Casseroles, salads, veggies, breads, and more! These are all great Thanksgiving sides to add to your table.
If there’s one thing we all know to be thankfully true, it’s this: Turkey is possible according to many It becomes the main event, but the sides… the sides are where the magic lives. Creamy, Savory, Crispy-raised, buttery, veggies and carbs piled high on the plate – that’s the power of gratitude that we all have here. 🧡
This collection brings a combination of cozy classics and a few sweet twists – because sometimes gratitude calls for tradition, and sometimes it requires a little zhuzh. And the best part? Many of these dishes are vegetarian in nature, which means that the people at your table passing through Turkey will still live their Thanksgiving life to the fullest. Think fluffy potatoes, sweet green beans, pilly gnocchi, warm and delicious breads and salads that feel delicious.
These are the aspects that make the festival feel special. Let’s Plate ‘Em Up!
The best sides of Thanksgiving
Green Bean Casserole
This Green Bean Casserole is an appetizing classic! Bright green, rich green beans topped with gruyere and shots – and crispy onions on top, of course!
A delicious potato casserole with brown sugar
That brown sugar overload will give you health! Perfect for a Thanksgiving table for me!
7-layer beet salad
This 7-layer beet salad is a flall stnner! Topped with cooked beets, candied oranges, chopped pistachios, cruffle ricotta cream, and fresh mint. New, very good!
BACON AND BRUSSELS SRRAD SALAD
Hands Down, my favorite salad to work on thanksgiving! Crispy Brussels sprouts, chopped bacon, and a light citrus dressing.
Everyone loved the corn casserole
An explosion of cream-style corn and sweet corn to combine with garlic, bacon and cheese throughout – so you know it’s really, really good!
A house favorite is roasted Brussels sprouts
We eat these all the time, but they’re great thanks! It’s speckled with a light bursty of healthy cranberries and walnuts.
Quick and easy mashed potatoes
The perfect way to dedicate some space to the stove! Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes! So creamy, so fluffy, and so cute.
Boiled carrots with honey and garlic yogurt sauce
This beauty needs to be on your table! Deep-fried rain carrots, juzzles of tangy garlicky yogurt sauce, a golden drizzle of honey, and festive pistachio crunches on top.
Avocado Kale Caesar Salad
Kale, avocado, and sesame seeds are tossed into a quick creamy avocado dressing that can easily be made vegan, too.
Tossed Broccoli Salad
Another winner for the veggie stir-fry! Bright lemon, crumbled-up bacon, tangy feta, and crispy roasted broccoli.
Pumpkin gnocchi with sage butter sauce
So surprisingly delicious and delicious and it feels perfect for the holidays. Infused with 5 ingredient sage and garlic butter this is a soup that will blow your mind.
A simple green salad
Every table needs a simple green salad! Fresh spring greens are dressed with a maple balsamic dressing and sprinkled with any decadence of your salad-loving heart.
Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Love this as a vegetarian main or a Big Day side! Sweet, rich, buttery and filling.
Brussels Sprouts with Gochujang Butter
Brussels sprouts are fried, but raised! Brussels sprouts are bursting with toasted walnuts, topped with toasted walnuts and dried cranberries, and topped with a luscious sheen of gochujang garlic butter sauce.
Baked Mac and Cheese
This baked mac and cheese is cheesy on the inside, crispy on the outside, heavy on the OMG yum factor.
Kale Apple Salad with Crispy Shorets
Love this salad so much! Kale, Brussels sprouts, rosemary cashews, apples, toasted bread cheese, crispy winyots, and crisp apple maple dressing!
Avocados are green beans
Grab a bag of green beans, blitz up a Quick Avocaro Caesar, Toast some Panko, and let’s go! My kids love this one!
Brussels & Kale Caesar with Cheezy Garlic Croutons
Paperhere-shreds of Brussels sprouts and chopped kale, tossed in ice cream, a thick, avocado-based vegan caesar dressing, topped with cheezy garlic croutons with a great fix.
Bread is a miracle
This is incredibly good and easy to do well. The perfect thing to bring to a holiday gathering. Crusty on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside.
Gingery Cranberry Salsa
This is my favorite holiday app! Cranberry Salsa is well-drained, juicy, Zwippy, fresh, fresh, and sweet, with a little fire from the Jalapeño.
Roasted sweet potatoes, wild rice, and arugula salad
Sweet potato fries, wild rice, and arugula salad: served with a light lemon and olive dressing.
Your favorite garlic house
Skip the rolls and make fresh garlic bread! French bread, butter, fresh garlic, garlic powder, parmesan and parsley. It is very simple and very good.
Autumn Glow Salad with Lemon Dressing
Lots of great things happening here! Roasted cauliflower, sweet potatoes, whole grains and apples. Yum.
Toasted Bread and Parmesan Kale Salad
This is the best kale salad! Lots of shredded kale, parmesan cheese, homemade breadcrumbs, and a lemon olive oil dressing. Very simple, very good.
Pomegranate, Kale, and wild rice salad with walnuts and feta
Pomegranate, Kale, and wild rice salad, with walnuts and feta cheese and a simple homemade dressing. Another favorite holiday salad!
More holiday recipes and resources
If you’re looking for more than just sides, here are some of my favorite holiday spots and recipes, desserts, brunch recipes, and more!
