We have 50 Stellar Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes, including everything from Appetizers, to Desserts, and everything in between. Thanksgiving will be a little different this year.
Do you think there is only one way to prepare a Thanksgiving turkey, green bean casserole, or mashed potatoes? Think again.
Whether you are preparing a large traditional Thanksgiving dinner or a small dinner for two, you’ll find Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes to fit your needs.
Whether your serving turkey breast cutlets with baked sweet potatoes for a small dinner for two, or a full-blown Thanksgiving dinner, you’ll find recipes your family will love!
For your convenience, I have organized the Thanksgiving holiday recipes into the following categories.
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Thanksgiving Appetizers
Appetizers get the party started and I have included three finger foods for people to snack on while waiting for dinner to be ready.
Bloody Mary Deviled Eggs Recipe
Why settle for ordinary deviled eggs when you could make these Bloody Mary Deviled Eggs? A fun Bloody Mary twist to this party appetizer, garnished with celery leaves, and green olives!
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Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs Recipe
Creamy tangy Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs combine creamy mayonnaise and sharp cheddar offer a game-changing egg filling for your next batch of Southern-style deviled eggs!
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Instant Pot Southern Deviled Eggs
These Instant Pot Southern Deviled Eggs make a delicious Easter appetizer or finger food and are super easy to make because they start with Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs!
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Meatballs With Grape Jelly and Chili Sauce
These Meatballs with Grape Jelly and Chili Sauce are tender and juicy and flavorful appetizer meatballs that are super easy to make for a party.
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Pepperoncini Gruyere Cocktail Crostini
Pepperoncini Gruyere Cocktail Crostini is an easy yet delicious party appetizer that is perfect for your holiday parties.
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Thanksgiving Salad Recipes
So you think salads are boring? Think again. We have some delicious salad recipes and the Apple Walnut Cranberry Salad below is one of the most popular recipes on the website. Salads add some wholesome leafy green vegetables to a heavy holiday dinner.
Vegetable Chopped Salad Recipe
This delicious Chopped Vegetable Salad is vegan, gluten-free, loaded with fresh vegetables, and makes a great side salad or base salad that fits in every type of meal plan.
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Broccoli Salad
Broccoli Salad is a perfect cold summer salad when trying to beat the summer heat by chillin’ at a backyard barbecue, picnic, or potluck.
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Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad
Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad, with apples, pomegranates, parmesan, and pecans, is drizzled with a sweet and tangy apple cider vinaigrette, is crunchy and delicious.
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Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing Recipe
Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing is delicious with fresh baby spinach, hard boiled eggs, mushrooms, onions, and bacon, drizzled with a hot bacon dressing!
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Apple Walnut Cranberry Salad
This Apple Walnut Cranberry Salad includes a Mixed Green Spinach Salad with Green Apples, Dried Cranberries, Walnuts, and Gorgonzola Cheese. This salad explodes with flavor.
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Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes
Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes, like cornbread stuffing or sweet potato casserole, can sometimes outshine the main dish. Many are special because we only serve them once a year. Whatever your favorite Thanksgiving side dish, I probably have it here. I have included everything from Brussels sprouts to stuffing to potatoes. Be sure to check out the section below for the side dish casserole recipes too!
I broke out the side dish recipes into casseroles to make it easier to find. In addition to our website’s all-time most popular recipe, Sweet Potato Casserole With Marshmallows, I also included a recipe for Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes for those looking for a simpler side dish this year.
Brussels Sprouts
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Balsamic
These Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Balsamic will turn brussels sprouts haters into brussels sprouts lovers! Why? Because roasting the brussels sprouts with Bacon, onion, and a Balsamic Glaze adds incredible flavor!
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Cranberry Recipes
Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce
Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce is a homemade cranberry sauce with orange juice, made with fresh cranberries, but pressure cooked in an Instant Pot instead of cooked on top of the stove. It is so delicious that you'll never eat canned cranberry sauce again.
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Homemade Cranberry Sauce
This Homemade Cranberry Sauce is so easy, it can be made in 15 minutes, with only 3 ingredients, one of which is fresh cranberries, and tastes far better than the canned stuff.
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Cranberry Fluff
This pretty Cranberry Fluff Salad, made with fresh cranberries, makes a sweet and delicious salad, side dish, or dessert for a Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday dinner.
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Green Bean Recipes
Balsamic Bacon Green Beans
Balsamic Bacon Green Beans are fresh green beans with bacon, onions and garlic, all caramelized with balsamic vinegar.
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Creole Green Beans Recipe
Creole Green Beans are savory and spicy and delicious with bacon, onions, tomatoes, chilies, and cajun seasoning. It is perfect for Mardi Gras
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Oven Roasted Green Beans
Oven Roasted Green Beans are so quick and easy they hardly qualify as a recipe. Yet they are so delicious your whole family will love them.
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Instant Pot Green Bean Casserole
Save time and oven space by making the traditional Green Bean Casserole in the Instant Pot. It is easy, delicious, and frees up precious oven space when preparing for a holiday dinner.
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Homemade Green Bean Casserole
This Homemade Green Bean Casserole is a traditional recipe made from scratch with fresh green beans and a homemade mushroom sauce and is perfect Thanksgiving side dish.
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Sweet Potato Recipes
Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes
Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes are fast and easy, pressure cooked perfectly for a moist, fluffy, delicious sweet potato thatyou can serve them any time.
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Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows Recipe
Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows are mashed sweet potatoes mixed with cinnamon, butter, white and brown sugar, and topped with mini marshmallows for a delish Thanksgiving side dish.
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Squash
Roasted Acorn Squash with Pumpkin Seeds
Covered in a sweet and spicy seasoning made with brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, chili powder, paprika, and a hint of cayenne, this oven-roasted acorn squash is served with pumpkin seeds, pomegranate seeds, and sage leaves and is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
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Instant Pot Acorn Squash
Instant Pot Acorn Squash, with only 5 ingredients, cooks up in less than 25 minutes and makes a comforting sweetened Fall side dish that is perfect for Thanksgiving.
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Instant Pot Mashed Butternut Squash
Mashed Butternut squash makes a delicious Thanksgiving side dish perfect for celebrating Fall. Instant Pot Mashed Butternut Squash is easy to make and will be on your holiday table in no time!
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Southern Squash Casserole
Southern Squash Casserole is a comforting side dish casserole, often served during the holidays, with tender, cooked yellow squash, onions, sour cream and cheddar cheese topped with crushed buttery crackers.
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Stuffing Recipes
Easy Cornbread Dressing
This Easy Cornbread Dressing recipe, or stuffing if you prefer, is a must for a family’s Thanksgiving holiday table.
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Easy Cherry Pecan Stuffing
Plump tart dried cherries give Easy Cherry Pecan Stuffing a hint of sweet while pecans lend a little crunch and store-bought stuffing mix makes it super simple to prepare.
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Potato Recipes
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Easy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes are the best creamy, buttery and fluffy mashed potatoes and the easiest to make. If you need an easy method to make mashed potatoes for a crowd, this is your recipe!
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Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes
Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes are creamy, cheesy and taste absolutely heavenly. What makes them even better is that this is the quickest and easiest way to make them.
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Easy Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
Easy Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes are very similar to Potatoes Au Gratin because they are drenched in a creamy, cheesy, garlicky cream sauce and then covered in more cheese! They make a perfect comfort food side dish for all your holiday dinners!
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Crockpot Roasted Potatoes
Crockpot Roasted Potatoes are russet potatoes roasted in a crockpot or slow cooker with garlic, Italian Seasoning herbs, including rosemary, and parmesan cheese. These Crockpot Roasted Potatoes are perfect for a weekend or holiday dinner.
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Oven Roasted Garlic Herb Parmesan Potatoes
Oven Roasted Garlic Herb Parmesan Potatoes…..just the name alone makes me hungry. Imagine buttery potatoes coated with olive oil, garlic, herbs de provence, and freshly grated parmesan cheese.
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Hasselback Potatoes
These Hasselback Potatoes make an easy, delicious and gourmet side dish whenever you want to impress that special someone, or honored guests, or just to have a healthy dinner.
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Bacon Onion Horseradish Mashed Potatoes
Bacon Onion Horseradish Mashed Potatoes are creamy, buttery mashed potatoes that are super flavorful with added bacon, onion, and horseradish. You will never want plain mashed potatoes again.
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Thanksgiving Side Dish Casserole Recipes
The Thanksgiving Side Dish Casseroles are often the star of the show as many are served only for the holidays. I’m sharing some of our favorite holiday casseroles. I’m sure some of these will become family favorites for you too.
Instant Pot Broccoli Cheese Chicken And Rice Casserole
Instant Pot Broccoli Cheese Chicken And Rice Casserole is creamy cheesy comfort food made with chicken, broccoli, rice and cheese, but made in the Instant Pot for a quick and easy one-pot meal.
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Cheesy Bacon Ranch Hash Brown Casserole Recipe
This creamy, cheesy hash brown potato casserole that has been served at family gatherings, potlucks, funerals, and church suppers for generations.
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Corn Casserole with Sausage
This Corn Casserole recipe takes the Jiffy Corn Casserole and gives it a Tex-Mex or Mexican twist to create a Mexican Corn Casserole with sausage, jalapenos, diced tomatoes, and green chiles added to the traditional corn casserole.
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Thanksgiving Main Dish Recipes
Whether you serve turkey, ham, prime rib, or a pot roast, I have you covered with the holiday main dishes. Since many families this year are having smaller gatherings, I have also included a recipe for turkey cutlets for those that may not want to cook a whole turkey.
Lemon Thyme Pan Seared Turkey Breast Cutlets
Lemon Thyme Pan Seared Turkey Breast Cutlets are perfect for a wholesome, quick and easy weeknight dinner and classy enough for a light Thanksgiving holiday dinner.
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Roast Turkey with Apple Cider Brine
This Roast Turkey with Apple Cider Brine is our family’s recipe for a moist, juicy, and golden roast turkey for our Thanksgiving or holiday table. The secret to this turkey recipe is the Apple Cider Brine and lots of butter.
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Cajun Herb Prime Rib #SundaySupper #RoastPerfect
This Cajun Herb Prime Rib Roast, also known as a ribeye roast, will bring family and friends together around the #SundaySupper or holiday table to enjoy its tender and juicy roasted flavor.
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Slow Cooker Chuck Roast Recipe
This easy Crock Pot Chuck Roast or Pot Roast recipe, with roasted potatoes, carrots, and onions, is so juicy, tender and flavorful, no one would ever believe how easy it is to make this dinner in the slow cooker!
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Oven Roasted Chicken
Don’t buy that pre-cooked Rotisserie Chicken!! Make your own savory, tender, juicy Oven Roasted Chicken, seasoned just the way you like it, and save yourself the money!
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Crock Pot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham
Crock Pot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham is a delicious go-to Holiday main dish that is sweet, tender, and juicy, and super easy to make in the slow cooker.
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Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes
No matter how much we eat on Thanksgiving, there always seems room for dessert! I have included some recipes that may have a slight twist on traditional recipes, like my Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding that is one of the most popular on this website. You’ll find apple and pumpkin desserts, as well as cakes, pies, and bars. All are easy to make and taste spectacular.
Apple Dessert Recipes
Air Fryer Apple Crisps Recipe
Air Fryer Apple Crisps make sweet, delicious Mini desserts, and you can make as many or as little as you like. Sweet, sticky, crunchy, and creamy, you're going to love these mini apple crisps.
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Skillet Fried Apples Recipe
Skillet Fried Apples are pan-fried in a sweet and sticky cinnamon sugar sauce that can be served as dessert with ice cream or as a side with pork chops or chicken.
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Apple Cinnamon White Cake with Vanilla Glaze
A sweet Apple Cinnamon Cake that is bursting with apple flavor with a hint of cinnamon for an outstanding autumn dessert!
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Apple Dump Cake Recipe
Apple Dump Cake with Caramel Sauce is the easiest and most delicious apple dessert or apple cobbler to make! It's so easy even the kids can make it, and they'll love it!
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Apple Pecan Cream Cheese Cake
This Apple Pecan Cream Cheese Cake made with fresh apples, cinnamon, chopped pecans, and a cream cheese filling, topped with a vanilla glaze is a delicious fall dessert your guests will love.
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Cinnamon Apple Pie Bread Pudding Recipe
A delicious, sweet bread pudding with apples, cinnamon, walnuts, and sugar drizzled with a sweet vanilla glaze that is super easy to make.
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Pumpkin Dessert Recipes
Pumpkin Fluff
Pumpkin Fluff is an easy, no-bake pumpkin dessert dip, made with only five ingredients, and is perfect to serve for a Fall party or holiday dinner.
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Pumpkin Magic Bars Recipe
Pumpkin Magic Bars are rich, thick, sweet and very pumpkin-y cookie bars! With creamy pumpkin, crunchy pecans, butterscotch chips, and toffee chips, it is a sweet explosion of flavor and textures in every bite!
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Crustless Pumpkin Pie Recipe
With this delicious Crustless Pumpkin Pie, you can enjoy all the pumpkin flavor and you won’t even miss the crust.
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Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding
Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding is a rich, creamy, sweet and crunchy decadent dessert made with challah bread and pumpkin puree that is an alternative to pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.
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More Dessert Recipes
Hot Chocolate Dip Recipe
This Hot Chocolate Dip with the hot chocolate mix, marshmallow creme, cream cheese, and whipped topping, makes an easy no-bake dessert dip for a holiday party for Christmas, New Year's, or anytime.
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German Chocolate Cake Recipe
Layers of German Chocolate Cake with the sweet and crunchy coconut pecan frosting, and topped with a creamy chocolate frosting make a stunning, showstopping cake that is perfect for a special occasion like a birthday, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, or Christmas.
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Best Homemade Carrot Cake Recipe
This is the Best Homemade Carrot Cake recipe because it is a sweet, moist, and dense Carrot Cake made from scratch with pineapple, raisins, and pecans. When you want a dessert that everyone will love, make this cake!
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Carrot Cake Cheesecake
Carrot Cake Cheesecake is an exquisite, show-stopping dessert! Whether you serve it for a birthday party, or as a holiday dessert, everyone will be asking you for the recipe.
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Old Fashioned Chess Pie Recipe
This Old Fashioned Chess Pie is a simple, classic, authentic Southern custard pie recipe with cornmeal that makes an absolutely delicious dessert.
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Custard Pie Recipe
This creamy custard pie is just like the old-fashioned custard pie likely made by your grandma, with eggs, sugar, and cream. It tastes sweet and creamy yet is easy to make.
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Old Fashioned Southern Pralines Recipe
Sweet, creamy, and crunchy, these Old Fashioned Pecan Pralines are melt-in-your-mouth delicious and make perfect Christmas candies.
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German Chocolate Pecan Pie
This German Chocolate Pecan Pie combines German Chocolate Cake and Pecan Pie into one fabulous holiday dessert!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Pie
This Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Pie, made with Greek yogurt, makes a super easy no-bake dessert for a holiday dinner or party.
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Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
These Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars, inspired by the Mexican dessert called sopapillas, have a sweet, creamy cheesecake filling tucked between 2 crescent roll pastry sheets, and are topped with butter, cinnamon, and sugar and drizzled with honey.
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Give these recipes a try, I’m sure you are certain to find some Thanksgiving recipes that you and your family will love.
If you are planning to make a whole turkey, be sure to plan ahead to give yourself enough time to thaw and brine the turkey before cooking it. You’ll find all the detailed instructions in the Roast Turkey with Apple Cider Brine recipe above.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving Recipe Everyone!
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