30 Easy Thanksgiving Side Dishes That Are That You Should Try

by Carole John

1. Sweet potato, balsamic-caramelized onion and goat cheese galette

Thanksgiving side dishes

What comes to mind when you hear the word Thanksgiving? Sweet turkey, right? This dish can serve as a side dish and a main meal for the thanksgiving event. The goat cheese brings in a tangy taste perfectly countered by the subtle sweetness of the caramelized onions. The dish does not take long, and in approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, the dish is ready. Full recipe at Eat. Live. Travel. Write. 

Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Source: Eat. Live. Travel. Write. 

2. Sautéed Garlic Green Beans:Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Thanksgiving side dishes vegetarian

This side dish is perfect for a Thanksgiving dinner since it goes perfectly with chicken, turkey, steak, and lamb chops. The dish uses a hint of soy sauce, which adds color and flavor. For this dish, a perfect taste and texture are achieved by the tender texture of the butter and the crispiness of the green beans. The garlic and pepper add a number to the flavor making a perfect side dish. Full recipe at Ahead of Tyme. 

thanksgiving side dishes vegetarian
Source: Ahead of Tyme

3. Pomegranate Avocado Salad with Candied Walnuts

Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Salads complement an excellent dinner, and this is a perfect side dish for thanksgiving. The presentation of this dish steals the show since it is colourful, flavorful, sweet, and spicy. The ingredients include avocados, pomegranates, sweet persimmons, walnuts, and blue cheese. They complement each other to make a perfect side dish for a heavy thanksgiving meal. Full recipe at Half Baked Harvest. 

Source: Half Baked Harvest.

4. Creamed Spinach Recipe: healthy thanksgiving side dishes

The side dish takes a few minutes to prepare and cook. It is perfect as a Thanksgiving side dish.  For this dish, baby spinach is the best option, and cream cheese is the perfect compliment. The dish goes well with steak and poultry. Full recipe at Diethood. 

Best thanksgiving side dishes
Source: Diethood

5. Cran-Raspberry Gelatin Salad: Thanksgiving Side Dishes

This salad is super easy to make since it requires gelatin, cranberry sauce, orange juice, and pineapple juice. Sugared cranberries can be used as a garnish. However, after mixing the ingredients, the dish requires 4 hours to refrigerate. Full recipe at Taste of Home.

Source: Taste of Home

6. Bacon Sprouts: healthy thanksgiving side dishes

 

These bacon sprouts are one of the best dishes I’ve encountered, and the dish is worth the effort. The best part about them is the crispy bit of the bacon bits, which give the dish a tasty and crunchy feel, perfect to end a thanksgiving dinner. The dish is made with readily available seasonings, and the seasoning can be done based on one’s liking. Full recipe at Mr. Food. 

healthy thanksgiving side dishes
Source: Mr. Food

7. Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows

Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Sweet potatoes with marshmallows is a perfect side dish for a thanksgiving dinner. The sweet potatoes are first roasted, mashed, and mixed with other ingredients. The toppings can depend on your choice but first, give the pecans and marshmallows a try. Full recipe at Delish. 

7. Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows
Source: Delish

8. Al Roker's Sausage and Chestnut Cornbread Stuffing

Cranberries might be a thanksgiving themed meal and perfect for flavoring a side dish. This side dish uses chestnuts, cranberries, spicy pork sausage, and cornbread. The stuffing contains flavorful ingredients such as rosemary, celery, onions, and pepper which perfectly complement each other to make a perfect side dish. Full recipe at Today.com

Al Roker's Sausage and Chestnut Cornbread Stuffing
Source: Today.com

9. Cranberry Orange Relish:Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Thanksgiving Side Dishes

This cranberry orange relish is perfect for any sandwich spread, roast chicken, steak, and vegetables. The dish is perfect for a chicken roast or steak-based dinner. However, it can also go with any side dish as long as the taste and combination are great. The ginger element in this relish makes it perfect for a sweet with fewer calories side dish. Full recipe at Eat This, Not That. 

Best thanksgiving side dishes
Source: Eat This, Not That

10. Kale Salad with Persimmons, Crispy Chickpeas and Fried Shallots

Ever thought of a dish constituting these ingredients? Well, this side dish gives a wholesome and impressive salad that is appealing on the table and tasty. The crispy chickpeas, persimmons, and fried shallots perfectly complement each other, and the kales add color and complete the side dish. Full recipe at PureWow. 

best thanksgiving side dishes
Source: PureWow

11. Honey Roasted Carrots

Honey roasted carrots have been a great side dish for celebration meals, and thanksgiving dinner is not an exception. The caramel, pepper, and honey perfectly complement each other to make a great and super delicious meal out of baby carrots. They go perfectly with beef, chicken, salmon, and shrimp dishes. Full recipe at AHEAD OF THYME.

recipes for thanksgiving side dishes
Source: Ahead of Thyme

12. Pizza Gets a Seasonal Punch of Flavor With This Pumpkin Marinara Recipe

Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Thanksgiving comes with gatherings, and for a dinner side dish, a pumpkin pizza like flatbread can be a side dish option. It can be flavoured with what’s convenient but consider these toppings first for a fantastic thanksgiving side dish. Cherry tomatoes, arugula, grape tomatoes, and shallots. These flavours will result in a perfect flavor that complements the pumpkin. Full recipe at Eat This, Eat That. 

13. Creamy Broccoli and Cheese with Bacon
Source: Eat This, Eat That

13. Creamy Broccoli and Cheese with Bacon

Vegetables can be a turn-off at the dinner table, especially for those who don’t love veggies. However, this recipe is not only a perfect side dish for thanksgiving dinner but can also make someone love vegetables. The main ingredients are broccoli, carrots, and creamy cheese. Full recipe at Diethood.

Thanksgiving Recipes
Source: Diethood

14. Cauliflower Blossom

Thanksgiving Side Dishes

The cauliflower dish is a modification of the onion blossoms, which have been there for the longest time. But have you tried this cauliflower blossom which is perfect for a Thanksgiving side dish? Once a crispy crust is achieved for this side dish, then you got the recipe rights and be ready to amaze the people at the Thanksgiving dinner table. Full recipe at Mr. Food. 

Source: Mr.Food

15. Perfect Baked Sweet Potato:Thanksgiving Side Dishes

The thing with sweet potatoes is that they give a perfect side dish for a thanksgiving dinner. The best thing about this dish is that it can be a last-minute fix, maybe when the guests are more than expected, and you have to figure out how to add more food to the table. This dish is super delicious and can go with any kind of topping. Barbecue chicken can be perfect as the main dish and baked sweet potatoes as the side dish. Full recipe at Delish. 

Holiday Side Dishes
Source: Delish

16. Savory Roasted Beet Salad with Barley Recipe

Have you ever taken a salad to relieve stomach discomfort after having an awesome celebratory dinner meal? This roasted beet salad with barley is perfect for a thanksgiving side dish. It is super healthy since it helps speed up metabolism and is also an anti-inflammatory. The color also adds to the presentation of the dish. With ingredients such as barley, goat cheese, and eggs, the flavor is perfect for a thanksgiving side dish. Full recipe at eatthis.com

Savory Roasted Beet Salad With Barley Recipe
Source: eatthis.com

17. Siri Daly's Autumn Panzanella: Thanksgiving Side Dishes

The Panzanella is a perfect side dish highlighting the fall ingredients to make a perfect thanksgiving dinner side dish. The ingredients include maple syrup, sage, sprouts, and squash. With cherry tomatoes, red wine vinegar, and Dijon mustard, the dish is perfectly full of flavor that will make a perfect side dish. Full recipe at Today.com

Siri Daly's Autumn Panzanella
Source: Today.com

18. Instant Pot Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe

The orange cranberry sauce is one of the side dishes that will sit perfectly with a turkey thanksgiving dinner. For this recipe, the ingredients you’ll need are sugar, cranberries, and an orange. The oranges might seem unnecessary for this recipe, but it adds a flavor that perfectly complements the cranberries. For a perfect texture, the sauce requires two stages of cooking that will result in the perfect texture. Full recipe at i am a food blog

Instant pot side dishes
Source: i am a food blog

19. Cheese-Stuffed Sweet Onions

Thanksgiving Side Dishes

The side dish contains sweet onions with cheese stuffing and the best thing about this dish is that it works with cheese convenience. You can definitely try it with the kind of cheese you have till you get the perfect flavor for your taste buds. Goat cheese, mascarpone, or cream cheese can be used based on what tastes better. Better still, how about mixing all of them and waiting for the taste buds to explode with an awesome sweetness? Full recipe at Taste of Home. 

Source: Taste of Home

20. Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Sour Cream

Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Mashed potatoes are one of the best side dishes for any meal, and this is perfect for a turkey, chicken, steak, or lamb chops dinner. It can also go perfectly well with potato casserole, green beans, and butternut squash. The garnish can be fresh parsley, but you can choose a flavour you like. Full recipe at AHEAD OF THYME.

GARLIC MASHED POTATOES WITH SOUR CREAM
Source: AHEAD OF THYME

21. Zesty Chargrilled Broccoli: Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Vegetables can be boring, especially when people around a thanksgiving table hate them. Killing the celebration vibe! However, this is a perfect side dish full of flavor that will get people loving broccoli. With lemon zest and some seeds, the flavor and taste are greatly enriched. Full recipe at PureWow. 

Source: PureWow

22. Cranberry Walnut Apple Stuffing

Thanksgiving Side Dishes

The taste of different flavors that complement each other is incredible and perfect for a thanksgiving dinner side dish. Therefore, this dish is presented with the perfect understanding it will be a perfect fit for the thanksgiving side dish. The dish has ingredients such as sautéed apples, rosemary, cranberry walnut bread, and onions which add to make a perfect taste. Full recipe at AHEAD OF THYME.

Thanksgiving dinner
Source: Ahead of Thyme

23. Mofongo Stuffing

Wishing to go for a classic and traditional side dish? Well, this one got you covered. This Puerto Rican meal contains fried green plantains, garlic, pork, and chicken broth. The dish is perfect for a thanksgiving turkey dinner dish. Full recipe at  Today.com

Mofongo Stuffing
Source: Delish

24. Holiday Roasted Vegetables: Thanksgiving Side Dishes

The calmness after a delicious thanksgiving dinner meal is worth going for. If you wish for a calming, simple, flavorful, colourful, and crunchy vegetable side dish for thanksgiving dinner, this is the recipe. The side dish is perfect for a Thanksgiving dinner with ingredients such as cranberries, pecans, balsamic vinegar, Brussels sprouts, and carrots. Full recipe at Delish

Source: Delish

25. Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits

Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Buttermilk biscuits are one of the longest existing recipes for side dishes, and this is a perfect fit for a thanksgiving side dish. The best thing with this dish is that it can be served for other meals such as breakfast and therefore can be made in plenty for the dinner side dish and the morning after the celebration. Full recipe at Mr Food Test Kitchen 

Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits
Source: Mr Food Test Kitchen 

26. Corn Casserole: Thanksgiving Side Dishes

The dish is perfected with cornmeal, creamed corn, and whole corn kernels with a fluffy cornbread base. It is full of flavour that can be added as stuffing to add some colour and enhance the taste. It is a perfect side dish for roast chicken and turkey dinner dishes. Full recipe at Ahead of Tyme.

CORN CASSEROLE
Source: Ahead of Tyme

27. Dorie Greenspan’s Maple Syrup and Mustard Brussels Sprouts

Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Seasoned Brussels is the way to go for this recipe. Mixing the maple syrup and mustard is the key secret to the syrup. To get the ingredients done by thanksgiving dinner, a one-day heads up is needed to cook the sprouts a day before and refrigerate them. The dish makes a perfect side dish for a thanksgiving dinner. Full recipe at PureWow. 

Source: PureWow

28. Wild Rice Stuffing with Almonds and Dried Cranberries

Thanksgiving Side Dishes

This side dish is a perfect fit for a thanksgiving dinner side dish. The main ingredients with several seasonings are almonds, cranberries, wild rice, and brown rice to get the perfect taste for this dish. Full recipe at Today.com

Easy Side Dishes
Source: Today.com

29. Cauliflower Dill Kugel: Thanksgiving Side Dishes

The combination of kugel and cauliflower is the best part of this meal since they make a perfect one. The taste and creaminess are enhanced by the ricotta cheese while maintaining the lightness of a side dish. Full recipe at Taste of Home.

Source: Taste of Home

30. Instant Pot Mashed Cauliflower with Garlic and Chives

Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Mashed cauliflower with sour cream and butter makes a perfect side dish for Thanksgiving dinner. Since an instant pot is being used, the ingredients are put in the pot, cooked till tender, and then mashed. The garlic and chives add flavour to the mashed cauliflower giving a perfect side dish. Full recipe at Diethood.

Thanksgiving side dishes
Source: Diethood

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