150 Easy Thanksgiving Side Dishes & Appetizers

This delicious recipe for homemade cranberry salad is made with fresh cranberries!

This delicious recipe for Roasted Parmesan Green Beans makes for a perfect appetizer or side dish at any Easter or Thanksgiving gathering.

Cauliflower “mac” and cheese with a rich and creamy sauce. A healthy, no pasta version that’s low carb and keto friendly.

Cheesy potatoes are an easy side dish that can be made for potlucks, funerals, and almost any occasion.

If you’ve never made your own cranberry sauce, then you are truly missing out! Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce puts the canned stuff to shame.

A melt-in-your-mouth, savory stuffed mushroom recipe that features cheese, Hatfield Recipe Essentials Sweet Italian Ground Sausage, salt, and pepper for the perfect blend of spices.

A green bean casserole makes the Thanksgiving holiday complete, and this can be on the table in no time at all. With just four ingredientss you can make it easily and deliciously.

These delicious and pretty nutmeg sweet potato stacks make a great side for turkey and chicken dishes and are easily baked in a muffin pan.

This Garam Masala Roasted Squash is simple to make and a great addition to any healthy holiday table.

These Vegan Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes are the perfect side dish. They’re so creamy and delicious, no one will even know they’re hiding cauliflower!

Have any little gobblers at your house? They’ll love these droll Cinnamon Roll Turkeys for Thanksgiving breakfast—and so will you. Because…homemade cinnamon rolls! Bacon!

Sweet potato casserole is one of the best recipes a grandma can have in her recipe card arsenal.

Glazed carrots are such a versatile and ever-present side dish, they appear on our dinner table for any Thanksgiving menu.

There are two types of people in this world, mushroom lovers, and mushroom haters.

This Turnip Casserole would make an excellent side for your Thanksgiving side dishes at your Thanksgiving table.

This maple-roasted beets and carrots recipe is an easy, colorful, and healthy side dish.

These easy Instant Pot carrots are coated in a delicious honey butter glaze.

If you’re looking for a beautiful and tasty vegetable side dish, then you must try this recipe for Thyme Carrots and Cauliflower!

It’s the heavy cream, sour cream, butter, bacon and cheese that put these potatoes over the top. The casserole is so flavorful and, extremely easy to throw together.

These Fried Mozzarella Balls with Pumpkin, Sage, and Caramelized Onion are the perfect holiday appetizer!

Here in American, we like to combine creamy goodness and veggies then top them with crispy yummy bits. That is why no Thanksgiving feast will be complete without a rich, satisfying green bean casserole.

Of all the cozy, kid-friendly Thanksgiving side dish sweet creamy corn pudding is one of the family’s favorite. It’s true down south no Thanksgiving feast would be complete without Thanksgiving Corn Pudding!

This Boston Market’s creamed spinach is very rich and there’s a lot of spinach. Boston Market uses a blend of cream cheese and Parmesan cheese.

Need an alternative to mashed sweet potatoes: that’s paleo, low carb, and keto friendly? Give mashed turnips a try.

In this fennel au gratin recipe from Minervino di Lecce, fresh fennel topped with almonds is baked and served alongside a delicious mousse of ricotta forte or strong ricotta.

Colorful, with fresh herbs and whole seasonal vegetables, this Fall Harvest Kale Salad will bring everyone to the dinner table!

Easy Brussels Sprouts with Pinenuts and Parmesan is a go-to fall recipe. It’s fast and contains just a handful of ingredients.

Acorn squash loaded with colorful quinoa stuffing is a sweet and savory dish perfect for the holidays. It's vegan and gluten-free, but more importantly, delicious!

It’s just a little sweet due to the honey, but the earthy tang of the molasses balances it out, so it’s easy to snack on, especially if you schmear it with ghee or grass-fed butter.

A simple savory pumpkin casserole recipe. It’s easy to prepare with canned purée and makes a wonderful side dish for Thanksgiving feasts.

A big name, but not a lot of ingredients for a LOT of flavor. Green beans and Brussels sprouts are roasted with sweet/tart balsamic vinegar. Dates add a punch of sticky, chewy sweetness.

Made with just a handful of ingredients, this easy gluten-free Sautéed Green Beans and Mushrooms recipe will compliment any meal this Thanksgiving season!

You guys are going to love this Roasted Butternut Squash with Apples, Tart Cherries, and Walnuts. The flavor combination is right on point.

The BEST holiday Sausage Stuffing with Italian sausage, cornbread, crunchy celery, crispy French bread, sweet dried cherries, and cranberries!

An easy salad recipe featuring apples, spinach, bacon, and pecans. It’s filling, comforting, and everything you could want in a salad!

Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes are creamy smooth, buttery, and melt in your mouth! Reheated 5 Ways, learn how to keep them warm for dinner or your holiday party.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Shallots have officially become a family’s favorite way to eat Brussels Sprouts.

Easy Roasted Butternut and acorn Squash with Sage Brown Butter is the perfect side for the Thanksgiving season!

This is a delicious make-ahead vegetarian stuffing that you can put together up to two months in advance, saving yourself some precious time on Thanksgiving!

You can do most of the work up to two months before with this easy make-ahead sausage stuffing recipe!

This Easy Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Sweet Potato, Bacon, and Almonds takes seconds to prep and goes with everything!

There’s nothing quite like that first bite of an Old-Fashioned Cornbread Dressing at your Thanksgiving feast. Savory, with a hint of sweetness, and completely full of flavor.

This delicious Lemon Parmesan Brussels Sprouts recipe makes for the perfect side dish or as a fresh tangy side to a meal prep for the week!

You can’t have Thanksgiving dinner without cranberry sauce! Whole berry cranberry sauce is a big favorite and it’s easy to make.

Fresh green beans sauteed with butter and almonds and finished with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice make a delicious green bean almondine!

Cranberries are native to North America and are a favorite staple on Thanksgiving. Cranberries are a bit sour on their own, as they contain very little sugar naturally.

You will find this Waldorf Salad loaded with apples, grapes, celery, dried cranberries, walnuts, and vanilla yogurt.

Mashed potatoes are a common side dish that is often prepared every week in most homes.

While deviled eggs are not an entirely new concept, this recipe will become a family favorite! They’re a perfect Thanksgiving side dish or appetizer!

One of the great things about this recipe is that, ahead of time the major components can be done ahead of time!

This is absolutely the BEST Sweet Potato Casserole ever. Perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.

You will want to add this Cranberry Butter recipe to your Thanksgiving and Christmas menu.

No need to use precious oven space with this Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole. Just grab your Crock-Pot and get this Thanksgiving side dish cooking.

These are The Best Mashed Potatoes. Perfect for everyday dinner or great for holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

This creamy mac and cheese will be the BEST Thanksgiving side.

This Jiffy Cornbread Casserole is an easy side dish for your Thanksgiving.

You can make these delicious Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots with just three ingredients, carrots, brown sugar, and butter.

If you can’t eat mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving, this Garlic Mashed Cauliflower is a superb substitute.

This Creamy Broccoli is always a hit! Your family will rave about it, and you’ll get several compliments and recipe requests.

Yams and sweet potatoes are a lovely side dish to most meals, but this Thanksgiving, make this delectable yam casserole.

Spinach Stuffing Balls are a great make-ahead side dish for your holiday dinner.

Roasted new potatoes and Brussels sprouts, mixed with pomegranate, roasted garlic, salt and pepper, and lots of spices.

This easy vegan roasted vegetables and pumpkin winter salad is filled with roasted vegetables made out with toothy lentils crisp apples, kale, and a garlicky tahini dressing.

Beets are delicious and nutritious from root to leaf! It creates a vibrant pickled beet side dish.

This the season of EVERYTHING pumpkin, Fall’s beloved squash. Combine the pumpkin’s health benefits with the beetroot’s vast vitamins and minerals, such as Manganese, vitamin C, and Folate.

Beets and squash and quinoa, oh my! Roasted delicate squash and red beets are perfectly paired with quinoa in this nutritious, colorful, and flavorful salad.

String Bean Casserole with Candied Bacon is a unique twist on a holiday classic.

Crispy on the outside, light and creamy on the inside, flavored with herbs and parmesan cheese, and roasted to perfection.

These crisp, tender, and citrusy-sweet Honey Glazed Carrots are a delicious and colorful side, fit for any occasion.

Quick and Easy Creamy Mashed Potatoes are a perfect holiday side. Mix with sour cream, cream cheese, butter, and milk for creamy mashed potatoes as silky as whipped or vanilla ice cream.

This scrumptious casserole is both sweet and savory. It’s filled with tender chunks of local apples and creamy butternut and squash, and topped with a buttery and crunchy pecan crumble. It’s a perfect side dish to accompany any holiday meal.

Flavorful and healthy Green Beans Almondine is the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving or any meal of the year!

A Spicy Chipotle Kabocha Dip recipe made from everyone’s favorite squash! spicy, sweet, savory – serving it right in the kabocha shell is a fun detail!

This Cranberry Fluff Jello Salad is a retro classic! This vegan holiday and seasonal salad recipe is a new flavor of the nostalgic side dish.

The garlic and rosemary make this roasted butternut squash recipe! Perfect for a weeknight dinner or even a side for a holiday.

A cross between sweet and savory, these apple tartlets are wrapped in a flaky puff pastry, and filled with soft baked local apples, creamy Brie, and crunchy walnuts.

Green Bean Casserole is the ultimate comfort food, loaded with fresh green beans, cream of mushroom soup, Cheddar cheese, and French fried onions.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts are an easy side dish to make, with delicious nutty flavors and healthy nutrients.

This unique (and delicious) wild rice pilaf recipe is perfect for a Thanksgiving side dish.

Succotash is a common American Thanksgiving dish in some parts of the United States, but in Canada, it’s not well-known, nor is it something you would see at the Thanksgiving table.

A quick and delicious recipe for cranberry sauce using fresh or frozen cranberries.

This Cranberry Gelatin Mold recipe is a staple at every Thanksgiving dinner. With only 4 ingredients (cranberries, cherry gelatin, crushed pineapple, and sugar), it is also pretty easy to make.

With the holidays around the corner, here is an ultimate favorite Ukrainian Christmas comfort food recipe – the best cabbage rolls ever!

This Instant Pot cranberry sauce is a show-stopper! The best cranberry sauce you’ll ever make in just 1 minute, using only 4 ingredients. A Christmas and Thanksgiving side dish must-have!

If you are looking for mashed turnip recipes, give this one a try!

This Pickford stuffing is the most amazing sausage stuffing recipe you will ever make! It’s so good we make it at Thanksgiving, Easter and year round with dinner!

If you are looking for a quick (under 15 to 20 minutes up to 20 minutes), easy, and unique appetizer for your next holiday potluck or party, give this festive holiday recipe a try.

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms are definitely a family favorite and fun to share with company.

Pan-fried butternut squash is a smart choice. Especially when thinking about nutrition, butternut squash makes sense over both regular and sweet potatoes.

This gluten-free cornbread is tender, slightly chewy from the coarse cornmeal, and lightly sweetened with coconut sugar and a touch of maple syrup. It’s also dairy-free, and the fresh cranberries folded into the batter give the cornbread a burst of color and flavor.

This simple recipe for Maple Roasted Delicata Squash Rings cooks up quickly and has a perfect balance between sweet and savory flavors.

The awesome part about these roasted sweet – potatoes is that although they are mainly a side dish, you can eat these alone too.

This easy Buttered corn side dish is pure comfort food that is a must make for the holidays or even alongside dinner.

This Roasted Asparagus and Mushrooms with Balsamic Vinegar is full of flavor and healthy too! You’ll be happy to know that it is vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and also a great low-carb side dish.

These lemon rosemary roast potatoes are a perfect side dish to serve alongside any dinner be it to roast chicken, turkey, or a rack of lamb.

These mashed potatoes are the top side dishes and a perfect go-to for side dishes, dish Christmas recipes and Thanksgiving recipes.

This cranberry salsa recipe made with fresh cranberries is a delicious holiday appetizer the whole crowd will love! Serve it just with chips or over a brick of cream cheese for an amazing flavor combination for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

If you are looking for a new fall side dish to bring out the feeling of falling leaves, cooler weather, and all the warm spices you know and love, this is the recipe to embrace.

Add freshness to your holiday table with this cranberry relish! This easy cranberry recipe uses a blender and requires no cooking at all. In fact, it can be made in just 5 minutes. Just four ingredients are required to make this sweet relish that everyone will love.

This New Potato Tian is something both pretty to look at and delightful to eat. It’s a combination of thinly sliced rounds with sautéed onions and garlic, chicken broth, Pecorino cheese, and a slow bake.

Green beans are just one of those vegetables that don’t get enough credit. It’s the perfect side dish and pairs perfectly with just about any meal.

Sweet Potato Biscuits are a new favorite around our house! Served with a meal or soup, smeared with butter, and lathered with honey – you have a treat!

This Sweet Potato Soufflé recipe is one of those traditional holiday recipes known by several names. This is a delicious-baked sweet potato recipe topped with a decadent brown sugar topping with pecans.

Sweet Potato Stuffing is a delicious addition to any holiday meal. The sweetness of the sweet potatoes melds all the flavors of sweet potato stuffing together.

With tangy splashes of olive oil and vinegar that soak into the roasted sweet potatoes throughout, this shrimp potato salad is a potato salad without mayo that the whole family will enjoy!

This Cuban guava and cream cheese cracker recipe is as Cuban as it gets. Served at any time of day, this snack is perfect for unexpected company, to eat during homework breaks, or with your morning herbal tea.

This Skillet Green Bean Casserole Recipe is a delicious side dish for Thanksgiving or holiday dinners. It uses fresh green beans and mushrooms, no canned soup, and includes a homemade crispy onion topping. Watch our video to learn how to make this recipe.

This easy Slow Cooker Baby Carrots with Honey and Brown Sugar recipe create delicious glazed carrots with minimal effort! A wonderful side dish recipe.

This Loaded Baked Mashed Potatoes recipe is a cheesy, delicious side dish suitable for holiday or family dinners throughout the year.

This Bacon-Parmesan Spaghetti Squash recipe is a deliciously easy side dish – it might even turn a reluctant spaghetti squash eater into a fan.

This instant pot sweet potato casserole is insanely easy to make and tastes so good thanks to the creamy, roasted sweet potatoes, sweet orange juice, and toasted marshmallows.

Serve this easy Sausage Stuffing Recipe alongside your favorite holiday recipes this holiday season. Learn how to make sausage stuffing with this simple recipe.

Oven Roasted Red Potatoes is a classic recipe, a favorite in your rotation, and a regular on your dinner table. From the every day to the holiday.

If you like spicy food, this is going to be your new favorite – Spicy Bombay Potatoes or Masala Aloo. Baby Potatoes cooked with aromatic spices, as a one-pot dish, are perfect to serve as an appetizer or a side dish.

This traditional homemade bread stuffing recipe is moist and crunchy, flavorful, and packed with earthy herbs and spices.

Garlic and Herb Carrots are cooked to perfection in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Sautéed with lots of butter, garlic, and fresh herbs throughout, they make a perfect side dish!

These Roasted Parmesan Green Beans are the most delicious way to enjoy fresh green beans. This simple vegetable recipe makes a great side dish to any meal!

This Broccoli Cheese Casserole has tender broccoli smothered in a rich and creamy cheddar cheese sauce and is topped with crushed butter crackers.

A delicious potato stuffing recipe, just like the Amish make it in Pennsylvania Dutch country. You’ll love how easy and authentic this Amish Potato Stuffing is!

A delicious potato stuffing recipe, just like the Amish make it in Pennsylvania Dutch country. You’ll love how easy and authentic this Amish Potato Stuffing is!

Everything you love about cornbread and muffins, just in bite-sized form! These Mini Gluten-Free Cornbread Muffin Bites are vegan, allergy-free, and have only 7 ingredients!

The best authentic Old-Fashioned Gluten-Free and vegan Buttermilk Biscuits, just like your Southern grandmother used to make! Soft, tender, flaky, and begging to be slathered with dairy-free butter, jam, or covered in gravy.

From dipping to scooping, spreading to mixing in, hummus is one versatile food. This gluten-free and vegan savory pumpkin hummus is the perfect flavor for all your fall snacking, cooking, and tailgating!

It’s time to give that classic holiday side dish recipe a healthy makeover! This homemade Gluten-Free and Vegan Green Bean Casserole is top-8 allergy-free, has a crunchy baked onion topping, and creamy coconut milk and mushroom base!

A classic side dish, lightened up, 2 ingredients, and takes only 5 minutes! This sugar-free & vegan cream-style corn recipe is on the family dinner table in a snap!

Bacon Wrapped Stuffing Bites are a wonderful holiday appetizer! Use up leftover stuffing and wrap thick, flavorful bacon around for the perfect treat.

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This Thanksgiving, try out this corn casserole. It’s so warm and inviting, plus it’s a fun play on cornbread.

This Wild Rice & Roasted Tomatoes' recipe uses the Instant Pot to cook the rice, so it’s so much quicker than it normally would be, although you could certainly cook the rice the traditional longer way, too. We love good pressure cooker recipes!

Free up oven and stove top space and make gluten-free, dairy-free mashed potatoes in your Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.

A holiday meal wouldn’t be the same at my house without these cheesy, creamy, flavorful twice-baked potatoes that are naturally gluten-free.

An incredibly delicious, yet really easy salad recipe! We call it “Thanksgiving Salad,” since it’s absolutely perfect for Thanksgiving and the holidays.

Brussels Sprout Salad recipes are trending right now. But how do you make a great salad recipe even greater? Add lots more nutritious superfoods, plus irresistible mix-ins like crunchy pistachios and sweet-tart dried cranberries …It’s the perfect Thanksgiving side dish!

The best balsamic-maple roasted Brussels sprouts with butternut squash, pecans, cranberries, and avocado-roasted garlic dressing. Ultimate healthy vegan Thanksgiving side dish ready in just 40 minutes!

Easy Cranberry Baked Brie Recipe: This Fancy and delicious 15-minute holiday appetizer your guests would love. Creamy, gooey, runny-centered baked brie topped with cranberry sauce, roasted pecans, and fresh thyme throughout.

Traditional Cornbread Stuffing with Sausage and Apples is an easy-to-make recipe with simple ingredients. Perfect for Thanksgiving.

Easy, make-ahead Sweet Potato Casserole is the perfect Thanksgiving side dish. Made with a delicious and crunchy pecan crumble, and creamy brown sugar sweet potato mash.

Love cheesy scalloped potatoes? Love easy scalloped potatoes? Then you’re going to love these Smoked Gouda Scalloped Potatoes, so rich and creamy!

Everyone loves cheesy scalloped potatoes and when you make them with gruyere cheese, they are even better!

This cranberry sauce recipe is one that everyone will love. It’s naturally sweet and is gluten-free, vegan, and Paleo, with one little switch to also make it Whole30 and keto.

If you need a healthy roasted sweet potato recipe full of antioxidant goodness (and without marshmallows), that is also Paleo and Whole30 compliant.

Rutabaga and Apple Mash with Crumb Topping is a holiday classic. A lightly sweet, crumbly topping covers tart mashed rutabaga mellowed out by apples, sugar, and cinnamon.

This twist on Loaded Baked Potatoes is the perfect way to free up oven space! Fire up the grill to make this tasty side dish!

In the American South, Brussels sprouts are a staple at most dining tables during Thanksgiving weekend. This is the best Brussels sprouts recipe and includes bacon, a balsamic vinaigrette, and Parmesan cheese.

These Shishito Peppers are an amazing appetizer, perfect for your Thanksgiving dinner.

These amazingly delicious Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Pecans are a healthy and delicious low-carb Thanksgiving side dish.

These amazing low carb cauliflower fritters are a perfect side dish for a Thanksgiving dinner!

A colorful and unique update to the classic pinwheel recipe, these turkey cream cheese pinwheels are bursting with flavor.

These Air Fryer Green Beans are the perfect mix of easy, quick, and oh-so-tasty vegetable treats. The beans are cooked in very little low-calorie cooking oil making them a healthier treat.

Dreaming of creamy, fluffy, and easy-to-make mashed potatoes? Try this Instant Pot Mashed Potato recipe.

These Easy Scalloped Potatoes (Dauphinoise Potatoes) are the perfect (make ahead) decadent side dish or even main dish. The potatoes are cooked to tender perfection in a creamy, cheesy sauce with a golden crunchy top.

Deviled eggs are a staple for many holidays and this is the best deviled eggs recipe for Thanksgiving! Adorable turkeys that you can eat!

This classic pumpkin bread recipe has been handed down for generations. It will compliment any Thanksgiving spread. Enjoy it plain or topped with cream cheese for a delicious pumpkin treat.

This light and fluffy pumpkin dip is the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving menu! Serve with green apple slices, ginger snap cookies and Nilla Wafer cookies and the perfect pumpkin flavored appetizer or dessert.