35 Thanksgiving Main Dishes

With this recipe for Instant Pot Turkey Breast with Garlic Butter Gravy, you can make moist and juicy turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy in less than an hour.

It’s simple to make pressure cooker turkey breast in an Instant Pot. Here’s an easy method to cook breast fillets, so they won’t be dry. It makes for a great partner for mashed potatoes.

This recipe for juicy, succulent, Maple Butter Turkey is absolutely delicious! It’s roasted on the grill, giving it a smoky flavor. Learn how to spatchcock, brine, and grill the best turkey you’ve ever had!

One pan Kahlua Pineapple Glazed Ham, an oven space saver, is the BEST spiral-cut baked ham recipe to serve a crowd on a budget. A huge hit for holiday parties, brunch, or dinner!

This easy Air Fryer Whole Chicken is juicy with perfectly crispy skin and is ready in just 1 hour. It makes for a great Thanksgiving main course dish, paired with butternut squash!

This herbed butter-roasted chicken recipe is the juiciest roast chicken you will ever sink your teeth into. Packing the butter seasoning and fresh herbs between the breasts and the skin locks in the flavor and keeps the whole roast chicken moist.

This delicious instant pot golden brown ribs recipe is a very easy and yummy dinner the family will love. Find out how to make ribs in the instant pot!

A staple for many holiday dinners, this old-fashioned bone-in-pineapple, and honey-glazed ham is a truly wonderful thing when properly prepared.

This Brined and Herb Butter Roasted Turkey Breast with the Best Easy Gravy is perfect for when you want the juiciest and most flavorful Main Course for your special Thanksgiving meal.

How to prepare a juicy, flavorful turkey for Thanksgiving Day. Includes instructions for brining, trussing, and roasting a turkey.

This Easy Spiced Ham with pineapple-crusted glaze brings a perfect balance of spice and sweetness together on two top ten Thanksgiving main dishes recipes, main courses, and side dishes like butternut squash and green beans.

Pressure cooker turkey breast that’s tender inside and crispy on the outside! Learn how to cook a bone-in turkey breast in your Crock Pot Express, Ninja Food, or Instant Pot.

This Meatless Shepherd’s Pie (or Vegan Cottage Pie) is true comfort food for the fall with carrots, potatoes, zucchini (courgette), and eggplant (aubergine) topped with creamy vegan mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes throughout.

Easy to prepare, moist, and flavorful! Once you try this Apple Cider Brined Turkey, paired with traditional sides like butternut squash or green bean casserole, there will be no going back to basic roast turkey again.

This vegan holiday pie with lentils, chicken, vegetables, and a vegan hot water pastry was inspired by traditional British pastries, and it’s a gorgeous centerpiece for a vegetarian or vegan holiday table.

Traeger Smoked Turkey is going to quickly become your new favorite turkey method. Put away the gallons of olive oil, free up your other oven space, and go ahead and donate that giant electric roaster that you only pull out once a year to someone else. Because you’re going to want to smoke Traeger turkey every year from here on out.

This versatile chili recipe is guaranteed to keep you and your family full and healthy this season. Who doesn’t love a nice bowl of chili full of hearty flavors anyway? Replace the beef with deep-fried turkey for a great Thanksgiving menu!

Enjoy a wholesome family dinner with this Pesto Garlic Rubbed Roasted Pork Sirloin and Potatoes. Garlic and fresh herb-rubbed pork loin seared then roasted, with potatoes, mushrooms, and onions topped with pesto sauce.

Classic roasted duck with apple recipe. The duck is stuffed with apples and fresh herbs. The meat is very juicy and aromatic, it falls off the bone easily. Duck breasts are particularly delicious here, they are so tender that you can cut them with a fork! Truly amazing with fried sweet potatoes on the side.

The reason this ham is so good is because of this orange glaze – glaze is the key to a great ham. But it’s not only the glaze, the other secret to great ham is basting with the glaze. A lot of people don’t realize that ham needs that TLC, just like a turkey does.

Dry, overcooked, and stringy turkey. Does this sound familiar? There are various methods that have been developed to prevent dryness during cooking, and this recipe combines three of them to make roast turkey into the perfect bird for your Thanksgiving (or any time of the year) table. This sage-rubbed smoked turkey will be the juiciest hunk of bird that you’ve ever tasted.

This Easy Crock Pot Ham goes perfectly for Thanksgiving dinner and not just to be made up for Easter dinner! It makes a great pair for pumpkin lasagna. Thanksgiving main dish and dessert!

If you are looking for an easy pork loin recipe, I have a Roasted Pork Loin Thanksgiving menu as easy as it gets. Adding vegetables to the pot and roasting at the same time, makes it a one-dish meal that is deeeelish!

This trusty Slow Cooker Ham With Honey And Bourbon is the perfect way to twist the flavor of a cheese recipe into the flavor of a Slow Cooker Ham.

Well, this incredibly festive, succulent Vegan holiday roast is so much more than just “something extra” you have to make, so your vegan friends have something to eat other than… salad. The flavors, texture, and smell in this low-heat roast could easily go head-to-head with any of the holiday classics. Just look at it! Can you guess what the 1 inexpensive ingredient is?

This garlic and fresh sage-baked Cornish game hen is stuffed with delicious, homemade Anjou pear and baby Bella mushroom stuffing. The best recipe for an elegantly rustic Thanksgiving dinner party with friends. You'll be surprised just how incredibly simple they are to make!

Loaded with veggies and lots of flavor, this Vegetarian Fajita Pasta is a favorite pasta dinner. Fire-roasted tomatoes, black beans, colorful bell peppers, sour cream, and cheese make this a healthier pasta dish. Make it as a Thanksgiving menu in the Instant Pot or Stove top. Enjoy topped with cilantro and avocado.

Slow Cooker Ham is a classic and iconic side Thanksgiving menu traditional, Thanksgiving table side table, yet there are so many variations on this recipe. Here is a great go-to for the best Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham ever, easy to make with just 5 ingredients – and so delicious! It makes for a great Thanksgiving menu side table dish!

No more missing out on your Italian favorite! A Classic Baked Gluten-Free & Vegan Manicotti recipe packed with homemade tomato sauce, a creamy dairy-free & soy-free cheesy chicken filling, and garlic, all topped with a homemade 2-ingredient “parmesan”! A perfect Thanksgiving menu the whole family will enjoy!

A simple and easy cast iron whole roasted chicken that’s full of flavor, perfectly moist and tender, and just waiting to be served at the dinner table! This Thanksgiving menu is gluten-free, allergy-free, and paleo using a no-fail method for success!

This Smoked Turkey is the perfect way to use a homemade rub on a holiday bird, pairs with green bean casserole as its sides, and makes a holiday dinner even more amazing! Plus, the smoke flavoring adds to leftover meals made with the turkey!

This amazingly delicious and healthy whole chicken recipe is perfect with green beans and other side dishes!

A hearty plant-based dinner idea that will satisfy even meat-eaters! A hearty Vegan Cauliflower Lentil Loaf that mimics the classic meatloaf with no meat, gluten-free, nut-free, and soy-free! Get all your protein and veggies in this healthy recipe!

Amazingly tender and delicious Thanksgiving turkey. You will never make your turkey any other way again!

A whole turkey is easier to cook and make than you might think! Use this easy oven-roasted turkey recipe the next time you want to make a whole bird. The directions are easy to follow, and your poultry meal will be simply delicious.