The very first time I cooked Thanksgiving meal, I went a little bit crazy. I had so manyThanksgiving side dish recipes (plus Thanksgiving Desserts) that I couldn’t hold back. I made four pies, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, and stuffing. I used 3 pounds of butter. Let me say that again: THREE POUNDS OF BUTTER.
Did I mention I was cooking for three people?
I spent the next few days in a food coma/food hangover, but I lived to tell the tale. I can take or leave turkey (though my husband’s fried turkey is INSANE), but for me it’s all about the Thanksgiving side dishes. I love them. All of them. Except maybe cranberry sauce. And the pies!!! Sometimes it’s easy to get into a rut, though, or to get totally stressed out. Like the year I cut off part of my finger into the stuffing (GROSS) and backed over my stroller on the way to the inlaws. Oops. Let’s make Thanksgiving a little less stressful with this roundup of Thanksgiving side dish recipes.
Some are more traditional, some more creative. ALL of them look delicious. (And maybe half of them are desserts involving pumpkin.) Now you don’t have to scour the interweb, but can find all your recipes right here. You’re welcome. And maybe, just maybe, you can make lasting and special memories of family & food like these from The Gleeful Gourmand.
Green Beans
Sauteed Green Beans with Lemon Chorizo Breadcrumbs from Food Done Light
Firecracker Green Beans from Around My Family Table
Paleo Green Bean “Fries” from This Flourishing Life
Chilled Green Bean & Potato Salad from A Southern Fairytale
Crock Pot Green Bean Casserole from Menu of Musings
Oven Roasted Parmesan Green Beans from Ann’s Entitled Life
Easiest Green Beans from I Eat Therefore I Cook
Cheddar Green Bean Casserole from Books and Cooks
Sweet Potatoes
Candied Yams from Moms Confession
Crockpot Sweet Potatoes from The Grant Life
Sweet Potato Casserole with Apples from One Creative Mommy
Sweet Potatoes in Orange Cups from Robyn’s Online World
Sweet Potato Casserole Nibbles from Nibbles by Nic
Maple Bourbon Sweet Potatoes from Eat Pray Read Love
White Potatoes
Roasted Rosemary Potatoes from Penney Lane Kitchen
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes from Thrifty Jinxy
Garlic & Herb Feta Mashed Potatoes from Juggling Act Mama
Rosemary Mashed Potatoes from Books and Cooks
Loaded Mashed Cauliflower from This Flourishing Life
Stuffings/Dressings
Chorizo & Roasted Poblano Dressing from A Southern Fairytale
Slow Cooker Stuffing from The Kitchen Is My Playground
Smoky Ciabatta Stuffing from Food Done Light
Acorn Squash with Cornbread Stuffing from The Farm Girl Gabs
Jewish Rye Bread Sausage & Apple Stuffing from JaMonkey
Sourdough Mushroom Stuffing from Views from the ‘Ville
Cornbread Dressing from Bare Feet on the Dashboard
Other Sides
Gravy from Around My Family Table
Maple Glazed Carrots with Bacon from Confessions from an Over-Worked Mom
Cuvee Cranberry Sauce from Our Somm Life
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus from Kirsten Oliphant
Butternut Squash Soup from Thrifty Jinxy
Cranberry Butter from Juggling Act Mama
Skillet Cornbread from Penney Lane Kitchen
Cinnamon-Maple Glazed Butternut Squash from Nibbles by Nic
Corn Pudding from The Kitchen Is My Playground
Jalapeno Cornbread Pudding from A Southern Fairytale
Drinks
Easy Apple Cider from Moms Confession
Mulled Cranberry Apple Cider from Mom Endeavors
Desserts
Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake from Chocolate with Grace
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes from Kirsten Oliphant
Pumpkin Pie Cookies from The Grant Life
Chocolate Pumpkin Whoopie Pies from The Baking Fairy
Homemade Pumpkin Ice Cream from Confessions of an Overworked Mom
Maple Syrup Cheesecake from Simply Stacie
Pumpkin Pie Sugar Cookies from Thrifty Jinxy
Mini Pumpkin Pie Bites from A Mom’s Take
Berry Pie from Mom Endeavors
Paleo Pumpkin Bars from Confessions of an Overworked Mom
Pumpkin Spice Marshmallow Pops from Moms Confession
Pumpkin Pie Muddy Buddies from Thrifty Jinxy
Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake from The Baking Fairy
Paleo Pumpkin Pie Cake from This Flourishing Life
Pumpkin Banana Bread Pudding from I Eat Therefore I Cook
Pumpkin Pie Squares from The Farm Girl Gabs
Pumpkin Icebox Cake from Ann’s Entitled Life
Pumpkin Pie Fudge from Simplee Thrifty
Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes from Baking Beauty
Mini Pecan Pies from Mom Endeavors
Silly Turkey Pops from This Mama Loves
Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Homemade Caramel Sauce from How Was Your Day
Now that you’ve got your Thanksgiving side dish recipes under control, what about that turkey?