Thanksgiving without side dishes just isn’t the same. We love loading our holiday dinner plates with cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, homemade soft rolls, corn pudding, cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole, and more! These Thanksgiving staple side dish recipes have us salivating for the most delicious meal of the year. Make sure your holiday menu is complete with these side dishes.
Thanksgiving Cranberry Cream Cheese Salad
“This is the perfect Cranberry Congealed Salad for your Thanksgiving meal. For years my in-laws have expected me to produce a good recipe. Since this has all the good stuff squished together, it is my stand by and go-to recipe. A great complement to your chicken and turkey dishes.” – Jewel
Holiday Cornbread Dressing
“This is my children’s Mimi’s recipe that she passed down to me. It has served us well for 30 years, each and every Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thank you, Elnora. You are missed.” – Liz
Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes
“Growing up in Louisiana we never had a sweet potato casserole during the holidays. We always had candied sweet potatoes, I had never seen a sweet potato casserole until my teens.” – Debbie
Outrageous Corn Pudding
“This wonderful side dish is always the first one I get asked to make at any holiday gathering, be it Christmas, Thanksgiving, or Easter.” – Mary
Beyond Yummy Green Bean Casserole
“My husband always loves it when I make this and people always are asking me for the recipe. It’s pretty easy and works great as a side dish.” – Tessa
Ooey Gooey Mac and Cheese
“This baked mac and cheese is so creamy and delicious.” – Samantha
Bread Machine Dinner Rolls
“Soft buttery and fluffy these bread machine dinner rolls are melt-in-your-mouth good. These rolls are the perfect compliment to any meal.” – Debbie
Southern Cornbread
“I am not usually a cornbread lover. My husband is and was raised on Southern style cooking. His mom passed away at the age of 19 and I have tried to always incorporate meals or sides that his mom would have made. Everyone I have ever made this for loves it!” – Natalie
Roasted Butternut Squash With Sage & Dried Cherries
“It’s fall and time for squash. I love butternut squash and paired with the sage and dried cherries it’s so delicious.” – Jo
Easy Mashed Potatoes
“Super easy, light, fluffy, and creamy mashed potatoes every time!” – Kevin
Owen’s Sausage Stuffing
“I make this every year at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is my family’s favorite!” – Cathy Evans
Failproof Fluffy Butter Biscuits
“After attempts to make fluffy but buttery-tasting biscuits, I think I finally came up with a terrific recipe.” – Robin
Candied Yams From Scratch (Sweet Potatoes)
“I tried it this way for Thanksgiving 2021, they came out perfect. They were the best yams ever!” – Reyhan
Easy Gravy
“This gravy recipe makes about 1 cup. Use the ratio of ingredients to double or triple the recipe if serving a large crowd.” – Kitchen Crew
Dinner Rolls
“These sweet, buttery, warm, soft rolls are the best I have ever had anywhere and, while it may sound like bragging, every one of my friends and family agrees. They rock.” – Lori