Craving simple and delicious side dishes for your Thanksgiving dinner? Our variety of Thanksgiving side dishes are mostly made with simple pantry ingredients and are sure to satisfy a big crowd. Roasted potatoes, honey glazed brussels sprouts, mashed potato cakes, and other easy side dishes recipes are sure to satisfy your appetite. Scroll down and pick your favorite Thanksgiving sides!
Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes: 41 Side Dishes Ideas for your Thanksgiving Dinner

Extra Crispy Baked Garlic Parmesan Potato Wedges
Garlic Butter Roasted Butternut Squash
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >>
Instant Pot Buttery Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Cooking time: 6 minView recipe >>
Garlic Butter Butternut Squash Steaks
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>
Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potato with Balsamic Honey Glaze
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>
Thanksgiving Apple Sage Stuffing
Cooking time: 75 minView recipe >>
Bacon Roasted Pumpkin
Cooking time: 130 minView recipe >>
Roasted Garlic Butter Parmesan Potatoes
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >>
Broccoli Mash with Garlic and Parmesan
Cooking time: 5 minView recipe >>
Lemon Garlic Butter Green Beans Skillet
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>
Apple Bacon Coleslaw
Cooking time: 0 minView recipe >>
Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potato Cakes
Baked Parmesan Tomatoes
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>
Cheesy Corn Fritters
Cooking time: 8 minView recipe >>
Grilled Corn with Garlic and Parmesan
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>
Lemon Garlic Butter Zucchini Noodles
Garlic Balsamic Baby Potatoes With Asparagus
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>
Cinnamon-Honey Glazed Carrots
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >>
7-Minutes Instant Pot Garlic Brown Butter Potatoes
Cooking time: 7 minView recipe >>
Cheesy Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Cooking time: 0 minView recipe >>
Roasted Garlic-Parmesan Zucchini & Tomatoes
Baked Garlic and Parmesan Potato Cake
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >>
Garlic Parmesan Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >>
Garlic Butter Parmesan Roasted Baby Potatoes
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>
Garlic Parmesan Butter Roasted Potatoes
Honey Garlic Butter Roasted Carrots
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>
Garlic Butter Sweet Potato Noodles
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >>
15-Minute Green Beans with Bacon Mushroom Sauce
Cooking time: 0 minView recipe >>
Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>
Pan-Roasted Brussel Sprouts in Maple Garlic Butter
Roasted Mushrooms with Garlic Butter Sauce
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >>
Garlic Parmesan Roasted Potatoes
Cooking time: 60 minView recipe >>
Cheesy Green Beans Casserole
Baked Four Cheese Garlic Spaghetti Squash
Sautéed Brussels Sprouts with Honey Glaze
Whole Roasted Cauliflower With Butter Sauce
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >>
Roasted Garlic Parmesan Cabbage Wedges
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >>
Baked Garlic Parsley Mushrooms
Balsamic, Honey Roasted Cabbage Steaks
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >>
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Tips for quick and easy Thanksgiving side dishes
- Buy pre-cut veggies. Pre-chopped butternut squash, as well as halved Brussels sprouts, ensure quick preparation and less mess on your kitchen counter!
- Make your stuffing in advance by sauteing onions and celery and any other ingredients the night before. Allow cooling down and keep them in plastic bags. Then, on Thursday morning, reheat the vegetables to make the Thanksgiving stuffing.
- Clean and prep the veggies to be used in casseroles or on their own the day before. Chop, slice or dice them and store in plastic sealable bags in the refrigerator. You can also blanch them the day before; this works well for green beans and potatoes.
- Some casserole-type Thanksgiving side dishes such as sweet potato gratins can be assembled the day before baking.
- Cranberry sauce can be made ahead of time. Since it contains a lot of sugar, it’s essentially a quick jam that can be frozen or kept in the refrigerator for a while. If frozen, just thaw it in the fridge overnight.
- You don’t have to make all your Thanksgiving sides yourself. Picking up a couple of high-quality side dishes from the grocery store (hello Whole Foods and Fresh Market!) is a good idea because it gave you fewer things to juggle with.
