Most of these easy Thanksgiving side dishes can be made ahead, giving you more time to enjoy the holiday instead of rushing in the kitchen. From fresh veggies and green beans to hearty potatoes, salads, and even slow cooker favorites, there's something for everyone. This list makes it easy to plan holiday meal ideas that are simple, healthy, and great for a crowd. Pin it now so you'll always have the best Thanksgiving side dishes recipes ready for your holiday table.
Thanksgiving Potatoes & Sweet Potatoes Side Dishes Recipes
CrockPot Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes
With sour cream and cream cheese mixed in, these Crock Pot mashed potatoes are delicious, rich, and creamy. Thanks to the slow cooker, they are easy to make ahead and simply heat on the holiday morning - couldn't be easier!
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Frozen Pierogies with Butter and Onions
Traditional pierogies are pasta filled with mashed potatoes and swimming in butter and caramelized onions. You can make them from scratch, but it is not necessary thanks to pre-made, frozen varieties available in the grocery store.
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Red Skin Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Our red skin mashed potatoes are made with butter and half and half. So creamy and easy to make, yet so delicious!
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Crockpot Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows
How to make the best crockpot sweet potatoes with marshmallows - This simple and easy side dish casserole is perfect for healthy holiday meals! Can use canned or fresh sweet potatoes. Top with pecan streusel topping.
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Candied Yams with Marshmallows
These candied yams are like dessert with a roasted marshmallow topping and thick syrupy sauce made from orange juice, brown sugar, and butter. Cook candied sweet potatoes in the microwave for an easy Thanksgiving side dish. Perfection!
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Thanksgiving Stuffing Side Dishes Recipes
Homemade Old-Fashioned Chestnut Stuffing
This old-fashioned stuffing or dressing recipe is made with cracker crumbs, garlic, butter, chestnuts, and lots of bread. It is perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner and pairs well with turkey, chicken, or even roast beef or lamb.
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Roasted Autumn Vegetable & Cornbread Stuffing
Roasted Vegetable & Cornbread Stuffing is the perfect side dish for your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. Made with cornbread stuffing mix and filled with roasted squash and onions, it is the perfect addition to your holiday meal.
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Thanksgiving Vegetable Side Dishes Recipes
Cheesy Green Bean Casserole Recipe
This simple and easy green bean casserole uses cream soup, cheddar cheese, and french fried onions to make the ultimate comfort food for holiday meals or any time of year!
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Garlic Parmesan Roasted Carrots
Parmesan roasted carrots are crispy and sweet, and the addition of the crunchy Parmesan cheese sends them over the edge to amazing. Your family will devour these carrots at holiday meals and everyday dinners. Always double the recipe if you want leftovers because these carrots disappear quickly.
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Easy Carrot Soufflé
The best carrot soufflé is light, fluffy, and just the right amount of sweet! Made with fresh shredded carrots, steamed carrots, or canned carrots, it's an easy souffle recipe that tastes like a Piccadilly Cafeteria copycat in gluten-free form. This carrot casserole is one of the best easy holiday side dishes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter, pairing perfectly with any meal.
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Oven Roasted Red Beets with Low Carb Balsamic Glaze and Feta Cheese
Oven roasted red beets are sweet, rich, tender, and an incredible addition to salads or great as a side dish for any meal! Paired with balsamic vinegar and olive oil, they're naturally gluten free, paleo and vegan. Add some feta cheese for a burst of tangy flavor.
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Garlic Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan Cheese
This Garlic Parmesan Roasted Asparagus is made with just a few simple ingredients and makes a perfectly delicious side dish for any meal! This quick and easy vegetable side dish bakes in the oven in less than 15 minutes. Serve it with brunch, lunch, or dinner.
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Easy Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Pecans
Roasting brussels sprouts brings out the sweetness hiding inside. Pair them with bacon, pecans, and Parmesan cheese, and you have a winning side dish for any meal!
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Roasted Frozen Brussel Sprouts
It is not only possible to roast frozen brussels sprouts, it is easy using these instructions. This simple recipe makes crispy and tender brussels sprouts, perfect for any occasion. No need to thaw before roasting.
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Easy Air Fryer Mushrooms with Garlic and Parmesan
These delightful mushrooms are the perfect quick and easy side dish for weeknight meals, but they're special enough for holidays. Ready in 15 minutes, simply toss the fresh mushrooms in a homemade savory sauce with Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and dried thyme, and air fry.
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Cheesy Skillet Corn with Bacon
This Cheesy Skillet Corn with Bacon recipe is a thick, creamy, and cheesy corn casserole recipe topped with crispy bacon that will just melt in your mouth. Made with frozen or canned corn, heavy cream, butter, bacon, green chilies, scallions, and plenty of cheese. This is an amazing side dish but also makes a spectacular dip!
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Green Beans with Caramelized Onions
This easy green bean side dish with sweet caramelized onions is simple enough for weeknight dinners but special enough for the holidays. It's a recipe that works beautifully for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter side dishes and looks lovely on any table. You'll love how quickly it comes together while still tasting elegant and festive.
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Air Fryer Carrots with Honey Brown Sugar Glaze
These sweet air-fried carrots come out tender with just the right caramelization, thanks to a simple blend of honey, brown sugar, and a touch of butter that makes them taste like a candied veggie side everyone loves. They roast beautifully in the air fryer, turning basic baby carrots into a quick, easy dish that works for weeknights or any holiday table.
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Best Ever Canned Green Beans
This is the best canned green bean recipe because it's cheap, easy, and quick too! Perfect for a fast and simple vegetable side dish to complement any meal. A few ingredients make a veggie the family will love in just 10 minutes.
More Hot Thanksgiving Side Dishes Recipes
Homemade Orange Cranberry Sauce
This is the best homemade orange cranberry sauce recipe, and it is so simple to make with 5 fresh ingredients and a few minutes. Make it ahead for an easy holiday morning. Once you taste this sweet tart sauce, you'll never eat store-bought again! Perfect side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.
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Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce with Orange Juice
This Instant Pot cranberry sauce with orange juice is a classic, easy recipe made with fresh or frozen cranberries. Flavored with maple syrup, cinnamon, and zesty orange juice, it's the best ever for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.
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Cracker Barrel Copycat Skillet Fried Apples
Cracker Barrel copycat skillet fried apples make a delicious side dish for any brunch, breakfast, or dinner or a rich dessert over ice cream or custard. This is a simple & easy recipe that can be prepared in under an hour.
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Paula Deen's Baked Pineapple Casserole
Paula Deen's baked pineapple casserole recipe is a Southern classic that's a must-have for Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Made with crushed pineapple, eggs, and no flour or cheese, this easy pineapple casserole is hot, gluten-free, and perfect for brunch, breakfast, dinner, or even dessert. It's a southern favorite that's sweet, fluffy, and great for a crowd.
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Smoky Mac and Cheese with Tomatoes
This smoky baked mac and cheese is comfort food at its finest, laden with cheddar cheese and heavy cream and topped with crispy bread crumbs and more cheese. This macaroni and cheese with tomatoes recipe is baked in the oven in under 30 minutes.
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Cauliflower Mac & Cheese
This quick cauliflower mac and cheese recipe is creamy, cheesy, and made with simple ingredients. It's a healthy option that can be served as a side dish or as an easy meatless meal, oven-baked with roasted cauliflower for added flavor.
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Cold Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Cranberry Fluff Salad with Cool Whip and Pineapple
This Cranberry Fluff Salad with Cool Whip and Pineapple is a delicious twist on the traditional cranberry sauce served at holiday meals. It's filled with ground cranberries, crushed pineapple, mini marshmallows, and whipped cream and makes the best side dish or dessert for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.
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Pistachio Fruit Salad AKA Watergate Salad
The best easy Watergate salad recipe with pistachio pudding, pineapple, marshmallows, and pecans. Pistachio fruit salad is a classic dessert salad recipe similar to ambrosia that's perfect for holidays and potlucks. Pistachio fluff salad is a creamy pistachio delight that's ready in just 5 minutes.
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Mandarin Orange Fluff Salad
This classic mandarin orange fluff salad is made with juicy mandarin oranges, crushed pineapple, orange jello, instant vanilla pudding, and Cool Whip but no cottage cheese. The result is a delicious jello salad that is the perfect dessert for any meal or potluck. Grandma's vintage recipe!
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Roasted Beet Salad with Feta
This roasted beet salad with feta is made with fresh beets, peppery arugula, crunchy walnuts, creamy feta, and a bright citrus vinaigrette. It's the best beet salad recipe for summer-simple, healthy, and full of flavor, served cold.
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Your Favorite Broccoli Salad Recipe
Our favorite broccoli salad recipe is a mix of broccoli, bacon, cheddar cheese, walnuts, and golden raisins topped with a creamy and sweet mayonnaise yogurt dressing. It's the best easy and healthy summer BBQ side dish!
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Keto Broccoli Salad (No Mayo)
This is the best keto broccoli salad recipe with no mayo, and it's healthy, easy, and delicious with a simple homemade oil and vinegar dressing and no mayo. This low carb broccoli salad with bacon makes a great healthy side dish for lunch, or as a holiday salad. Gluten free and dairy free.
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The Best Southern Sweet Iced Tea
Homemade Southern-style sweet iced tea is an easy drink recipe that is perfect all year round!
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