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The Best, Homemade Thanksgiving Recipes

Enjoy our comprehensive collection of traditional Thanksgiving recipes (and some not-so-traditional ones) that your whole family will love. We have everything from various ways to cook your turkey, mouth-watering side dishes, and delightful, kid-friendly appetizers.

Thanksgiving Turkey Ideas

Whether you want to cook your turkey in the Instant Pot, slow cooker, or traditional oven roasting, we have got you covered.

Sliced Instant Pot Turkey Breast garnished with fresh rosemary on a white plate.

Instant Pot Turkey Breast

A plate of sliced herb-crusted turkey garnished with rosemary, alongside a bowl of gravy and dinner rolls.

Slow Cooker Turkey Breast

A plate with slices of slow cooker turkey breast and a larger unsliced portion covered in a cranberry sauce.

Slow Cooker Cranberry Turkey Breast

Plates of sliced turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, and stuffing on a table, accompanied by bread rolls.

Slow Cooker Turkey and Stuffing

A whole roasted chicken with crispy skin, garnished with herbs, placed on a white plate.

How to Roast a Turkey in a Convection Oven

A cooked whole turkey with herbs in a white dish is placed in front of an Instant Pot with a visible control panel.

How to Cook a Frozen Turkey in the Instant Pot

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Turkey Main Dishes

5 Ways to Cook a Thanksgiving Turkey

Enjoy our five different ways you can make the juiciest, most flavorful, perfectly moist turkey using an oven, convection oven, slow cooker, Instant Pot, or air fryer.

Must-Have Staples

It’s not a Thanksgiving dinner without these dishes!

A basket filled with freshly baked dinner rolls on a white cloth.

Biscuits + Rolls

Easy Homemade Rolls

Plate with sliced turkey breast topped with gravy, green asparagus, mashed potatoes, and stuffing.

Dips, Sauces, + Seasonings

How To Make Turkey Gravy from Scratch

A spoon holds a scoop of red cranberry sauce above a white bowl filled with the same sauce.

Dips, Sauces, + Seasonings

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

A platter arranged to resemble a turkey, made from sliced cucumbers, carrots, bell peppers, broccoli, and a dip in the center with a small duck decoration.

Cold Appetizers

Thanksgiving Turkey Vegetable Tray and Homemade Ranch Dip

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pies

A Thanksgiving dinner is not complete without a delicious pumpkin pie. Check out comprehensive collection of classic and modern pumpkin recipes.

Slice of pumpkin pie with a dollop of whipped cream on top, served on a white plate, with the remaining pie in the background.

Simple Pumpkin Pie

Three slices of pie on white plates with forks, placed on a table. A larger pie dish is visible in the background.

No Bake Pumpkin Pie

A partially eaten slice of pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top sits on a white plate. Crumbs are scattered around the plate.

Double Layer Pumpkin Pie

A slice of pumpkin cheesecake topped with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon is placed on a white plate with a fork. A partially cut cheesecake is in the background.

Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake

A slice of homemade pumpkin pie on a white plate with a dollop of whip cream on top.

Homemade Fresh Pumpkin Pie

A pie with whipped cream topping, caramel drizzle, and pecan pieces, partially sliced and placed in a foil pie dish on a dark cloth.

Caramel Pecan Turtle Pumpkin Pie

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A slice of homemade pumpkin pie on a white plate with a dollop of whip cream on top.

Homemade Fresh Pumpkin Pie

Green Beans with Candied Pecans

Green Beans with Candied Pecans Recipe

A whole roasted chicken with crispy skin, garnished with herbs, placed on a white plate.

How to Roast a Turkey in a Convection Oven

A plate with slices of slow cooker turkey breast and a larger unsliced portion covered in a cranberry sauce.

Slow Cooker Cranberry Turkey Breast

easy oven roasted green beans

Oven Roasted Green Beans Recipe

baked sweet potatoes

Cranberry Pecan Sweet Potato Bake Recipe

A plate of sliced herb-crusted turkey garnished with rosemary, alongside a bowl of gravy and dinner rolls.

Slow Cooker Turkey Breast

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5 Ways to Cook a Thanksgiving Turkey

slow cooker sweet potato mash

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Mash Recipe

A pie with whipped cream topping, caramel drizzle, and pecan pieces, partially sliced and placed in a foil pie dish on a dark cloth.

Caramel Pecan Turtle Pumpkin Pie

Golden, freshly baked dinner rolls arranged in rows.

Parker House Rolls

Brown Sugar and Bacon Green Beans in a white serving bowl.

Brown Sugar and Bacon Green Beans

Three slices of pie on white plates with forks, placed on a table. A larger pie dish is visible in the background.

No Bake Pumpkin Pie

Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes in a white bowl.

Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

Sliced, marinated turkey breast garnished with herbs, served with roasted potato slices and a side of fresh spinach leaves on a white plate.

Easy Marinated Turkey Breast

Thanksgiving Stuffing (dressing) inside the Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Dressing (Thanksgiving Stuffing)

a bunch of slow cooker green beans in a white bowl

Slow Cooker Green Beans Recipe (Easy Side Dish)

A red baking dish containing a homemade stuffing with visible chunks of bread, mushrooms, celery, and onions.

Grandma’s Homemade Thanksgiving Dressing (Stuffing) Recipe

A baking dish with a pecan-topped sweet potato casserole, partially eaten, revealing orange sweet potato filling beneath the crumbly brown topping.

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

A white casserole dish filled with baked leftover thanksgiving dinner casserole topped with melted cheese, showing a portion missing.

Leftover Thanksgiving Dinner Casserole

Twice-baked sweet potato topped with marshmallows and chopped nuts on a white plate.

Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Slice of pumpkin pie with a dollop of whipped cream on top, served on a white plate, with the remaining pie in the background.

Simple Pumpkin Pie

Classic Green Bean Casserole baked for six sisters

Classic Green Bean Casserole Recipe

A casserole dish filled with bread stuffing, featuring cube-shaped bread pieces and green herbs.

Apple, Onion & Celery Stuffing Recipe

Chocolate cupcakes decorated to resemble turkeys, with candy corn feathers and candy eyes, arranged on a white plate.

Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

A bowl of mashed potatoes topped with a pat of butter and garnished with finely chopped herbs.

Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes Recipe

A basket filled with freshly baked dinner rolls on a white cloth.

Easy Homemade Rolls

A bowl of cubed sweet potatoes with shredded meat on a green tile surface, accompanied by a light gray cloth napkin.

Coconut Pecan Sweet Potatoes Recipe

A partially eaten slice of pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top sits on a white plate. Crumbs are scattered around the plate.

Double Layer Pumpkin Pie

A slice of pumpkin cheesecake topped with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon is placed on a white plate with a fork. A partially cut cheesecake is in the background.

Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake

A white bowl filled with sweet potato casserole topped with pecans and a spoon in it on a cloth surface.

Mom’s Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

Slice of chocolate pecan pie topped with whipped cream on a white plate.

Chocolate Pecan Pie Recipe

Slow Cooker Stuffing in a Bowl

Slow Cooker Stuffing Recipe

Plate with sliced turkey breast topped with gravy, green asparagus, mashed potatoes, and stuffing.

How To Make Turkey Gravy from Scratch

A cooked whole turkey with herbs in a white dish is placed in front of an Instant Pot with a visible control panel.

How to Cook a Frozen Turkey in the Instant Pot

A roasted turkey garnished with leafy greens and cherry tomatoes on a dark surface.

Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey

Three bowls of sweet potato casserole topped with toasted marshmallows and white sauce.

Slow Cooker Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe

A white bowl filled with cubed and seasoned roasted sweet potatoes, placed on a light-colored surface with a metal spoon and a partially visible blue and white patterned cloth on the side.

Roasted Parmesan Sweet Potatoes Recipe

A blue bowl with a serving of Sweet Potato Casserole in it, with the remaining casserole in the background.

Sweet Potato Casserole

Easy Pecan Pie in pan on a towel

Easy Pecan Pie Recipe

A close-up of baked stuffing with toasted bread cubes, sausage, and herbs in a white baking dish.

Easy Homemade Sausage Stuffing Recipe

A bowl filled with creamy mashed potatoes, garnished with finely chopped herbs.

How to Make our Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

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