This Thanksgiving, bring home a new recipe your family and friends will love! If you are in the market for a new recipe or just need ideas because you are hosting your first Thanksgiving, then this is the article for you. Here are 3 main courses, 4 side dishes, and 3 desserts you need to have at your Thanksgiving get-together this year!
This is a simple turkey dish that goes great if you plan to go overboard with your side dishes. Or even if you just want a simple turkey main dish for this year’s Thanksgiving. Because this is not a whole turkey and is just a turkey breast, this is also perfect if you do not plan on cooking for a lot of people.
This recipe uses sage, rosemary, and thyme in the herb roasting mixture and says that it serves about 4, but you can easily double this recipe if you were cooking this for more people.
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A great alternative to turkey is ham. This Thanksgiving, try an innovative and tasty take on ham with this bourbon honey-baked ham recipe. This recipe gives the ham a sweet and smokey taste under a crispy outer coating. This ham can also be cooked using your oven or crockpot/slow-cooker if that is something that is more appealing to you.
For this recipe, you will need whole cloves, butter, honey, brown sugar, ham, and bourbon. If you are looking to spice up your Thanksgiving ham, this is the perfect recipe.
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If you would like a different take on turkey this Thanksgiving, try a pot pie! A turkey pot pie is also a great way to use up any Thanksgiving leftovers. Pot pie is the pinnacle of comfort food and an easy recipe to add to your food queue.
This recipe is made in a cast-iron skillet but is made super simple by not making a bottom crust for the pot pie. This recipe includes the way they made their pie crust, but if that is something you do not want to do, or do not have time to do, then you can always buy pre-made pie crust.
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Mashed potatoes are a staple in most Thanksgiving dinners, but if you want to switch up your potato game, try this crispy potato roast. The amount of potatoes you want to use is up to you, but this recipe used about 10. This recipe is super simple and can easily be duplicated or divided in half to accommodate how many people you plan on serving.
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Here’s another recipe that can be an alternative to mashed potatoes…or even in addition to your mashed potatoes! While this recipe and the recipe above are both cooked in the oven, they are different variations on baked potatoes.
This recipe serves about 4 or 5 people and uses 6 russet potatoes as well as cheddar cheese, Monterey cheese, bacon, milk, and eggs. You can also easily double this recipe because it is super simple and straight-forward to make.
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This recipe will surely brighten up your table this Thanksgiving. The normal scale of this recipe serves 6, but on the website, you can double or triple the recipe by clicking the corresponding button. That way, you do not have to do all the math because the website will do it for you!
This recipe is sure to spice up your palate. You can serve this by itself or add it to a salad as well. This side dish packs a good amount of nutrition, too!
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This beautiful creation is a sweet addition to your table this Thanksgiving. If you are looking for a different salad to serve this year, you should definitely give this recipe a try. This salad uses cut up apples, walnuts, cranberries, feta cheese, and a mix of arugula and baby spinach.
You could also use whatever type of salad mix you want if you would rather have lettuce instead of arugula. They also include a couple dressing at the bottom that they like to pair with this salad so you do not have to eat it dry.
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Pecan pies are a classic pie to serve at your Thanksgiving table. But instead of spending a huge amount of time trying to make 4 or 5 regular-sized pies to feed everyone, make everyone their own mini pecan pie!
This recipe is one that can be made ahead of time and kept frozen until you are ready to serve them. All you need to make them are a couple of cupcake tins, pie crust, pecans, corn syrup, brown sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla extract.
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Pies are usually the norm at Thanksgiving get-togethers, but this year, switch it up by serving a simple cheesecake! The pumpkin flavor brings the fall to you and this recipe is super simple since it is a no-bake recipe so you do not have to worry about cooking it.
This recipe uses pumpkin spice in the super creamy cheesecake on top of a cinnamon graham cracker crust that will surely spice up your dessert table!
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This pie is a great addition to your dessert table. It combines the sweetness and tart of apples with the bitterness of cranberries to create a truly delicious pie. This recipe includes its own recipe to make the pie crust, but you could also buy pre-made pie crust if you do not want to hassle of making your own pie crust.
This recipe also spruces up the pie by using leaf cutouts and putting them around the edge of the top crust, giving it a cute fall design!
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