Thanksgiving dinner is all about gathering around the table and enjoying a delicious meal with family and friends. Along with the turkey, the side dishes make the celebration extra special! From creamy mashed potatoes and cheesy cauliflower gratin to roasted vegetables, homemade dinner rolls, savory stuffing, and classic cranberry sauce, these 30 Thanksgiving side dishes will help you put together a memorable holiday menu.
I’ve gathered a variety of recipes to suit every taste, including comforting casseroles, fresh salads, flavorful vegetable dishes, and plenty of homemade breads and rolls. Some are easy to prepare ahead, while others are best served warm and fresh from the oven. Mix and match your favorites to create a Thanksgiving spread everyone will enjoy.
Mashed Potato Casserole
Among the accompaniments that you need at your Thanksgiving table are mashed potatoes, the ultimate comfort food. However, if you are looking to diversify this classic side dish, this casserole recipe is for you. The recipe combines mashed potatoes with fennel, a wonderful addition, which brings a subtle licorice and anise like, flavor to the casserole- so fitting for an autumn feast.
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Macaroni and Cheese
There’s nothing not to love about macaroni and cheese. Baked creamy, cheesy macaroni with an amazing crispy panko topping are always a comforting dish perfect for lunch or dinner. A family favorite dish every time.
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Potato Gratin (Potato Dauphinois)
Potato Gratin consists of three layers of starchy potatoes, cream and cheese, flavored with onion, a hint of garlic and fresh thyme and topped with a crispy golden cheesy crust. It is one of the best side dishes and can be easily made in advance.
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Spinach and Shiitake Mushroom Stuffing
Stuffing is one of the essential side dishes in the Thanksgiving meal. This version combines in the classic recipe, shiitake mushrooms, which impart an irresistible earthy, garlicky aroma rounded with umami notes and spinach ( a good excuse for incorporating more leafy veggies in a rich menu).
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Easy Cornbread Muffins – Made in Minutes
There’s something so comforting about warm Cornbread Muffins coming out of the oven on Thanksgiving morning. They’re simple, cozy, and somehow always the first thing to disappear. These muffins have that golden crust on the outside and a soft, tender inside and just the right mix of savory and sweet.
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Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Goat Cheese and Candied Bacon
If you are not a fan of the usual sweet potato and marshmallow casserole for Thanksgiving or if you just want to change things up, try slicing your sweet potatoes into rounds and roasting them in the oven for a simple, yet elegant side dish.
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Broccoli Cauliflower Salad
This Broccoli and cauliflower salad is a perfect choice among your other Thanksgiving side dishes. It can be made well in advance, travels easy and if you end up with leftovers (which is unlikely) it can easily be stored for a later meal.
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Roasted Parmesan Brussels Sprouts
These Roasted Parmesan Brussels Sprouts are a tasty side dish that takes Brussels sprouts to a whole new level. We start with fresh Brussels sprouts, giving them a perfect crunch by roasting with butter, garlic and Parmesan.Â
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Crispy Sliced Roasted Sweet Potatoes
These Crispy Sliced Roasted Sweet Potatoes are a side dish that’s easy to love. They’re beautiful, delicious, and wonderfully comforting, the kind of recipe that works just as well for holiday gatherings and guests as it does for a simple weeknight dinner.
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Pumpkin Biscuits
Biscuits are a perfect pairing for any dinner meal, alongside soups or at breakfast, served with eggs and bacon or just spread with delicious butter or fruit jam. These tasty, flaky, golden pumpkin biscuits are going to be wonderful to pass around your Thanksgiving dinner table.
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Honey Roasted Carrots
Honey Roasted Carrots are a delicious and healthy side dish perfect for holiday dinner tables. Carrots are cut in similar long pieces, tossed with spices and honey and roasted until tender.
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Dinner Rolls
These comforting soft dinner rolls shouldn’t miss your Thanksgiving table. Slightly warm, soft and fluffy, exactly as dinner rolls should be.
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Skillet Cornbread
Spice things up at your Thanksgiving celebration with this jalapeño and sun-dried tomato cornbread. Studded with corn kernels and cheese, this corn bread turns out moist and fluffy and bursts with flavor.
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries and Pine Nuts
What other better side dish than this Roasted Brussels Sprouts with cranberries and pine nuts for holiday tables? This combination is simply perfect.
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Pumpkin Crescent Rolls
These buttery and fluffy Pumpkin Crescent Rolls are the perfect combination of sweet and savory, with the rich flavor of pumpkin mixed with the soft, buttery texture of a croissant. Your guests are sure to love them, and you'll be the talk of the dinner table.
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Parmesan Potato Stacks
These Parmesan potato stacks make a great side dish or appetizer that your family and guests will definitely enjoy. They are also very flavorful because of the thyme, garlic and parmesan which I always love to pair when cooking potatoes.
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Roasted Butternut Squash Cream Soup – Healthy, Cozy and Full of Flavor
This Roasted Butternut Squash Cream Soup is the kind of cozy, warm meal that fills the kitchen with the smell of autumn and comfort.Â
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Pumpkin Oatmeal Cottage Cheese Biscuits – Healthy, High Protein Snack
These Pumpkin Oatmeal Cottage Cheese Biscuits have become a new favorite in our house. They’re soft, a little chewy, and full of that cozy pumpkin flavor everyone loves this time of year. They come together in just a few minutes, no fancy steps, no long list of ingredients.
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Cauliflower Gratin
This Cauliflower Gratin is a comforting, delightful dish that transforms humble cauliflower into a creamy and satisfying culinary experience. After baking the Cauliflower Gratin gets a golden-brown crust that makes a delectable contrast to the creamy interior.
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Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry Sauce is a classic accompaniment to holiday meals, adding a burst of tartness and sweetness to savory dishes. It is very easy and quick to prepare with either frozen or fresh cranberries and can be made in advance.
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Basic Mashed Potatoes
These flavorful Basic Mashed Potatoes are so comforting, creamy and buttery that shouldn’t miss any holiday table. They are very easy to prepare and always a crowd-pleaser.Â
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The Best Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
These Pumpkin Dinner Rolls are the perfect way to bring a little autumn warmth to your dinner table. Soft, fluffy, and just slightly sweet, these rolls are made with pumpkin puree, which gives them a subtle richness and a beautiful golden color.
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Waldorf Salad
The Waldorf Salad is a fresh fall salad made with celery, apples, red grapes and walnuts, dressed up with mayonnaise and sour cream dressing, and served over a bed of fresh salad. It is very flavorful and makes a great side dish for lunch or dinner and a perfect choice for holiday tables.
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Crispy Sliced Roasted Potatoes
These Crispy Sliced Roasted Potatoes are one of the best roasted potatoes you can ever make. Potatoes never look more beautiful than this and they taste as good as they look.
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Easy Creamed Corn
This Creamed Corn is a classic side dish that brings a touch of velvety delight to your table. This dish begins with tender corn kernels bathed in a rich, creamy sauce that's both smooth and satisfying.
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Homemade Crescent Rolls
This is a great recipe for light, fluffy, and buttery Homemade Crescent Rolls, a classic comfort food that is a great addition to the Thanksgiving dinner table.
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Roasted Potatoes, Parsnips and Carrots
Roasted Potatoes, Parsnips and Carrots – this root vegetable combination is simple and delicious. They get crispy on the outside and soft in the inside. You can choose whatever spices or herbs you prefer.
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Roasted Cauliflower
Roasting the cauliflower intensifies the flavor and caramelizes the edges which makes it sweeter and really really irresistible. Though it is cooked in the oven it still remains a little crunchy, which makes it a great side dish or a good healthy snack.
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Garlic Cheese Rolls with Roasted Garlic Butter
There is something incredibly comforting about warm, freshly baked Cheese Garlic Rolls coming out of the oven. The smell alone — buttery, garlicky, slightly cheesy — fills the whole kitchen and instantly makes everyone wander in to see what’s baking.
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Apple Pumpkin Fall Salad – Easy, Cozy and Colorful
This Apple Pumpkin Fall Salad brings together everything I love about autumn: crisp apples, sweet roasted pumpkin, and a mix of cozy, earthy flavors. It’s also one of my favorite ways to use up leftover roasted pumpkin.
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I hope you find a few new recipes to add to your holiday table! If you make any of them, I’d love to see your creations. Share a photo on Instagram and tag @homecookingadventure so I can see what you’ve made!
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