23 Of My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes

Here you have 23 of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes I love to make. I hope everyone gets inspired to try at least one dish from my list. 

Festive Favorites

Thanksgiving is here, and I thought it would be easier for my readers if I made a list of my favorite recipes I personally cook every year for this wonderful occasion. This is my favorite time to celebrate life, give thanks for my blessings, and be with my loved ones.

I hope you find something inspiring to get in the kitchen and make a wonderful meal for your family and friends.

A Quick Look at These Must-Try Recipes

Appetizers

Start with these ideas and build your menu from here:

1

Savory Quick Bread With Cheese and Olives

Delicious quick bread for any occasion. Beautiful ingredients like olives, bacon, bell peppers, cheddar cheese, and white wine come together into a great recipe that can be served as an appetizer or an accompaniment for a lovely meal.

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2

Sausage Pumpkin Pinwheels Appetizers

These pinwheels are made with pumpkin puree and cooked sausage, green onions, and shredded Monterey Jack cheese. Really beautiful on the table and also delicious.

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3

Cheese Straws With Feta And Poppy Seeds

Cheese straws with feta and poppy seeds are a delicious way to serve your guest's appetizers or snacks. These cheese straws go really well with beer.

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4

Smoked Trout Dip With Mayo

Delicious easy dip to serve with some good French baguette thinly sliced. The best!

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5

Best Thanksgiving And Christmas Turkey Recipes

Check out this collection of turkey recipes for Thanksgiving And Christmas.

Best turkey recipes

Side Dish

Continue with these easy-to-make side dish recipes.

6

Roasted Kabocha Squash With Coconut Oil

Roasted Squash With Coconut Oil is one of my favorite items on the table from October to December. Easy to make, elegant and delicious.

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7

Baked Cheesy German Spaetzle Pasta with Caramelized Onion

Delicious baked cheesy German Spaetzle pasta with caramelized onion, true comfort food for any age. Who doesn't love mac&cheese in any form?

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8

Brown and Wild Rice Salad with Chicken, Apples and Walnuts

Brown and Wild Rice Salad with Chicken, Apples, and Walnuts is a great recipe for the holidays to use the leftover chicken or turkey. Healthy and delicious!

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9

Easy Creamy Spinach

A beautiful side dish that could replace other greens you are used to. This recipe is an old Romanian recipe that I grew up with. My grandmother used to make it quite often, and everyone in the family liked it, including the children.

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10

Vegetarian Wild Rice And Mushroom Stuffing

If you have vegetarians in your family, this recipe is for them.

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11

Best Cheesy Potatoes(Aka Funeral Potatoes) Recipe

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

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12

Scalloped Corn with Vegetables

This is by far my favorite side dish – corn, crackers, lots of vegetables, and cheese! Very easy to make and delicious.

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13

Easy Sausage, Cranberries and Walnuts Stuffing

Oh, Yum! How can you not like this one?

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14

Savory Sweet Potato Casserole- Delicious Thanksgiving Side Dish

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.

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15

Cranberry Chutney with Apples

This Cranberry Chutney with Apples could be a delicious addition to every year's Thanksgiving celebration. The combination of raisins, apples, dried apricots, orange juice, and ginger is a symphony of flavors that will win your heart. If you try this recipe, you will never buy the cans of cranberries again.

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16

Baked Brandied Cranberries Sauce

Baked brandied cranberries sauce is a lovely and super easy recipe to make for Thanksgiving. You will never buy canned cranberries anymore!

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17

Best Easy Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes

Thanksgiving is all about side dishes, in my opinion. Check out this article for more ideas.

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Dessert

Many of you will go with traditional pumpkin pie or something else pie. However, for the ones who would like to try something different, here you have some ideas:

18

Whiskey Flavored Pumpkin Pie

Around for centuries, this silky holiday pie is the quintessential Thanksgiving pie. My whiskey-flavored Pumpkin Pie gives the traditional dessert an elevated flavor.

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19

Best Sour Cherry Pie

This Sour Cherry Pie is a wonderful recipe to make for the holidays. If you want to bring the flavors of summer to a Thanksgiving meal, this is the perfect occasion to make this pie. And what about Christmas? Why not? That would work as well.

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20

Easy Apple Pie Bars (Slab Pie Recipe)

A recipe that is different than the American pie but equally delicious and very attractive on the holiday's table.

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21

Apple And Berries Pie

If you are looking for a delicious pie for Thanksgiving, look no more! This Apple and Berries Pie is the best!

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22

Cranberry Custard Pie With Cream Cheese Crust

Looking for a pie that is different from the traditional pumpkin pie for the holidays? Here you have a Cranberry Custard Pie with Cream Cheese Crust that promises to be the star of the desserts on the table.

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Also, check out this round-up for Pies and Tarts for Thanksgiving.

More recipes to love

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• 28 Best Dip Appetizers
• 16 Sweet And Savory Cranberry Recipes
• 9 Easy Recipes With Puff Pastry
• Best Easy Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes

My last word for you is this: Whatever you make, whatever recipe you choose, I hope you have a peaceful, beautiful holiday together with your loved ones! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!