38 Best Thanksgiving Side Ideas That Are So Good with The Turkey

Put a happy smile on your guest’s faces with these impressive Thanksgiving side dishes that require–in fact–minimal effort. From baked green beans and glazed carrots to roasted Brussels sprouts and sautéed cabbage, we cover everything you need to prepare sides that pair with Turkey to perfection 🦃. Did we mention our honey bacon roasted potatoes and scalloped butternut squash steaks? They are our most famous for the holiday! Try these side dish recipes and make your Thanksgiving feast memorable!

by Sidney Yang

Sidney Yang

Sidney is part of the Eatwell101 family since 2014. As an editor, she shares her enthusiasm for food, cooking tips, and entertaining across more than a thousand written articles published on Eatwell101.

View full profile →

Updated Feb 26, 2026

1. Honey Bacon Roasted Potatoes

Roasted potatoes are glazed with a delicious honey bacon sauce. This is the best roasted potatoes recipe to serve with your favorite steak, pork chops, or roast chicken!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

2. Garlic Parmesan Roasted Green Beans

These epic roasted green beans flavored with garlic and parmesan are crispy and golden on the outside, yet tender on the inside.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

3. Roasted Butternut Squash with Garlic Butter Parmesan

These baked butternut squash recipe is a true restaurant-quality side dish! Melt-in-your-mouth and packed with flavor, you'll love our roasted butternut!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

4. Garlic Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts

This Brussels sprouts recipe makes a flavorful and elegant side dish. The best roasted Brussels sprouts side, perfect for any Holiday table!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

5. Honey Balsamic Roasted Carrots

These roasted glazed carrots are the perfect side dish for your Sunday roast or an easy side for a holiday table.
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

6. Sauteed Green Peas and Bacon

These sauteed green peas with bacon are both a fancy side dish and a quick main course. Try the green peas and bacon recipe for a quick lunch that's naturally low-carbs and gluten-free.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

7. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Honey Balsamic Glaze

Enjoy a nutrient-rich side dish with these roasted brussels sprouts coated with an amazing honey balsamic glaze.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

8. Garlic Mushrooms Cauliflower Skillet

This garlic mushroom and cauliflower recipe is super nourishing and easy to whip up! The perfect side dish ever !
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

9. Creamed Spinach

Creamed spinach is a quick and easy side that goes with everything. Try this recipe for creamed spinach for your Thanksgiving or Holiday menu, it will be a success!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

10. Sautéed Green Beans with French Onions

These sautéed fresh green beans with French onions are the perfect and easiest accompaniment to any main course.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

11. Extra-Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Silky-smooth and delicious, these creamy mashed potatoes make the perfect side for any occasion.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

12. Honey Mustard Potatoes

Honey mustard potatoes are an easy side dish recipe everyone will rave about. The flavor combination makes these honey mustard potatoes one of the best side we have on here!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

13. Garlic Butter Sauteed Spinach

Easy Spinach Recipe - This garlic butter sauteed spinach is a super easy and healthy recipe for a side everyone will love.
Cooking time: 5 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

14. Roasted Potatoes and Green Beans

These roasted potatoes and green beans recipe will make a great addition to your dinner table. Try our roasted potatoes and green beans asap!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

15. Cheesy Zucchini Gratin

This cheesy zucchini gratin is the perfect side to any meal. Just 20 minutes in the oven and you can serve up this baked zucchini gratin bubbly and delicious!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

16. Sage Butternut Squash Gratin

Our easy butternut squash gratin is a simple and elegant side dish you'll make again and again.
Cooking time: 35 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

17. Garlic Butter Parmesan Roasted Potatoes

These crispy roasted potatoes with garlic parmesan, and bacon are the perfect side for any of your meals
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

18. Garlic Herb Roasted Potatoes Carrots and Zucchini

These roasted vegetables make a great savory side dish that pairs well with just about anything. Try our roasted potatoes, carrots, and zucchini recipe today!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

19. Easy Pumpkin Risotto

Our easy pumpkin risotto recipe is so rich and flavorful you’ll want to find any excuse to make it again and again. This pumpkin risotto is ready in 35 minutes and sure to please everyone!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

20. Garlic Butter Roasted Butternut Squash

This roasted butternut squash recipe will impress your guests whatever the occasion. Butternut squash has never been so spectacular!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

21. Roasted Sweet Potatoes with garlic and Parmesan

Roasted sweet potatoes are super easy to make, tender and extra-flavorful. Serve the roasted sweet potatoes as a side dish for any festive meal!
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

22. Easy Green Bean Casserole

This classic green bean casserole will make your Thanksgiving dinner complete! Tender green beans and crunchy onions in a creamy sauce make this the best green bean casserole you'll ever make.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

23. Bacon Cabbage Recipe

Fried cabbage recipe with bacon, onion, and garlic is a simple, quick, and delicious meal! You'll love the smoky, savory flavors of bacon paired with sautéed cabbage!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

24. Cheesy Asparagus Casserole

This cheesy asparagus casserole is the best side dish to any meal! The perfect way to get your Asparagus in! 
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

25. Creamy Garlic Mushrooms with Bacon Spinach

Creamy garlic mushrooms with spinach and bacon as a side dish or main. The best low carb/keto mushroom recipe ever!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

26. Quick Collard Greens with Bacon

Sautéed collard greens with bacon, and garlic is the perfect side dish for any occasion. If you're in for a light lunch, these collards greens are also a must!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

27. Green Bean Casserole with Bacon and Parmesan

A delicious green bean casserole recipe with a creamy parmesan sauce and crispy bacon. This green bean casserole is the perfect side for a festive meal!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

28. Honey Garlic Butter Roasted Carrots

These oven roasted carrots are the perfect side for a weeknight meal or a holiday crowd.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

29. Fried Collard Greens Recipe

Try our fried collard greens simmered with onion, garlic, and a hot sauce kick. This easy, low-carb collard greens side dish is your perfect weeknight lifesaver that pairs with any protein!
Cooking time: 12 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

30. Instant Pot Creamy Brussels Sprouts (2-Minutes )

Creamy and savory, this side dish with Instant Pot Brussels sprouts and bacon is outstanding all on its own!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

31. Vegetable Salad {Macedoine}

Our veggie macedoine salad is the perfect side for virtually anything. Packed full of vibrant vegetables and a creamy dressing, this macedoine salad will brighten up any meal!
Cooking time: 8 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

32. Perfect Instant Pot Baked Potatoes

Perfect Instant Pot Potato has crispy skin and fluffy insides. Our method for how to pressure cook a potato works every time, so load up your spuds, and dig in!
Cooking time: 18 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

33. Crunchy Pecan Sweet Potato Casserole

Mashed sweet potato casserole made in a cinch for last minute side dish! You’ll love this baked sweet potato casserole recipe and the crisp pecan crunch on top!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

34. Whole Roasted Cauliflower With Butter Sauce

This roasted cauliflower is crisp on the outside, melting in the inside — Your new favorite way to eat cauliflower!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

35. Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Maple Pecan Glaze

These roasted sweet potatoes with maple pecan glaze need only 6 ingredients to get you hooked! Your whole family will love this easy sweet potatoes recipe!
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

36. Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes (10-Minute )

This Instant Pot mashed sweet potato recipe is effortless and crowd-pleasing. The best way to make mashed sweet potato in a pressure cooker!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

37. Thanksgiving Apple Sage Stuffing

Apple sage Thanksgiving stuffing is so crisp and moist at the same time - Your guests will literally stuff themselves!
Cooking time: 75 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

38. Cinnamon-Honey Glazed Carrots

Sweet and rustic - An easy and quick side dish everyone will rave about.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

Have you made one of these Thanksgiving sides? Please share on your social media using our hashtag #eatwell101!