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Here’s Every Single Thanksgiving Recipe You Could Ever Need — All in One Place

Kelli Foster
Kelli FosterCulinary Producer at The Kitchn
I'm a recipe developer, food writer, stylist, and video producer (and The Kitchn's Dinner Therapist), with more than 10 years professional experience. Since graduating from The French Culinary Institute, I've authored 3 cookbooks: Buddha Bowls, Plant-Based Buddha Bowls, and The Probiotic Kitchen.
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Jan ValdezAssistant Recipe Producer at The Kitchn
I cover recipe content on The Kitchn, write and update recipes and recipe roundups, and test recipes for the team. I have 10 years of experience working in R&D test kitchens, testing products and recipes, and at publishers including Serious Eats and EatingWell.
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Thanksgiving table with multiple dishes, one with cornbread stuffing, a platter with sliced turkey, a bowl of candied yams, bowl of green beans. Forks and glasses on table
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Depending on how you look at it, finding and pulling together all the recipes you need for Thanksgiving can either be exciting or the part you dread. But whether it’s totally fun or kind of overwhelming, we want to make this process as easy as can be this year.

So we’re putting all the best Thanksgiving recipes we have into one place for you. No more bookmarking a bunch of recipes or trying to remember where you saw that one for sweet potato soufflé. We have them all right here, including something for every eater at the table.

You’ll find recipes for turkey, of course, but also non-turkey mains. We’ve got classics like stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and apple pie, and twists like garlic confit mashed potatoes, hot honey Brussels sprouts, and no-bake pumpkin delight, so you can mix it up a little as well. Here are all our best Thanksgiving recipes to choose from, so you can cook your most delicious feast yet.

Turkey Basics

From brining to cooking a classic roast turkey to cooking a turkey that’s still frozen (yes, you can do it!), here are basics.

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How to Cook a Turkey (The Best Recipe!)
This is the only roast turkey recipe you'll ever need. It's ridiculously delicious (the herb butter is everything!), but simple and easy enough for anyone to pull off.
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How To Brine a Turkey
A brine is a basic solution of water and salt. By giving our turkey a luxurious dunk in this solution, we can actually coax a bit more moisture and flavor into our meal before it’s ready to roast.
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How To Dry-Brine a Turkey
A dry brine seasons the turkey like a more traditional wet brine, but it does not use any water. Instead, you'll rub the salt, seasonings, and/or sugar directly onto the meat and skin, and then let the meat rest in the refrigerator for a period of time before cooking.
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How To Carve a Turkey
The simplest, easiest way to carve a turkey in four essential steps. You'll need a sharp knife and a steady workstation, but not much else.
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How To Roast a Turkey Upside Down
Roast your bird upside down for incredibly moist and tender turkey (yes, even the white meat) every time.
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How To Cook a Frozen Turkey
Yes, you really can cook a frozen turkey. Yes, it sounds completely improbable — even slightly alarming. But against all odds, yes, it works. Here's how to do it and everything you need to know.
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How To Thaw a Turkey
How to safely thaw a frozen turkey in the refrigerator or with cold water in time for Thanksgiving.
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How To Make Turkey in a Bag
Learn the basic steps for using an oven bag for roasting your Thanksgiving turkey.
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Roast Turkey Recipes

Ready to go beyond a basic roast turkey? Here are some of our absolute favorite to try.

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Roast Stuffed Turkey with Cornbread Chestnut Dressing

The aroma of roasted chesnuts combined with cornbread, sage, thyme, and a hint of bay leaf is just as magical as it is delicious in this stuffed turkey from chef Alexander Smalls.

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Black Pepper & Maple Roast Turkey

Spicy black pepper and sweet maple syrup mix together in a compound butter to flavor this easy roast turkey.

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Chili Crisp Butter Spatchcock Turkey

This spatchcock roast turkey recipe uses a chili crisp compound butter to keep the bird juicy and moist.

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Bourbon-Glazed Roast Turkey

If you’re looking for something new and inspiring to flavor your turkey this year, it’s hiding in your liquor cabinet. Bourbon not only makes for a glistening glaze, it infuses the turkey with a touch of nutty, caramel, vanilla-like flavor.

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Miso-Butter Spatchcocked Turkey with Mushroom Gravy

This turkey is spatchcocked, flavored with a miso butter, then cooked on high heat for a flavorful Thanksgiving bird that's ready in an hour. A cremini mushroom gravy makes this turkey extra rich and flavorful.

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Deep-Fried Turkey

Fried turkeys cook twice as fast as traditional roasted turkeys and also free up the oven for essential side dishes.

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Citrus-Herb Roast Turkey

A citrus and fresh herb compound butter flavors this easy roast turkey and also turns the tasty drippings into gravy.

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Smoked Turkey

There are lots of advantages to smoking your turkey this holiday season: Smoking gives the mild-flavored bird a boost of flavor, the low cooking temperature keeps breast meat juicy, and smoking frees your oven up for other dishes.

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Bacon-Wrapped Turkey

Bacon-wrapped turkey makes a flavorful turkey and creates a stunning, crispy “skin”.

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Coke-Glazed Upside-Down Turkey

This brown sugar-infused glaze is subtle enough to satisfy nostalgic cravings without being cloying.

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Recipes That Don’t Require a Whole Turkey

When you’re having a smaller dinner and craving turkey, but don’t want the hassle of cooking a whole bird (or all the leftovers), stick one of these recipes that call for turkey breast or turkey thighs.

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Roasted Turkey Breast

Are you hosting a small, intimate gathering for Thanksgiving this year? Then hear us out: You don’t have to bother with cooking a whole turkey. You can just roast a turkey breast. One half-breast or even a whole turkey breast makes more than enough for a small party of four to six. (And yes, you’ll still have plenty of pan drippings to make gravy.)

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Turkey Roulade

Juicy turkey breast swirled around sausage and herb cornbread stuffing packs the best fall flavors into a single bite. Use the broth and pan juices to make a quick homemade gravy to spoon over mashed potatoes.

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Sweet and Smoky Turkey Tenderloin

Think of turkey tenderloin as a bigger version of chicken tenders. A dry rub is a great way to introduce tons of flavor to a lean cut like turkey tenderloin. This sweet and smoky version is packed full of smoked paprika and dried herbs that bloom in the heat of the oven.

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Roasted Turkey Legs

Eating with your hands is encouraged! Roasted turkey legs are the perfect centerpiece to a friend-filled potluck.

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Slow Cooker Turkey Breast

Slow-cooking turkey breast gives the perennially dry white meat time to soak up a rich herb butter, making for a juicy, tender slice. And don’t let the flavorful cooking liquid and turkey drippings go to waste! Whisk in flour and broth to make silky gravy to drizzle over top.

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Red Chimichurri Turkey Thighs

The red chimichurri, made with Calabrian chili peppers, packs a bold punch that seriously upgrades roasted turkey thighs. Serve them with creamy mashed potatoes or crusty bread to soak up the mouthwatering drippings.

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Slow Cooker Smoky BBQ Turkey

Inspired by classic BBQ chicken, lean turkey breast is infused with deep smoky flavors, slow-cooked until juicy, & finished with a slick of tangy sauce.

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Dutch Oven Braised Turkey

Cooked in a Dutch oven, this braise delivers both the main course and sides, plus a rich sauce that serves as your stand-in the for traditional gravy. Serve the braise in a wide bowl over a bed of creamy polenta.

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Apple, Pecan & Brie Stuffed Turkey Breast

This simple, sweet-and-savory, stuffed turkey breast with apples, pecan, and brie cheese is your answer to getting everything you love about the whole bird — without actually cooking an entire turkey.

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Sheet Pan Roasted Garlic Turkey Breast

This Thanksgiving sheet pan supper pairs roast turkey breast with crispy Brussels sprouts, delicata squash rings, and a velvety lemon sauce.

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Herb Butter-Roasted Turkey Legs

Is the biggest dispute at your holiday table about who gets the drumstick? The solution: Trade-in a full-sized turkey for simple oven-roasted turkey legs. Give your guests exactly what they want and, perhaps more importantly, make your life easier.

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Instant Pot Herbed Turkey Breast with Gravy

Cooking your turkey in the Instant Pot allows you to “set it and forget it” so you can focus more on preparing side dishes and desserts.

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Other Thanksgiving Mains (Beyond Turkey)

Turkey isn’t the only option for Thanksgiving. Try one of these holiday-worthy mains.

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Glazed Baked Ham

A classic baked ham is most delicious holiday centerpiece you can serve. The brown sugar maple glaze transforms it into something magical. The outside gets shatteringly crispy as the fat and juices render, creating the most flavorful sauce to serve alongside.

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Beef Wellington

A showstopper Thanksgiving dinner entrée of beef tenderloin wrapped in mushroom paste and crispy, buttery puff pastry.

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Prime Rib

Partner this special-occasion cut of beef with good wine, a swipe of homemade horseradish cream, and a platter of golden roasted potatoes and you’re on your way to a delicious Thanksgiving meal.

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Slow-Cooker Red Wine-Braised Short Ribs

The slow-cooker yields tender, fall-off-the-bone beef short ribs swimming in a savory broth, made deeper and richer thanks to several glugs of Cabernet. Serve with creamy polenta for a Thanksgiving dinner everyone will love.

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Honey Baked Ham

Honey butter and a crunchy spiced sugar coating makes this the very best holiday-worthy ham.

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Chateaubriand

This impossibly tender, center-piece cut of beef tenderloin is the Thanksgiving dinner of your dreams.

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Slow-Cooker Beef Brisket

The beef brisket that makes the whole house smell like a cozy Thanksgiving day.

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Beef Bourguignon

Ultra-tender chunks of beef chuck roast, seared vegetables, and a rich, velvety red wine sauce make this French stew ultra-cozy for Thanksgiving dinner.

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English Sunday Roast

Make a traditional roast for Thanksgiving, with rosemary roasted beef, carrots and parsnips, crispy potatoes, creamy horseradish sauce, and warm gravy. Serve with perfect, pillowy Yorkshire pudding.

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Pork Crown Roast

Standing tall like a crown, this roast is an impressive choice for Thanksgving dinner. It delivers juicy, tender pork chops for a crowd using our foolproof oven method of roasting the meat first at a higher temperature to achieve a golden crust, then finishing at a lower temperature to cook it evenly throughout.

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Vegetarian Mains

These hearty and festive main dishes will impress your vegetarian guests.

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Vegetarian Stuffed Pumpkin

Learn how to stuff and bake a whole pumpkin with cornbread, mushrooms, and hearty kale to serve as a vegetarian entrée for Thanksgiving and beyond.

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Vegetarian Thanksgiving Lasagna

A vegetarian Thanksgiving lasagna is just that — luxurious layers of tender lasagna noodles, bathed in a creamy crème fraîche and pumpkin sauce, and studded with roasted butternut squash and warm cascades of melty Fontina cheese.

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Thanksgiving Chile Rellenos

These cheesy stuffed poblano peppers on a bed of garlicky tomato sauce are sure to impress everyone at the table. Serve it with a side of Mexican rice for the perfect vegetarian Thanksgiving meal.

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Stuffed Butternut Squash

Stuffed butternut squash is the ultimate vegetarian showstopper. Served in roasted squash halves, its hearty filling of whole grains, leafy greens, mushrooms, and dried cherries will leave you feeling cozy and nourished.

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Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter and Sage

It's not autumn until you've made freshly made pasta with a pumpkin cheese filling and sage butter sauce.

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Butternut Squash Risotto

This creamy risotto is filled with tender butternut squash and flavored with fresh sage.

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Creamy Polenta with Mushroom Ragù

A cozy recipe for creamy polenta topped with a savory vegetarian mushroom ragu.

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Mini Pumpkins Stuffed with Onion, Mushrooms, and Chard

These easy but impressive vegetarian stuffed pumpkins with chanterelle mushrooms and Swiss chard are a festive Thanksgiving main dish.

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Butternut Squash Ravioli with Sage Butter

Fresh pasta filled with butternut sqash that'll satisfy all of your autumn cravings.

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Vegetarian Skillet Pot Pie

An easy meatless pot pie filled with sweet potatoes, mushrooms, and hearty kale that's prepared and baked in a skillet.

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Pumpkin Risotto

Creamy and satisfying, savory and with just the mildest hint of sweetness, pumpkin risotto can and should be made and served like they do in Italy: at home.

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Thanksgiving Appetizers

Get the party started with these tasty appetizers and nibbles.

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Thanksgiving Deviled Eggs

A recipe for deviled eggs flavored with sage and shallots and topped with bacon, perfect as an appetizer for Thanksgiving.

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Cranberry Jalapeño Dip

Cranberry jalapeño dip is a play on the crowd-pleasing classic: pepper jelly and cream cheese. With its vibrant red hue and sweet-tart flavor, this cranberry jalapeño dip is a must-make for your Thanksgiving gathering.

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Baked Brie in Puff Pastry

Learn how to wrap brie in puff pastry with the toppings of your choice for an easy appetizer to serve all holiday season.

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Stuffed Mushrooms

Cheese- and herb-stuffed mushrooms are the perfect holiday appetizer. They’re incredibly easy to make by filling tender mushroom caps with crispy panko, fresh herbs, and two types of cheese.

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Puff Pastry Cheese Straws

These crispy, flaky, cheesy twists require just two ingredients and a few minutes of your time, and yet they deliver big — real big — out on the buffet table. Make puff pastry cheese straws for your Thanksgiving party or serve them with cocktails for happy hour at home.

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Baked Feta with Honey

Baked feta cheese topped with fig jam and honey-glazed pecans is the ultimate holiday appetizer.

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Bacon-Wrapped Dates

An irresistible combination of salty, crispy bacon with sugar-sweet dates and creamy cheese.

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Spinach and Feta Bourekas

Store-bought puff pastry makes these spinach and feta cheese bourekas as easy as they are delicious (and they’re very delicious).

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Cranberry Brie Bites

This easy appetizer promises buttery puff pastry, creamy Brie, sweet-tart cranberry sauce, and toasted walnuts in every bite.

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Cheese Gougères

Looking for an easy make-ahead appetizer for Thanksgiving? These cheese puffs are the ticket. Gougères are made from the classic French pâte à choux, with a generous amount of cheese folded into the dough before baking. The dough puffs and then dries in the oven, making for a tender, crisp puff with a hollow center.

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Bacon-Wrapped Brussels Sprouts

Tender Brussels sprouts wrapped in smoky bacon with a creamy blue cheese dipping sauce is the ultimate Thanksgiving party appetizer.

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The Gravy

It doesn’t matter whether you make it in advance, use the turkey drippings, or go for a vegan option, Thanksgiving dinner simply isn’t complete without the gravy.

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Easy Turkey Gravy

Here you'll use the pan drippings for a deeply flavorful gravy that enhances everything on the plate with a touch of savory goodness.

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Giblet Gravy

This Southern classic is so good, it will become your go-to gravy. Giblet gravy isn’t so different from classic turkey gravy, but it has an edge with more depth of flavor, richness, and savoriness.

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Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

Here’s a weekend project for you: Make turkey gravy! It takes a few hours, but you’re left with a bounty of good food. There will be shredded turkey meat for sandwiches, extra turkey stock for your stuffing recipe or for slurping, and the golden stuff itself: thick, savory turkey gravy stashed in the freezer for Thanksgiving Day.

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Classic White Gravy

In a matter of minutes, you can whip up white gravy in a saucepan for the perfect creamy, savory topping for your favorite dishes. This basic sauce is prepared with ingredients you likely already have on hand: butter, flour, milk, salt, and pepper.

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Gravy without Turkey Drippings

Skipping the turkey this year? This is how you can still make delicious gravy for all your sides.

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Gluten-Free Gravy

This recipe makes a classic gravy that's perfect for gluten-free holiday tables.

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Vegan Brown Gravy

This is the vegan gravy you'll be jazzed to drizzle over everything on your plate. Caramelized onions and earthy mushrooms are what give this plant-based gravy a deep color and rich, savory flavor.

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Mashed Potatoes

Go for a classic creamy, buttery mash, or give this traditional side a flavorful twist with buttermilk, cream cheese, or a generous helping of garlic.

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Classic Mashed Potatoes

If you're after classic creamy, butter mashed potatoes, this is the recipe for you. It makes enough to feed a crowd, comes with recommendations for potato type, dairy additions, and mashing methods.

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Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Mash tender Yukon Gold or russet potatoes with garlic-infused milk and melted butter for the creamiest garlic mashed potatoes.

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Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes

Traditional mashed potatoes get an extra dose of luxe flavor from sour cream.

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Garlic Confit Mashed Potatoes

Garlic confit improves just about everything, including these buttery mashed potatoes.

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Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes just got a bit more sophisticated with creamy buttermilk.

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French Onion Mashed Potatoes

Stir onion soup mix and sour cream into mashed potatoes for an easy side dish that will outshine the main course.

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Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Cream cheese upgrades classic mashed potatoes into the creamiest, dreamiest side.

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Cheesy Baked Mashed Potatoes

These creamy baked mashed potatoes are loaded with two kinds of cheese and are make-ahead-friendly.

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Sour Cream Smashed Potatoes with Fried Shallots

Inspired by potato stuffed pierogi, these sour cream and onion mashed potatoes deserve a spot at your Thanksgiving table.

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Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

The slow cooker does the heavy lifting, keeps these creamy potatoes warm until it's time to eat, and frees up a burner on the stovetop.

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Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potato casserole is a classic, but you also can’t go wrong with a creamy mash or even scalloped sweet potatoes.

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Classic Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes

Fluffy meringue becomes a lusciously light cloud of sweetness atop tender mashed sweet potatoes swirled with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

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Mashed Sweet Potatoes

This easy, creamy mashed sweet potatoes are lightly sweetened with maple syrup.

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Easy Sweet Potato Casserole

The absolute easiest five-ingredient sweet potato casserole. In less than an hour (and with barely any dishes to wash), you’ll be rewarded with buttery mashed sweet potatoes piled under a layer of creamy, tender-crisp marshmallows.

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Candied Sweet Potatoes

The knock-out glaze for these sweet potatoes is made with butter, brown sugar, and pineapple juice. The added sugar in the juice helps this sauce to thicken up pretty quickly and lends an extra layer of flavor to this dish.

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Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel Topping

With a fluffy, just-sweet-enough filling and crackly streusel topping that'll remind you of candied nuts, this sweet potato casserole will become an instant classic on your Thanksgiving table. Bonus: it's make-ahead friendly!

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Brown Butter Miso Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Mixed with nutty brown butter and deeply savory miso paste, these fluffy potatoes will be the Thanksgiving MVP.

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Sweet Potato Soufflé

An elegant take on sweet potato casserole made with whole eggs, spices, and brown sugar, and baked until light and puffed.

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Stovetop Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Maple and Pecans

Mashed sweet potato recipes generally start with roasting your sweet potatoes, but this can be a tricky proposition when oven space is limited. For a stovetop adaptation, simmer those sweet potatoes in a rich cooking liquid that gets blended right in at the end.

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The Best Candied Yams

In this classic Southern side dish, par-cooked sweet potatoes are topped with a mixture of butter, sugar, and spices, then baked until tender and coated in a sweet sauce.

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Melting Sweet Potatoes

Crispy outside + ultra-creamy inside = your new signature sweet potato side dish.

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Baked Sweet Potatoes with Maple Crème Fraîche

These baked sweet potatoes are layered with flavor and texture thanks to a sweet and sour dressing, roasted peanuts, sliced scallions, and lots of chili flakes.

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Scalloped Sweet Potatoes

Expect the same rich experience of thin slices of potatoes gently cooked in a fragrant cream sauce, except this recipe features sweet potatoes, and the cream mixture is scented with garlic, thyme, and nutmeg.

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Stuffing and Dressing

It’s impossible to think about Thanksgiving dinner without considering the stuffing (or dressing!). Take your pick between starting with sourdough, cornbread, or store-bought croutons.

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Thanksgiving Stuffing (Our Best-Ever)

Roasted turkey gets the magazine covers and the big platters, but stuffing is the real star of the show. It's just like your favorite boxed stuffing mix, but even better.

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My Mother-in-Law’s Legendary Stuffing

This bread stuffing recipe is made with crusty bread and sage sausage and seasoned with poultry seasoning is timeless for good reason.

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Classic Cornbread Dressing

You won't find an ounce of added sugar in this classic cornbread dressing! This cornbread dressing tastes of corn, butter, and a little tang from buttermilk.

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Wild Mushroom Stuffing

This mushroom twist on the classic is guaranteed to please both the stuffing purists and those pulling for something a little more adventurous.

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Classic Sage & Onion Bread Dressing (Stuffing)

Whether you call it dressing or stuffing, this recipe — made with rustic bread, onions, and sage — is the perfect Thanksgiving side.

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Grandma’s Southern-Style Cornbread Dressing

This buttery Southern-style stuffing has been passed down in my family for three generations (and we still fight over who gets seconds!).

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Cowboy Stuffing

This Southwest twist on the Thanksgiving favorite will have everyone at your table saying "Yeehaw!".

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Easy 5-Ingredient Stuffing

Most stuffing recipes begin by having you dry out cubes of bread in the oven, which allows them to soak in more of the flavor-packed broth. This recipe starts with store-bought croutons instead (often sold in the grocery store’s bakery section), so you can skip the step of drying out the bread entirely.

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Sausage and Herb Stuffing

Savory sausage, toasted sourdough bread, and fresh herbs make this stuffing is the best part of the holiday meal.

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Everything Bagel Stuffing

Be the Friendsgiving hero who brings everything bagel stuffing to the table this year. Swap the classic bread cubes for chopped-up everything bagels and you will not regret it.

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Sausage and Apple Stuffing

This sourdough bread stuffing is packed with sausage, sweet apples, aromatics, fennel, and herbs.

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Cranberry Sauce

Even better than serving cranberry sauce with dinner is spreading on your leftover turkey sandwich the next day.

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Cranberry Sauce

This 3-ingredient cranberry sauce will be the crown jewel of your holiday table. Cranberry sauce can be made up to two weeks in advance and refrigerated, or you can freeze the sauce for up to 1 month.

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Citrus-and-Fig Cranberry Sauce

This homemade cranberry sauce is easy to make and bursting with flavor. Dried chopped figs add both texture and a touch of sweetness to balance the tart and slightly bitter flavor of cranberries. Fresh orange juice, zest, and maple syrup are stirred in to finish it off, leaving you with a sweet, textured side dish to spoon over your turkey.

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Cranberry–Cherry Chutney
A not-so-average Thanksgiving cranberry sauce with just the right amount of sweet ness and tartness.
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Cranberry Relish

Cranberry relish is the no-cook cousin of jammy cranberry sauce. It’s made with just three ingredients — fresh cranberries, orange, and sugar — and is ready in less than five minutes.

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Fig Cranberry Sauce

This is a rich, jammy cranberry sauce with dried figs, plenty of spices, and a splash of bourbon for good measure.

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Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce

This subtly sweet slow cooker cranberry sauce is made to feed a crowd. It’s got just enough sugar to balance the puckering bite of the cranberries so they still serve as a bright spot on your holiday plate.

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Green Bean Sides

For a totally classic dinner you can’t go wring with green bean casserole or simple sautéed beans. Change things up with a squeeze of lemon and breadcrumbs or toss the beans with crispy bacon.

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Classic Green Bean Casserole

Learn how to make the classic Thanksgiving side with fresh or canned green beans. Homemade mushroom cream sauce and those store-bought crispy onions are a must!

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Perfect Buttery Green Beans

Make these ridiculously delicious (and easy) sautéed green beans your go-to side for Thanksgiving.

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Bacon-Wrapped Green Beans

Bundles of roasted green beans wrapped in candied bacon are a fun alternative to your standard green bean sides and a leveled-up version of green beans with bacon. It is also an excellent substitute for green bean casserole during the holidays, as you can prepare most of this dish on a baking sheet a day in advance.

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Green Beans Almondine

Snappy blanched green beans are served with sautéed shallots and buttery sliced almonds for an easy, delicious Thanksgiving side.

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Za’atar Green Bean Casserole

Classic green bean casserole gets a new-school twist with lemony za’atar and nutty tahini.

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Garlic Green Beans

This quick and simple way to cook green beans will become an instant favorite.

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Green Bean Salad with Farro and Crispy Shallots

Adorned with toasty nuts, fried shallots, and radicchio, this green bean salad is a beautiful addition to your Thanksgiving table.

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Green Beans with Bacon

In our opinion, everything tastes better with bacon. There is something quite magical about the marriage of crisp green beans and nuggets of crispy bacon, tossed in bacon fat and a little butter. It's a great alternative to green bean casserole on Thanksgiving.

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Green Bean Casserole (with Frozen Green Beans!)

Old-school green bean casserole uses condensed mushroom soup (an ode to the marketing geniuses at Campbell’s and French’s who were responsible for popularizing the dish). Luckily, our homemade mushroom sauce is simple, more flavorful, and affordable.

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Italian Green Beans with Garlic-Parmesan Breadcrumbs

Toasted breadcrumbs, or pangratto, which often lend crunch and flavor to pasta, have the same effect here. They’re combined with grated Parmesan and tossed and sprinkled all over the beans just before serving to make them much more interesting than your average green veg.

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Brussels Sprouts

Roasting is just the beginning for these green globes.

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts

A drizzle of maple syrup gives it a sweet finishing touch.

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Maple Bacon Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Take roasted Brussels sprouts to a whole new level with smoky bacon and a glaze of maple syrup.

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Lemony Shaved Brussels Sprouts

It's a 10-minute side dish that easy to serve alongside absolutely anything on Thanksgiving.

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Cacio e Pepe Brussels Sprouts

This vegetable side is a mash-up of cacio e pepe and crispy roasted Brussels sprouts.

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Crispy Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Classic roasted Brussels sprouts are kicked up a notch with a sprinkling of Parmesan, a squeeze of lemon juice, and crunchy bites of bacon.

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Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Apples, Hazelnuts & Brown Butter Dressing

This salad takes a little more time to make than the usual shaved sprouts salad, but the extra work is worth the flavor and texture combination of brown butter vinaigrette, Brussels sprouts, apple, and hazelnuts.

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Brown Sugar and Bacon Brussels Sprouts

If you’re not already a believer, this brown sugar Brussels sprouts recipe with bacon will make you one. The balance of smoky flavor from thick-cut bacon and sweetness provided by brown sugar turn this often-maligned brassica into a veggie anyone will want to eat.

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Hot Honey Brussels Sprouts

In the heat of a hot oven, Brussels sprouts caramelize and crisp beautifully. Roasting them with honey means they get even more caramelized. But to keep everything from being too cloying, these Brussels sprouts are also roasted with a shake of red pepper flakes — think of it as an easy homemade alternative to using a bottle of hot honey.

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Chili Crisp Brussels Sprouts

Roasted Brussels sprouts get leveled up with chili crisp, Parmesan cheese, and panko breadcrumbs.

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Crispy Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic and Honey

The sprouts are roasted until they’re ridiculously crispy, then tossed in a sweet and savory honey-balsamic glaze.

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan

Halfway through roasting Brussels sprouts how you normally would — high heat and on a preheated baking sheet for optimal caramelization — you’ll shower the pan with a whole cup of Parmesan cheese.

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Carrot Sides

When it doubt remember that you can never go wrong with glazed carrots or roasted with garlic butter.

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Glazed Carrots

Glazed carrots are a classic side dish that will never go out of style. This simple recipe comes together in 20 minutes or less and delivers a sweet and savory vegetable that pairs well with just about anything, from your Thanksgiving turkey to a honey baked ham.

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Parmesan Crusted Carrots

Roasting carrots is one of the best ways to coax out the naturally sweet flavors of the vegetable. After a stint in a hot oven, the results are jammy, slightly caramelized, and delicious. What makes them even better? Roasting them on a bed of salty Parmesan cheese.

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Honey Glazed Carrots

There are many ways to cook carrots, but roasting them is hands-down our favorite method. It’s one of the best vegetable side dishes that pairs well with anything for Thanksgiving dinner.

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Bourbon-Glazed Carrots

Buttery, brown sugar- and bourbon-glazed carrots are what you pair with your Thanksgiving dinner when you’re going for something easy, yet delicious.

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Miso Butter Glazed Carrots

Miso paste is a fantastic ingredient that makes simple roasted carrots into something magical.

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Harissa-Honey Glazed Carrots

It's just the right balance of spicy, sweet, and tangy, thanks to harissa paste and honey.

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Honey-Garlic Butter Roasted Carrots

The combination of nutty brown butter, fragrant garlic, and sweet honey is basically the dream team for roasted carrots.

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Candied Carrots

A delicious syrupy glaze helps to enhance the natural sweetness of carrots in this stunning, glossy, bejeweled vegetable side dish.

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Roasted Carrots with Orange

A generous sprinkle of smoky chili powder and sweet-bitter orange slices really jazz up basic carrots.

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Carrot Soufflé

If you’re looking for a show-stopping dish to serve at Thanksgiving, look no further than this carrot soufflé. It has everything you love about soufflés: an airy, delicate texture that almost melts in your mouth, the creamy richness of milk and cheese set with eggs, and, of course, the sweetness and vivid color of carrots.

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Herb-Roasted Baby Carrots

This easy Thanksgiving side dish makes the most of the carrots, roasting them to bring out their natural sugars and dressing them in nothing but a happy mix of fresh herbs and minced garlic.

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Thanksgiving Casseroles and Gratins

A creamy, cheesy casserole is a welcome side any day of the year. It’s an especially good option if you need a dish that can be made in advance or that travels well.

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Homemade Mac and Cheese

No comfort food satisfies quite like homemade mac and cheese. This gooey and cozy casserole is an essential part of traditional holiday spreads.

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Jiffy Corn Casserole

Thanks to a box of Jiffy corn muffin mix, this corn casserole comes together quickly and is a perfect side dish for any meal.

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Dauphinoise Potatoes

Extra creamy and cheese, this is the French casserole of our dreams.

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Broccoli Cheese Casserole

This classic broccoli casserole, made with canned cream of mushroom soup and Ritz crackers, is bound to be a family favorite.

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Scalloped Potatoes

This classic version uses just six ingredients and pairs it with an incredibly easy cooking method. The cozy casserole bakes up with a golden-brown top and super-tender sliced potatoes that are suspended in a creamy, thyme-flecked sauce.

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Cheesy Skillet Domino Potatoes

Thin slices of Yukon gold potatoes are doused in a cheese-bolstered cream mixture and baked in a skillet until it becomes a crispy and tender gratin-like dish that everyone will love.

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Cheesy Baked Broccoli

A comforting broccoli casserole with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.

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French Onion Scalloped Potatoes

All the savory flavor of French onion soupcaramelized onions, rich beef broth, and melted Gruyère — layered between slices of tender golden potatoes.

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Baked Mac and Cheese

Mac and cheese comes in many forms, each with its own charm — from quick stovetop and one-bowl microwave versions to the beloved boxed variety with powdered cheese. But there’s something undeniably satisfying about a classic baked mac and cheese, with its rich, creamy sauce nestled under a golden layer of buttery breadcrumbs.

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Twice-Baked Potato Casserole

Every bite of this twice-baked potato casserole is warm and comforting while overflowing with melty cheese and crisp bacon.

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Corn Pudding Casserole

It goes with everything (we're looking at you, glazed baked ham!) on the Thanksgiving plate.

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Smashed Potato Casserole

A make ahead-friendly recipe for creamy mashed potatoes baked in a casserole and topped with lots of Parmesan cheese.

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Cacio e Pepe Potato Gratin

Thinly sliced potatoes get tossed with a flavorful cream sauce, layered with plenty of Pecorino Romano, and baked until browned and bubbly.

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Other Favorite Sides

It’s the middle of fall, which means winter squash, mushrooms, kale, and cauliflower all make great side dish options for your holiday table.

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Creamy Mashed Cauliflower

Mashed cauliflower isn't just a replacement for mashed potatoes — try this hearty side with merits all its own.

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Honey Butter Glazed Butternut Squash

This three-ingredient butternut squash side goes well with almost everything on Thanksgiving.

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Cacio e Pepe Sautéed Cabbage

This cacio e pepe sautéed cabbage may sound simple enough, but each bite of silky, slightly sweet green cabbage is coated in melty cheese and bursts of black pepper.

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Sautéed Mushrooms and Onions

Combine sautéed cremini mushrooms and onions with the slight acidity of lemon juice and white wine for a dish that bursts with umami.

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Melting Cauliflower

The key to the very best cauliflower is to roast until golden before soaking it in a flavorful broth.

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Brown Butter Butternut Squash Pasta Salad

Whether you eat it warm, cold, or at room temperature, this butternut squash pasta salad is perfect for Thanksgiving (or any occasion!).

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Maple-Roasted Delicata Squash with Bacon

This holiday-worthy side gives basic roasted delicata squash a sweet and smoky twist.

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15-Minute Parmesan-Thyme Mushrooms

Just 15 minutes and a handful of ingredients are all you need to bring these hearty Parmesan cremini mushrooms to the table.

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Fried Cabbage

Green cabbage, bacon, and a couple of spices join forces for a quick and easy, smoky-sweet side dish that will forever change the way you think about cabbage.

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Easy Sautéed Kale

A quick recipe for sautéed hearty kale flavored with lots of lemon and garlic.

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Thanksgiving Salads and Slaws

Amid a hearty dinner and sea of rich sides, a veggie salad or fresh and vibrant slaw is always a welcome addition to the Thanksgiving table.

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Thanksgiving Slaw

Serving a big salad at Thanksgiving is always a good choice — you want something light, crunchy, and refreshing to balance out the roast turkey and rich holiday side dishes. This no-wilt slaw is the perfect side, plus it can be made ahead.

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Make-Ahead Holiday Salad

Layer crunchy greens and Tuscan kale, sweet date-pickled onions, and crisp fried shallots up to a full day in advance for the ultimate Thanksgiving salad.

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Autumn Sheet Pan Salad

Roast butternut squash, chickpeas, and croutons, then build a delicious, filling fall salad — directly on top!

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Roasted Cauliflower Salad

We don’t know who needs to hear this, but salads are not just an assortment of raw vegetables! One of the most common misconceptions with salads is that you have to eat a little pile of leaves. This roasted cauliflower salad says otherwise. Roasting vegetables — cauliflower, shallots, and a lemon here — make the whole thing immediately feel more substantial while adding a lot of textural variety.

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Kale Salad with Crispy Roasted Potatoes

With crispy roasted potatoes and a flavorful dressing made with shallots, whole grain mustard, maple syrup, golden raisins, and a little soy sauce, this hearty kale salad is perfect for Thanksgiving.

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Radicchio Salad with Roasted Sweet Potato, Manchego, and Crunchy Seeds

This topping-heavy salad is designed so that it's all good parts: roasted sweet potato keeps the radicchio's bitterness in check and toasted sunflower seeds add crunch.

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Harvest Roasted Apple Kale Salad

Made with a base of fresh kale, sliced onions, cranberries, and pumpkin seeds, this Thanksgiving salad is topped with an easy, creamy lemon-garlic dressing.

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Crispy Sheet Pan Potato Salad

Crispy smashed potatoes tossed with arugula, crispy bacon, red onions, and a whole grain mustard vinaigrette.

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Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Maple Vinaigrette

Roasted beets mixed with argula, pumpkin seeds, and crumbled feta makes for the perfect Thanksgiving side salad.

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Sheet Pan Salad With Crispy Chickpeas and Feta

Roast sweet potatoes, croutons, and hearty chickpeas, then build a flavorful, satisfying salad — directly on top!

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Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Chorizo and Almonds

This hearty Thanksgiving salad has a little bit of everything: crunchy greens, roasted sweet potatoes, salty cheese, spicy dried chorizo, and toasty nuts.

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Bread, Rolls, and Biscuits

No matter how many sides are on the table, a basket of warm rolls or bread is always a welcome addition.

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Thanksgiving Garlic Bread

This buttery garlic bread is spiced, lightly sweetened, and scented with sage, making it the perfect last-minute addition to your Thanksgiving table.

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Soft & Tender Dinner Rolls

A step-by-step guide to making the best, most foolproof dinner rolls.

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Parker House Rolls

These buttery, tender Parker House rolls are perfect for your holiday bread basket. To make these tender pull-apart rolls extra fluffy, we use instant potato flakes, a common pantry ingredient that helps yield the most perfect crumb.

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Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls

These tender rolls get their pale orange hue and delicate sweetness from mashed sweet potatoes.

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Pull-Apart Challah Rolls

Individual knots of challah bread, rich with eggs and ready for a slathering of butter.

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Southern-Style Buttermilk Biscuits

Freezing the butter and then grating it into the dough is the secret to these perfectly tender biscuits.

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Buttery Cheddar Herb Rolls

These tender, rich, pillowy dinner rolls are flecked with herbs and crowned with a toasty cheddar cheese crust.

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Irish Cheddar Potato Rolls

These Irish cheddar potato rolls are baked to cheesy, buttery perfection.

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Butter Biscuits

These from-scratch biscuits come together in just one bowl, don’t require any fancy techniques, and come out perfectly pillowy every single time. In short, they’re the quickest, easiest way to make biscuits at home.

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Buttery Crescent Rolls

These flaky, buttery homemade crescent rolls ready in less than an hour.

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Thanksgiving Desserts

No matter how full the dinner plate, there is always room for dessert, especially when it involves pies, cheesecakes, and bars.

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Pumpkin Pie

This quick and easy pumpkin pie is perfect on every Thanksgiving dessert table.

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The Ultimate Thanksgiving Pie Bars

Everyone will find something to love in these bars... from the buttery gingersnap crust and the creamy pumpkin cheesecake filling to the tart fruit and cinnamon-pecan crumble.

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Apple Pie

This apple pie is the ultimate fall dessert, with a golden-brown, flaky crust filled with tender apples tossed with just the right amount of spice and sweetness.

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Thanksgiving Cobbler

Skip the pie and serve this warm pumpkin pecan cobbler (with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top!) for dessert.

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Pecan Pie

Toasted pecans and a sweet filling inside a buttery, flaky pie crust.

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No-Bake Pumpkin Delight

This perfect Thanksgiving dessert has a buttery, cinnamon-spiced graham cracker crust with layers reminiscent of no-bake cheesecake and lush pumpkin mousse, plus a thick blanket of whipped cream on top.

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Apple Crumble Pie

The classic apple pie gets crowned with an unforgettably crumbly top.

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Pumpkin Cheesecake

Pumpkin pie meets the creamy goodness of a classic cheesecake.

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Apple Crumble

A really good apple crumble tops the charts of not just apple desserts, but also all the fall desserts.

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Pecan Pie Cheesecake

This luscious, creamy cheesecake with a caramel pecan pie topping will wow any crowd, making it perfect for any holiday dessert spread.

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Pecan Pie Bars

Pecan pie bars taste just like the real thing — but are so much easier.

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Lemon-Cranberry Bars

Cranberries add a sweet-tart, brightly colored layer to traditional lemon bars, and you only need to buy canned cranberry sauce for it. It’s a sweet-tart way to end the Thanksgiving meal.

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Caramel Apple Cheesecake

The creamiest cheesecake topped with soft apples and a simple, elegant caramel sauce inspired by English toffee.

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Pecan Upside-Down Cake

It's like a cross between pecan pie and a giant sticky bun. To say it’s a crowd-pleaser is an understatement — it takes everything to the next level, with or without a scoop of ice cream.

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Pumpkin Roll

Airy, moist, and perfectly spiced, this pumpkin roll is filled with a velvety-smooth cream cheese mousse that rivals any frosting. Stunning enough to be the centerpiece of your holiday gatherings yet easy enough to make on a weekday, this pumpkin roll is our go-to autumn dessert.

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Pecan Pie Brownies

Boxed brownies topped with an easy pecan pie filling will be your favorite fall dessert mash-up.

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Apple Bread Pudding

Classic bread pudding meets apple pie filling. It’s perfect served simply with a little dusting of powdered sugar, but sometimes we like to take it a step further with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzle of caramel sauce.

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Coconut Cream Pie

This rich-yet-light coconut cream pie with a flaky crust will be the star of your Thanksgiving dessert spread.

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Maple Pecan Pie Bars

These maple pecan pie bars bring you all the flavor of pecan pie, with none of the fuss.

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Easy Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin pie is a creamy combination of sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and custardy filling, baked in a homemade pie crust and topped with a dollop of whipped cream. Thanksgiving isn’t the same without it.

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Chocolate Pecan Pie

Classic pecan pie studded with bittersweet chocolate.

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Thanksgiving Drinks

Beer and wine is all well and good, but your holiday deserves a festive drink that feels extra-special.

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Thanksgiving Margarita

Shake up this festive twist on a classic margarita with apple cider and cranberry juice, complete with a cinnamon-sugar rim.

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Slow Cooker Mulled Cider

Not only will your slow cooker mull this non-alcoholic cider and keep it warm all day, but it will also make your house smell amazing. Guests will love to serve themselves while enjoying their slices of pumpkin pie.

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Apple Cider Margarita

It’s the best way to turn apple cider into cocktail bliss.

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Hot Buttered Rum

Make this classic winter cocktail with warming spices, rich butter, and dark rum for the coziest Thanksgiving gathering. Serve it with a generous dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkle of freshly grated nutmeg for an extra-decadent touch.

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Fall Sangria

The secret to this ultimate make-ahead sangria is peak-season fruit.

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Slow Cooker Mulled Wine

Every Thanksgiving party needs a festive cocktail, but there’s no need to spend the night mixing drinks to-order. Add a few bottles of red wine, brandy, maple syrup, whole spices, and orange peel to a slow cooker and heat until warm.

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Harvest Manhattan Cocktail

This fall-inspired cocktail adds pumpkin pie spice and apple cider to a classic Manhattan.

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Holiday Sangria

A sweet glass of holiday sangria can make any Thanksgiving gathering extra festive and bright.

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Slow Cooker Wassail Punch

Slow cook apple cider, orange juice, mulling spices, and spicy ginger together into a warming winter wassail punch.

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Slow Cooker Spiked Mulled Cider

Make a boozy version of the classic mulled cider and let the slow cooker man the drinks station so you can manage dinner.

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Buttered Apple Cider

This fall drink takes apple cider to the next level by whisking in spiced brown butter. It's topped with whipped cream, a cinnamon stick, and a sprinkle of more spice to make it even more festive.

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Red Sangria

This classic red sangria is one of the easiest big-batch cocktails to make for Thanksgiving.

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Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Lattes

This pumpkin spice latte recipe keeps warm in the slow cooker and doesn't even require an espresso machine, so you can cozy up and stay inside instead.

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