38 Best Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes

Brussels sprouts are often overlooked as a side dish, but when cooked properly, they can be a delicious and nutritious addition to any meal.

Are you looking for a Savory Sweet Potato Casserole? Look no more! This is a recipe for a delicious side dish that could be served for the holidays.

This simple side dish of Green Beans Almondine(Green Beans With Almonds) comes together easily and quickly. Toasted almonds or pecans add extra flavor and crunch to this fresh Thanksgiving side.

Cheesy potatoes are a staple for holiday potlucks, funerals, and parties all over America. Found on every table, especially during Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter, this recipe is easy to make, delicious and comforting.

Sautéed rapini is a simple side dish of Italian-style broccoli. It is very nutritious, a tiny bit bitter, and definitely one of my favorite green vegetables. Use it in pasta and polenta dishes, too!

Grand Marnier Orange Cranberry Sauce makes traditional cranberry sauce a new favorite side dish for Thanksgiving or any other year!

Looking for a healthy and delicious side dish? Look no further! This Butternut Squash and Kale recipe is easy to make, HEALTHY, and so yummy!

This honey balsamic roasted acorn squash makes a tasty, colorful side dish for any special dinner. It takes less than 30 minutes to make. Great for holiday meals!

Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole topped with a crunchy pecan crumble. It’s THE perfect holiday, or anytime, side dish. Low-fat, plant-based, healthy, and delicious.

This Orange Pistachio Pomegranate Couscous Salad recipe is straightforward to make with pantry staples and comes together in just 15 mins. A colorful vegan couscous salad is suitable for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Suitable for Vegan diets. The post includes Weight Watchers points.

This delicata squash salad with persimmons is the perfect seasonal addition to your Thanksgiving spread or fall dinner. Vegan & gluten-free.

Garlicky Green Beans are a tasty way to brighten any (holiday) table. This sautéed green beans recipe results in crunchy and flavourful green beans.

Got the cranberry blues? Looking for a change-up? Either way, this relish will brighten any holiday meal. The crunch of the pomegranate, refreshing mint, and some tang from the vinegar and lemon juice is enough for this dish to earn a permanent spot on my holiday menu.

Browned butter mashed sweet potatoes with sage is an easy Thanksgiving side dish recipe, but it’s delicious to eat any time of the year.

Delicious fall vegetables and chestnuts are roasted and then quickly glazed in a bit of maple and butter for a luscious side. It tastes amazing and sounds sinful but is a delicious and nutritious side dish.

You can’t have Thanksgiving dinner without cranberry sauce…at least that’s true in my house. Whole berry cranberry sauce is my favorite, and it’s easy to make. I always think anything you can make from scratch is so much better and healthier than what you can buy, already prepared in the store.

Mashed Red Potatoes are delicious enough to serve as a holiday side dish but easy enough to make on a busy weeknight. Lightly salty and rich with olive oil, butter, and garlic, you’ll want to serve these potatoes with everything!

A simple, healthy, and tasty side dish, Roasted Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta and Pecorino is a perfect side for your Thanksgiving table or any time your menu calls for it!

Farro and Wild Rice Pilaf (or Stove Top) with dried cherries, fresh herbs, and toasted hazelnuts add delicious flavor and texture to your holiday table.

Cranberry pear salad with fresh pear vinaigrette is an addicting blend of crisp romaine, juicy pear, dried cranberries, feta cheese, and toasted almonds tossed in a fresh pear vinaigrette!

A quick and delicious vegetable side dish recipe. Tender, crisp, colorful French green beans get a flavor boost from the addition of garlic and ginger.

Just like any good American Thanksgiving squash dish, this one is sweet. But not overwhelmingly so. The sweetness enhances, not dominates, the squash.

In this Massaged Kale Salad with Roasted Squash, Goat Cheese, and Pepitas kale is lightly massaged with olive oil, salt, and pepper, before being tossed with roasted delicata squash roasted red onions, herbed goat cheese, and pepitas.

Quinoa-Cranberry Pilaf is filled with good-for-you ingredients of fresh fennel, kale, onion, cranberries and pecans mixed with the fluffy quinoa.https://recipesfromapantry.com/pomegranate-couscous/https://recipesfromapantry.com/pomegranate-couscous/

This Fall Harvest Salad with Pumpkin Goddess Dressing celebrates the season's bounty in a beautiful combination of tastes and textures!

Roasting Brussels sprouts and delicata squash brings out their naturally sweet flavors. This easy side dish is delicious, colorful, and a perfect side dish for a fall or Thanksgiving dinner.

Stuffed acorn squash makes your Thanksgiving (or any) meal complete! This easy, vegan side dish can be prepped in advance, tastes amazing, and looks beautiful on the table 365 days a year.

This fast and easy roasted lemon-chili broccoli makes a delicious side dish. There isn’t anything boring about this recipe! 

Are you ready for the holidays cooking? Here you have a great, easy sausage, cranberries, and walnut stuffing recipe.

Scalloped Corn with vegetables is one of my favorite recipes for Thanksgiving dinner. Very easy to put together and delicious, this recipe is perfect for the holidays.

If you had told me that I would grow to like Brussel sprouts when I was a child, I would have said you were crazy. They had never been allowed in my house as my dad had hated eating them when growing up. My grandmother was fond of boiling the Brussel sprouts into oblivion, something I’m sure comes from her Polish heritage. With a change of method, I’ve become a fan of Brussel sprouts, especially this recipe for Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Bacon.

Roasted new potatoes and brussels sprouts, mixed with pomegranate, roasted garlic, and lots of spices, make for a beautiful holiday side dish with festive colors. Meaty brussels sprouts and crispy potatoes combine with bright pops of pomegranate here for a special vegan side.

This fall fattoush salad recipe is fresh, bright, healthy, and given an autumn twist with roasted acorn squash. A beautiful addition to your dinner table!

This maple roasted beets and carrots recipe is an easy, colorful, and healthy side dish. Perfect for your holiday table! Only 5 everyday ingredients are needed for this tasty recipe.

This cheesy broccoli casserole from scratch is filled with fresh broccoli and a homemade cream sauce. A buttery, cheesy breadcrumb topping adds a crispy finishing touch to this classic broccoli casserole.

Easy to make, colorful, and flavorful, this butternut squash wild rice salad is such a bright and delicious choice for a potluck, on a Holiday table, or in your lunch box!

Zucchini Chickpea Quinoa Salad mixes zucchini, chickpeas, quinoa, fresh parsley, and green onions; all tossed in a spiced olive oil dressing. This quinoa salad recipe has the rich, warm flavors of cumin, turmeric, and paprika and makes a healthy, filling lunch.