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34 Best Thanksgiving Recipes

These tried-and-true Thanksgiving Recipes are loved by all, from kids to grandparents. We hope these proven recipes will make your Thanksgiving easier and unforgettably delicious.

Collage of Thanksgiving Recipes including turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and pumpkin pie.

Appetizers

While family and friends await the prized turkey dinner, here are crowd-pleasing appetizers to keep the group happy and mingling.

Main Dishes

The main roast takes center stage on Thanksgiving Day, and we have literally the most succulent, savory roasts to make your special dinner absolutely stunning.

Side Dishes

Here we go: these are the side dishes that make Thanksgiving meal complete. Only our tried-and-true, decades-long recipes have made the cut in this collection.

Desserts

The finale to a great Thanksgiving feast is, of course, the classic desserts everyone can’t wait to dig into. We always make room for dessert.

Drinks

Don’t forget the cocktails, which all can be made into mock-tails as well. Enjoy the festivities!

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homemade dinner rolls recipe, easy dinner rolls

Thanksgiving Recipes | Dinner Rolls

5 from 21 ratings
Ready in about an hour, these rolls are soft, fluffy, easy, and delicious! They're golden on the outside and pillow soft on the inside.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 16
Author: Amy Dong

Ingredients  

  • 4 to 4/14 cups all purpose flour
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ TB or, 1 1/2 packages rapid rise (not active rise) yeast
  • 1 ½ tsp table salt
  • ¾ cup water
  • cup whole milk
  • 4 TB salted butter, diced
  • 1 ½ tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • olive oil for brushing during rise
  • 2-3 TB melted butter for brushing after baking

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180F. In bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, whisk together 4 cups of flour, sugar, yeast, and salt.
  • In a microwavable bowl, combine the water, milk, and butter. Heat in microwave on high until it reaches 115F and butter is melted, a little over 1 minute. Stir.
  • Pour butter mixture into the stand mixer bowl. Add lemon juice. Set mixer with hook attachment and mix on low speed 3-4 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic. Add a bit more flour as needed to create a dough that is similar to play-doh. (For me, 4 cups of flour is perfect already) Dough should stick together nicely to form a ball, without being overly sticky nor dry feeling. Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and rest 5 minutes. Butter a 13×9 baking dish.
  • Roll dough up into a cylinder and cut into 16 equal sized pieces. Keeping dough covered as you work, shape each piece into balls by tucking edges under, pinching them together, and rolling the ball in your palms. Place rolls into buttered baking dish, smooth side up. Turn oven off.
  • Lightly brush tops of rolls with olive oil so they keep moist while rising. Cover with plastic wrap. Place rolls in oven and allow to rise for 25 minutes.
  • Transfer covered rolls to counter and set oven to 375F. Once oven reaches correct temperature, uncover rolls and bake on center rack for 14-16 minutes or until tops are golden brown. Remove from oven and brush with the melted butter. Serve rolls warm. (If you have leftovers, store them in airtight container at room temp. Cover with damp towel and reheat in microwave upon serving.)

Notes

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Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 27.7g | Protein: 3.8g | Fat: 3.2g | Saturated Fat: 1.8g | Cholesterol: 7.8mg | Sodium: 223.5mg | Fiber: 0.9g | Sugar: 3.7g
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian
Method: Bake

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53 comments

    • Padma
    • 5 stars

    Beautiful collection of delicious dishes. Will be making the sweet potato hummus soon!

      • Amy Dong

      Aww, thank you, Padma!

    • Claudia Cristina Ciorteanu
    • 5 stars

    Wow, all these Thanksgiving Recipes look absolutely amazing! I would definitely try some!

    • Sharon
    • 5 stars

    I was looking for dinner roll recipes and am so glad I found your recipe and a super helpful collection of Thanksgiving recipes, thanks!!

      • Amy Dong

      So glad you loved this, Sharon!

    • Sarah
    • 5 stars

    What a great collection of Thanksgiving recipes, there’s something for everyone! And those Thanksgiving dinner rolls are the perfect side for any Thanksgiving meal 🙂

      • Amy Dong

      Thank you, Sarah!

    • Genevieve | Fitty Foodlicious
    • 5 stars

    I love your Thanksgiving recipe round up! Perfect for all of the gatherings this year!

    • Chef Dennis
    • 5 stars

    thank you for sharing so many delicious Thanksgiving recipes! I’ve already marked the ones I want to use!

    • Jacqueline Debono

    Wow this post is making me hungry. Everything looks so so good. I can’t decide what I’d like to try. Maybe the roasted butternut squash, the creamy mashed potatoes (with bacon) the sweet potato cornbread and the stuffing are all going to accompany the turkey this year!

    • Gail Montero

    I love all the delicious options you presented here for Thanksgiving! I want to make them all!

    • Julie
    • 5 stars

    These are some amazing Thanksgiving recipes. The Butternut Squash is going on my must make list. Love these ideas.

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