“I’m just here for the sides” is definitely a common sentiment at Thanksgiving. The sides make up about 75% of your Thanksgiving feast, so make sure they are amazing.
I am sharing a full list of all the Thanksgiving sides you need to have on your table; stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberries, really good dinner rolls plus a couple other sides. Choose one from each category, add a turkey or ham and you are ready for the Holiday!
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Spiral Cut Ham
Learn how to cook your Spiral Cut Ham + 4 amazing ham glaze recipes included!
Stuffing Recipes
Homemade Stuffing Recipe + Video
A traditional recipe for Homemade Stuffing made with dried bread cubes mixed with onions and celery sauteed in plenty of butter then mixed with herbs and broth (and more butter) and baked until golden and delicious! It is the perfect stuffing recipe for your Thanksgiving table! Can easily be doubled for a crowd.
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Savory Bacon and Apple Stuffing Recipe
A super flavorful stuffing recipe filled with buttery bread cubes, granny smith apples, salty bacon, fresh herbs and plenty of butter. Perfect for your holiday menu!
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Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe with Sausage
A delicious savory side dish perfect for your holiday table. The inside of this sausage stuffing is buttery and soft, filled with herbs, sausage, and cranberries, and the top is crispy and golden.
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Savory Cornbread Stuffing Recipe
Homemade cornbread is cubed and mixed with onions, celery, garlic, fresh herbs and plenty of butter. It is baked to perfection. The middle is buttery and moist and the top is golden and slightly crisp around the edges of the cornbread pieces.
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Stove Top Stuffing Recipe
Take 2 boxes of Stove Top Stuffing and turn it into the most amazing Stuffing that tastes like it is homemade. You'll just add lots of butter, some onions, celery, herbs and more butter! Perfect for Thanksgiving and the Holidays.
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Mashed Potato Recipes
Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes
The creamiest and MOST FLAVORFUL Yukon Gold Mashed Potato recipe you will find!!! These are the mashed potatoes you want on your table! So delicious you don't even need gravy.Plan on ½ lb. of raw potato per person.
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Mashed Potatoes In the Instant Pot
This Instant Pot Mashed Potato recipe is one of the most flavorful (and easiest) mashed potato recipes you will ever make. Just 11 minutes and NO DRAINING! This will become your new go-to!
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Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes Recipe
REALLY flavorful mashed potatoes made from Yukon Gold Potatoes mixed with garlic, parmesan, sour cream, butter and milk. They make an amazing side dish and don't need gravy!
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Red Skin Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Shallots and garlic are sauteed in butter, then red skin potatoes are boiled to tender perfection with the skins on. The two are blended together with sour cream and half and half added. These are SUPER FLAVORFUL mashed red skin potatoes.
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Roasted Garlic Mashed Potato Recipe
Super creamy mashed potatoes mixed with 2 heads of roasted garlic, sour cream, cream cheese, kosher salt and butter. No lack of flavor here! Serve with or without gravy.
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Gravy Recipes
Turkey Gravy Recipe without Drippings + Video
An over-the-top flavorful turkey gravy that won't have you waiting on the drippings from roast turkey! This is the stress free Thanksgiving gravy recipe you have been looking for.
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Super Flavorful Gravy Recipe without Drippings
Homemade gravy made without drippings. This is an easy gravy recipe that only requires a couple ingredients and a little time. It is perfect to serve over potatoes, stuffing, chicken, or turkey!
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Brown Gravy (with Beef Broth)
This is a super flavorful Brown Gravy recipe that starts by caramelizing onions and garlic and is seasoned with beef base and spices. Perfect for gravy or any beef recipe!
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Savory Brown Mushroom Gravy
Really delicious and rich recipe for Mushroom Gravy. Perfect over mashed potatoes, pork chops, skillet chicken or country fried steak. No drippings required, just ingredients from your pantry and fridge.
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Instant Pot Gravy (turkey or chicken)
Instant Pot Gravy is a great way to make a delicious savory gravy when you don't have drippings and when all your appliances are monopolized with other dishes. This gravy is perfect for any mashed potato!!
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Sweet Potato Sides
Sweet Potato Casserole with Canned Yams
Sweet Potato Casserole made with canned yams, mashed up and mixed with butter, eggs, brown sugar and spices/seasonings. The topping is a pecan and brown sugar crumble that is SO delicious.
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Sweet Potato Souffle Recipe
Sweet potatoes are boiled until fork tender and then blended with spices, butter, brown sugar, vanilla and eggs then poured into a 2 quart pan and baked. The texture of this Sweet Potato Souffle is soft and fluffy, yet substantial.
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Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes are a great side dish and the perfect colorful alternative to traditional mashed potatoes. This recipe combines sweet, savory and a little hint of balsamic vinegar to round out the flavors!
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Savory Mashed Sweet Potatoes
A delicious mashed sweet potato side dish that is made of roasted sweet potatoes mixed with savory ingredients like roasted garlic and balsamic vinegar. It is a perfectly balanced sweet potato dish that isn't overly sweet!
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Cranberries Recipes
Canned Cranberry Sauce
A recipe to turn your canned cranberry sauce into a spectacular side dish for your Holiday feast! They will taste just like homemade, no one will ever know they started in a can!
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Raw Cranberry Relish Recipe
Blend up whole fresh cranberries and a granny smith apple together with orange and spices for an amazing Cranberry Relish. No need to boil your cranberries, this recipe uses them raw.
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Fresh Cranberry Jell-O Salad
This Cranberry Jell-O Salad is the perfect cranberry side dish for your Holiday table. It is a wonderful blend of raspberry Jell-O, cranberries, lemon yogurt (secret ingredient), and orange zest.
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Simple Cranberry Sauce
A really simple recipe for Cranberry Sauce made with simmered cranberries, sugar, orange and spices. Perfect tart-sweet cranberry sauce for your holiday table.
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Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce Recipe
An amazing Cranberry Sauce recipe that is made in the Instant Pot! Full of sweet crushed pineapple, whole fresh cranberries, orange zest, and a dash of cinnamon. This is the perfect sweet and tart Holiday side dish.
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Additional Thanksgiving Sides
Homemade Dinner Rolls
This is an over-the-top delicious dinner roll made with simple ingredients like; dry active yeast, milk, sugar, kosher salt, butter and oil. All the tips and tricks (plus a video) are included to make your rolls turn out pillowy soft, golden and buttery.
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Corn Casserole Recipe With Jiffy Mix
Jiffy Corn Casserole is an easy side dish that can be made ahead. Sweet corn is mixed with cheese, sour cream, onions, green peppers, and Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix. This makes a great side dish for barbecues, holidays, or Sunday family dinner.
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Broccoli Bacon Salad
A classic Broccoli Bacon Salad recipe that has raw broccoli, crispy bacon, sweet raisins and sunflower seeds with a sweet and tangy dressing. Makes a great side dish for any holiday or barbecue.Can also be prepped a day ahead!
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Deviled Eggs
A traditional recipe for classic deviled eggs using mayonnaise and mustard . A super easy recipe with tips for piping the filling into the eggs.
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Four Ways to Cook Haricot Verts
Learn four different ways to cook Haricot Verts, the thin French green bean. It makes a great side dish for just about any dinner.Choose the method below that is right for you.
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Skillet Mac and Cheese Recipe
Classic Macaroni & Cheese made in one skillet, in under 30 minutes with only 5 ingredients + water and salt. No cooking and draining pasta. Traditional macaroni & cheese flavors- cheese, pasta, milk, butter, and salt.
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Classic Green Bean Casserole Recipe
This is the classic recipe for Green Bean Casserole that will complete your holiday table. It is the old fashioned recipe with cream of mushroom soup and canned green beans, all topped with those delicious crispy fried onions.
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Raspberry Jell-O Salad
Raspberry Jello Salad is a delicious classic Jello salad recipe. It is easy to make and only requires 4 ingredients! This is a great Jello side dish for large savory dinners. It is a staple on our table for 4th of July, Easter, and Christmas.
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Oven Roasted Carrots
A great vegetable side dish of Roasted Carrots that only requires 3 ingredients and 25 minutes.
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Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Cranberries
Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts with crispy bacon and sweet dried cranberries. It is all cooked in the oven on one sheet pan. This is an easy side dish to make.
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Homemade Creamed Corn Recipe
Really delicious, thick and creamy Homemade Creamed Corn recipe made with fresh corn on the cob, buttermilk, butter, salt and pepper!
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