I saw a tee shirt recently that stated, “I’m simply here for the sides” and I seemed like it ought to be mine! Thanksgiving is everything about the sides for me. I might truthfully do without the turkey … shhhhhhhh do not inform anybody, however it holds true. Offer me allllllll the potatoes, rolls, packing, veggies, sweet potatoes, salads and gravy!! And the pie … constantly conserve space for a piece (or 5) of pie! However that’s an entire various post! So here’s a roundup of all our preferred Thanksgiving sides

Potatoes

Let’s begin with the potatoes. Are you a timeless mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving individual? Or do you like to blend it up? We have recipes for roasted potatoes, baked potatoes, and a number of tacky potato casseroles. No matter which method you wish to potato, we have you covered!

Mashed Potatoes

This is your classic, velvety mashed potato recipe that is buttery and absolutely tempting! Topped with some turkey gravy and you have actually gone into turkey day bliss!

Steakhouse Smashed Potatoes

These masked potatoes have a little texture to them so we call them “smashed potatoes”. We leave the skins on and leave the potatoes a bit more chunky.

A photo of a blue serving bowl full of chunky smashed potatoes garnished with fresh chopped parsley.

Baked Potatoes

These potatoes are oven baked with crispy salted skins and tender potato inside.

a baked potato with melting butter, salt and pepper

Herb and Garlic Roasted Potatoes

These potatoes are crispy golden on the outdoors, soft and fluffy in the middle, and shining with buttery, herby goodness.

A cream coloured bowl filled with herby roasted potatoes, surrounded by fresh herbs. It sits on a wooden board

Funeral Service Potatoes

Reason the morbid name and feel in one’s bones that this is tacky potato casserole with cubed potatoes and a crispy golden topping that is to crave (see what I did there!).

a photo of a serving of cheesy potato casserole on a white plate with golden crunchy topping.

Cheesy Potato Casserole

This is our traditional tacky scalloped potato meal including layers upon layers of very finely sliced potatoes, a velvety cheese sauce, and additional cheese on the top!

a gray plate loaded with cheesy potatoes and a sprinkling of parsley

Instantaneous Pot Cheesy Potatoes

This is truly quite comparable to the traditional tacky potato casserole above, however it is all made in the Instantaneous Pot which can be a lifesaver on Thanksgiving with all the need on the oven.

A serving of instant pot cheesy potatoes are being lifted from a white casserole dish with a serving spoon. the melted cheese is stringing out below the spoon. there is a stack of dinner plates in the background and a red and white kitchen towel beside the casserole dish.

Which potato recipe are you choosing this Thanksgiving? It’s traditional velvety mashed potatoes for me!

I needed to offer sweet potatoes it’s own classification due to the fact that they are simply that crucial! Sweet potatoes have actually ended up being near and dear to my heart throughout the years and they require a location as one of your Thanksgiving sides. They are so dang excellent, and we have some absolutely jaw-dropping recipes for you to attempt …

Sugary Food Potato Souffle

Velvety mashed sweet potatoes with a touch of cinnamon included for a little heat and topped with a crispy brown sugar and pecan topping.

Orange Glazed Sugary Food Potatoes

You will enjoy the brilliant citrus addition to these sweet potatoes!

No need for these orange glazed sweet potatoes to be saved just for your holiday festivities, they make for a great addition to any meal!

Cheesy Gruyere Sugary Food Potato Stacks

A sweet potato recipe that is tacky and buttery with a burst of fresh thyme! If you desire a recipe for sweet potatoes that is a little outside package however wonderful, you need to attempt these!

A photo of a stack of thinly sliced sweet potatoes layered with gruyere and parmesan cheese and topped with fresh thyme.

Two Times Baked Sugary Food Potatoes

These resemble our sweet potato souffle, however you bake them once again in their skins. They are paradise!

#Thanksgiving is going to be delicious with these twice baked sweet potato souffles with a brown sugar crumb topping ohsweetbasil.com_-4

Sugary Food Potato Casserole

If you’re searching for the marshmallows on top of a sweet potato casserole, then this is your recipe! We have actually likewise included a brown sugar streusel topping to make it additional outrageous, and kids constantly enjoy it! It tastes like a dessert!

Our family's absolute favorite sweet potato casserole with marshmallows and a brown sugar crumb! ohsweetbasil.com

Mini Sugary Food Potato Gratins

These are best little sweet potato bites that are sweet and buttery and topped with hazelnuts. They are terrific little sweet potato side meal!

Bread

Bread, wonderful bread! I do not even understand where to start, however there needs to be bread in your list of Thanksgiving sides and we have many tasty choices, I attempt you to select simply one! Here are a few of our favorites …

Easy Herb Focaccia

Among our most popular Thanksgiving bread recipe and it’s so easy! The majority of the work is done the day prior to too, so it is a terrific alternative for Thanksgiving. It is light and airy, with a delicious olive oil saltiness and those fresh herbs bring the entire loaf to life.

A photo of a round focaccia bread loaf covered in fresh herbs and dusted with salt flakes in a silver pan.

Pumpkin Rolls

These are the softest rolls on earth and they look so joyful with that lovely pumpkin color.

Buttermilk Biscuits

These are the fluffiest and flakiest buttermilk biscuits and they make a terrific Thanksgiving side!

A pan full of buttermilk biscuits. They are baked to a golden brown.

World’s Finest Supper Rolls

If there was a Rolls Royce of supper rolls, this would be it! They are soft and buttery and the very best dang rolls I have actually ever pushed into my face!

This is the world's best homemade rolls recipe, also known as the best dang rolls we have ever shoved into our faces. They are awesome!

Sugary Food Potato Rolls

These rolls are so simple to make and can be prepared beforehand and baked off later on. Perfect for the Thanksgiving!

My New Obsession- The BEST and Softest Sweet Potato Rolls! Ohsweetbasil.com

Hawaiian Rolls

These rolls are fluffy and a little sweet and made with pineapple juice. If you desire a touch of sweet taste in your roll, then this is a terrific alternative! They are likewise terrific for making sliders with any remaining turkey the next day.

a photo of a single hawaiian roll sitting on a wooden plate with another roll sitting on a plate behind it.

7-Up Biscuits

These may be the most convenient homemade breadrecipe This recipe requires simply 4 ingredients and comes together in about 15 minutes!

a close up of a flaky 7up biscuit

Potato Rolls

I’m ending the bread area with my preferred rolls of perpetuity. If the previous recipes I have actually shared have not offered you, then these will for sure seal the offer. They are fluffy and buttery and beautiful.

Our famous potato rolls recipe ohsweetbasil.com

And simply in case you still are not set on a recipe, here is a link to all our bread recipes.

Packing

Every year when I pack my plate up with an assisting of packing I believe, “why do not I make this all year?” I’m a relatively current transform to stuffing, however I enjoy it! It’s amusing in fact that stuffing is just a Thanksgiving thing. Why is that? Does anybody make it all year? Here’s our variety of stuffing recipes …

No-Fuss Packing

Packing facilitated! Forget the boxed things and make it from scratch! It has lots of fresh herbs and all the traditional stuffing ingredients.

A photo of classic stuffing in a baking dish.

Apple Bacon Cinnamon Packing

This stuffing begins with cinnamon chip bread and has apple and bacon in it. It is a tasty packing that you should attempt if you’re up for venturing out of the standard!

It's the recipe that made a lover out of a hater for stuffing, sweet and savory cinnamon bread stuffing with apples and bacon! ohsweetbasil.com

Sausage Packing

This is the stuffing that made a packing fan out of me! It has lots of sausage and cranberries and loads of fresh herbs.

A photo of my favorite stuffing recipe, cranberry herb sausage stuffing.

Apple Cranberry Packing

The apples and cranberries provided a tasty fall and winter season taste, while including a small tip of sweet taste. However, do not you fret due to the fact that the herbs mellow whatever out and offer it that earthy, heat that everybody desires at this time of year.

Veggies

Let’s all make ourselves feel much better about pushing our faces loaded with food by including a couple of vegetable Thanksgiving sides to the table. We have a couple of variations of green bean casserole and couple of other veggie choices …

Green Bean Casserole

The genuine green bean casserole does not utilize cream of anything soup is topped with fried small potatoes.

Green Bean casserole that everyone from your littlest child to Grandma will love ohsweetbasil

Classic Green Bean Casserole

This is your standard velvety green bean casserole recipe topped with crispy French fried onions however with a couple of surprise ingredients that you’re going to definitely enjoy!

Green bean casserole that has been baked till the french fried onions on top are golden brown. You can see the green beans and sauce all mixed together with the onions on top.

Heritage Green Bean Casserole

This casserole is made totally from scratch however it takes just about 10 minutes to make and surfaces in the oven. It is topped with crispy shallots and is incredible!

We all grew up on green bean casserole with cream of mushroom soup, but it's time to kick things up with Heritage Green Bean Casserole with Crispy Shallots. ohsweetbasil.com

Browned Butter Sage Honeynut Squash

If you have actually never ever attempted honeynut squash, get your buns to the supermarket, purchase a couple and after that make this browned butter sage variation for Thanksgiving! And do not fret, you can utilize butternut of you can’t discover honeynut.

a close up photo of two golden pan seared honeynut squash slices topped with fresh sage and salt and pepper.

Honey Roasted Carrots

This recipe is insane simple, and can be primarily prepped in the early morning and after that ended up right before go time.

Our family's favorite side, honey roasted carrots. ohsweetbasil.com

Brussels Sprouts

Brussels sprouts get a bum rap, however I seem like viewpoints out there are beginning to reverse. This candied pecan and bacon brussels sprouts recipe makes certain to win you over!

A vintage, silver bowl with flower full of bright green brussels sprouts that have been halved and pan roasted until golden brown on one side, olive oil and seasoning covering all of them and tossed with red craisins, crisp bacon and crunchy candied pecans ohsweetbasil.com

Baked Zucchini Gratin

It’s time to take your Thanksgiving side meals to the next level with this tacky baked zucchini squash gratin! It’s velvety and jam-packed loaded with zucchini, yellow squash, spinach and gruyere cheese.

a photo of a serving spoon scooping out a serving of zucchini squash gratin from a cast iron skillet.

Orange Glazed Carrots

These sluggish cooker orange glazed carrots are sweetened by brown sugar and honey, instilled with citrus, and skilled with warm spices. They are the best veggie side meal for Thanksgiving, and they do not use up oven area!

A bowl of orange glazed baby carrots. A serving spoon is next to the bowl.

Roasted Garlic Veggies

There’s absolutely nothing expensive here, simply traditional roasted veggies seasoned with garlic and easy salt and pepper.

a white bowl with simple roasted garlic veggies including carrots, brussels sprouts and broccoli with a little parmesan cheese

Salads

An intense and fresh salad is constantly a silver lining meal alternative. Here are a couple of choices consisting of numerous with homemade salad dressings …

Broccoli Salad

Made with raisins, sunflower seeds, and bacon, this truly is the very best broccoli salad recipe! It can be prepped beforehand and is best for among your Thanksgiving sides!

Everyone's favorite quick and easy broccoli salad recipe that's perfect for potlucks and BBQs. Plus, it has bacon in it!! ohsweetbasil.com

Shredded Brussel Sprouts Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing

Shredded brussels sprouts salad with orange poppy seed dressing is among my preferred saladrecipes The dressing is drool deserving. The crispy, crispy chickpeas are simply the little salted bite you long for in a salad, and the manchego cheese … it is the very best!

a photo of a large serving bowl full of shredded brussels sprouts salad topped with mandarin oranges, and manchego cheese.

Winter Season Fruit Salad

Prior to you get stressed that this salad area of Thanksgiving side meals is going to be all veggies, a fresh fruit salad side meal is constantly a hit at Thanksgiving!

a photo of a fruit salad in a glass bowl with chunks of banana, kiwi, grapes, mandarin oranges, pineapple, and pomegranate arils covered in a poppy seed dressing.

Brussel Sprouts and Pomegranate Salad

This salad has lots of candied hazelnuts, crispy bacon, pops of tart pomegranate seeds, and manchego cheese all covered in the most tasty mustard vinaigrette. SO excellent!

A serving bowl of brussel sprout and pomegranate salad. The green brussel sprouts are topped with bacon, pomegranate and roasted nuts.

Winter Season Roasted Butternut Squash Kale Salad

Rubbed kale is jam-packed complete of taste with roasted butternut squash, roasted sweet potatoes, apples, craisins, pepitas and sunflower seeds, and the yummiest spiced chickpeas! Oh and do not you fret, we top everything off with a spiced citrus dressing!

A photo of a large wooden bowl full of kale salad topped with roasted butternut squash, craisins, chickpeas, pepitas, and gouda cheese.

Harvest Cobb Salad

Who does not enjoy a cobb salad? This salad is terrific for the fall and cold weather and the homemade salad dressing get 2 thumbs up!

a wooden bowl full of a harvest cobb salad with maple poppy seed dressing. Hardboiled eggs, brown sugar pecans, broccoli, craisins, apples, feta and kale

Pretzel Jello Salad

Do not knock it ’til you attempt it! This pretzel jello salad will be the talk of your Thanksgiving, and we have a raspberry and strawberry variation!

A serving of raspberry pretzel salad on a white salad plate. You can see the three layers in the salad. Pretzel layer on bottom, creamy filling next, and raspberry jello with fresh raspberries on top.

Strawberry Feta Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

There’s simply something so excellent about those juicy strawberries, chewy bacon pieces, a little tasty saltiness from the feta and after that those crispy almonds all sticky in dressing, it’s the very best!

a photo of a strawberry feta spinach salad with a silver spoon sitting on top full of homemade poppy seed dressing.

Spinach Berry Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

It appears so easy however then when you get that best bite with spinach, berry, and brown sugar almonds, a light lemon dressing, excellent grace! This is my preferred salad!

A photo of a large ceramic white bowl full of spinach berry salad topped with brown sugar almonds and blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries.

Dressings

We have a couple of dressings that are a need to for me for Thanksgiving sides … cranberry sauce and gravy … can’t live without those 2!

Orange Blackberry Spiced Cranberry Sauce

If you aren’t making your cranberry sauce from scratch then you are doing it all incorrect! This is a household preferred which additional blackberry taste is the very best!

Our favorite cranberry sauce with a hint of orange and a secret ingredient that you will love! ohsweetbasil.com

Traditional Cranberry Sauce

Cranberry sauce is the most easy thing you’ll produce your supper spread and it can be made weeks ahead of time so it’s not even truly something on the order of business. This recipe is absolutely from scratch and is an outright must.

a photo of a large white serving bowl full of dark red christmas cranberry jello with a small bowl of fresh cranberries in the foreground.

Standard Turkey Gravy

Making gravy is so simple. No matter how you are preparing your turkey, follow these guidelines.

a photo of sliced turkey breast drizzled with gravy and garnished with fresh herbs on a bed of mashed potatoes

Appetisers

It’s not Thanksgiving without a couple of appetisers out for everybody to graze on while awaiting the centerpiece. I like to consider it as priming the pump. Here are a couple of concepts …

Jarlsberg Dip

Just 3 ingredients required and it’s constantly a hit. Cheese and crackers is among the very best things in the world.

Cheese and crackers happens to be one of my favorite things and this 3 Ingredient Jarlsberg Dip totally hits the spot plus it's a quick and easy party appetizer. ohsweetbasil.com

Baked Brie

This indulgent baked brie requires to be on your table this year! It is topped with a strong raspberry bacon onion jam therefore sophisticated!

A bread bowl filled with brie and topped with a raspberry onion jam. It has been baked and the cheese is melted. A piece of bread has been pulled apart exposing the melted cheese.

Veggies and Dip

If you’re searching for fresh and healthy, then this Greek yogurt herb dip recipe is your response! My kids enjoy it!

A white dish with broccoli, carrots, cucumbers and tomatoes with a small dish of healthy herb veggie dip with greek yogurt and ranch!

Finest Cheeseball Ever

This is the very best cheeseball recipes I have actually ever had in my entire life. Time to feast on!

a close up of a cheese ball with a scoop taken out of it showing the pecans, parsley, cheese, cream cheese and crackers around it

Toffee Apple Dip

I seemed like we required a minimum of one sweet appetiser alternative and this toffee apple dip is dreamy!

A classic, one that never gets old, toffee apple dip. Creamy dip full of brown sugar and little bits of milk chocolate toffee. It's apple's best friend. ohsweetbasil.com

Cranberry Cream Cheese Dip

Ok, this is another cheese and crackers alternative however I simply enjoy them all a lot! Cranberries and cream cheese integrates sweet and tart with velvety and it’s the very best mix!

The ultimate holiday appetizer, cranberry cream cheese dip ohsweetbasil.com

Let’s Prepare to Gobble ’til We Wobble

Ok, phew! That was a lot, however I wished to ensure you had all choices within your reaches. Any mix of these recipes will be produce a terrific Thanksgiving banquet! Which Thanksgiving sides are your favorites? Which ones are outright musts? Do any of them bring unique memories for you?

I hope this Thanksgiving discovers you and your household delighted and healthy and delighting in time collected in appreciation!