The Best Thanksgiving Sides That Steal The Show

If you love all the sides more than the turkey, these are my favorites that are on my table every year. All are time-honored, fan favorite recipes with glowing 5-star reviews! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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The 15 Best Thanksgiving and Holiday Side Dishes

The Best Traditional Thanksgiving Stuffing 🧡😋 with over 1135 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5-star reviews it’s the most popular holiday recipe on my site! Nothing frilly or trendy in this recipe. It’s a classic, easy, homemade stuffing that everyone loves! Simple ingredients with stellar results! It’ll be your new go-to recipe!

Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping — 🍠🙌🧡 This is the BEST sweet potato casserole ever and my most popular and the second most popular Thanksgiving recipe on my site every year! The sweet potatoes are tender and creamy, while the streusel topping adds a delightful buttery crunch thanks to the pecans!

Cabernet Cranberry & Blueberry Sauce — 🫐🍷😍 Move over, boring cranberry sauce! Cranberries are so much better with blueberries and wine! Make your own fresh cranberry and blueberry sauce in 30 minutes. It’s so EASY, and everyone LOVES it! Wine lovers unite and yes, it’s safe for kids because the alcohol simmers off.

🍠🙌🧡 Classic Sweet Potato Marshmallow Casserole combines tender and creamy sweet potatoes, the subtle crunch of a buttery pecan crumble, and gooey marshmallows for a comfort food side dish that’s an automatic family FAVORITE! It’ll be on repeat for your Thanksgiving, Christmas, and holiday celebrations every year!

Slow Cooker Sausage Stuffing 🍁🙌🏻🧡 This sausage stuffing is super easy to make since the slow cooker does all the hard work for you! There’s no sautéing or browning required at all and you can FREE UP YOUR OVEN!

Roasted Rainbow Tri-Colored Carrots 🥕 Lightly caramelized around the edges, crisp-tender in the center, and seasoned with rosemary, thyme, and parsley! A trusty side that you’ll make again and again for holidays or easy weeknight dinners!

Quick & Easy Mashed Potatoes 😋💛 Buttery, creamy, PERFECT mashed potatoes that rival your favorite restaurant’s version but EASY and made with just 5 ingredients!! The quintessential holiday side dish for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or a great family-friendly weeknight comfort food side dish!

🥔⏰🙌🏻 Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes make your life easier by preparing your mashed potatoes in advance! This is an EASY recipe that uses just 5 ingredients, meaning it’s great for holiday dinners and busy weeknights alike! Learn all my tips and tricks for preparing CREAMY mashed potatoes up to three days in advance, plus how to reheat them so they stay PERFECT!

Move over mashed potatoes! 💛🎉 Creamy Mashed Cauliflower with garlic butter is the low carb side dish to make! You can doctor it up with sour cream, Parmesan cheese or chives for richer flavor. Serve it at Thanksgiving, holiday celebrations, or with weeknight dinners because it’s EASY and ready in 25 minutes!

💚💜 🧀 These Balsamic Brussels Sprouts are so easy to make, pair perfectly with any main dish, and are also a family favorite holiday side dish! Served with Parmesan and chopped pistachios to amp up the flavor, they’re my favorite way to eat Brussels sprouts!

🌽😋💛 This Creamed Corn Casserole is the EASIEST holiday side dish you’ll ever make! A simple, stir-and-bake affair, it’s great to make in advance, and the texture is a cross between a souffle and cornbread. Slightly gooey and slightly firm, it pairs perfectly with your favorite Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter dishes!

This is the CREAMIEST homemade 🌽🧈 Creamed Corn thanks to a trifecta of cream cheese, heavy cream, and butter. No one said it’s light but it sure is AMAZING! It’s the perfect EASY side dish that’s ready in 20 minutes. Great for family dinners or holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.

💚😍🎉 The Best Green Bean Casserole, this recipe is made with no processed soups or canned ingredients and is instead made with fresh green beans, mushrooms, red onions, and a cheesy, crispy breadcrumb topping that will have the whole family going back for seconds! Put this on your Thanksgiving, Christmas, and holiday entertaining menus!

🧀😋💛 Cheesy Cauliflower Gratin features cauliflower florets coated in a creamy cheese sauce and sprinkled with a crispy panko breadcrumb topping before being baked to golden, bubbly perfection! This is an EASY yet ELEGANT side dish that’s perfect for busy weeknights and holiday meals alike, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s Eve!

Easy Homemade 5-Minute Perfect Gravy 🙌🏻✅ An EASY, foolproof recipe with lots of TIPS for PERFECT gravy that’s ready in 5 minutes! The whole family will LOVE this gravy over their Thanksgiving turkey, mashed potatoes, or as a comfort food addition to your dinner table during other times of the year!

Tell me what are your favorite sides to make or enjoy for the holidays? Leave a comment on the post so others may chime in too!