101 Thanksgiving Side Dishes

This is your one-stop shop to find all the Thanksgiving Side Dishes that you need for the holidays. From Cranberry Sauce to Savory Stuffing, it’s all here!

When I was growing up, Thanksgiving was pretty predictable. Every year I knew that I would have turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy. Then I’d grab some pumpkin pie for dessert. Maybe there would be some cranberry sauce mixed in there or possibly a green bean casserole. But, it was just about always the same usual suspects on the table.

Lately, there is been a renaissance in home cooking. With the development of home cooking show and this little thing called the internet, we can all master our culinary craft in the comfort of our home kitchens. This has resulted in some really fun, adventures and yummy Thanksgiving Side Dishes that leave the old standbys in the dust!

I decided to dive deep into the internet to find some of these fun holiday dishes and I was absolutely amazed at what I found! Here, you can find a recipe for Macaroni and Cheese stuffed in Acorn Squash. Or maybe a meringue topped Sweet Potato Salad? How about Buttermilk Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes or Sage, Fig and Pancetta Stuffing? Yum… and Yum! I’ll need about 50 Thanksgivings just to try out all of these recipes. So, I’m gonna need some help. Scroll down and find some great side dishes to make this year and let me know how they are!

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101 Thanksgiving Side Dishes

I’ve gone ahead and separated these recipes into different groups for you, so it will be easy to find whatever you need! There are even dishes for special diets such as Keto, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian and Vegan! Happy Holidays and Happy Cooking!

Pasta Dishes

1. Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese | Grandbaby Cakes
2. Crockpot Macaroni and Cheese | Intelligent Domestications
3. Salad Supreme Pasta Salad | Bubba Pie
4. Mac and Cheese Stuffed Acorn Squash | Everyday Family Cooking
5. Silky Vegan Mac and Cheese | The Happy Kitchen
6. Easy Macaroni Corn Casserole | BubbaPie

Salads

1. Brussels Sprouts Salad | Bubba Pie
2. Savory Chickpea Salad | Sustain My Cooking Habit
3. Roasted Pear, Cranberry and Walnut Salad | The Tasting Page
4. Classic Ambrosia Salad | The Kitchen In My Playground
5. Cranberry Fluff Jello Salad | Spabettie
6. The Best Fruit Salad You Will Ever Eat | Totally The Bomb
7. Waldorf Salad | Cincy Shopper
8. Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad | Tasting Page
9. Broccoli Salad | We Dish It Up
10. Roasted Beet, Squash and Black Been Quinoa Salad | Just Beet It

Sweet Potatoes

1. Sweet Potato Bites with Bacon | Bubba Pie
2. Whipped Sweet Potatoes | Or So She Says
3. Pecan Crumb Sweet Potatoes | Swirls of Flavor
4. Sweet Potato Casserole with Cornflake Pecan Crust | Suburban Soapbox
5. Sweet Potato Salad | Bubba Pie
6. Rosemary Sweet Potatoes and Onions | Cuzinlogic
7. Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes | Bubba Pie
8. Cinnamon Honey Glazed Sweet Potatoes | Dancing Through the Rain
9. Maple Pecan Hasselback Sweet Potatoes | Creative Cynchronicity
10. Sweet Potato Souffle | The Anthony Kitchen
11. Meringue Topped Sweet Potato Casserole | Wanderlust and Wellness
12. Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows | BubbaPie

Vegetables

1. Bacon Wrapped Green Beans with Maple Glaze | Bubba Pie
2. Sheet Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts | Savor + Savvy
3. Oven Roasted Green Beans | Bubba Pie
4. Scalloped Corn| Bubba Pie
5. Harissa Carrots with Hazelnuts and Pomegranate | Crowded Kitchen
6. Maple Glazed Butternut Squash with Bacon | Home Cooking Memories
7. Cheesy Kale Gratin | The Suburban Soapbox
8. Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots | Everyday Eileen
9. Maple Glazed Roasted Fall Vegetables | Cooking with Carlee
10. Maple Roasted Acorn Squash | Bubba Pie
11. Maple Roasted Beets and Carrots | Salt and Lavender
12. Fresh Creamed Spinach | Bunny’s Warm Oven
13. Harvard Beets | Bunny’s Warm Oven
14. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pecans | Mostly Low Carb Recipes
15. Bacon Wrapped Brussels Sprouts | Homemade Hooplah
16. Green Bean Almondine | Beyond The Chicken Coop
17. Maple Roasted Acorn Squash | Everyday Family Cooking
18. Roasted Squash and Grapes | This Healthy Table
19. Corn Pudding Casserole | BubbaPie

Potatoes

1. Panko Garlic Mashed Potatoes | Swirls of Garlic
2. Twice Baked Red Potatoes| BubbaPie
3. Garlic and Bacon Smashed Potatoes | Bubba Pie
4. Grilled Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes | That Guy Who Grills
5. Loaded Mashed Potatoes | Cook Eat Go
6. Pesto Keto Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes | How 2 Do Keto
7. Crock Pot Buttery Garlic Mashed Potatoes | The Soccer Mom Blog
8. Twice Baked Mashed Potatoes | BubbaPie
9. New Potato Tian with Thyme and Pecorino | Foodal
10. Roasted Baby Potatoes with Garlic and Parsley | Know Your Produce
11. Potatoes Au Gratin | Bubba Pie
12. Crispy Oven Rosemary Balsamic Potatoes | My Organized Chaos
13. Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes | Simply Made Recipes
14. Gluten Free Twice Baked Potatoes | My Gluten Free Kitchen
15. Buttermilk Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes | Zestful Kitchen
16. CrockPot Cheesy Potatoes | BubbaPie

Stuffing

1. Small Batch Homemade Stuffing For Two | Zona Cooks
2. (The World’s Best) Homemade Stuffing | Sheri Silver
3. Gluten Free Stuffing | Crowded Kitchen
4. Paleo Sweet Potato Sausage Stuffing | The Tasting Page
5. Low Carb Keto Stuffing |Mama’s Geeky
6. 1920s Oyster Stuffing | Cup of Zest
7. Bacon Beer Cheese Stuffing | Homemade Hooplah
8. Vegan Stuffing with Mushrooms and Artichokes | Know Your Produce
9. Sausage Stuffing | Courtney’s Sweets
10. Homemade Stuffing with Pear, Mushroom and Onion | She Keeps A Lovely Home
11. Maple Sausage Stuffing | Cooked By Julie
12. Spicy Chorizo, Butternut Squash and Apple Stuffing | This Mama Cooks
13. Sage, Fig and Pancetta Stuffing | Wanderlust and Wellness
14. Vegetarian Stuffing Muffins With Apples and Cherries |Rhubarbarians
15. Spicy Chorizo Sage Cornbread Stuffing | Boulder Locavore

Cranberry Sauce

1. Cranberry Sauce | Jennifer Cooks
2. Ginger Spiced Cranberry Sauce with Orange | Attainable Sustainable
3. Cinnamon Spiced Cranberry Sauce | The Saucy Fig
4. Whole Cranberry Sauce | Beyond The Chicken Coop
5. Cranberry Relish | Finding Zest
6. Cranberry Fluff Jello Salad | Spabettie
7. Cranberry Relish With Orange Pineapple and Pecans |Diana Rambles
8. Keto Orange Cranberry Sauce | Keen For Keto
9. Spiced Cranberry Sauce | Creative Southern Home

Casseroles

1. Mom’s Squash Casserole | Intelligent Domestications
2. Crockpot Green Bean Casserole | Bubba Pie
3. Skillet Green Bean Casserole | Home Cooking Memories
4. Spinach Rice Casserole | Accidental Happy Baker
5. Cheesy Mushroom, Onion and Green Bean Casserole | All Things Momma
6. Campbell’s Green Bean Casserole | Bubba Pie
7. Gluten Free and Keto Wild Rice Casserole | Skinny Fitalicious
8. Corn Pudding Casserole | Bubba Pie
9. Mashed Turnips and Apples Casserole | Food Meanderings

Breads

1. Cranberry Orange Bread | The Saucy Fig
2. Ladi Pav Dinner Rolls | Spices n’ Flavors
3. Quick and Easy Drop Biscuits | Bubba Pie
4. Delicious Classic Dinner Rolls | Bunny’s Warm Oven
5. Butternut Squash Whole Grain Biscuits | Foodal
6. 7-Up Biscuits | Bubba Pie
7. Vegetarian Stuffing Muffins With Apples and Cherries |Rhubarbarians
8. Keto Pull-Apart Clover Rolls | Beauty and The Foodie
9. Simple Homemade Rolls | Simple Lady Wordsmith
10. Soft and Fluffy Yeast Rolls | Call Me PMC

I hope you enjoy this list of Thanksgiving Side Dishes. I’m definitely going to try some of these this year. If you try any of them out, I’d love to hear how they were in the comments!