Here's a collection of some of our Best Thanksgiving Recipes to help plan your holiday dinner. It includes everything you need from an easy turkey recipe to rolls and Thanksgiving dessert recipes galore.
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- Best Thanksgiving Menus
- Fun Thanksgiving Recipes To Make With Kids
- Thanksgiving Appetizers
- Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner Ideas {And More}
- Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes
- Best Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes
- Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes
Best Thanksgiving Menus
If you are working on your Thanksgiving Dinner plan for this year's menu, check out this collection of our Best Thanksgiving Recipes. This list includes all of our favorite Thanksgiving appetizers, turkey dinner menu ideas (and non turkey entrees), Thanksgiving side dishes, and Thanksgiving desserts galore.
I know how busy the holidays are and sometimes we need easy recipes that can be made in advance or take only a few ingredients. I hope this helps to make your Thanksgiving dinner a success and allows you to spend some quality time with your friends and family.
Fun Thanksgiving Recipes To Make With Kids
Thanksgiving is my favorite food holiday and there just isn't anything better than gathering with your friends and family and enjoying everyone's favorites. The best thing about eating with a crowd is that everyone can participate too.
This list is filled with easy recipes that are perfect for young kids to make, too. It's so fun for them to be helpers for the day! That's where I learned to cook, alongside my Mom and Grandma's and I hope to give that to my kids, too.
Thanksgiving Appetizers
I like to have a few appetizers on hand. These are easy recipes you can bust out when everyone is feeling snacky or your need a little something to tide them over until dinner is ready. I love making a big veggie and fruit tray for everyone to snack on. It's a great way to start the day off with something a little lighter. I hope your family loves these appetizers as much as we do.
Holiday Veggie Tray Recipe
This Holiday Veggie Tray is full of crisp and colorful veggies, served with homemade ranch dressing on the side. It’s the perfect appetizer to serve at your next holiday party or gathering.
Total time: 30 minutes minutes
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Fruit Board with Dips
This Fruit Charcuterie Board is a great idea for dinner parties and get-togethers all year long. Served with a side of cream cheese dip, it’s a beautiful and simple option that takes very little preparation and is easy to adapt.
Total time: 20 minutes minutes
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Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball Recipe
This Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball is a quick and easy appetizer made with cream cheese, cheddar cheese, ranch, bacon, and green onions. It's perfect for holiday entertaining, game day, or any other occasion.
Total time: 10 minutes minutes
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Jalapeño Artichoke Dip Recipe
This warm and cheesy Jalapeño Artichoke Dip is simple to make and a total crowd-pleaser. It’s sure to be a hit for your next game day or Super Bowl party, and can be served with any of your favorite crackers, chips or raw veggies.
Total time: 40 minutes minutes
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Caramel Apple Punch Recipe
This Caramel Apple Cider Punch is the perfect fall drink to make for holiday get-togethers. It's made with apple cider, ginger ale, caramel sauce and fall spices and tastes just as good as it looks.
Total time: 10 minutes minutes
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Holiday Punch Recipe
This Holiday Fruit Punch recipe with ginger ale is bright and cherry, simple to make and doubles as a beautiful centerpiece. It's the perfect drink to make for parties and get-togethers all holiday season long.
Total time: 10 minutes minutes
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Traditional Wassail Recipe
This recipe for Wassail is made with spiced apple cider that’s been infused with baking spices and fresh citrus.It’s the perfect warm and cozy holiday drink to make during the winter months.
Total time: 6 hours hours
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Chocolate Turkeys Recipe
These homemade Chocolate Turkeys make the most adorably easy Thanksgiving table decoration. Using simple candies, chocolate-covered cherries and frosting, this recipe will show you how to make delicious edible works of art.
Total time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
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Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner Ideas {And More}
Now for the main dish. Roasted Turkey is a great option. If you're cooking for a smaller group or maybe you don't want to fuss with a whole turkey, try a crockpot turkey breast recipe. It's so easy to make and takes only a fraction of the time.
Smoked Turkey and Baked Honey Ham are also favorites at our house. They're really easy to make and sometimes it's just fun to have options. I like to make both when there's a big crowd or I have the time.
Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Recipe
This Herb Crusted Turkey Breast is quick, easy, and makes the juiciest oven-roasted turkey breast recipe. It’s seasoned with butter, fresh herbs, and spices. It's a perfect Thanksgiving turkey for a smaller crowd or if you don't feel like dressing an entire bird. It's so easy to make and turns our tender and juicy every time.
Total time: 1 hour hour 50 minutes minutes
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Recipe: How to Cook a Spiral Sliced Ham
These easy step-by-step instructions will guide you through How to Cook a Spiral Ham that is juicy, moist and super flavorful. Add our honey glaze, a couple of your favorite sides and you’ll have yourself the perfect easy, delicious holiday dinner.
Total time: 1 hour hour 55 minutes minutes
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Best Smoked Turkey Recipe
This Smoked Whole Turkey is flavored with a simple brown sugar spice rub and cooked low and slow in the smoker until perfectly tender and juicy. It’s an impressive way to save precious oven space and couldn’t be easier.
Total time: 4 hours hours 50 minutes minutes
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Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes
Now for the sides. Is there anything better than Thanksgiving Sides? There are so many potato recipes to choose from. It's hard to narrow it down but here are our absolute favorites. Some are healthy, some cheesy - there's a little bit of something for everyone to help you plan your perfect Thanksgiving Menu.
Grandma's Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
Grandma’s Thanksgiving Stuffing is a classic stuffing recipe that has withstood the test of time. It’s got the perfect balance of chewy and moist, sweet and savory and can be made entirely from scratch, or with some simple shortcuts.
Total time: 2 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
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Best Sausage And Apple Stuffing Recipe
This is the Best Sausage And Apple Stuffing Recipe. No need to be intimidated with homemade stuffing. This Thanksgiving dressing recipe is easy and turns out great every time. It's a homemade stuffing recipe made with simple and fresh ingredients, maple sausage, fresh apples, and a perfect balance of fresh herbs and spices. It's a must-have for every holiday feast!
Total time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
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Best Cornbread Stuffing Recipe
This savory Cornbread Stuffing recipe is a perfect side dish to serve for Thanksgiving or any other winter holidays. It combines both cornbread and French bread to make the most chewy, moist, flavorful, and delicious stuffing.
Total time: 2 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
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Fall Harvest Salad Recipe
This Fall Harvest Salad is crunchy, sweet, salty and hearty. It’s loaded with apples, feta cheese and candied pecans and tossed in a homemade honey mustard vinaigrette for the perfect Thanksgiving or holiday salad.
Total time: 15 minutes minutes
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Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe
This Cranberry Orange Juice Sauce uses just 5 simple ingredients and puts any store bought canned sauce to shame. It’s sweet and tangy, flavored with orange juice and orange zest, and makes a delicious quick and easy side for any classic holiday dinner.
Total time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
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Cheesy Potato Casserole
This easy potato casserole is a hit for the holidays and dinners with your family and friends. It's so easy to make and everyone loves it!
Total time: 40 minutes minutes
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Crockpot Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
This Slow Cooker Scalloped Potatoes recipe couldn't be easier. It's made with russet potatoes, a homemade cream sauce, and fresh herbs - perfect for a family dinner or holiday meal.
Total time: 4 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
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Mashed Red Potatoes Recipe
These Mashed Red Potatoes are pure comfort food and a simple side dish. Mashed with simple ingredients like butter, sour cream, garlic, and milk, they are bursting with flavor and pair well with just about anything.
Total time: 40 minutes minutes
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Sweet Potato Casserole With Pecans Recipe
This Sweet Potato Casserole is rich and buttery with a sweet crunchy pecan topping. It’s a southern classic that can pass as either a side dish or dessert at your next holiday dinner.
Total time: 50 minutes minutes
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Sweet Potato Casserole Marshmallow Recipe
These Sweet Potatoes with marshmallows is my favorite version of the slightly sweet classic holiday side dish. It’s filled with warmed mashed potatoes, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg and topped with ooey gooey mini marshmallows.
Total time: 45 minutes minutes
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Winter Fruit Salad Recipe
This Winter Fruit Salad is refreshing, simple, stunning and totally delicious. Made with brightly colored winter fruits and finished with a tangy citrus glaze drizzle, this salad makes the perfect holiday dinner side dish.
Total time: 30 minutes minutes
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Homemade Crescent Rolls
This Easy Crescent Rolls recipe is Grandma's favorite. They're buttery, soft, and make the perfect side for your holiday meal.
Total time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes
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Quick Dinner Roll Recipe
These Quick Yeast Rolls are soft, fluffy, buttery and so simple. All you need are a few simple ingredients and a minimal amount of prep to have these ready and on the table in no time.
Total time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
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Best Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes
Here's the best part: dessert! There isn't anything better than a homemade pie with freshly made whipped cream. It's the perfect way to finish off a great meal....and bonus, pie for breakfast! Yesssss! There are all kinds of great dessert recipes and candy recipes you can have on hand too.
Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe From Scratch
This is the ultimate Pumpkin Pie recipe, complete with step-by-step instructions for making your very own homemade flakey pie crust. It’s smooth and creamy with the perfect blend of pumpkin pie spice all wrapped up in a buttery, flakey crust.
Total time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
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Pumpkin Roll Recipe
This classic Pumpkin Roll is made with a soft and tender pumpkin cake filled with a silky smooth cream cheese filling. It’s an easy, beautiful and delicious fall dessert that is perfect for serving at Thanksgiving, Christmas or anytime in between.
Total time: 1 hour hour 35 minutes minutes
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Apple Pie Recipe
This classic homemade Apple Pie is filled to the brim with juicy, buttery cinnamon-spiced apples all baked into a tender, flaky pie crust. Follow this step-by-step Apple Pie Recipe, instructions on how to make everyone’s favorite Apple Pie from scratch in no time.
Total time: 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes
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Easy Coconut Cream Pie Recipe
This old fashioned Coconut Cream Pie is full of creamy coconut custard set in a flaky homemade pie crust and topped with fresh whipped cream and toasted coconut. It’s a must-try for any coconut lover.
Total time: 45 minutes minutes
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Oreo Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe
This Oreo Chocolate Pie is made with a silky smooth chocolate pudding tucked into a crisp Oreo crust and topped with freshly whipped cream. It’s super decadent with a rich chocolate flavor and is insanely simple to make.
Total time: 40 minutes minutes
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Best Banana Cream Pie Recipe
This easy old fashioned Banana Cream Pie uses our homemade flaky pie crust and fills it with fresh bananas and the most creamy, dreamy banana cream filling. Topped with freshly whipped cream, this classic dessert is absolutely heavenly.
Total time: 45 minutes minutes
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Razzleberry Pie Recipe
This delicious Razzleberry Pie is bursting with raspberries, blackberries and blueberries all baked into a flakey homemade pie crust. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a big dollop of freshly whipped cream for a perfect summer dessert, or make with frozen berries and enjoy all year long.
Total time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
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Classic No Bake Cheesecake Recipe
This Easy No Bake Cheesecake recipe is the best recipe for a cheesecake. It's simple to make and only takes a few ingredients. It's light and fluffy and oh, so creamy. It's an easy no-bake dessert the entire family will love.
Total time: 15 minutes minutes
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Easy Homemade Whipped Cream Recipe
This easy Homemade Whipped Cream takes just 5 minutes to make and is worlds better than anything you can buy at the store. It’s super fluffy, lightly sweetened with just a touch of vanilla extract added to make it the perfect accompaniment to pies, cakes, tarts, French toast and more.
Total time: 5 minutes minutes
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Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes
- Turkey Enchilada Soup
- Turkey and Rice Soup
- Ham and Cheese Quiche
- Slow Cooker Ham Scallople Potatoes
- Breakfast Cassserole
- Mini Quiche
- More holiday recipes
- More Menu Ideas
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This list of our Best Thanksgiving Recipes includes every recipe you will need to plan your perfect Thanksgiving menu. All of these recipes are easy and most can be made ahead of time.
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Beth
This is wonderful with so many options that i'm going to have to do at least 2 Thanksgivings to get through them all! Not complaining, just stating a fact!
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Jill Baird
Thanks for checking them out. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Natalie
Amazing list. Everything looks super delicious and perfect for Holidays. I'm definitely going to bake that apple pie. Yum!
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Jill Baird
This apple pie is so easy. I hope you love it!
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Jenni
This is such an amazing list of recipes! You really don't need to go anywhere else, everything I need is right here! Thank you!
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Jill Baird
So glad you enjoyed it!
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Gina
Wow - what a great resource! That sweet potato casserole looks amazing and I'd love some with a scoop of the orange cranberry sauce on top!
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Jill Baird
I hope you love it as much as we do!
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