67 Classic Thanksgiving Recipes Your Guests Will Appreciate

If you’re still trying to figure out what to serve for Thanksgiving dinner, here are 65+ best Thanksgiving recipes that will come in handy and that everyone at the table will love. Whether you’re joining a Friendsgiving or hosting the whole dinner, these sweet and savory Thanksgiving dishes will provide plenty of inspo for your Turkey Day. And even if you have that one guest who always brings her sweet potato casserole, there are plenty more sides and main dishes to choose from in this list.

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As for the Thanksgiving classics you’ll find in this collection, there’s everything from brined turkey and traditional stuffing, to cranberry sauce, yeast rolls, slow cooker mashed potatoes, and green bean casserole. There’s also my famous slow cooker mac and cheese, which is the most decadent mac and cheese ever. I love using slow cookers because they keep the dishes warm and ready to serve when your guests are ready.

Thanksgiving appetizer options include baked brie and a crudité platter, while Thanksgiving desserts are pumpkin pie with fresh whipped cream and vanilla ice cream, pecan pie (or pecan bars), and sweet potato pie. What is your favorite Thanksgiving dish or dessert?

The Best Thanksgiving Recipes

Delicious Green Bean Casserole

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When making a green bean casserole recipe from scratch, use these tips to make this Thanksgiving side dish one of the best on your holiday table.

Get the recipe: Delicious Green Bean Casserole

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This no-bake cheesecake dessert has just four ingredients, so it won’t put a large dent in your holiday budget.

Get the recipe: 4-Ingredient Pecan Pie Cheesecake

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The creamiest, smoothest mashed potato recipe to keep stashed in your repertoire—just in time for Turkey Day.

Get the recipe: Creamy Mashed Potatoes

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With a crown of buttery puff pastry, this savory stew walks the line between homey and elegant.

Get the recipe: Mini Turkey Pot Pies

This easy recipe is a lighter take on a classic pumpkin pie.

Get the recipe: Easy Pumpkin Pie

This rich, pecan-and-oat-topped sweet potato casserole is heaven in a skillet.

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Turkey dinner always tastes better the next day, especially when it’s stuffed into Ree Drummond’s leftover Thanksgiving Panini.

Get the recipe: Leftover Turkey Panini

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Try this traditional giblet gravy with your Thanksgiving feast.

Get the recipe: Giblet Gravy

Add variety to your dessert table with a 4-Flavor slab pecan pie.

Get the recipe: 4-Flavor Slab Pecan Pie

This mac and cheese is creamy, saucy, comfort food with a consistency that’s slightly more set than a stove-top version, thanks to a final bake in the oven.

Get the recipe: Macaroni and Cheese

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Most chefs will tell you brining the Thanksgiving turkey imparts juicy, deep flavors that continue to moisten and flavor the bird for hours.

Get the recipe: Brined, Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey

With a slow cooker and this recipe, you’ll get all the flavors of Thanksgiving, with almost no work at all.

Get the recipe: Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Thanksgiving For Two

Make this delicious dressing the night before Thanksgiving and wow your guests.

Get the recipe: Basic Thanksgiving Dressing

So simple and wonderfully delicious!

Get the recipe: Crock Pot Spiced Apple Cider

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Skip the Thanksgiving turkey and try this no-fail roasted chicken this Thanksgiving.

Get the recipe: No-Fail Roasted Chicken

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Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy is a must for a stress-free Thanksgiving dinner!

Get the recipe: Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

Try this glazed Cranberry Bread recipe for the most incredibly moist and delicious holiday bread!

Get the recipe: Glazed Cranberry Bread

Cheesy Garlic Bread Bombs are delicious little garlic bread bites oozing with mozzarella and slathered with lots of garlic-buttery goodness.

Get the recipe: Cheesy Garlic Bread Bombs

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies are super soft with just a hint of pumpkin!

Get the recipe: Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies

These Pull-Apart Spinach and Artichoke Rolls transform everyone’s favorite dip into a worthy bread course.

Get the recipe: Pull-Apart Spinach and Artichoke Rolls

The savory flavor of the stuffing combined with mashed potatoes, coated and fried to a golden brown, served with turkey gravy makes for one delicious Thanksgiving appetizer recipe.

Get the recipe: Mashed Potato Stuffing Bites

Made with pineapple, cranberry and orange juice, this simple-to-make punch is such a delicious combination!

Get the recipe: Holiday Punch

Carrot Cake Cheesecake is double layers of the smoothest, creamiest cake, full of spices and moist topped with pecans, a perfect dessert for any occasion.

Get the recipe: Carrot Cake Cheesecake

Always a hit at any holiday party, this recipe only has four ingredients, but lots of flavor.

Get the recipe: Easy Cheese Ball

These rolls are so tender and soft—the perfect dinner roll for any occasion!

Get the recipe: Perfect Potato Rolls

This Raspberry Cranberry Sauce is a tasty twist on your regular cranberry sauce and delicious on turkey and rolls!

Get the recipe: Raspberry-Cranberry Sauce

These Cheesecake Pumpkin Bars are both a cheesecake and a pumpkin pie all in one delicious fall dessert, then topped with candied pecans.

Get the recipe: Cheesecake Pumpkin Bars

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A favorite holiday side dish!

Get the recipe: Bacon Green Beans

Tired of the same old garlic bread? Your guests will love this version.

Get the recipe: Cheesy Garlic Bread

It’s easier to make than you think!

Get the recipe: Easy Pumpkin Roll

Sweet smooth and rich!

Get the recipe: Coconut Cream Pie

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Filled with cranberry, sparkling grape juice and chopped fruit.

Get the recipe: Holiday Sangria Mocktail

Crockpot Meatballs take three ingredients and five minutes to prep! Doesn’t get better than that.

Get the recipe: Crockpot Meatball Recipe

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Whip this app up in under five minutes!

Get the recipe: Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip

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Just three ingredients are needed for this tasty app!

Get the recipe: Fig and Brie Appetizers

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An incredibly memorable dessert!

Get the recipe: Grandma’s Pumpkin Praline Pie

Classic comfort food in every bite!

Get the recipe: Rosemary Mac and Cheese

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These rolls come together in 20 minutes!

Get the recipe: Garlic Parmesan Knots

A great holiday side dish!

Get the recipe: Easy Cheesy Stuffing Muffins

These crispy Glazed Carrots are caramelized in brown sugar and are full of flavor! Easy to make and a delicious side dish for any dinner.

Get the recipe: Glazed Carrots

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Definitely making these Scalloped Potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner! SO, so delicious!

Get the recipe: Scalloped Potatoes

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Thanksgiving Punch! This easy, fall beverage favorite will be a delicious option this Thanksgiving when entertaining your family and friends!

Get the recipe: Thanksgiving Punch

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The ultimate chocolate pie.

Get the recipe: Chocolate Silk Pie

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Coconut Pecan Sweet Potato Halves are a fun, unique way to have your Thanksgiving sweet potatoes. They have a brown sugar coconut pecan crust and are topped with a cinnamon marshmallow cream.

Get the recipe: Coconut Pecan Sweet Potato

Cooking a turkey doesn’t have to be overwhelming. These basic steps for how to cook a turkey will help you serve a beautiful, tender, and moist, turkey everyone will love!

Get the recipe: How to Cook a Turkey

An all-time favorite for Thanksgiving!

Get the recipe: Pumpkin Pie

This is the Best Creamed Spinach Recipe you’ll ever taste! Three kinds of cheese and vibrant spinach together with fragrant herbs make this a favorite dish at Thanksgiving or anytime.

Get the recipe: Best Creamed Spinach Recipe

Mom’s Famous Turkey Gravy is made from rich, glorious turkey drippings and is the star of Thanksgiving dinner. Perfectly creamy and flavorful every time!

Get the recipe: Turkey Gravy

This Cranberry Sausage Stuffing is a sweet and savory stuffing that’s always a Thanksgiving favorite.

Get the recipe: Cranberry-Sausage Stuffing

Sweet Potato Casserole with Coconut Pecan Topping is creamy, crunchy, toasty and so divine! You’ll never top your sweet potatoes with marshmallows again.

Get the recipe: Sweet Potato Casserole with Coconut-Pecan Topping

A favorite cocktail for Thanksgiving!

Get the recipe: Pumpkin Spice White Russian

A perfect mix of creamy, crunchy and sweet in this spiced autumn dessert.

Get the recipe: Instant Pot Apple Cheesecake

This happens to be my favorite pie ever!

Get the recipe: Sweet Potato Pie

So easy to make in the slow cooker, just dump all of the ingredients in, set it and you have delicious pumpkin butter. Great on toast, bagels and ice cream.

Get the recipe: Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter

The perfect party appetizer and so great for cocktail hour.

Get the recipe: Sweet Spicy and Salty Pecans

Kick your cranberry sauce up a notch and add candied orange and ginger!

Get the recipe: Candied Orange & Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce

A really flavorful Roasted Carrot and Butternut Squash Soup topped with walnut pesto and a roasted red pepper puree. Filling and healthy!

Get the recipe: Roasted Carrot and Butternut Squash Soup

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This homemade Easy Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole is so easy to make at home. It’s perfect for potlucks or any time you are needing to feed a crowd like during Thanksgiving!

Get the recipe: Easy Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole

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A classic side dish made in the Instant Pot!

Get the recipe: Instant Pot Cheesy Potatoes

Tastes like a corn souffle, but even better! A favorite Thanksgiving side dish.

Get the recipe: Sweet Corn Spoonbread

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Light as a feather and perfect rolls for your holiday meal.

Get the recipe: Feather Rolls

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Delicious comfort food, whipped sweet potatoes are the perfect holiday side dish. So easy to make with only four ingredients!

Get the recipe: Whipped Sweet Potatoes

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Keep your oven free for baking those pies! Makes the most incredible mashed potatoes that you have ever tasted.

Get the recipe: Best Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Just place all of the ingredients in the slow cooker for a delicious side recipe!

Get the recipe: Copycat Slow Cooker Apples

One of the best desserts for fall.

Get the recipe: Pumpkin Cheesecake Cake

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Rich and creamy pumpkin cheesecake in bar form!

Get the recipe: Pumpkin Cheesecake Bar

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Incredibly delicious and a showstopper!

Get the recipe: Bourbon Pecan Tart

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67 Classic Thanksgiving Recipes Your Guests Will Appreciate

The Best Thanksgiving Recipes

Delicious Green Bean Casserole

4-Ingredient Pecan Pie Cheesecake

Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Mini Turkey Pot Pies

Easy Pumpkin Pie

Sweet Potato Casserole

Leftover Turkey Panini

Giblet Gravy

4-Flavor Slab Pecan Pie

Macaroni and Cheese

Brined, Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey

Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Thanksgiving For Two

Basic Thanksgiving Dressing

Crock Pot Spiced Apple Cider

No-Fail Roasted Chicken

Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

Glazed Cranberry Bread

Cheesy Garlic Bread Bombs

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies

Pull-Apart Spinach and Artichoke Rolls

Mashed Potato Stuffing Bites

Holiday Punch

Carrot Cake Cheesecake

Easy Cheese Ball

Perfect Potato Rolls

Raspberry-Cranberry Sauce

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Bacon Green Beans

Cheesy Garlic Bread

Easy Pumpkin Roll

Coconut Cream Pie

Holiday Sangria Mocktail

Crockpot Meatballs

Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip

Fig and Brie Appetizers

Grandma’s Pumpkin Praline Pie

Rosemary Mac and Cheese

Garlic Parmesan Knots

Easy Cheesy Stuffing Muffins

Glazed Carrots

Scalloped Potatoes

Thanksgiving Punch

Chocolate Silk Pie

Coconut Pecan Sweet Potato

How to Cook a Turkey

Pumpkin Pie

Best Creamed Spinach Recipe

Turkey Gravy

Cranberry-Sausage Stuffing

Sweet Potato Casserole with Coconut-Pecan Topping

Pumpkin Spice White Russian

Instant Pot Apple Cheesecake

Sweet Potato Pie

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter

Sweet Spicy and Salty Pecans

Candied Orange & Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce

Roasted Carrot and Butternut Squash Soup

Easy Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole

Instant Pot Cheesy Potatoes

Sweet Corn Spoonbread

Feather Rolls

Whipped Sweet Potatoes

Best Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Copycat Slow Cooker Apples

Pumpkin Cheesecake Cake

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bar

Bourbon Pecan Tart

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