Easy Peasy Thanksgiving Side Dishes That Anyone Can Make
Classic sides that are fool-proof! So easy and so impressive – all guests will be full and happy!
1. Slow Cooker Creamed Corn – Skipped the canned cream corn this year and make it from scratch right in the crockpot – it’s so rich and creamy and unbelievably easy to make with just 5 ingredients. [GET THE RECIPE]
2. Honey Glazed Baby Carrots – Honey brings in such a pleasant sweetness to these baby carrots in this 15-minute side dish. [GET THE RECIPE.]
3. Flaky Mile High Biscuits – Is there anything better than warm, hot-out-of-the-oven, mile high, flaky biscuits that just melts in your mouth? No, right? Because these are truly the best biscuits you will ever make. [GET THE RECIPE.]
4. Slow Cooker Four Cheese Mac and Cheese – No boil, no stress. Everything gets thrown right in, even the uncooked noodles. [GET THE RECIPE.]
5. Brussels Sprouts Gratin – These brussels sprouts are absolutely to die for. So amazingly crisp-tender and baked perfectly in the BEST cream sauce ever. Oh, and did you see the crisp bacon bits? [GET THE RECIPE.]
6. Easy Green Bean Casserole – Even the pickiest of eaters will be begging for seconds here. [GET THE RECIPE.]
7. Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese – Mac and cheese at it’s finest. So creamy, so rich + so amazing yet it’s so much healthier than traditional mac and cheese. [GET THE RECIPE.]
8. Slow Cooker Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes – This crockpot version of scalloped potatoes frees up your oven space. Double win here. [GET THE RECIPE.]
9.Cranberry Orange Sauce – This is embarrassingly easy to make with just 3 ingredients. You can even make it ahead of time. [GET THE RECIPE.]
10. Mac and Cheese Cups – Macaroni and cheese baked to perfection in muffin tins. It’s portable and makes for easy serving. [GET THE RECIPE.]
11. Homemade Crescent Rolls – No more store-bought crescent rolls, guys. These can also be made ahead of time, refrigerated or frozen. It’s so easy, buttery and fluffy. [GET THE RECIPE.]
12. Sweet Potato Casserole – Made with mashed roasted sweet potatoes and a crunchy pecan topping with an ooey gooey melted marshmallow center. [GET THE RECIPE.]
13. Apple Walnut Sausage Stuffing – Make your life easier this holiday season and prepare this stuffing ahead of time. It’s easy, quick, and flavorful with crumbled sausage, fresh herbs, and apples. It’s too good. [GET THE RECIPE.]
14.Creamy Cauliflower Gratin – An absolute crowd-pleaser, even for non-cauliflower lovers. [GET THE RECIPE.]
15. Cranberry Pecan Baked Brie – 5-10 min prep. That’s it for everyone’s favorite holiday appetizer. [GET THE RECIPE.]
16. Easy Creamed Corn – This will probably be the side dish that disappears the quickest. Sorry, not sorry. [GET THE RECIPE]
17. Slow Cooker Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes – Another win to save on oven space. It’s just as rich and creamy but you won’t even taste the cauliflower. [GET THE RECIPE.]
18. Loaded Sweet Potato – The classic Thanksgiving sweet potato casserole gets a makeover in individual servings with a fluffy, toasted marshmallow topping. [GET THE RECIPE.]
What an awesome compilation! God bless you and thank you!
So glad you posted this. The hubs told me last minute he needed a side dish for a work Tday potluck. I had just seen the list and was able to send him off with the crock pot cream corn – HUGE success. So easy. So delicious. And no extra shopping involved.
Such an awesome list! I cannot resist when looking at your vivid photographs Creamy Corn will go first 😉
– Natalie
Thanks, Natalie!