From creamy mashed potatoes to savory stuffing and everything in between, this collction of Best Thanksgiving Side Dishes has you covered!
Elevate your holiday table with these easy-to-follow recipes that will impress your family and friends.
Check out all the other Easy Recipes for Thanksgiving to create the perfect holiday meal. Make sure you download and print out the FREE Turkey Cooking Charts at the bottom of the blog post!
Whether you're seeking inspiration for this Thanksgiving or Christmas, this collection of Thanksgiving side dishes southern recipes are sure to leave your taste buds excited and your guests impressed.
Looking for more Side Dishes for the holidays? Try my Homemade Crock Pot Cranberry Sauce, Asparagus Wrapped in Bacon or any one of these side dishes from my collection of Thanksgiving Make Ahead Side Dishes.
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👩🍳How many side dishes should you have for Thanksgiving?
When it comes to how many side dishes you should have for Thanksgiving, it can vary depending on the number of guests and personal preferences.
Some people think you should have at least two different side dishes for every five people attending your Thanksgiving meal. However, if you're having a larger crowd, you should aim to prepare three different side dishes for every ten people.
💡How to make Thanksgiving dinner easier?
Here are some tips to help make Thanksgiving dinner easier:
- Plan your menu ahead of time, including appetizers, sides, the turkey, and desserts.
- Create a schedule for Thanksgiving preparations, from grocery shopping to cooking each dish.
- Prepare some dishes in advance, like cranberry sauce can be made 3 days ahead of time! You can freeze pie crusts 2 weeks before you need to make the pies.
- Ask family and friends for help! My sister always brings the pies and my sister-in-loves brings her sweet potato casserole.
- et the table the night before Thanksgiving. I actually set my table 2 days ahead of Thanksgiving. Check out a few of my easy Thanksgiving Centerpiece idea!
If you need more help, check out my post on Tips for Hosting a Stress Free Thanksgiving.
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Best Thanksgiving Side Dishes
From creamy mashed potatoes to savory stuffing and everything in between, this collction of Best Thanksgiving Side Dishes has you covered!
This delicious mashed potatoes casserole is perfect for Thanksgiving. You can make it the day before and then bake it in the oven while you're preparing the rest of your feast.
These Scalloped Potatoes and Ham make for a perfect casserole dish to serve up as a meal or side dish. They're loaded with lots of cream, cheese, and flavor!
This Sugar Snap Pea Casserole is a modern take on the classic green bean casserole, but the sugar snap peas retain their crispiness and have a fresh taste.
This easy Cauliflower Mashed Potato recipe is a slightly healthier side dish to add to your Thanksgiving menu. Adding cauliflower to mashed potatoes is an easy way to reduce the carbs and calories.
Southern Cornbread Dressing - A Family Tradition by April Lee for Platter Talk
This cornbread dressing is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any special dinner. It features cornbread as well as biscuits, chicken broth, and lots of sage.
This low carb keto Loaded Cauliflower Au Gratin Recipe packs in the flavor that’ll have your taste buds asking for more, plus it's good for you!
This mashup of sweet corn, corn muffin, and eggs is made using your slow cooker! This corn spoonbread makes the perfect side dish for any meal.
This classic holiday side dish is loaded with lots of flavor. It can be made with spicy or mild sweet Italian sausage along with boxed cornbread, crunchy celery, soft French bread, sweet dried cherries, and tart dried cranberries.
Cook perfectly tender acorn squash in the pressure cooker and make it extra delicious by adding a butter and brown sugar topping.
This family favorite green bean casserole recipe is made at every holiday. It's simple and so easy to prepare!
This classic recipe is filled with familiar comfort food flavors and simplified to make your time in the kitchen easier!
These soft and fluffy dinner rolls are brushed with a delicious garlic herb butter. They make the perfect addition to any holiday meal.
Cut out the processed ingredients and make this classic completely from scratch from the cream of mushroom soup to the fried onions.
This green bean recipe is for the mustard lovers! It's made in just 15 minutes so it can be made and on the table in no time!
Wendy Sondov says
ALL of your features made me hungry! So many delicious things to put on the Thanksgiving menu!
Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food says
Wow, lots of inspo for Thanksgiving Dinner here! My family practically forces me to make the same sides every year, but I'm going to unleash a few of these beauties. After all, what will they do: FIRE ME?!
Lois says
Thanks for visiting!!!
Jenna says
Thank you Lois, you've got me in the mood for Thanksgiving!
Lois says
Thanks for joining again this week Jenna! I'm ready for turkey with all the trimmings too!
Marilyn Lesniak says
Thank you for hosting. I love sharing with your readers and always find inspiration here. Have a blessed week! #OverTheMoon #ThursdayFavoriteThings
Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook says
Hello, Lois. I hope you are having a good time! Thanks a bunch for hosting this week! x
Lois says
Thanks for joining the party!