Everything you need for an easy, delicious Thanksgiving dinner, from the turkey and gravy to the sides, rolls and desserts.
Welcome to my collection of Thanksgiving recipes! These are the dishes I make for the holiday, along with a few more of my favorites. Start with the turkey and gravy, add a few sides, bake a batch of rolls and finish with dessert. Several of these recipes can be made ahead or cooked in the slow cooker, which frees up your oven and your time on the big day.
Jump to: Turkey and gravy | Sides | Dinner rolls | Desserts and drinks
The turkey and gravy
A roast or slow cooker turkey breast and homemade gravy for your Thanksgiving table.
Perfect Roast Turkey Breast
A roast turkey breast is the easy way to serve turkey to a smaller crowd.
Crock Pot Frozen Turkey Breast
Cook your turkey breast in the slow cooker and keep your oven free for the sides.
Thanksgiving side dishes
Potatoes, casseroles, vegetables and cranberry sauce for the Thanksgiving table.
Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes
Creamy mashed potatoes made in the slow cooker with no boiling, so you do not need a burner for them.
Sweet Potato Pumpkin Casserole
Sweet potatoes and canned pumpkin together under a brown sugar pecan topping. You can assemble it one day ahead and bake it on the day you serve it.
Easy Cheesy Potatoes Casserole
A cheesy potato casserole, a crowd-pleasing side dish for the holiday table.
Air Fryer Acorn Squash
Acorn squash made in the air fryer, a fall side dish that does not use your oven.
Dinner rolls
A family dinner roll recipe to serve with the meal.
Thanksgiving desserts and drinks
Pumpkin and pear desserts and a festive drink to finish the meal.
Mom’s Amish Pumpkin Torte
The pumpkin dessert I grew up eating at Thanksgiving, a chilled, layered torte.
Maple Pear Cake
A 9-inch cake with a tender texture, sweetened with sugar and pure maple syrup and topped with streusel.
Planning your Thanksgiving menu
- Use your slow cooker. The turkey breast and the mashed potatoes both cook in the Crock-Pot, which leaves your oven free for the other dishes.
- Make something ahead. The sweet potato pumpkin casserole can be assembled one day ahead and baked when you are ready to serve it.
- Pick a few sides. You do not need all of them. A starch, a vegetable and cranberry sauce round out the plate.