Looking for some mouthwatering Thanksgiving dinner ideas to impress your guests this year? Look no further! This list has everything you need to create a memorable and delicious feast .
Who Doesn’t Love Thanksgiving?!
When it comes to Thanksgiving dinner ideas, it can be a little overwhelming knowing where to start, especially if you’re the HOST. Don’t fret, we are sharing all the best recipes and tips to help you plan. We’ve included main dishes , appetizers , side dishes , and of course, dessert ! To make things even more simple, use our Free Thanksgiving Menu Template to help plan your Thanksgiving dinner menu!
From juicy roast turkey and fluffy mashed potatoes to golden brown dinner rolls and classic pumpkin pie , this list has everything you need for a memorable holiday feast. Below you’ll find our top recipes for each section. We hope the list can give you inspiration for creating your own delicious menu.
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Table of Contents Top 10 Most Loved Thanksgiving Dinner Ideas
From the perfect turkey recipe to easy, crowd-pleasing alternatives, the main dish is guaranteed to be the star of your holiday table.
1 How to Roast a Turkey
How to Roast a Turkey
Total Time: 3 hours hours
Learn how to roast a turkey with all the tips and tricks you'll need to make a turkey full of flavor for Thanksgiving or any holiday.
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2 Crockpot Ham Recipe
Crockpot Ham Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours hours 40 minutes minutes
Crockpot ham has a quick prep and requires minimal effort. Covered with a brown sugar glaze, it's our favorite way to make a holiday ham!
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3 Crock Pot Pot Roast Recipe
Crock Pot Pot Roast Recipe
Total Time: 7 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
This melt-in-your-mouth crock pot pot roast is tender and flavorful. It takes just 5 minutes of prep before your slow cooker works its magic.
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4 Honey Glazed Ham
Honey Glazed Ham
Total Time: 4 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
Tender and juicy honey glazed ham is smothered in our simple 5-ingredient glaze creating our favorite recipe for holiday ham!
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5 Slow Cooker Roast Chicken
Slow Cooker Roast Chicken
Total Time: 4 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
Slow cooker roast chicken takes 5 minutes to prep then the crock pot does all of the work – the result is effortlessly flavorful!
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6 Swiss Chicken
Swiss Chicken
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Indulge in cheesy comfort with creamy swiss chicken bake, an easy weeknight dish smothered in decadent creamy goodness.
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7 Prime Rib Recipe
Prime Rib Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
This perfect prime rib recipe is cooked in the oven with a secret trick that gives you the most tender meat ever!
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8 Steak Marinade
Steak Marinade
Total Time: 4 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
Our all-time favorite steak marinade requires only four ingredients and makes mouth-watering steak that tastes amazing!
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9 Easy Meatloaf Recipe
Easy Meatloaf Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes
Our easy Meatloaf Recipe bakes tender and juicy with a sweet tangy ketchup glaze, easy to prep ahead and perfect for dinner.
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10 Easy Turkey
Easy Turkey
Total Time: 3 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
Directions for a perfectly roasted and seasoned turkey every time. Herb-glazed roast turkey is a juicy, moist show-stopper.
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Classic Side Dishes
Comfort food favorites that pair perfectly with any main dish.
11 Thanksgiving Brussels Sprouts Recipe
Thanksgiving Brussels Sprouts Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
One skillet Thanksgiving Brussels sprouts are topped with bacon and goat cheese for a next-level side dish in only 30 minutes!
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12 Apple Pecan Salad
Apple Pecan Salad
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
Topped with a poppyseed dressing, fresh apple pecan salad is a delectable combination of flavors and textures.
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13 Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
These buttery smooth BEST mashed potatoes are our go-to potato side dish for every dinner and holiday get-together. They're my FAVORITE!!
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14 Funeral Potatoes Recipe
Funeral Potatoes Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
This classic cheesy funeral potatoes recipe is a holiday favorite, perfect for feeding a crowd with its rich, comforting flavor!
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15 Glazed Carrots Recipe
Glazed Carrots Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
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16 Creamed Corn
Creamed Corn
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Better than the canned version, this smooth and buttery creamed corn recipe is easy, cheesy, and delicious!
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17 Easy Green Bean Casserole Recipe
Easy Green Bean Casserole Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
This easy green bean casserole is a holiday classic, featuring sauce-covered green beans and crispy onions baked to golden perfection.
18 Homemade Mac and Cheese Recipe
Homemade Mac and Cheese Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
This is the cheesiest, creamiest, altogether best homemade mac and cheese you'll ever make! The whole family will definitely approve!
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19 Homemade Stuffing Recipe
Homemade Stuffing Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
This homemade stuffing, made with sourdough bread, is exactly what you need to pair with your Thanksgiving turkey!
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20 Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows Recipe
Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Sweet potato casserole with marshmallows and pecans is a tasty staple at our house and one we couldn't live without!
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21 Mashed Potato Gravy Recipe
Mashed Potato Gravy Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
Our favorite mashed potato gravy boasts a smooth, rich, and savory flavor, and can be made without drippings!
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22 Corn Casserole Recipe
Corn Casserole Recipe
Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
Moist and tender corn casserole requires only a handful of ingredients for an easy side that is packed with flavor!
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23 Fresh Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Fresh Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Total Time: 17 minutes minutes
Fresh cranberry sauce tastes amazing with every other dish on your Thanksgiving table. Make it ahead of time for less stress!
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24 Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes Recipe
Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes Recipe
Total Time: 4 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
Crockpot cheesy potatoes are the perfect, easy side dish for your next meal or holiday gathering. Just dump, cook, and enjoy!!
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25 Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Oven-baked cheesy scalloped potatoes are warm and comforting. They make an easy deliciously savory side for any dish!
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26 Slow Cooker Creamed Corn
Slow Cooker Creamed Corn
Total Time: 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
Dinner wouldn't be complete without rich, flavorful crock pot creamed corn! It's creamy, buttery, and preps in minutes – a holiday favorite!
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27 Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes
Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes
Total Time: 4 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
Creamy, cheesy crockpot mashed potatoes are the perfect accompaniment to any meal. They are SO easy to make – especially for busy holidays!
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28 Crockpot Mac and Cheese Recipe
Crockpot Mac and Cheese Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
Everyone loves a good slow cooker recipe, and this crock pot mac and cheese is so simple, cheesy, and delicious!
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29 Crockpot Green Bean Casserole Recipe
Crockpot Green Bean Casserole Recipe
Total Time: 4 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
Crispy, creamy crockpot green bean casserole is beyond easy and just as tasty as the original oven-baked classic!
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30 Oven Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Oven Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Oven roasted brussel sprouts have a perfectly crispy outside and a melt-in-your-mouth center, and take just 10 minutes to prep!
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31 Cornbread Stuffing Recipe
Cornbread Stuffing Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Savory cornbread stuffing is the perfect side dish, especially for holiday meals! The texture is perfect and the flavor is delicious!
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Rolls and Biscuits
Because no Thanksgiving table is complete without warm buttery rolls!
32 Dinner Rolls Recipe
Dinner Rolls Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 40 minutes minutes
Our dinner rolls recipe delivers a soft, buttery best-loved recipe, perfect for holidays or any occasion and impossible to resist.
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33 Easy Yeast Rolls Recipe
Easy Yeast Rolls Recipe
Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
With just 4 ingredients, these easy yeast rolls are ready in under an hour and are perfect for a light snack or served with dinner.
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34 Potato Rolls Recipe
Potato Rolls Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
These potato rolls stay soft and airy thanks to mashed potatoes, perfect for dinners, sliders, and holiday spreads, easy enough for weeknights.
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35 Simple Yeast Roll Recipe
Simple Yeast Roll Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 12 minutes minutes
Our classic yeast dinner rolls delivers pillowy soft, fluffy rolls that are easy to make, and perfect for any meal.
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36 Cheddar Bay Biscuit Recipe
Cheddar Bay Biscuit Recipe
Total Time: 14 minutes minutes
These addicting copycat cheddar bay biscuits whip up in under 15 minutes, and they taste even better than the real thing!
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37 Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls Recipe
Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
Soft Texas Roadhouse style rolls with a hint of honey, easy to mix, shape, and bake into fluffy squares that taste just like the real thing.
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38 Crescent Rolls Recipe
Crescent Rolls Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 32 minutes minutes
Homemade Crescent Rolls bake soft, buttery, and golden with simple pantry ingredients, easy to shape, perfect for holidays, and always crowd pleasing.
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39 Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe
Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe
Total Time: 22 minutes minutes
This golden flaky buttermilk biscuits recipe is melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Enjoy them on their own, with jam, or smothered in gravy!
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Desserts Worth Saving Room For
End your dinner on a high note with our favorite pies and simple treats that everyone will be thankful for.
40 Butter Pecan Cake
Butter Pecan Cake
Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Indulge in the delicious goodness of our butter pecan cake, topped with a toasted pecan buttercream frosting for a show-stealing sweet treat!
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41 Pumpkin Bundt Cake Recipe
Pumpkin Bundt Cake Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes
Moist Pumpkin Bundt Cake loaded with warm spices and topped with cream cheese frosting, easy to mix, bakes tall, perfect for fall gatherings.
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42 Easy Pecan Pie Recipe
Easy Pecan Pie Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Our BEST and easy pecan pie recipe requires only a handful of ingredients and has a quick prep – a classic that's perfect all year!
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43 Pumpkin Dump Cake Recipe
Pumpkin Dump Cake Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
This simple spiced pumpkin dump cake preps in minutes for a perfectly delicious shareable dessert all fall long!
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44 Homemade Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Homemade pumpkin pie is a best-loved recipe, and a must during the holidays delivering a perfectly spiced pumpkin filling and flaky crust!
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45 Buttermilk Pie
Buttermilk Pie
Total Time: 1 hour hour
Our classic Southern buttermilk pie features a sweet and tangy custard filling prepped in just 5 minutes with a flaky premade crust!
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46 Sour Cream Apple Pie
Sour Cream Apple Pie
Total Time: 5 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
Sour cream apple pie elevates the classic with a rich, tangy, and creamy custard and a buttery crumb topping!
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47 Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars Recipe
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars Recipe
Total Time: 54 minutes minutes
Soft, chewy pumpkin chocolate chip bars filled with warm spices, sweet pumpkin, and rich chocolate—your new favorite fall dessert.
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48 Pumpkin Roll Recipe
Pumpkin Roll Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
This classic pumpkin roll with cream cheese filling is soft, spiced, and swirled to perfection for an irresistible fall dessert.
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49 Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe
Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe
Total Time: 4 hours hours 45 minutes minutes
This chocolate cream pie has two types of chocolate in a creamy custard, topped with whipped cream and chocolate curls!!
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50 Pumpkin Delight
Pumpkin Delight
Total Time: 3 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
This four-layer pumpkin delight features a crunchy pecan base with creamy pumpkin, cream cheese, and a whipped cream crown.
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51 Apple Pie Recipe
Apple Pie Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours hours 45 minutes minutes
With a flaky, buttery crust made from scratch, and a gooey, sweet filling, this BEST apple pie recipe will not disappoint!
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52 Pumpkin Lasagna Dessert
Pumpkin Lasagna Dessert
Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
Pumpkin lasagna with layers of Oreos, cream cheese, pumpkin pudding, and whipped cream is a no-bake fall dessert that’s creamy and festive!
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53 Pecan Pie Cheesecake Recipe
Pecan Pie Cheesecake Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 25 minutes minutes
Pecan pie cheesecake combines a creamy cheesecake layer with a buttery, caramel-pecan topping. It is perfectly indulgent!!
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54 Pumpkin Cupcakes
Pumpkin Cupcakes
Total Time: 27 minutes minutes
Spiced pumpkin cupcakes are so soft, moist, and flavorful. They pair perfectly with delicious homemade cinnamon cream cheese frosting!
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55 Pecan Pie Bars Recipe
Pecan Pie Bars Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour
With a buttery shortbread crust and caramelized pecan filling, it's impossible not to love these sweet and nutty pecan pie bars!!
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56 Thanksgiving Sugar Cookies Recipe
Thanksgiving Sugar Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Thanksgiving sugar cookies decorated like turkeys are soft, adorable, and fun to make with kids for the holiday table or class parties!
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57 Pumpkin Brownie Recipe
Pumpkin Brownie Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 3 minutes minutes
These are the yummiest chocolate pumpkin brownies you will ever taste! They are sure to satisfy anyone's pumpkin addiction.
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58 Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies
Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies
Total Time: 1 hour hour 57 minutes minutes
These delightful pumpkin cheesecake cookies combine two irresistible desserts into one irresistible bite, perfect for fall!
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59 Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Total Time: 5 hours hours
Pumpkin pie cheesecake bars are full of fall spices. This layered dessert is sure to impress at any holiday gathering!
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Kristyn,
May you and your family have the Happiest Thanksgiving. You have some great recipes, that I copy for later.
God bless all of you.
Thank you!! Hope yours was wonderful as well!
This is such a great all-in-one-stop for Thanksgiving recipes! These recipes are fantastic! Thank you for sharing!
So many great recipes to choose from!! I’ve got all of mine printed and ready to go.