Find over 40 side dishes for Thanksgiving potluck. Are you going to Thanksgiving potluck or hosting one and not sure what to make? Never fear, I’ve got you covered. These are some delicious side dishes that will be sure to please a crowd.
While the main dish is always the star of any holiday meal, it wouldn’t be complete without a delicious side dish (or two). After all, what would Thanksgiving be without mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce?
Popular Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes
While there are endless possibilities when it comes to holiday side dishes, there are a few that stand out as being particularly popular.
We have brought together some of the best options for homemade Thanksgiving Potluck Recipes: rolls, potatoes, stuffing, and vegetables. Of course, the sweets are a must to round out the meal.
Over 40 side dishes for Thanksgiving potluck
Whatever side dishes you choose to serve, make sure to include something for everyone at your holiday table. Let’s go beyond the green bean casserole and find some new favorite recipes for your Thanksgiving sides. Here are a few of our favorites.
Table of contents
- Popular Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes
- Easy Homemade Blueberry Pie Recipe
- Classic Pumpkin Pie
- Raspberry Fluff Jello Salad Recipe
- Egg Custard Pie Recipe
- Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
- Buttery Vegan Brioche Buns
- S tuffing Recipes
- Old-Fashioned Cornbread Dressing
- Apple Salad with Candied Hazelnuts
- Créme Fraîche Mashed Potatoes Recipe
- Truffle Parmesan Hasselback Potatoes
- Loaded Ranch Potato Salad
- The Secrets to Rich Buttery Mashed Potatoes
- Cauliflower and Mashed Potatoes
- Maple Roasted Air Fryer Carrots
- Green Beans with Bacon
- Chopped Rainbow Veggie Salad
- Fall Salad
- Tips to Make Your Thanksgiving Memorable Without Much Fuss
Dessert Recipes
Easy Homemade Blueberry Pie Recipe
There’s nothing quite like biting into a piece of warm, blueberry pie. The sweet and tart flavors are the perfect balance, and the flaky crust is simply delicious.
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Classic Pumpkin Pie
This classic pumpkin pie is a Holiday tradition at our house. My mother and grandmother made this before me, now I have been making this same pie for over fifty years. This is the only recipe for pumpkin pie recipe that we make. It has a flaky crust filled with a pumpkin custard that is slightly sweet and spicy.
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Simply The Best Pecan Pie Bars
Bring these pecan pie cookie bars and you will have people asking you for the recipe, the container is always empty quickly. This is just good country comfort food.
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Raspberry Fluff Jello Salad Recipe
It’s light, fluffy, refreshing, and best of all, SUPER easy to make! Just mix together a few simple ingredients and you’re ready to go. This salad has a delicious fresh raspberry flavor with a creamy and light finish.
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Egg Custard Pie Recipe
This egg custard pie recipe is perfect for an everyday dessert or a special occasion elegant dessert. The best part, it’s simple to make.
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Homemade Rolls Recipes
Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
Believe it or not, these rolls are made in just 40 minutes. Yup, that’s all the time you need to put these little cuties together. No long rise time is needed with this recipe. These quick dinner rolls only need about 10 minutes to rise and be ready to bake.
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Vegan Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
Soft and fluffy pumpkin dinner rolls which are vegan, eggless and so easy to make! You’ll need only 6 key ingredients for this simple recipe. A delicious addition to the dinner table.
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Buttery Vegan Brioche Buns
Vegan brioche buns which are buttery, fluffy and super easy to make. The buns can be made sweet or savory and in a variety of sizes.
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Stuffing Recipes
Southern Cornbread Dressing Recipe
This is a tried and true southern cornbread dressing recipe! It is one of the first side dishes that gets gobbled up every Thanksgiving Day.
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Classic Stuffing
Homemade Classic Stuffing recipe is a family favorite and so easy to make at home! This bread stuffing uses onions, peppers, and fresh herbs to add flavor. It can be stuffed into a turkey or cooked in a baking dish.
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Pineapple Dressing (Oven or Instant Pot)
Scalloped pineapple dressing is a sweet counterpart to the typical savory stuffing served at Holiday Meals. It is a delicious side dish to compliment your Holiday Ham or Holiday Turkey.
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Cornbread Chestnut Stuffing
It’s a wonderfully festive and incredibly delicious addition to any holiday meal and might even outshine the main dish.
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Old-Fashioned Cornbread Dressing
Southern side dish you need for the holidays. With a tender buttermilk cornbread base, this classic dressing is stuffed with apples, sausage, and fresh sage to make the most flavorful dressing you’ve ever tasted. This is a favorite side dish for good reason.
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Apple Salad with Candied Hazelnuts
Apple Salad with Candied Hazelnuts with Lemon Vinaigrette is a fall favorite salad. It’s a perfect Salad for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Holiday Potatoes Recipes
Créme Fraîche Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Adding créme fraîche to mashed potatoes transforms the already wonderful buttery side item. Perfect potluck side dish that everyone is sure to love.
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Truffle Parmesan Hasselback Potatoes
These mini truffle parmesan Hassel back potatoes are the perfect crispy, garlicky side dish you need at your next holiday! They compliment every meal.
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Loaded Ranch Potato Salad
Quick and easy-to-make Ranch Potato Salad on a hot summer day. It’s an ideal side for all those potlucks, BBQs, brunches, lunches, and casual dinner parties.
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Pretzel Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes Casserole Recipe
This sweet potatoes casserole has two layers. You can prepare the first layer of sweet potato ahead of time and keep it in the refrigerator. Make it a day or two before Thanksgiving. Then you just add your toppings and bake when you’re ready.
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Sweet Potato Casserole Cups – Reduced Sugar
Sweet potato casserole is a Thanksgiving side-dish that can contain many extra carbs. In order to bring carbs back into line, make these cups without any added sugar.
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Dauphinoise Potatoes
They are the perfect side dish for a special dinner or holiday meal. This dish is made with thinly sliced potatoes, cream, garlic, and cheese and it’s easy to make ahead of time so you can relax and enjoy your evening. Professional chefs make these all the time. This is one of the best Thanksgiving side dishes recipes.
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Creamy Potatoes Au Gratin Recipe
Potatoes au gratin is the ultimate comfort food. Thinly sliced potatoes covered in a creamy cheese sauce and baked until soft and tender.
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Mashed Sweet Potato Recipe
This simple savory mashed sweet potato makes a lovely vibrant side dish at your next Thanksgiving gathering.
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Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows
A popular Thanksgiving side dish that combines creamy mashed potatoes with toasted marshmallows for an easy but delightfully delicious dish.
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Baked Southern Candied Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecans
This easy classic Thanksgiving and Christmas casserole recipe comes together quickly and is both decadent and delicious! Side dishes rule at holiday dinners and luscious baked Southern Candied Sweet Potato casserole with pecans is an outstanding choice with its warm aromatic spices and caramelized sweet potatoes.
They might just take center stage at your next thanksgiving meal.
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Loaded Mashed Potato Bake (Leftover Mashed Potato Recipe)
These baked mashed potatoes are very adaptable to your family’s preferences and whatever ingredients you happen to have on hand.
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The Secrets to Rich Buttery Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are a staple at any family holiday dinner. Easy and delicious potato recipe. One of the best things about mashed potatoes is that they can be made the day before and reheated to save time.
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Cauliflower and Mashed Potatoes
These Cauliflower and Mashed Potatoes are a comfort food with less carbs than our usual mashed potato side dish. Sneak in healthy goodness that your family will love to eat.
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Thanksgiving Vegetables and Other Side Dishes
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Vinaigrette
Crispy golden brown roasted Brussels sprouts tossed with warm bacon and whole grain mustard vinaigrette. This quick and easy side dish is perfect for holiday meals and it’s always one of the first side dishes to disappear.
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Baked Acorn Squash
Acorn squash is a perfect side dish to so many dishes; and don’t leave it off the menu for Holiday dinners, it is always a big hit.
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Maple Roasted Air Fryer Carrots
Great as a snack dipped into your favorite sauce, as an appetizer, or as a side dish for Sunday dinner, Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas.
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Butternut Squash Salad with Quinoa and Kale
This Salad recipe is healthy and perfect for a fall potluck. It’s made with quinoa, garlicky kale, Parmesan, and a maple Dijon glaze.
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Green Beans with Bacon
Green beans with bacon is a classic southern-style vegetable dish made by slow cooking green beans, bacon, and onions in broth until soft and tender. It’s an easy recipe that tastes delicious.
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Turkey Meatballs with Stuffing & Cranberries
These Thanksgiving turkey meatballs with stuffing and cranberries are the perfect main dish for a Campsgiving meal.
The best way to use classic sides in a new Holiday Potluck dish.
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Candied Pecan Salad with Apples
Holiday Salad. have something green on your holiday table this year. After all the cheesy, buttery, sugary things, you need something on the healthy’ish list.
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Chopped Rainbow Veggie Salad
This chopped salad is one of the quickest salads to throw together. Just chop your veggies, arugula, salad mix, tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, and any other veggie you love. Mix in the salad dressing and you are good to go. So pretty on the Thanksgiving table.
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Fall Salad
Yummy Fall salad with your favorite Fall vegetables and fruits. Kale and mixed greens combined with roasted butternut squash, apples, pears, pecans and crumbled feta. Perfect for the holidays as well.
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Butternut Squash and Bacon Risotto
This melt-in-your-mouth risotto is a great meal for entertaining, but makes a perfect weeknight meal as well.
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Southern Instant Pot Collard Greens
These Southern greens have a ton of flavor from bacon and ham, and you’ll want to drizzle the cooking liquid on everything.
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Roasted Pumpkin and Beetroot Salad
This hearty Salad recipe features roasted pumpkin and beetroot that has been tossed in a delicious maple vinaigrette and topped with feta, pine nuts, pepitas and arugula. The perfect fall/winter salad or holiday side dish.
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Kimchi Mac and Cheese
Mouthwatering umami packed kimchi mac and cheese with three different types of cheeses – delicious, cheesy, creamy and packs a flavor punch. Make it in individual serving cups for the Holiday season.
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Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese
Silky, creamy, and filled with smoky flavors, Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese is the boss of all macaroni and cheese. Comfort food side dish for a Thanksgiving Potluck.
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Southern Baked Mac and Cheese with Breadcrumbs
Southern baked mac and cheese with a crunchy, golden brown breadcrumb topping! Made with gruyere and white cheddar cheese. Creamy, cheesy, and comforting.
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Easy Sauteed Mushrooms with Garlic Sauce
Serve with steak, chicken, on burgers, or serve as an easy holiday side dish. Quick and easy recipe ready in just 15 minutes.
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Brown Butter Garlic Mushrooms
These brown butter garlic mushrooms are the perfect addition to any table, not just for the holidays. The flavor combination is unbeatable.
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Easy Creamy Cauliflower and Broccoli Au Gratin
If you’re searching for a side dish that satisfies and impresses, look no further. For a truly remarkable au gratin, use a combination of cheeses such as white cheddar and parmesan.
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Tips to Make Your Thanksgiving Memorable Without Much Fuss
Making Thanksgiving memorable without much fuss can be achieved by focusing on simplicity, organization, and meaningful connections. Here are some tips:
Plan Ahead:
Create a simple menu and plan your dishes well in advance.
Make a shopping list to avoid last-minute rushes to the store.
Consider preparing some dishes ahead of time that can be reheated on Thanksgiving Day.
Potluck Style:
Share the workload by making Thanksgiving a potluck event. Ask guests to bring a dish or dessert.
This not only reduces your workload but also adds variety to the meal.
Keep Decorations Simple:
Focus on a few key decorations that set a festive mood without being overwhelming.
Utilize natural elements like pumpkins, gourds, and fall leaves for a rustic touch.
Create a Cozy Atmosphere:
Use warm lighting, such as candles or string lights, to create a cozy ambiance.
Play soft background music to enhance the atmosphere without distracting from conversation.
Express Gratitude:
Before the meal, take a moment to express gratitude. Ask each person to share something they are thankful for.
Consider having a gratitude jar where guests can write down what they’re thankful for and share during dinner.
Simplify the Menu:
Stick to a few well-loved dishes rather than trying to create an elaborate spread.
Choose recipes that can be easily prepared and don’t require too many ingredients.
Delegate Tasks:
Don’t hesitate to delegate tasks to willing family members or friends.
Assign specific responsibilities, like setting the table or managing the drinks station, to distribute the workload.
Create Meaningful Traditions:
Incorporate simple traditions that bring meaning to the day, such as a family game, a post-dinner walk, or watching a favorite movie together.
Opt for Simple Table Settings:
Keep table settings simple with seasonal touches like cloth napkins, candles, and a centerpiece of autumn flowers or foliage.
Embrace Imperfections:
Remember that Thanksgiving is about spending time together, not achieving perfection.
Embrace imperfections, and focus on the joy of being with loved ones.
By keeping things simple, involving others, and focusing on the true spirit of Thanksgiving, you can create a memorable and enjoyable celebration without unnecessary stress.
Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving.
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