53 Thanksgiving sides

All the Thanksgiving sides you want or need for Turkey day. From healthy greens to simple salads and decadent casseroles. These dishes will all steal the show.

Thanksgiving menus can be difficult to plan because you need to make sure you’re serving all the classics while still catering to your, and your guests’ needs and wants. This list of Thanksgiving side dishes covers everything you could possibly serve with your turkey and don’t be surprised if one (or more) of them steal the spotlight.

Potato side dishes

Potatoes are universally loved and make perfect Thanksgiving sides. They are incredibly versatile and are a guaranteed crowd pleaser. Your guests will love these recipes.

1. Crispy salt and pepper smashed potatoes. Crispy salt and pepper smashed potatoes is the perfect mix of creamy mashed potatoes and crisp roast potatoes and makes an easy, delicious side dish.
2. Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes. Crisp and golden on the outside and fluffy and tender on the inside, these air fryer roasted potatoes are the ultimate side dish. Ready in 35 minutes, these are the best air fryer potatoes, ever!
3. Hasselback Potatoes. Crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside, these Hasselback potatoes served with delectable sage bacon butter are a show-stopping side dish.
4. Rosemary Butter Hasselback Potatoes. Crispy hasselback potatoes tossed in rosemary butter and roasted until crisp and golden are simply irresistible and a delicious side dish.
5. Creamy Scalloped Potatoes. Scalloped potatoes baked with the perfect creamy cheddar cheese sauce is the perfect easy side dish for any meal. A must at any family gathering and so perfect for holidays like Easter or Christmas, it’s the side dish everyone loves.
6. Twice Baked Potatoes. The twice bake potatoes are guaranteed to impress the socks off your guests.
7. Air Fryer Baked Potato. Air Fryer Baked Potato is crispy on the outside with the perfect fluffy interior, just begging for butter. This is the easiest way to make a baked potato and requires a fraction of the cooking time an oven baked potato does.
8. Crispy Salt and Vinegar Roasted Potatoes. The crispiest, most delicious roasted potatoes flavored with salt and vinegar. These potatoes are the perfect side dish and are guaranteed to be a hit so make double because everyone is going to want seconds!

Mashed Potato Recipes

1. Loaded Mashed Potatoes. You’re going to love these loaded mashed potatoes. Smooth and creamy mashed potatoes are always a crowd favorite but add crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, sour cream and chives and you have the ultimate comfort food side dish.
2. Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes. You don’t get much easier than these Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes. Fluffy, creamy and ready in minutes, this is the ultimate last-minute Thanksgiving recipe and is equally perfect for weeknight dinners.
3. Cheesy Mashed Potatoes. The absolute best cheesy mashed potatoes. This recipe delivers creamy mash that is delicious served with any main dish. Suitable for simple weeknight cooking or holiday feasts.
4. Parmesan Garlic Mashed Potatoes. From everyday dinners to festive celebrations, creamy Parmesan garlic mashed potatoes is the perfect side dish.
5. Sour cream cheddar mashed potatoes. Cheddar mashed potatoes with sour cream, pepper and thyme is the side dish of dreams and so delicious, you could eat it on its own.
6. Cacio e Pepe Mashed Potatoes. Creamy Cacio e pepe mashed potatoes is flavored with Parmesan cheese, black pepper and garlic and is the perfect side dish recipe.
7. Cheese-stuffed mashed potato casserole. Creamy mashed potato casserole stuffed with melty cheese is the perfect side dish and makes a great main dish served with a side salad.

Sweet Potato Recipes

1. Easy Candied Sweet Potatoes. This recipe for candied sweet potatoes is an easy, one-pan wonder. It’s a delicious side dish and perfect for feeding a crowd.
2. Maple butter mashed sweet potatoes. This easy recipe for maple butter mashed sweet potatoes will become a firm favorite in no time. The mash is so smooth and creamy and perfect as a side dish.
3. Baked Sweet Potato with Whipped Honey Butter. Baked sweet potato served with whipped honey butter is the ultimate side dish for fall/autumn. Sweet, buttery and so comforting.

Make ahead side dishes

Recipes to make ahead so that more time can be spent with your guests. From the perfect Mac and cheese to our ultimate bread stuffing, You can’t go wrong with any of these Thanksgiving sides.

1. Four Cheese Mac and Cheese. The cheesiest mac and cheese recipe, ever. Four cheeses and crispy thyme breadcrumbs make this an irresistible dish, any time of the year.
2. Cheesy Creamy Corn Casserole. We love this creamy corn casserole recipe. It’s the perfect side dish for the holidays but easy enough make for weeknight dinners.
3. Easy bread stuffing. My grandmother’s easy bread stuffing is a family favorite because it absolutely delicious and so easy to make. No Thanksgiving/Christmas would be complete without it.
4. Fresh Green Bean Casserole. Made from scratch, this green bean casserole recipe is a levelled up version of the classic. Fresh beans, creamy mushroom sauce (not a soup can in sight!) and crispy onions make this a truly delicious side dish recipe, any time of the year.
5. Winter Sweet Potato Salad with Brussels Sprouts. This sweet potato salad is a delicious winter side dish, lunch or light dinner. Roasted sweet potato and Brussels sprouts, creamy avocado, cubes of feta cheese and sweet pomegranate add texture and crunch with bulgur wheat forming the base of the salad.
6. Cauliflower Mac and Cheese. This cauliflower mac and cheese recipe is a delicious alternative to traditional mac and cheese. It’s equally delicious as a main dish for dinner as it is served as a side dish with chicken or pork.
7. Classic baked mac and cheese. Classic baked mac and cheese is a comfort food favorite. The cheesiest sauce mixed with pasta, layered with tomatoes & cheese makes this an instant winner.
8. Roasted Brussels Sprouts on Cheese sauce with Prosciutto crumbs. Crispy roasted Brussels Sprouts served on creamy cheese sauce with prosciutto breadcrumbs is the perfect side dish recipe.
9. Creamy Spinach Gratin. This creamy spinach gratin is an easy but absolutely delicious side dish. It’s as perfect for a simple weeknight dinner as it is a Thanksgiving feast.
10. Creamed spinach stuffed butternut squash. Cheesy creamed spinach stuffed butternut squash is a delicious, crowd pleasing side dish or vegetarian main. It’s creamy, cheese and absolutely irresistible.
11. Creamy vegetarian pot pie. This creamy vegetarian pot pie is the ultimate dinner recipe. Filled with fresh vegetables, creamy cheese sauce and topped with puff pastry, it’s the meatless meal you’ve been dreaming about.
12. Cheesy Broccoli Casserole. Cheesy broccoli casserole is a great make-ahead side dish. Perfect for everything from a simple weeknight dinner to a Thanksgiving feast.
13. Cheesy vegetable bake. This easy cheesy vegetable bake is simple comfort food at its finest. It is the perfect vegetarian meal or decadent side dish.
14. Easy Garlic Butter Rice. Fluffy garlic butter rice is a staple side dish that goes with almost everything. Perfect for curries, stews and served with fish.

Bread recipes

Warm, fluffy bread is always a good idea. Any of these recipes will be a hit on your Thanksgiving table.

1. Pull Apart Brioche Buns. Light, fluffy and buttery, these brioche buns flavored with garlic and parmesan are completely addictive and irresistible served warm.
2. Easy garlic butter dinner rolls. Soft and fluffy dinner rolls baked until golden then brushed with garlic and oregano-infused butter is a delicious, easy Thanksgiving side dish.
3. Soft Pumpkin Pull Apart Rolls with Sage Butter. Pumpkin pull apart rolls with sage butter is going to be the side dish of the season. They are soft, fluffy and simply delicious.
4. Cheesy Christmas Tree Pull Apart Bread. This Christmassy, cheese-stuffed, pull apart bread is a delicious festive appetizer. A guaranteed showstopping centerpiece to your feast table.
5. Rosemary Pecorino Potato Bread. This potato bread flavored with Pecorino and rosemary is a delicious homemade bread recipe, perfect served warm with butter.
6. Air Fryer Crusty Rolls. Baking bread in your air fryer couldn’t be easier. These air fryer crusty rolls are light and fluffy with a crisp crust, these rolls can be baked in 20 minutes and are delicious slathered in butter.
7. Cranberry Brie Pull Apart Bread. This cranberry brie pull apart bread is full of festive flavor and perfect as a sharing appetizer. Super easy to make and always impressive.
8. Jalapeño Cheese Cornbread. This jalapeño cheese cornbread recipe is absolutely delicious and so easy to make. The perfect side dish for fall comfort food.

Vegetables and salads (gluten free)

These recipes are great as Thanksgiving sides but are also fantastic for vegetarians. They might even steal the show!

1. Easy Garlic Butter Sautéed Brussels Sprouts. The perfect easy, healthy side dish, this sautéed Brussels sprouts recipe with garlic butter is ready to eat in minutes and so tasty. 
2. Garlic bacon sauteed green beans. Garlic sautéed green beans with crispy bacon is an easy, gluten free side dish. Serve with your favorite protein for a delicious dinner.
3. Maple Glazed Carrots. These maple glazed carrots are so easy to make and the sweet, buttery glaze scented with maple syrup and thyme is absolutely delicious.
4. Baked Onions. These baked onions in a creamy parmesan sauce has become our favorite side dish. It’s incredibly savory, rich and moreish making it the perfect side dish for fall/winter and the festive season.
5. Green Beans and Potatoes. We love these easy green beans and potatoes. It makes the perfect side dish and takes less than 30 minutes from prep to plate.
6. The Best Vegetable Salad. This easy vegetable salad recipe with blanched asparagus, green beans and broccolini is a fabulous, healthy side dish. Served with goat cheese and a lemony dressing, it’s perfect with a variety of main dishes.
7. Easy Green Bean Salad. Crisp-tender green beans topped with crispy onions and flaked almonds makes for the most delicious hearty green bean salad. We love this served with everything from roast chicken to juicy pork chops.
8. Garlic Parmesan Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts. These air fryer Brussels sprouts turn out perfectly crispy, every time. Flavored with fresh garlic and parmesan cheese is a delicious easy side dish.
9. 10-minute lemon garlic sautéed broccolini. This recipe for 10-minute sautéed broccolini flavored with garlic, lemon and chilli flakes is a delicious and easy side dish.
10. Arugula salad. This refreshing, zesty arugula salad recipe with lemon Parmesan dressing is the easiest side dish you can make. It is a great, healthy side to serve with any protein and can be made in less than 5 minutes.
11. Roasted Garlic Parmesan Cauliflower. Cauliflower seasoned with garlic and Parmesan before roasted to golden, crisp deliciousness is the perfect easy side dish recipe.
12. Orange Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots. Sweet and tender, brown sugar glazed carrots are an excellent side dish for everything from every day dinners to festive feasts.
13. Cauliflower mash. Smooth, buttery cauliflower mash is just the perfect comforting side dish. Whether it’s Thanksgiving dinner or a simple weeknight meal, you can’t go wrong with this gluten free and low carb dish.