This is a delicious Thanksgiving dinner menu to help you plan your Thanksgiving party menu. It’s got everything from tasty appetizers and sides to the main course and a sweet dessert. Let’s make your Thanksgiving feast both yummy and wholesome!
Ready to kick off your Thanksgiving dinner planning? You’re in the perfect spot! Crafting a Thanksgiving menu can be a bit overwhelming, but fear not!
These quick and easy Thanksgiving dinner ideas are here to make your holiday prep a breeze. These are totally stress-free recipes.
Whether you stick to the basics or love to get creative with your holiday dishes, these recipes will ensure this year’s Thanksgiving dinner is truly unforgettable.
So, let’s dive in, explore these mouthwatering options, and enjoy your Thanksgiving celebrations!
Thanksgiving Dinner Menu – Appetizers
Charcuterie Board
Cheese platters or charcuterie boards can totally rock any holiday get-together. Packed with all sorts of cheese, meats, fruits, bread, and crackers, they’re like a flavor explosion. And guess what? They’re a blast to put together, too!
Baked Brie with Cranberries
This Baked Brie with Cranberries is the ultimate treat for cheese lovers. It’s crazy easy, just a handful of ingredients, and ready in 15 minutes flat! Perfect for chill holiday hangs or when you’ve got pals dropping by.
Garlic Bread
Cheesy, crispy, buttery garlic bread is amazing with pretty much anything! It’s so versatile, crazy flavorful, and so easy to make. Just toss together six ingredients, and in about ten minutes, you’ve got the perfect, easy appetizer.
Bacon Wrapped Dates
Whip up these irresistible Bacon-Wrapped Dates with only three ingredients — smoky bacon, soft dates, and creamy feta. This quick and easy appetizer is the perfect blend of sweet, salty, and savory flavors, ideal for holiday gatherings or any special occasion.
Garlic Aioli
Learn how to make the best garlic aioli with just three simple ingredients in five minutes! This easy recipe is rich, creamy, and packed with flavor — you’ll want to serve it with everything!
Cheese Ball
A classic cheese ball appetizer is always a crowd favorite! This one’s made with three kinds of cheese, crispy bacon, crunchy pecans, and loads of flavor.
Stuffed Mushroom Recipe
These stuffed mushrooms are great for a starter or side dish. They’re crazy tasty and will keep your guests happy until the main holiday feast.
Deviled Eggs Recipe
Get ahead of the game by prepping these delicious deviled eggs before your party kicks off!
Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Mashed Potatoes
These mashed Potatoes are the best ones that you’re ever going to make. Not just for holidays, this mashed potato recipe goes with everything!
Sausage Stuffing
A holiday staple and family favourite, this stuffing recipe is so good, and it comes together quickly and easily thanks to store-bought stuffing cubes.
Cranberry Orange Sauce
Made with only five simple ingredients, this homemade cranberry sauce is amazing, and it’s the perfect balance of sweet and tart.
Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Great side dish made with Brussels sprouts, lemon, Parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil, and lots of garlic. Yummy!
Parmesan Green Beans
They are a flavorful side dish that is ready in just 15 minutes! With only 6 ingredients, these green beans are the perfect accompaniment to serve with all the other traditional dishes.
Gluten-free Cornbread
Soft and fluffy, this cornbread is moist, tender, and sweet. The perfect side dish for the holidays. You’re going to want to make a double batch as they’ll disappear fast.
Sweet Potato Casserole
Sweet potato casserole is a must have for your Thanksgiving dinner! It’s such a special treat for the whole family. It’s made with pumpkin pure, pecans and brown sugar.
Potatoes au Gratin
This amazing and decadent potato side dish is so good, rich and creamy. And of course, this French classic goes well with everything!
Healthy Green Beans Casserole
This casserole is made from scratch and is lighter than your traditional green bean casserole. So good and easy to make. It’s made with green beans, cream cheese, heavy cream, onions, and pork rinds.
Mashed Butternut Squash
This mashed recipe is a delicious, rich, and creamy mash made with roasted butternut squash, garlic, and cayenne pepper. Perfect for the autumn season.
Butternut Squash Soup
This rich and creamy soup is your new go-to fall recipe! It can be a cozy and comforting meal on its own or a beautiful side dish for Thanksgiving dinner.
Sweet Potato Gratin
Sweet Potato Gratin is a cozy twist on the classic French dish, made with layers of tender sweet potatoes baked in a rich cream sauce with Gouda, Parmesan, and a touch of fresh thyme.
Gravy Without Drippings
Learn how to make rich, flavorful gravy without drippings using just five simple ingredients. This quick and easy recipe adds the perfect finishing touch to your favorite family dinners, Thanksgiving feast, or any holiday meal!
Roasted Delicata Squash
Roasted Delicata Squash is tender, creamy, and naturally sweet — a true fall favorite! Finish it with a sprinkle of fresh thyme and creamy goat cheese for an easy, elegant side dish that’s sure to impress.
Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potato
You only need 30 minutes and three simple ingredients (sweet potato, olive oil, and salt) to make the best Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potato! Crispy on the outside and perfectly soft inside, this easy recipe is quick, delicious, and incredibly versatile.
Roasted Acorn Squash
This roasted acorn squash will for sure please everybody in your house, and it will change the minds of those who don’t even like squash.
Roasted Crispy Green Beans from Primavera Kitchen.
Baked Sweet Potato from Primavera Kitchen.
Gravy Without Drippings from Primavera Kitchen.
Thanksgiving Dinner Menu – Main Dishes
Garlic Butter Roasted Turkey
Roasted turkey is the perfect showstopper for your Thanksgiving holiday spread. It’s made with flavorful aromatics, loads of fresh herbs, and an incredible compound butter that takes your turkey to the next level.
Roasted Turkey Legs
This Turkey Leg recipe is easier, faster, and just as tasty as a whole turkey. Perfect crispy skin and moist, juicy meat, this roasted turkey leg is perfect for both a small holiday dinner or a weekend dinner.
Garlic Butter Turkey Breast
This turkey breast recipe is perfect for a small gathering, and it’s cooked in a herb garlic butter sauce that everyone will love because it’s tender, juicy, and it has an amazing texture.
Air Fryer Turkey Breast
This is juicy, delicious and super tender. It’s made with just 7 simple ingredients and comes together in under an hour.
Roasted Bone-in Turkey Breast
This oven-roasted and garlic herb butter turkey breast is cooked in a fraction of the time of a whole turkey and requires much less work.
Garlic Butter Beef Tenderloin
The tenderloins are seared to golden perfection, topped with rich herbed garlic butter, and finished in the oven for a melt-in-your-mouth, buttery texture. It’s simple, elegant, and absolutely delicious.
Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin
Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin is packed with flavor! Start with a quick dry rub and sear, then bake in a sweet and savory sauce that keeps the meat juicy and tender.
Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Make this Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin the star of your holiday table! It’s tender and flavorful on the inside, with perfectly crispy bacon on the outside.
Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash is a great way to enjoy the flavours of fall. This complete meal is stuffed with Italian sausage, kale and sweet apples. It’s amazing!
Stuffed Butternut Squash
This recipe truly has it all! It’s the ultimate comfort food made with fresh vegetables, savory Italian sausage, hearty kale, and aromatic sage. Plus, you’ll get a hint of sweetness from dried cranberries and diced apple.
Thanksgiving Dinner Menu – Dessert Recipes
Gluten Free Pecan Pie Bars
These bars are irresistibly buttery and maple-sweet, with toasted pecans for crunch and a tender, melt-in-your-mouth crust that makes every bite pure bliss.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
This Pumpkin Bread is so simple to make and is so good. Made with real pumpkin puree and mixed with chocolate chips, this pumpkin bread is the real deal.
Gluten Free Apple Cider Donuts
These Gluten-Free Apple Cider Donuts are soft, tender, and full of cozy fall flavor. I’ve made them countless times, and the secret to that deep, authentic apple taste is reducing the cider first.
Gluten Free Apple Crisp
This gluten-free apple crisp is the ultimate cozy dessert. Tender baked apples infused with maple and warm spices, topped with a golden, buttery oat crumble.
Pumpkin Brownies
These Pumpkin Brownies are fudgy, flourless, and full of rich chocolate flavor. The perfect fall treat for your holiday table!
Man if I had all of this on my Thanksgiving table, I’d be a super happy camper! Great roundup!!! And thanks for including my crostini 🙂
YUM, what a spread!! Thanks for including my acorn squash and quinoa dish ! 🙂
What a great collection of absolutely gorgeous Thanksgiving foods! So many that I want to try 🙂
What a fabulous round up, Olivia! There are many great options here even for those of us who still are not set on a menu! I have my eye on the cranberry lemon curd tart and pumpkin pie! Both look amazingly delicious! Happy Thanksgiving Olivia! Thank you for this round up!
Now this would be a tasty Thanksgiving!
Very nice Thanksgiving round up Olivia. I was planning to try that turkey recipe from Natashas Kitchen, she’s an awesome cook! 🙂
This is such an incredible roundup, Olivia! I am drooling over all of this food! Everything looks amazing!
I love all of these recipes, Olivia! What a great round-up. Pinning a bunch!
Mm this is getting me even more excited for the big day!! So many amazing healthy options!
Oh my…you are getting me SO excited for Thursday, Olivia! This is an epic round-up and I want it all!!
Yay!! How did I completely miss this until just now?! I’m so behind! You’re the best Olivia 🙂
Do you have recipes for two people?
No, but all my recipes are great for leftover. So you have make for two people and have 2 leftovers for the next day.