With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we have compiled a list of over 15 delicious side dishes that will be perfect for your family’s dinner! There are classic recipes, sweet and savory, retro, and even vegetarian and vegan ones!
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Our family normally sticks to the classic side dishes for Thanksgiving. Dishes like mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, sweet potato casserole, and freshly baked rolls. But sometimes we will switch things up depending on how much time we have to make the dinner or a special dish for different dietary needs or even a recipe that looks yummy!
That is why we found seventeen delicious recipes that will be perfect to add to your dinner table this Thanksgiving! There are twists on the classics, animal product-free, and even a gluten-free stuffing recipe!
Ingredients Normally Needed for Thanksgiving Side Dishes:
- Potatoes
- Fresh Green Beans
- Brown Sugar
- Sweet Potatoes
- Lime Jello Mix
- Butter
- Bacon
- Cheese
- Flour
- Pecans
Pair your Thanksgiving with this delicious copycat recipe for Texas Roadhouse Butter here!
Brown Sugar and Bacon Green Beans Recipe
This Brown Sugar and Bacon Green Beans recipe is a delicious side dish that has only 4 ingredients. This is perfect if you want to have green beans but don’t want to have the normal green bean casserole for Thanksgiving.
Easy Gluten-Free Stuffing Recipe
Stuffing is a classic Thanksgiving dish many people end up having to skip if they don’t consume gluten. Here is a recipe that uses gluten-free bread so no one has to skip it this year!
Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
This is the best Sweet Potato Casserole out there! We used to make the classic sweet potato casserole with marshmallows but one year we tried this recipe and we haven’t gone back!
Grandma’s Lime Green Jello Salad Recipe (with Cottage Cheese & Pineapple) Recipe
Grandma’s Lime Green Jello Salad Recipe (with Cottage Cheese & Pineapple) is a retro side dish that my husband loves. His grandma would make it during holidays when he was little. Now we have it every Thanksgiving!
Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls Recipe
If you are anything like me, you love the bread rolls at Texas Roadhouse! Change the normal dinner rolls you have on Thanksgiving and make this yummy copycat recipe!
Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts Recipe
This Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts recipe is perfect if you need an easy side dish for Thanksgiving Dinner! It only takes a few ingredients and about 30 minutes in the oven!
Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
Baked Macaroni and Cheese is one of the best side dishes to have on Thanksgiving. Especially ones that are extra cheesy! Our household loves a good mac and cheese!
Slow Cooker Baby Carrots with Honey and Brown Sugar Recipe
This easy Slow Cooker Baby Carrots with Honey and Brown Sugar recipe creates delicious glazed carrots with minimal effort! Make these with the rest of the veggies or change it up by substituting them with these!
Cranberry Stuffing Recipe
Change up the classic Stuffing with this recipe! Cranberries will add a sweet and tart flavor that you and your family will love!
Skillet Green Bean Casserole Recipe with Crispy Onion Topping Recipe
Check out this delicious recipe for Green Bean Casserole that you make in a skillet!
Southern-Style Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey Recipe
Collard Greens are a classic Southern dish that will improve your Thanksgiving dinner!
3-Ingredient Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Don’t use a can of Cranberry sauce this year! It is super easy to make homemade; this one only takes 3 ingredients!
Deviled Eggs Recipe
Our family loves having Deviled Eggs during any holiday and Thanksgiving is no different. It can be served as a side dish with the big meal or as a snack before the rest of the food is ready!
Mini Green Bean Casserole w/ Garlic Bread Crumbs Recipe
If you are looking for a new way to make Green Bean Casserole this Thanksgiving, you will love this recipe for Mini Green Bean Casserole with Garlic Bread Crumbs.
Easy Oven-Roasted Red Skin Potatoes Recipe
This Oven Roasted Red Skin Potatoes recipe is an easy side dish if you don’t want to have the classic Mashed Potatoes. You will only need a few ingredients: red-skin potatoes, olive oil, minced garlic, and a few seasonings.
The Easiest Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
Another great recipe to substitute mashed potatoes if you want to change it up this year! It is super easy to make and is so delicious!
Vegan Dinner Rolls Recipe
These rolls are perfect if you have any members of your dinner that are vegan. They are fluffy and buttery and everyone will love them even if they are not vegan!
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