Choosing your favorite Thanksgiving side dish menu is always so hard, especially when there are so many incredible dishes, like sweet potato casserole and creamy mac and cheese!
Every year I try to find a new dish to try out for the holidays. Whether it’s using a crock pot to make a perfectly moist turkey, or adding chocolate chips to an already delicious no-bake pumpkin cheesecake, I just want to see what new things I can bring to the table.
Some of these amazing recipes on this list have been made dozens of times of the years, some only a handful, and some are favorites scoured curated from the internet.
But each of these recipes have been carefully and lovingly tested and are ready for your Thanksgiving Feast.
40+ Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Choosing your favorite Thanksgiving side dish menu is always so hard, especially when there are so many incredible dishes, likeΒ sweet potato casseroleΒ and creamyΒ mac and cheese!
Green Bean Casserole Recipe
Green Bean CasseroleΒ is a holiday side dish that tastes amazing and is easy to assemble. Creamy mushroom soup with crispy fried onions pack flavor into this delicious classic recipe!
Classic Stuffing Recipe
Looking for aΒ Classic Stuffing Recipe? My version is made with day old bread, vegetables, apples and mushrooms! Easy to make ahead of time too!
Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows Recipe
Savory and Sweet combine in this flavorfulΒ Sweet Potato CasseroleΒ topped with a soft marshmallow topping! Add this classic recipe to your holiday table today!
Loaded Potato Salad
ThisΒ Loaded Potato SaladΒ is full of cheese, bacon and green onions! A satisfying, flavorful side dish the whole family will love.
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes in the Instant PotΒ are done in 10 minutes with this recipe! Youβll love these creamy, flavorful potatoes with much less work!
The Best Potato Salad Recipe
Potato Salad recipeΒ made the old fashioned way with a few simple ingredients. Eggs, vegetables, mayonnaise, and seasonings make this a classic recipe.
The Best Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
In my family, theΒ Best Sweet Potato Casserole recipeΒ is one thatβs served up sweet and salty with a delicious, crunchy streusel topping! Youβll love this mashed sweet potato recipe and the nutty brown sugar crunch on top!
The Best Easy Oven Baked Mashed Potatoes
OvenΒ Baked Mashed PotatoesΒ are creamy, delicious, and easy to assemble ahead of time. A box of instant mashed potatoes is the secret to this incredible potato side dish!
Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole
ThisΒ Cheesy Hashbrown CasseroleΒ recipe is true comfort food. Made with frozen hash browns and plenty of cheese, I can guarantee your family is going to enjoy this one! Often served at potlucks and funerals, everyone digs this cheesy dish.
Gouda Bacon Macaroni and Cheese
Nothing says comfort food like homemadeΒ Macaroni and Cheese! TheΒ goudaΒ adds a creamy tang while theΒ baconΒ adds a nice salty, smoked flavor! Try this at your next family dinner!
More Easy Vegetable Side Dish Recipes
- Spinach and Bacon Salad
- Broccoli Salad
- Artichoke Salad
- Harvest Salad
- Chinese Coleslaw
- Copycat Chick Fil A Coleslaw
- Perfect Guacamole
- Cucumber Dill Salad
Festive and Simple Side Dish Recipes
- Grape Jelly Meatballs
- Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread
- Puff Pastry Wrapped Cranberry Brie
- Homemade Mac and Cheese
- Garlic Parmesan Dinner Rolls
- Spinach and Cheese Empanadas
- Sweet Potato Fries
- Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Easy Sweet Side Dishes for Thanksgiving
- Cherry Dump Salad
- Instant Pot Applesauce
- Pistachio Fluff Salad
- Sour Cream Banana Bread
- Copycat Panera Mac and Cheese
- Snicker Caramel Apple Salad
- Puff Pastry Breadsticks
- Pumpkin Pie Dip
Great Side Dish Recipes for Thanksgiving Dinner
- Seven Layer Salad
- Roasted Corn Salad
- Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
- Jalapeno Spinach Queso
- Pimento Cheese Dip
- Corn and Black Bean Salsa
- Avocado Bean Dip
- Cheesy Onion Beer Bread
- Rosemary Chipotle Roasted Nuts
Fabulous roundup!!! π Can’t wait to try some of these out!
This list is awesome! Thank you! π
Wow. Now that’s a round-up! I’ve got this bookmarked, great menu ideas here! Thanks for the link, too!
I cannot believe this wonderful collection of recipes. You are most definitely a superstar. I will be for sure making a few, if not more this holiday season. Thank you for the inspiration and help.
Oh yum, this got me so excited for thanksgiving π I love the sides!!
That is an amazing list! The maple carrots just earned a spot on my Thanksgiving table! : )
Wow! This is an amazing collection. Thanks so much for including my Cranberry Waldorf Salad!
Awesome round-up. Everything looks great, Aimee!!
What a great collection of Thanksgiving dishes. Perfect timing π I am glad to see that you are up an running again π
What a GREAT round-up!! No meal planning necessary; you’ve done it all for us! π
OK … I’m ready for Thanksgiving! Love the collection π
Excellent Thanksgiving recipe roundup! Thanks for sharing!
Such a great round up! I’m hungry! Thanks for including a couple of mine!
Ah – glad your site is finally up Aimee! Thanks to you and Becca for including several of our recipes! Let the holidays begin! π Martha
great list!
Lovely round-up, this will be so helpful! Thanks for including my Brown Butter Crecent Rolls π
WOW you are so on top of things. I barely have the Halloween candy wrappers thrown away π Great roundup!