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303 Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas: The Conclusive Menu

By: Jessica Farris, Editor, RecipeLion.com

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Every year in late November, family and friends come together to celebrate kinship and the bounty of life with a magnificent feast. Silence settles over the crowd as everyone gathers around the dinner table and looks in awe upon the sumptuous meal laid out before them. Then, of course, they tuck into the turkey, the stuffing, the vegetables, the desserts, eating until they are utterly satisfied while laughter and contented chatter rings throughout the house.

This guide can help you create the perfect Thanksgiving dinner menu for an unforgettable dinner. Each collection of Thanksgiving dinner ideas focuses on one element of your meal and contains enough recipes to last through all holiday events until Christmas, including potlucks, parties, family reunions, and home-cooked meals. Start on some appetizer recipes and dig in while you plan for the main event—the Thanksgiving roast turkey!

 

The Top 41 Best Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes

 

Table of Contents
 

26 Easy Thanksgiving Appetizers

The Top 41 Best Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes

33 Thanksgiving Dressing Recipes and Gravy Recipes

29 Potluck Thanksgiving Recipes

47 Best Side Dishes for Thanksgiving

33 Thanksgiving Salad Recipes

43 Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes

51 Thanksgiving Cookie Recipes

 

Acorn Coffee

26 Easy Thanksgiving Appetizers
 

The best way to strategically save room for Thanksgiving dinner is to partake in some light snacking throughout the day. This, of course, does not mean the snacks shouldn't include your favorite Thanksgiving flavors. This collection include everything from warm drink recipes—including alcoholic drink recipes and hot Acorn Coffee for the grown-ups and creamy hot chocolate for the kids—to ward off the chill of November, to snacks and dip recipes for entertaining and munching while the turkey glows to a golden crisp in the oven.
 

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 Simple Roast Turkey

The Top 41 Best Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes
 

A vestige of the first Thanksgiving meal, the turkey is the most timeless and common of any Thanksgiving tradition. Every glaze, baste, trick, tip and method is included in this ultimate guide to Thanksgiving roast turkey recipes. If you like your bird fried, baked, roasted or brined, we have you covered. Click through this amazing collection to check out all of the choices for preparing a stunning centerpiece for your holiday meal. Each turkey recipe features a different way to bring out the best in your whole roast turkey. Try a Simple Roast Turkey, or go for something new!


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 Cornbread and Dried Fruit Dressing


33 Thanksgiving Dressing Recipes and Gravy Recipes
 

Whether you call it Thanksgiving stuffing or dressing, these recipes are a perfect complement to a perfect turkey stuffed inside or sitting separately on the table. This wonderful variety is great topped with some smooth and savory gravy recipes that also taste phenomenal when drizzled over turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, bread, and more! This Cornbread and Dried Fruit Dressing is irresistible!


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Maple Glazed Holiday Ham
 

29 Potluck Thanksgiving Recipes
 

Are you worried that turkey will be the only dish at your next Thanksgiving party? The holiday season is prime time for get-togethers and festivities with all of your friends and acquaintances. Bring something out of the ordinary to a potluck. Maple Glazed Holiday Ham makes a less conventional and more refined statement than the run-of-the-mill turkey at an autumn potluck. Plus, the slow cooker recipes are the perfect way to make an unforgettable dish while you spend your time on other projects. Choose your favorites and get cooking!


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 Classic Cranberry Sauce

47 Best Side Dishes for Thanksgiving
 

Balance your meal with the bounty of the autumn harvest. Potato dishes, vegetable recipes, and incredible casseroles combine to form the perfect Thanksgiving spread. Keep things fresh and light with green beans and corn, or add a punch of flavor with Classic Cranberry Sauce recipes, warm breads and rolls, creamy mashed potatoes and crunchy sweet potato casserole. Your family and friends will love these recipes so much, they'll vanish before you can say Happy Thanksgiving!


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A Salad for Fall

 

33 Thanksgiving Salad Recipes
 

Meat, casserole, and stuffing are great Thanksgiving side dishes, but all that heavy food should be separated by something light and refreshing. This collection includes traditional tossed salads, fruit salads and jello salads that epitomize the abundance of fall with cranberries, nuts, apples and more. These are the perfect way to refresh your guests and offer a healthy Thanksgiving dinner to anyone on a diet. Try making A Salad for Fall today!


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Easy Pumpkin Pie

43 Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes
 

Any Thanksgiving dinner would be remiss without that famed holiday pastime, Pumpkin Pie! Of course, if you have one pie, you need three or four more! These pies are best at Thanksgiving because the ingredients are fresh and in-season. Pecan pies, apple pies and more will grace your collection of desserts. Also, try the phenomenal cakes, puddings and mousses in this gathering of sweet treats.


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Chocolate Chip Cookies


51 Thanksgiving Cookie Recipes
 

Cookies are great as gifts, snacks and treats for family and friends of all ages. This collection features the freshest ingredients for your latest batch of cookies, ranging from pumpkin cookies to cookies with nuts to classic family favorites like Chocolate Chip Cookies. Set a few out for snacking before the big dinner, and save some for a sweet after-supper treat!


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