Our Top 50 Thanksgiving Recipes
When you’re making Thanksgiving dinner, only the best recipes will do. So we rounded up these tried-and-true takes on turkey day traditions, from sides to desserts — and everything in between.
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Plan the Perfect Thanksgiving Dinner
Whether you’re planning a traditional Thanksgiving menu featuring classics like turkey, savory green bean casserole and homemade cranberry sauce or experimenting with new takes on your family traditions, you’re going to need a few ideas to get you started. Luckily, our 50 most-popular Thanksgiving recipes have you covered. This collection of feast-worthy eats includes soups and appetizers to start your meal, turkey and side dishes to round it out — and even desserts. You’ll truly find everything you need to host the perfect holiday meal. There are lots of great options but Ina’s perfect roast turkey is one of the best. She uses an herbed compound butter (with fresh thyme) to give her bird extra flavor. It’s a simple trick that produces amazing results.
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Sweet Potato Casserole
Make this crowd-pleasing holiday favorite the classic way: with buttery mashed sweet potatoes and a crunchy pecan topping.
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Balsamic-Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Stress-free entertaining is made possible thanks to dishes that can be made ahead, just like this one. Prep the Brussels sprouts and pancetta, then roast about a half-hour before you'd like to serve. Once they're tender and browned, drizzle with balsamic vinegar and get ready to impress.
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Juicy Mayo Roasted Turkey
Who needs butter? A slather of mayonnaise on your turkey pulls double duty by standing in as a flavorful rub as well as adding moisture and fat to often dry meat. And what's particularly great is that it browns the skin beautifully without the constant basting that most birds need.
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Perfect Cranberry Sauce
There's no reason to get out the can opener when homemade cranberry sauce is this easy.
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Thanksgiving Cornucopia Cookies
These festive sugar cookies decorated with mini cornucopia (AKA corn snacks) are the perfect addition to the Thanksgiving dessert table and much easier than making a pie. The dough requires no chilling or rolling out. Simply drop scoops onto the baking sheets for tender, not-too-sweet cookies that are fun for the whole family to decorate.
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Sausage and Herb Stuffing
Ina's sausage and herb stuffing features the traditional flavors you know and love, but it gets an added boost from an unexpected ingredient: Granny Smith apples.
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Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes
There are many advantages to baking sweet potatoes in an air fryer: It’s quicker than an oven (no preheating!) and the circulating hot air yields a perfectly crisp exterior and silky, creamy interior. We topped each potato simply with a pat of butter and some chopped fresh chives, but you can add any of your favorite toppings (mini marshmallows included).
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Best Ever Green Bean Casserole
Crispy onions, fresh green beans, creamy sauce — Alton's green bean casserole has it all in one bubbling cast-iron skillet.
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Tyler's Mashed Potatoes
What's the trick to cooking potatoes evenly and avoiding those dreaded lumps? Starting with cold water, Tyler says.
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Sweet Potato Souffle
Sprinkle a crunchy and buttery pecan topping over creamy mashed sweet potatoes for a perfectly sweet complement to all those savory dishes.
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Classic Turkey Gravy
Making the most-flavorful gravy is easy: Don't discard the giblet bag inside the turkey! Simply make your own broth by simmering the neck and giblets with classic Thanksgiving herbs while the turkey cooks, then combine the broth with the pan drippings and an easy-to-make roux.
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Macaroni and Cheese
Ree's quick-and-easy take on scratch mac and cheese is sure to please young and old alike at your Thanksgiving feast.
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Parker House Rolls
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Baked Macaroni and Cheese
For the perfect mac and cheese, follow Alton's lead — and don't forget your whisk. Mixing together a smooth roux and adding in an egg guarantees the richest and creamiest mac and cheese around.
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Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honey and Cinnamon
You need only four ingredients to turn out a delicious side that's filled with distinctive fall flavor. Simply drizzle olive oil and honey over cubed sweet potatoes, then sprinkle with cinnamon.
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World's Simplest Thanksgiving Turkey
This recipe truly couldn't be easier or more forgiving — let your favorite aromatics guide you. Consider using onions, carrots and apples, as well as herbs like parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
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Creamy Mashed Potatoes
For The Pioneer Woman's 5-star mashed potatoes, you'll need the customary butter and half-and-half, but you'll also need cream cheese, which will guarantee the creamiest texture.
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Deep-Fried Turkey
The trick to avoiding mishaps with a deep-fried turkey is determining how much oil to use by first measuring with water. Put safety first and you'll have a perfectly fried turkey — and no fires to extinguish — in just over an hour.
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Green Bean Casserole
Ree's green bean casserole has a little kick to it, thanks to cayenne pepper. And to really give the dish over-the-top deliciousness, she adds bacon cooked with peppers, garlic and onion.
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Perfect Pie Crust
The most-delicious Thanksgiving pie fillings deserve the absolute best when it comes to crust. That's why you need Ina's Perfect Pie Crust, made with just the right balance of butter and shortening.
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Thanksgiving Stuffing Focaccia
For people who love carbs but don't love soggy stuffing, may we introduce a new favorite combination: Thanksgiving stuffing focaccia. The bread is slightly custardy on the inside from the moisture from the vegetables while still maintaining a biscuity crust like a Chicago deep-dish pizza. Topped with crisp sausage and packed with fresh sage and parsley, it's poised to become a new holiday staple.
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Traditional Roast Turkey
Brine your way to the tastiest bird this year. Follow Alton's simple brine recipe and step-by-step roasting instructions for a turkey that's beautifully browned on the outside and undeniably moist on the inside.
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Pecan Pie
Whip up Ree's 5-star pie for a deliciously rich end to your feast. It's gooey and crunchy, and it's just what your sweet tooth needs after you've enjoyed all those savory bites.
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Cranberry-Orange Sauce
You need only four ingredients and 25 minutes to make Tyler's 5-star cranberry sauce. No one will believe something this tasty takes such little effort.
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Butternut Squash Soup
Simmer butternut squash in broth with buttery, sauteed onions, then puree and season. Serving up the flavors of fall simply couldn't be easier.
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Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp
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Homemade Gravy
Ina's foolproof homemade gravy gets an unexpected flavor boost from cognac.
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Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
There are so many competing flavors on the Thanksgiving table, which is exactly why Alton likes to keep his mashed potatoes simple. But with six crushed cloves of garlic, these spuds are anything but bland.
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The Baked Potato
Not all baked potatoes are created equal. Alton's method will help you turn out the world's best baked potatoes.
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Apple Pie
Get step-by-step instructions on how to make a classic apple pie for your dessert spread. With this recipe, you can even choose whether to make the dough by hand or with a food processor — we have directions for both.
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Thanksgiving Turkey Brine
Make sure the salt mixes into your brine and doesn't sink to the bottom of the pot with one easy tip from Alex Guarnaschelli: Use boiling water!
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Sausage Cornbread Stuffing
Anne Burrell's Sausage Cornbread Stuffing features cranberries, making it savory with a touch of sweet.
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French Apple Tart
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Baked Mashed Potatoes with Parmesan Cheese and Breadcrumbs
Giada De Laurentiis puts her own unique spin on traditional mashed potatoes by incorporating two distinct Italian cheeses: mozzarella and Parmesan.
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Pecan Squares
Ina likes to make these all year long. When she really wants to go "over the top," she says, she dips half of each square in warm chocolate.
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Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast
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Mac and Cheese
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Sausage-Stuffed Mushrooms
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Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip
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Fried Ravioli
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Scalloped Potato Gratin
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The Ultimate Cheesecake
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Onion Dip from Scratch
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Turkey with Herbes de Provence and Citrus
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Spinach Gratin
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Apple-Pear Crisp
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Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Warm Cider Vinaigrette
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Ciabatta Stuffing with Chestnuts and Pancetta
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Pumpkin Gingersnap Cheesecake
Ree's spicy and creamy cheesecake is finished with a special surprise topping: salted caramel sauce.
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