Simple Thanksgiving Side Dishes to Save The Day
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The turkey may be the star of Thanksgiving, but the side dishes are the what everyone loves. Make a handful of great recipes to accompany the main dish and you’ll have a great feast, even if the turkey come out just ok. A key to a successful Thanksgiving meal plan is to have easy side dishes that don’t consume a ton of time making and are still super delicious and with enough variety that there is a recipe for everyone to love. Click here for all our–> EASY Thanksgiving Recipes
Easy Thanksgiving Side Dishes
It’s always about the side dishes when it comes to Thanksgiving. Even if the turkey didn’t come out great, it’s the great side dishes that saves the meal! Here’s our favorite collection of easy Thanksgiving side dish recipes to save the day! From brussels sprouts to amazing potato dishes, we have you covered. These are the classics when it comes to Thanksgiving dishes but we have plenty of other vegetable dishes that are fantastic. Click here for all our–> EASY Thanksgiving Recipes
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All our Awesome Potato Recipes:
3 cheese
The potatoes can be prepared one day ahead just before the point where there are baked. After placing in the baking dish and topping with the remaining cheese and bread crumbs, cover and chill the potatoes. Bake for about 10 minutes longer to compensate for the potatoes being cold.
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Mushroom Gravy Scalloped Potatoes
When you’re making this scalloped potatoes recipe, just make sure to slice the potatoes thin and even, with consistent cuts. You don’t want to have a mix of thin and thick slices because the casserole won’t cook evenly. The thicker the potato slices, the longer it will take to cook. Be careful and try to cut them thin with a mandoline (we highly recommend using a cut-safe glove with a mandoline) or sharp knife. Yukon Gold Potatoes are our favorite because they're more creamy and tender than russets.
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Creamy Gravy Scalloped Potatoes
When you’re making this scalloped potatoes recipe, just make sure to slice the potatoes thin and most importantly, even with consistent cuts. You don’t want to have a mix of thin and thick slices because the casserole won’t cook evenly. Be careful and try to cut them thin with a mandoline (we highly recommend using a cut-safe glove with a mandoline) or sharp knife.
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Cheesy Garlic Mashed Potato Casserole
The potatoes can be prepared one day ahead just before the point where there are baked. After placing in the baking dish and topping with the remaining cheese and bread crumbs, cover and chill the potatoes. Bake for about 10-15 minutes longer to compensate for the potatoes being cold. We prefer to let it come to room temperature first if taken out of the fridge before baking.
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Hasselback Potatoes
For hasselback potatoes make sure to not cut all the way through the potato when you slice them. One method is to use a couple wooden kitchen spoons placed along the bottom of the potato as you slice, keeping the knife from cutting all the way to the cutting board. See video in the post above for a visual example. Potato sizes will vary so adjust cooking times based on your potato. Keep checking by piercing the potato to check for doneness. Bake a whole casserole dish of these potatoes and it easily serves a bunch of hungry people. Just have all your toppings on the side and everyone can dress up their hasselback potatoes themselves.
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Roasted Red Potatoes with Garlic, Rosemary and Parmesan
You can create two different textures for the parmesan depending on your preference. You can add the parmesan before baking like it is in the photos and have the parmesan bake down nice and crispy. Or you can add the parmesan after baking for a softer, fresh grated cheese texture. Both are great, just choose your personal preference.
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Smashed Potatoes with Mushroom Gravy
This makes a larger batch of gravy, perfect for gatherings. If you want a smaller batch, either cut it in half or make as is and freeze the extra for future use. For quicker prep, pre-boil the potatoes and store them in the fridge. Then bring them out, smash them and crisp them up!
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Brussels Sprouts Recipes You’ll Obsess Over:
Sheet Pan Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Garlic
Brussels sprouts can very a lot in size so make sure to adjust your cooking times. Also, try to select all the same sizes for consistent cooking.
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan & Garlic
Brussels sprouts can very a lot in size so make sure to adjust your cooking times . Also, try to select all the same sizes for consistent cooking. In our kitchen we have two favorite cheese graters, depending on who's grating 😉 . Some love this rotary grater the most, others love this Microplane grater.
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Chili Crisp Roasted Brussels Sprouts
You can make your own chili crisp (aka chili crunch), or buy one. There are so many great chili crisps on the market now. See above recipe for some of our favorites. Chili crisp will all vary greatly in spiciness, so make sure to adjust the amount used in the recipe to your liking. Brussels sprouts can very a lot in size so make sure to adjust your cooking times. Also, try to select all the same sizes for consistent cooking.
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Skillet Brussels Sprouts with Sausage & Parmesan
This dish is such a hit that we have to double the recipe. If you decide to double the recipe make sure you have a very large skillet! If you want to make it Vegetarian, just leave out the sausage. Use a touch more oil if the brussels sprouts seem too dry when cooking.You can also use precooked sausage, such as kielbasa sausage as well. Just cut it up and use in the recipe instead of the uncooked sausage meat.
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Crispy Air Fryer Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Cooking times will vary depending on the size of brussels sprouts. We like our brussels sprouts brown, crispy and tender. For small to medium brussels sprouts, cut them in half. If they’re larger, then cut them into thirds. Most importantly, try to buy them in all the same size for consistent cooking. We used a 3.7 qt air fryer. You can also par-boil them first, drain and then continue with the air frying recipe method. Par boiling helps make them a little softer and more cooked through the center.
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Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts can very a lot in size so make sure to adjust your cooking times. Also, try to select all the same sizes for consistent cooking.
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Delicious Vegetables Everyone Will Love:
Fresh Green Bean Casserole
If you prefer to use canned or thawed frozen green beans, skip the blanching part.
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Broccoli Cheddar Bake Casserole w/ Parmesan Cheese
This broccoli cheddar bake is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and any gathering that you want a great vegetable casserole dish to feed a crowed. It’s also a great dish to make the day ahead, then when ready to bake, let it come to room temperature and bake!
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Cheesy Roasted Cauliflower
See post above for addition recipe details and video making the Cheesy Roasted Cauliflower.
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Air Fried Acorn Squash
What a perfect side dish air fried acorn squash is! We’re obsessed with air frying all types of squash. Our popular summer squash and butternut squash air fryer recipes have been a hit with our Air fryer club. Before serving, it is extra delicious to add an extra drizzle of melted butter, chopped roasted nuts, and pomegranate seeds.
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Simple Roasted Garlic Asparagus
Asparagus spears can very a lot in thickness so make sure to adjust your cooking times. Also, try to select all the same thicknesses for consistent cooking.
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Butternut Squash Casserole Bake
This recipe easily changes from 2-quart baking dish crumble to smaller individual or shared crumbles. Choose the serving size you wish, then for the smaller sizes, reduce the cooking times just a bit. If you want to make it vegetarian or vegan, just omit the bacon and use vegetable stock.
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Garlic Butter Green Beans
Cook the green beans to what ever texture you like and add as much garlic as you like. Don’t forget the lemon zest because it adds such a bright flavor!
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Mom’s Awesome Sausage & Apple Stuffing
If you have a very large oven-proof skillet that you want to serve the stuffing in, you can make everything in it and bake and serve straight from the skillet. Otherwise when ready to bake, transfer the stuffing to a 2 quart baking dish (approximately) and bake and serve the stuffing in it.
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Sweet Potato Casserole w/ Crunchy Nut Topping
The sweetness level of this casserole depends on the sweetness of the potatoes. If you’re using canned yams, some have added syrup which makes the potatoes sweeter. Add the brown sugar to taste.
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Easy Cranberry Sauce with Orange
The flavors of this cranberry sauce is fruity and fresh and the texture is something you can totally control yourself. Mash it down more or keep it chunky, you decide! And you can also control the amount of sugar too so you can customize the flavors to what ever you like.Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
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Delicious Mushroom Gravy
This makes a larger batch of gravy, perfect for gatherings. If you want a smaller batch, either cut it in half or make as is and freeze the extra for future use.
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Easy Vegetarian Mushroom Gravy Sauce Recipe
Please see post for more recipe details. For a gluten-free option, use Tamari soy sauce or other soy sauces which are specifically gluten-free. Makes about 2 cups
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1 Comment on “Simple Thanksgiving Side Dishes to Save The Day”
I have been contemplating what to do for side dishes for Thanksgiving and I found just the perfect collection of recipes. Thanks!