28 Thanksgiving Appetizers and Side Dishes

This delicious recipe for Roasted Parmesan Green Beans makes for a perfect appetizer or side dish at any Easter or Thanksgiving gathering. It’s also simple enough to have anytime, not just on a special occasion!

This easy homemade biscuit recipe is very quick to prepare! In half an hour you’ll have some delicious, warm, soft homemade biscuits right on your table for Thanksgiving.

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

Free up oven and stovetop space and make gluten-free, dairy-free mashed potatoes in your Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. It’s a great Thanksgiving appetizer or side dish!

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 … but it’s truly quick enough for busy-night family dinners, any day!

Brussels Sprout Salad recipes are soooo 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 … and then toss it all with a delicious Maple-Balsamic Dressing! Oh yessss! Ready in about 5 minutes flat, it’s perfect as a unique 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: Fancy and delicious 15-minute holiday appetizer your guests would love. Creamy, gooey, runny-centered baked brie topped with cranberry sauce, roasted pecans and thyme.

Traditional Cornbread Stuffing with Sausage and Apples is an easy to make recipe with simple ingredients. Perfect for Thanksgiving, this is a great make-ahead recipe for cornbread dressing.

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.

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

The debate over the cranberry sauce – canned or homemade? Seriously? 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. Nothing to argue about here!

If you need a healthy sweet potato recipe full of antioxidant goodness (and without marshmallows), that is also Paleo and Whole30 compliant, read on for a dish you will want to make not just for Thanksgiving, but all year round.

Rutabaga and Apple Mash with Crumb Topping is a holiday classic. A recipe passed down to each new generation. A sweet crumbly topping covers tart mashed rutabaga mellowed out by apples, sugar and cinnamon. It’s a grown up dish that will please the most discerning palette.

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. While the vegetable has found new followers and is riding a wave of popularity in recent years, for Southerners, it never really went out of vogue. This is the best Brussels sprouts recipe, and includes bacon, a balsamic vinaigrette, and Parmesan cheese. It’s incredible!

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

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

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

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. Simple ingredients come together in minutes to make a gorgeous, sweet and tangy side dish everyone will love.

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

A colorful and unique update to the classic pinwheel recipe, these turkey cream cheese pinwheels are bursting with flavor. The next time you are looking for an easy to make finger food give these creamy delights a try!

These Air Fryer Green Beans are the perfect mix of easy, quick and oh so tasty vegetable treat. 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.

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