38 Easy Thanksgiving Side Dishes

"Crazy delicious kale salad topped with red grapes, lentils, and curry roasted cauliflower. Served with a tahini-green curry paste dressing! Just 30 minutes required for this flavorful side or entrée."

"Hasselback Butternut Squash with Sage Butter and Prosciutto Breadcrumbs …the perfect, delicious, and unique addition to this year’s Thanksgiving table. Made simply with halved butternut squash, fresh sage, maple, and perfectly salted butter."

"A VERY Cheesy Cauliflower Gratin that makes an incredible fall side dish and should absolutely be on your Thanksgiving table."

Wholesome, flavorful... colorful... and filling!

"This Healthy Green Bean Casserole recipe is made from scratch with lightened-up ingredients, it’s fresh and creamy and crispy, and it is full of the absolute best flavors. Always a crowd fave!"

This Bacon Corn Pudding is an adaptation of a Southern favorite originating from early Native American cooking. It's an easy side dish, perfect for Thanksgiving or the holidays. 

"Salads are often overlooked at the holidays, so I set out to make a festive red-and-green showstopper."

This simple Cornbread Dressing recipe is a classic holiday side dish that's utterly delicious with holiday flavors of cornbread, sage, and thyme. Simple to make and perfect for Thanksgiving.

“Sweet potatoes are often a part of Thanksgiving, and this recipe gives you a new twist on that classic flavor. Orange juice gives this dish a little sweetness, while pieces of crumbled bacon will give you something to savor, and rosemary will give it an aroma all its own."

"One of the great things about this dressing recipe is that there are parts of the recipe that you can have ready in advance.

Make-Ahead: Start with Cornbread Crumbles. Freeze the unbaked dressing mixture in 2 (1-gal.) zip-top plastic freezer bags, making sure to press out all of the excess air. Thaw in refrigerator five days before Thanksgiving, and continue recipe with Step 4. You can also get it all together on the day of if you like. However you prefer to enjoy it, you’ll find Grandmother Carter’s Cornbread Dressing to be moist, rich, and delicious."

"A simple tried and true recipe made with onions, celery, herbs, butter, broth, and toasted bread. It’s simply our favorite."

"Unique Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipes you’ll want to peruse, print, and try. We’ve gathered the most delicious recipes from a classic stuffing to gluten-free… and even slow cooker recipes."

“It isn’t a holiday, specifically Thanksgiving, without mashed potatoes. These Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes with Garlic Herb Infused Butter takes my favorite side dish to another level.”

An easy side dish, Oven Roasted Cauliflower with Turmeric and Cumin is one of my go-to side dish recipes for quick-fix dinners — and delicious taste. All year long.

"Indigenous to North America and introduced to European settlers by Native Americans, acorn squash is a perfect side for Thanksgiving. This stuffed recipe is healthy, easy and super delicious!”

Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Toasted Pecans, an all-time favorite! The flavors are everything you love about the season; sweet and savory… and crunchy too.

"Maple Glazed Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash with dried cranberries, toasted pecans, and crispy bacon. This is the perfect Thanksgiving side. It literally combines every flavor you love for the holidays. And… it’s very, very easy to make."

Roasted Carrots with Parsley and Thyme — an easy side dish we love. Tender, naturally sweet, and roasted to perfection. And if you’d like to sweeten it up a bit more, drizzle with honey butter.

"Chef Abraham Conlon cooks a variety of meaty wild mushrooms with Madeira, garlic and lemon juice, then combines them with charred onions for a luscious and tangy dish."

Roasted Fall Vegetables with Maple, Thyme, and Apple, an easy and simple dish to prepare, perfectly suited for Thanksgiving.”

It’s easy to make this Apple Cider Vinaigrette in advance.

Make-Ahead: Store Apple Cider Vinaigrette in an airtight container or jar. When it’s ready to serve, shake it vigorously to blend the ingredients, and check to see if it needs a little extra salt or pepper.

Once you’ve got that vinaigrette ready to go, it is simply a matter of preparing your vegetables.

"Tender, sweet and savory Secret Ingredient Honey Garlic Roasted Carrots are the most delicious carrots and easiest side dish EVER with only 10 minutes prep! The ideal holiday side that you will devour like candy!"

"If you've always wanted to serve a green bean casserole at your Thanksgiving feast, but weren't sure where to begin, this top-rated recipe from Alton Brown is the one for you. To take his casserole to the next level, Alton uses hearty mushrooms, thinly sliced onions and buttery panko breadcrumbs."

"Hollow out and fill roasted onions with a chunky stuffing for a twist on the hearty casserole version."

"Easy one pot Cranberry Apple Pecan Wild Rice Pilaf simmered in herb seasoned chicken broth and apple juice and riddled with sweet dried cranberries, apples and roasted pecans for an unbelievable savory sweet side dish perfect for the holidays and easy enough for everyday!”

“Maple Spiced Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes should be a staple of any fall gathering. And a must for Thanksgiving.”

Sweet Potato Casserole is an easy, iconic side dish perfect for the holidays with a smooth, velvety texture and sweet distinctive flavor. Topped with a crunchy pecan streusel and a hint of citrus, it's a classic favorite. 

A 15 minute, elegant side dish perfect for the Thanksgiving table.

"This vegan stuffing recipe is my favorite Thanksgiving side dish! Onions, celery, and sautéed mushrooms fill it with delicious savory flavor."

For many of us, Thanksgiving wouldn't be without a delicious and creamy mac and cheese!

This iconic Green Bean Casserole is a classic favorite holiday side dish. Requiring only minutes of prep, it can be made with canned, frozen, or fresh green beans. And with a couple of unique ingredients, this twist on a classic favorite is just as delicious as ever.

Three Sisters Stew is an easy-to-make, wholesome vegetable dish gently stewed in a fragrant broth. With indigenous roots, this delicious dish is perfect to serve during harvest, for Thanksgiving, or on any chilly winter day. And, it's ready in under 30 minutes.

These Ginger Glazed Carrots are a flavor-packed roasted carrot recipe glazed with pungent aromatics, citrus, and herbs. Sweet and savory, they are a delicious side dish for Sunday dinner, Easter, or anytime you're craving the sweet flavor of roasted carrots.

"Simple roasted root vegetables in olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper, are the foundation for a Thanksgiving side dish classic. Here, touches of thyme and rosemary add to the flavors and aromas. When the vegetables are golden-brown, they are tossed with an apple-cider reduction and sprinkled with fresh parsley. The results are toasty, sticky, sweet, and savory."

"This classic potato dish is simple to make and always a hit with family and friends. Plus, it's perfect for any occasion - from weeknight dinners to special occasions. So what are you waiting for? Get started on your au gratin potatoes today!"

Thanksgiving dinner comes with an easy-to-make but delicious turkey gravy!

"From the heart of pilgrim country, a recipe for a Classic Cape Cod Cranberry Sauce."

10 Minute Cranberry Sauce from scratch is a mainstay on the holiday table you never want to miss. Tangy and sweet with whole fresh cranberries, a little sugar, and the zest of an orange. It's the holidays in every bite.