Thanksgiving Dinner Ideas

If you are looking for a great 3 ingredient appetizer for the holiday season these Cranberry Brie Bites are it! Easy to assemble they are a crowd favorite and they can even be prepped ahead of time!

The PERFECT appetizer, three ingredients, only a few minutes, a crowd favorite… Bacon Wrapped Dates with Goat Cheese. Your new go-to for delicious finger food, dates are stuffed with goat cheese then wrapped in bacon and baked into sweet, salty, and savory treat!

Sweet and spicy has never been better! This beautiful and festive dip is made with fresh cranberries and jalapeno peppers poured over a smooth Parmesan and cream cheese base for a stunning and delicious appetizer that is so easy to make!

n ultimate finger food perfect for parties and get togethers, Tortellini Skewers! With just 5 simple ingredients these appetizers are best prepped ahead of time, so perfect for entertaining, just take out of the fridge and serve!

Make Pumpkin Deviled Eggs with this easy recipe, the tip of a knife, and a little garnish. It's the appetizer that will quickly disappear at your next fall party.

This recipe for Dried Beef Pickle Roll Ups is an easy three ingredient appetizer that every one will love, perfect for the holiday’s or family get togethers! So simple to make ahead just using baby dill pickles, cream cheese, and dried beef, make a double batch because these will disappear fast!

This turkey cheese ball recipe is absolutely darling and makes the perfect appetizer for Thanksgiving dinner!

Baked camembert melts to a thick rich creamy consistency, perfect for dipping. It makes a delicious light meal, great with drinks, and perfect for sharing.

This Fall charcuterie board is easy and welcomes the autumn season! Perfect for any party or family get together. Filled with Fall ingredient ideas.

A twist on a traditional mule, this Apple Cider Moscow Mule is a fun fall cocktail! The perfect drink for sitting around a campfire, Halloween, and even Thanksgiving!

Your new favorite recipe using leftover cranberry sauce… Cranberry Sauce Margaritas! This holiday margarita recipe is a must have for any and all cranberry lovers, perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas!

Perhaps the perfect fall beverage? This Apple Cider Bourbon Cocktail is full of cozy fall flavors. Sweet apple cider, cinnamon, & ginger all pair beautifully with sweet American Bourbon. Grab your cozy scarfs, flannels, & bonfires this drink is going to need them!

This baileys hot chocolate is the perfect winter hot chocolate to make this season. Milk chocolate hot chocolate with baileys mixed in, topped with a homemade baileys whipped cream. Cozy up with a mug of this and a book by the fireplace.

Super easy to make with great fall flavors, this delicious caramel apple sangria will be a huge hit at your next holiday gathering!

The easiest and best way to prepare a turkey for roasting, Dry Brined Turkey. Ditch the brining bag and use this simpler method that creates the tastiest and super moist Thanksgiving Turkey!

The holidays can be stressful, let’s take one stressor away with this recipe for Easy Thanksgiving Turkey! Nothing fancy here, just a standard juicy roast turkey that will satisfy the whole crowd.

Perfectly roasted turkey with red wine gravy made with pan drippings. A fool-proof, easy recipe for roasted turkey with a sauce that will impress the guests!

Perfection! Sous vide turkey breast is impossible to beat for moist, tender, succulent turkey – EVERY time. Amazing results with this method – guaranteed.

If you want a juicy turkey that’s evenly cooked with the crispiest skin ever, this Spatchcock Turkey is the recipe for you! It comes out perfect every time and cooks up in under an hour and a half!

Portobello mushrooms, butternut squash, spinach, and a mushroom pate mixture are wrapped with puff pastry in this elegant vegetarian and vegan dinner entree. Vegetarian Wellington is perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.

If you plan on smoking a turkey breast on a pellet grill this year (or any grill for that matter), use this full tutorial to help guide you though your big holiday cook with ease like any other confident pitmaster.

Take your holiday roast turkey to a delicious new level with this recipe that shows you exactly how to make a gorgeous Bacon Wrapped Turkey with a bacon lattice top.

This moist, flavorful Turkey Roulade is a showstopping alternative to a whole roasted turkey for Thanksgiving! Here, I’ll be showing you how to make a turkey roulade.

This veggie loaf recipe is flavored entirely by veggies, herbs and tomatoes, and has a lightly sweet tomato topping just like the traditional meatloaf I used to make had.

With 7 easy ingredients these yeast homemade Dinner Rolls will be the star of the meal, sorry main dish. Soft, flakey, and buttery everyone will be grabbing more! Perfect for holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.

Green Bean Casserole is a classic side dish staple for holiday meals this version amps it up, it is Homemade Green Bean Casserole with Bacon! Easily prepped ahead of time this casserole ditches the canned soup for simple ingredients like bacon, mushrooms, flour, and milk.

This Roasted Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup recipe boasts bold flavors from the vegetables being roasted and curry powder! Along with red bell peppers, garlic, bacon, and coconut milk this is an aromatic soup perfect for a chilly fall evening.

A combination of brussel sprouts, cream, and cheese make the most decedent Brussel Sprouts Au Gratin. A perfect side dish for any holiday table!

Recipe for Sausage Cranberry Apple Stuffing! Not only is this the most flavor packed stuffing you will ever make it also happens to be the most colorful! But with savory sausage, sweet apples, and tart cranberries you seriously can’t go wrong! Easy to prep ahead this is a side dish that wills seriously impress on the Thanksgiving table.

A Classic Mashed Potatoes Recipe that is the star side dish of any holiday, dinner party, or comfort meal! Keeping it simple with potatoes and classic ingredients like milk and butter this recipe can be made on the Stovetop or Instant Pot keeping you in control of your kitchen!

A Turnip Puff is the absolute best way to eat a turnip (or rutabaga)! It’s a lightly sweet baked root vegetable dish, both creamy and fluffy, with a crunchy buttered breadcrumb topping. A Turnip Puff is traditionally served for Canadian Thanksgiving or Christmas, but there’s no need to wait for a holiday. This is an easy and delicious vegetable side dish that the whole family will love!

These sautéed oyster mushrooms are perfectly tender, golden and full of richness from nutty browned butter and crispy sage. This is a side dish that will make any meal pop with flavor!

Homemade Cranberry Sauce is so easy to make! It only takes a few minutes on the stovetop and you can flavor it how you you like it! It is seriously a must have for Thanksgiving!

Show stopping and absolutely delicious this Root Vegetable Tarte Tatin is the perfect vegetarian main dish or side dish that will impress anyone! Perfect for the holiday table or any special occasion.

Candied Sweet Potatoes is an easy side dish recipe that tastes like a dessert. Tender sweet potato rounds are covered in a rich, buttery glaze. It’s so decadent!

Free up oven space and make the Best Crockpot Stuffing Recipe to eat alongside Thanksgiving dinner! It's easy to toss the ingredients in your slow cooker and have it do the rest!

Instant Pot collard greens are a Southern-inspired side dish made much quicker in an electric pressure cooker. These Southern greens have a ton of flavor from bacon and ham, and you'll want to drizzle the cooking liquid on everything!

Ultimate homemade mashed potatoes, loaded with cheese and bacon! This easy casserole will be a perfect side dish to celebrate any occasion or for a simple family dinner.

Candied Korean sweet potatoes (goguma mattang 고구마 맛탕)) are fried pieces of Korean sweet potatoes covered in a hard candy shell made of caramelized sugar!

Don’t put that roasting pan in the sink yet! Learn how to make the best and easiest Turkey Gravy from Pan Drippings. Making classic turkey gravy is a cinch, perfect for your table on Thanksgiving!

Gravy Recipe Without Drippings! The best gravy loaded with rich flavor with simple subs to make homemade turkey gravy, chicken gravy, brown or even mushroom gravy.

The perfect holiday side dish, Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows and Oat Streusel. So easy to make ahead this is a simple three part side dish is made up of mashed sweet potatoes, mini marshmallows, and a mouthwatering oat topping. The perfect addition to a Thanksgiving dinner!

The perfect fall comfort food is Pumpkin Mac and Cheese. Made with simple ingredients this is a dish everyone will love plus it is easy enough for a weeknight but delicious enough for a side dish on the holiday table.

A healthy savory butternut squash casserole sweetened with dried fruits and sweet potatoes, complemented by earthiness of brown and wild rice, and finished with balsamic notes. The recipe is naturally vegan and everyone will rave about it if you prepare it for your Thanksgiving dinner.

These 40-minute Pumpkin Dinner Rolls are shaped like adorable little pumpkins and are the perfect accompaniment for Thanksgiving or Hallowe’en meals!

The BEST recipe for Homemade Au Gratin Potatoes. This super cheesy recipe is honestly easy to make and a huge holiday table crowd pleaser! Thinly sliced potatoes get layered with cheddar cheese and a cream sauce then baked to perfection, the result heavenly melt in your mouth potatoes with a golden brown cheesy crust that no one can resist.

This Sage and Onion Stuffing makes a great side dish for almost any meat, but especially good when paired with poultry, like chicken and turkey. It's a great easy stuffing recipe for the holidays, particularly Thanksgiving. Earthy herbs of sage and thyme season this stuffing just right!

This easy recipe for Roasted Carrots with Dill is a simple side dish to whip up for any occasion. With 4 simple ingredients, this recipe for baked carrots with dill is a breeze to make, perfect for a family dinner but also fancy enough for holiday’s like Thanksgiving and Christmas!

This Hasselback Butternut Squash is an easy butternut squash recipe with a handful of ingredients, little hands on time, and results in a striking side dish.

My creamy, easy, creamed spinach recipe is the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter dinner. It comes together in just 20 minutes and can easily be doubled to feed a crowd. Scroll down to watch the how-to video!

This Cornbread Stuffing with Sausage Recipe is crispy along the outside, and is flavorful with fresh herbs, spices, and aromatics.

Sweet and tart Cranberry Orange Relish is a must have on the Thanksgiving table. This Cranberry Relish Recipe comes together fast with only 4 ingredients and 5 minutes of time, plus it is so easy to make-ahead.

These crispy roasted sweet potato slices seasoned with garlic and thyme are the perfect side dish for any protein.
The recipe is simple, requiring just a few ingredients and yielding crispy and buttery goodness your whole family will love!

Simple stuffing balls recipe, baked in a muffin pan, that are perfect for Thanksgiving or any dinner. They are crispy on the outside and moist inside!

Easy to make with just a few ingredients is Roasted Maple Butternut Squash with Pecans. This is a simple fall side dish with butternut squash, oil, maple syrup, cinnamon, and pecans!

A late fall salad full of apples, cranberries, and turkey tossed with an apple cider vinaigrette.

A fresh twist on a classic combination, this cranberry quinoa salad with cranberries, orange, mint and kale is an easy Thanksgiving side dish for your holiday turkey or weeknight chicken!

Keeping it simple with a homemade dressing starting Balsamic Vinegar plus only four salad ingredients this Warm Balsamic Brussel Sprout Salad is simple enough for an addition to a week night dinner but fancy enough to grace the Thanksgiving table. With the perfect flavor balance between the salty bacon, crunchy pumpkin seeds, and sweet raisins you seriously can’t go wrong!

If you’re looking for a delicious and hearty fall salad or Thanksgiving side dish, try this butternut squash quinoa salad! The salad has only 6 ingredients and is dressed in a simple maple cider vinaigrette. All the tasty, cozy vibes in this one!

Easy to prep ahead, this spinach salad is filled with sweet roasted pears, mellow pecans, tangy goat cheese, crunchy pomegranates with a simple homemade balsamic dressing is a perfect holiday side dish or a tasty fall dinner. This Roasted Pear Salad is a recipe you will be excited to make time and time again.

This Roasted Pumpkin Chickpea Salad is perfect for fall! It's tossed with a Mediterranean balsamic dressing, fresh greens, and feta cheese.

This brussels sprouts salad with cranberries, almonds, and goat cheese is tossed in a tangy honey and apple cider vinegar dressing. This beautiful salad holds up well to being made a few hours ahead of time, making this a great option for fall and winter entertaining!

The sweet, nutty flavor of this Italian grain pairs perfectly with walnuts and cranberries to create a healthy Warm Farro Salad. Celebrate the flavors of fall with this easy side dish.

If you are looking for the best way to make a Homemade Apple Pie this is your recipe! This pie recipe takes out the busy work of making filling and instead uses a sugar and butter mixture poured over the entire pie so that it bakes to sweet and flavorful perfection!

Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie! A crowd-pleasing holiday favorite made from scratch with a flaky gluten-free pie crust. Thanksgiving isn’t complete without it!

Sunflower Seed Pie is sure to be a crowd pleaser! This nut free pie is a great alternative to pecan pie. Easy to make in a few simple steps this unique sunflower pie is delicious and perfect for the Thanksgiving table.

If you are in the market for an easy and delicious holiday dessert, look no further than my delicious Gluten Free Pumpkin Cheesecake with Oatmeal Crumble. It's velvety and delicious, filled with warming fall spices and topped with a buttery, crunchy topping. This is THE dessert recipe you need for pumpkin spice season!

This slow cooker pumpkin bread pudding makes pumpkin pie look BOR-ING. Spice up your Thanksgiving table with a new pumpkin-laden dessert that everyone will die for.

Pumpkin Fluff is an easy, no-bake pumpkin dessert dip, made with only five ingredients, and is perfect to serve for a Fall party or holiday dinner.

This Cranberry Cheesecake with white chocolate is everything you didn't know your heart was desiring. It's smooth and creamy and melts in your mouth. The cranberry comes through with a little pop of tart and works to enhance how dreamy the whole thing is.

Learn how to bake a vegan pecan pie without eggs or dairy and enjoy this indulgent autumnal classic.

I’m a pie lover, and I love variations on the classics. This Nantucket Cranberry Pie isn’t technically a pie, more of a cake really. It has a juicy layer of sweet-tart fresh cranberries on the bottom and that crispy, buttery cakey-cookie topping! Whether you make it for Thanksgiving or Christmas or a holiday party, it’ll be the easiest pie ever!

The best festive dessert just entered your life: brown sugar sweet potato pie!
Scratch-made, all-butter 4-ingredient flaky pie crust with a brown sugary, spice-loaded sweet potato filling topped with real maple whipped cream.

The holidays call for a festive dessert and few pastries are as beautiful and unexpected as this cranberry curd tart. With a brilliant ruby color and luscious filling this cranberry stunner is a showstopper worthy of your holiday party. My Cranberry Curd Tart is an elegant dessert that’s sure to impress.