad

You'll love this refreshing beetroot and feta cheese salad! A delightful bright and chilled salad pairs wonderfully with your Thanksgiving entree.

Healthy Beetroot and Feta Salad

This salad has the perfect balance of sweet and salty from the beetroot and feta cheese - SO good!
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Healthy Beetroot and Feta Salad

Black Lentil Pomegranate Salad

This Black Lentil Pomegranate Salad has all the makings of a wonderfully festive dish. A base of black lentils is slathered in a creamy lemon tahini dressing, and is a perfect counterpoint to tart, juicy pomegranate seeds and toasted walnuts.

Black Lentil Pomegranate Salad

Black Lentil Pomegranate Salad is a perfect vegan side dish that will make a beautiful addition to your holiday table and can be enjoyed all season long.
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Black Lentil Pomegranate Salad

Spinach Apple Salad

This Spinach Apple Salad is healthy and perfect for Fall! This vegetarian salad is packed with apples, feta, walnuts, dried cranberries and red onion for a delicious combo that works great as a main or side dish.

Spinach Apple Salad with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette

This vegetarian Spinach Apple Salad is packed with apples, feta, walnuts, dried cranberries and red onion for a delicious combo that works great as a main or side dish.
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Spinach Apple Salad with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette

Lacinato Kale Salad

perfect holiday salad recipe, this lacinato kale salad with butternut squash is healthy, sweet, crunchy, and pairs nicely with almost any holiday main dish.

Lacinato Kale Salad with Butternut Squash & Dates

A hearty seasonal salad that is perfect for holiday meals, Christmas, or Thanksgiving. This recipe makes 8 side salad portions or 4-6 main salad portions, depending on your appetite. If you want to serve it as a main dish for a winter dinner, grill or broil some salmon to go on top.
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Lacinato Kale Salad with Butternut Squash & Dates

Fall Harvest Salad

Light and healthy vegan fall harvest salad is as satisfying as it is nutritious: crunchy kale paired with sweet pumpkin, tart Brussels sprouts, crisp apples and pomegranate seeds all merged together with delicious homemade maple-mustard dressing. Perfect Thanksgiving harvest salad that everyone will love!

Vegan Fall Harvest Salad with Kale and Pumpkin

This light vegan fall harvest salad is as satisfying as it is nutritious: Made with kale, pumpkin, Brussels sprouts, apples and maple-mustard dressing.
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Vegan Fall Harvest Salad with Kale and Pumpkin

Bread Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Southern Skillet Cornbread

A southern savory classic, made quickly and simply in a cast iron skillet with plenty of browned butter. It has a perfect golden crispy crust.

Southern Skillet Cornbread

Southern Skillet Cornbread is a savory, southern staple, made with browned butter in a cast iron skillet for gorgeous, crunchy edges.
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Wedge of cornbread with butter and honey on a white and blue plate on a rustic wood background.

Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

Fluffy, buttery, sky-high biscuits that are easy to make or freeze ahead and go perfectly with butter and cranberry sauce, right alongside your turkey.

Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

These simple homemade Southern Buttermilk Biscuits are flaky and tender. They're easy to make at home from scratch. Slather them in butter and see just how deliciously light and tender these biscuits are.
35 minutes
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Biscuits stacked on a black matte plate on a white rustic wood background

Cheddar Bay Biscuits

These biscuits are cheesy, warm, and fluffy and topped with a buttery garlic sauce. They're super simple to make without rolling out dough, and you can prep and freeze ahead of time, so there's less to do on the big day!

Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits are soft, fluffy, cheesy, garlicky, and EVEN BETTER than the originals. Plus, they're super easy to make in less than 30 minutes!
25 minutes
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Cheddar Bay Biscuits in a white linen with parsley in the background

Maple Cornbread

This traditional cornbread gets its sweetness from maple syrup, adding a little extra Fall festiveness to each bite.

Maple Cornbread

A sweet, maple twist on a classic favorite, this homemade Maple Cornbread recipe is made from scratch and takes traditional cornbread to a whole new delicious level.
35 minutes
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Maple Cornbread Recipe - A sweet, maple twist on a classic favorite, this homemade Maple Cornbread recipe is made from scratch and takes traditional cornbread to a whole new delicious level. A delicious Fall twist on a traditional favorite.  Yummmm!

Southern Parker House Yeast Rolls

These homemade yeast rolls are just as buttery, soft, and delicious as the pans of Sister Schubert’s Parker House Style yeast rolls you buy at the store. They even have that nostalgic smell as they bake. Every southerner will want this recipe!

Southern Yeast Rolls (Sister Schubert Copycat)

These yeast rolls are just as buttery, soft, and delicious as the pans of rolls you buy at the store. Even has the nostalgic smell as they bake. Every southerner will want this recipe!
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Southern Yeast Rolls (Sister Schubert Copycat)

Gluten Free Dinner Rolls

These Gluten Free Dinner Rolls are the soft, yeasty rolls that you’ve been craving. They’ve got a wonderful doughy texture like Parker House Rolls and are easy to make!

The Best Easy Gluten Free Dinner Rolls

These Gluten Free Dinner Rolls are soft, yeasty rolls that you’ve been missing. They’ve got a wonderful doughy texture like Parker House Rolls and are much easier to make than you’d think!
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Soup Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Butternut Squash Bisque

Creamy sweet soup, with just a touch spicy is made with roasted butternut squash. It's pretty and goes perfectly with the other festive Fall dishes served at Thanksgiving.

Butternut Squash Bisque

Butternut Squash Bisque is a rich, but healthy vegetarian fall soup that is sweet and creamy with just a touch of heat.
1 hour 40 minutes
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Butternut Squash Bisque is a rich, but healthy vegetarian fall soup with roasted butternut squash that is sweet and creamy with just a touch of heat. Butternut squash soup with apples for sweetness, jalapenos for a spicy kick, and a little cream to up the creaminess. Also has vegan instructions!

Spicy Southwest Pumpkin Soup

This spicy, Tex-Mex pumpkin soup is not what you'd expect in a traditional pumpkin soup, but it IS delicious. It's packed with bold flavors and creamy pumpkin, and it's ridiculously easy to make with only 5 ingredients.

Spicy Southwest Pumpkin Soup

Just in time for pumpkin season, this Spicy Southwest Pumpkin Soup recipe is a delicious savory alternative to traditional pumpkin spice that is a quick, easy and healthy pumpkin soup recipe.
30 minutes
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Savory Spicy Southwest Pumpkin Soup Recipe - Just in time for pumpkin season, this Spicy Southwest Pumpkin Soup recipe is a delicious savory alternative to traditional pumpkin spice that is a quick, easy and healthy pumpkin soup recipe. Pumpkin! This looks fabulous! And soooo easy!

Southern Corn Chowder

A classic soup with sweet corn in a creamy, cheesy broth. This traditional recipe can easily be made ahead and reheated, and is always a crowd-pleaser.

Southern Corn Chowder

Hearty, cozy Southern Corn Chowder with potatoes, bacon, cheese, and of course, lots of corn, will warm you up on those chilly days. Fresh, frozen, or canned corn all work for this delightful warm soup recipe.
1 hour
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Hearty, cozy, creamy soup recipe, Southern Corn Chowder with potato, bacon, cheese, vegetables, and of course, lots of corn, will warm you up on those chilly days. Fresh, frozen, or canned corn all work for this delightful warm soup recipe. Serve with warm, buttery, crusty bread.

Roasted Golden Beet and Delicata Squash Soup

Golden Beet and Delicata Squash make a delightful pairing of flavors and nutrient-dense health benefits to celebrate Thanksgiving with a smile. This scrumptious soup is dairy-free, vegan, and paleo.

Roasted Golden Beet and Delicata Squash Soup

Say “HELLO” to Fall and Winter with a delicious warm soup that boosts immunity, detoxifies the liver, and improves heart health! Golden Beets and Delicata Squash make a delightful pairing of flavors and nutrient-dense health benefits to welcome cold weather with a smile.
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Roasted Golden Beet and Delicata Squash Soup

Now, if you're looking for the absolute best, juiciest turkey recipe, you can find that here.

And you can find all of my Thanksgiving inspiration here on the blog or on my Thanksgiving Inspiration board on Pinterest!

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  1. Maria says

    November 06, 2020 at 9:11 am

    This is awesome! Life-saver <3 thank you for this!!

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  2. Angela says

    November 06, 2020 at 9:45 am

    WOW! So many great recipes here. I will definitely be making a few for Thanksgiving this year!

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  3. Tristin Rieken says

    November 06, 2020 at 9:52 am

    What a great (extensive!) list for Thanksgiving! I used it to plan my own day and pinned it for later, too!

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  4. Dannii says

    November 06, 2020 at 10:06 am

    I am all about the side dishes, and there is some amazing choice here. I can't wait to try them all.

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  5. Jess says

    November 06, 2020 at 10:26 am

    What a great list! That Maple Cornbread is calling my name!

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  6. Cindy says

    November 10, 2020 at 5:49 pm

    Thanks for the amazing list! Can't wait to try some new side dishes.

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