🦃 Thanksgiving Side Dish Ideas: Easy and Delicious Recipes 🥕

There’s nothing quite like a Thanksgiving feast with family and friends. One of the highlights of the feast is the side dishes. Even if you’re not a huge fan of turkey, there’s a plethora of side dishes that can make your mouth water. In this blog, we’ll explore some easy and delicious Thanksgiving side dish ideas that are sure to please everyone at the table.

🍠 Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honey and Cinnamon

Let’s start with a classic Thanksgiving staple, roasted sweet potatoes. Roasting gives these delicious spuds a caramelized exterior and a soft and creamy interior, making them an irresistible addition to your dinner table. For an extra touch of sweetness, drizzle honey, and sprinkle cinnamon on top.

A roasting pan filled with golden, caramelized sweet potatoes, with a drizzle of honey and a sprinkle of cinnamon on top

🥦 Garlic Parmesan Roasted Broccoli

Here’s a healthy side dish that’s easy to make and tastes incredible. No more boring, plain broccoli! This recipe features broccoli florets roasted with garlic, Parmesan cheese, and a pinch of red pepper flakes for some heat. Serve this with your turkey for a healthy, yet delicious side dish.

Roasted broccoli on a baking sheet, coated in garlic Parmesan mixture and topped with red pepper flakes

🥔 Classic Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes are a classic at every Thanksgiving dinner. They’re creamy, buttery, and delicious, and something everyone looks forward to. For the perfect mashed potatoes, use a potato masher, and mash your potatoes with milk, butter, salt, and pepper. Garnish with some chopped chives or parsley to add some color.

A bowl of creamy, buttery mashed potatoes, with a pat of butter melting on top and chopped chives for garnish

🌽 Creamed Corn

Creamed corn is an excellent side dish that adds a touch of southern comfort to your Thanksgiving spread. Made with fresh corn, cream cheese, butter, and a touch of sugar, this dish is a breeze to make and is sure to please everyone’s palate.

A serving dish of creamed corn, topped with a pat of butter and garnished with chopped parsley

🥕 Glazed Carrots with Brown Sugar and Butter

Want to add a bit of sweetness to your Thanksgiving dinner? Try these glazed carrots. They’re sweet and buttery, with a hint of cinnamon. The brown sugar and butter mixture gives the carrots a caramelized flavor that will have everyone asking for seconds.

A serving dish of glazed carrots, sticky with brown sugar and butter, and topped with chopped parsley

🥗 Thanksgiving Salad

If you’re looking for something fresh and healthy to break up the rich and heavy dishes, consider making a Thanksgiving salad. Start with a bed of leafy greens, then add some roasted butternut squash, toasted pecans, dried cranberries, crumbled goat cheese, and a drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette.

A bowl of salad with leafy greens, roasted butternut squash, toasted pecans, dried cranberries, crumbled goat cheese, and a drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette dressing

🥧 Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecans

Finish your Thanksgiving dinner on a sweet note with this easy and delicious sweet potato casserole. This dish is made with mashed sweet potatoes, brown sugar, cinnamon, and topped with a buttery streusel made of pecans and sugar. Serve it hot from the oven, and watch as it disappears in an instant!

A rectangular dish full of sweet potato casserole, golden and crispy on top, with a layer of pecans underneath

There you have it, some easy and delicious Thanksgiving side dish ideas. These dishes are sure to please everyone at your dinner table, from the pickiest eaters to the most discerning palates. So start planning your menu, and get ready for a memorable Thanksgiving feast! 🍽️🦃🥧

A table filled with Thanksgiving dishes, including turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, and more