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Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes

These are recipes for side dishes for your Thanksgiving meal. Includes mashed and sweet potato recipes and vegetable dishes your family is sure to enjoy.

Top Picks: Family Favorite Side Dish Recipes for Thanksgiving

Here are my top picks for Thanksgiving must-have side dishes.

Baked Apple and Sweet Potato Casserole

Layered apple rings and sweet potato slices make this a delicious Thanksgiving side dish.

Baked Apples

This easy recipe for baked apples makes a nice side dish or dessert in the fall when apples are plentiful.

Broccoli Salad

This makes an excellent sweet and tangy brocolli salad.

Broccoli/Cauliflower Salad

Made with broccoli, cauliflower, bacon and more, this is very nice salad.

Candied Yams

Made with fresh or canned yams and topped with marshmallows, this is a Thanksgiving favorite.

Cheese Scalloped Corn

Creamed corn and cheese are the highlights of this delicious Thanksgiving side dish.

Cheesy Broccoli Casserole

This recipe for cheesy broccoli casserole, topped with bread crumbs, is one of my favorite vegetable side dishes at Thanksgiving.

Classic Green Bean Casserole

This recipe for the classic green been casserole, made with cream of mushroom soup and french fried onions, has become a traditional Thanksgiving side dish for many families.

Cranberry Fluff

This is a creamy cranberry salad for Thanksgiving.

Creamed Spinach: Thanksgiving Recipe

Creamed spinach is a delicious Thanksgiving side dish.

Easy Vegetable Casserole

This side dish is so fast and tasty with cheddar cheese and a cracker crumb topping.

Green Bean Dish

This Thanksgiving side dish has green beans mixed with sour cream and topped with cheddar cheese.

Homemade Gravy

Here is a recipe for making homemade gravy from your turkey pan drippings.

Maple Glazed Carrots

These glazed carrots are cooked in the microwave for a quick Thanksgiving side dish.

Mashed Potatoes: Thanksgiving Recipe

I usually make mashed potatoes the fast and easy way using dried potato flakes, but for Thanksgiving I like to make them using "real" potatoes. Here's a recipe for making basic mashed potatoes.

Mashed Sweet Potatoes With Marshmallows

You can use either fresh or canned sweet potatoes in this Thanksgiving side dish.

Pea Salad

Canned peas, hard-boiled eggs and mayonnaise make up this easy side dish.

Quick Green Bean Casserole

This tasty variation of a classic green bean salad calls for a white sauce and is topped with cheese.

Scalloped Corn

My mom made this every Thanksgiving while I was growing up and it's now my favorite corn casserole at Thanksgiving.

Sesame Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes with honey, soy sauce and orange juice make this a very tasty side dish.

Spinach Salad

This spinach salad is served with a sweet and tangy homemade salad dressing.

Sweet Potato Balls: Thanksgiving Recipe

For a nice twist on a traditional Thanksgiving dish, try Sweet Potato Balls for a change this year.

Sweet Potato Casserole

Mashed sweet potatoes, sweetened with sugar and seasoned with nutmeg and cinnamon, are the key ingredients in this delicious Thanksgiving dish.

Sweet Potato Fries

This recipe for sweet potato fries is a nice change from regular french fries.

Sweet Potato Souffle

Made with fresh, mashed sweet potatoes and topped with marshallows, your family will love this Thanksgiving side dish.

Watergate Salad

Watergate Salad is a "must" for many family get-togethers.

Yogurt Mashed Potatoes

Yogurt adds a different touch to these mashed potatoes.

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