What are your favorite side dishes for Thanksgiving? Mine are mashed potato, stuffing, cole slaw and cranberry sauce,

[debm55]

What about you????

[LisaM]

1. Stuffing and mashed potatoes for sure.

I never thought about cole slaw for Thanksgiving, though I like it. I sometimes do gingered yams (mash a roasted yam and grate fresh ginger into it), but they're not a favorite, even though they're good. I am just not really into yams or sweet potatoes.

[debm55]

2. Thank you LisaM. Stuffing is my all time favorite. Love it.

[arkielib]

47. Cornbread dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce are my favorite sides.

My mother at 89 years old still makes the dressing for our family dinner. I do the mashed potatoes and the gravy. Other relatives bring veggies and desserts.

[ms liberty]

3. Thanksgiving is a holiday where I eat dressing..

Dressing with a little turkey on the side.
Dressing with a lot of ham on the side.
Dressing with some mashed potatos on the side.
Dressing with some gravy over it.
Dressing with a bite of cranberry sauce (oxylates, ya know).
Dressing with a couple of deviled eggs on the side.

I'm usually not much of a bread person, but homemade dressing is different. I will eat my weight in that s**t if I don't exercise enormous self control.
And at Christmas I do it again.

[debm55]

4. HAHAHHAHAHAH. Me too. Me too. Thank you ms.liberty.

[LisaM]

7. With vats of gravy. I always make a ton.

I make pretty traditional gravy (though I strain the giblets, instead of chopping them up), but I like a lot of it, so I supplement it with the dry gravy mix. Since it's full of drippings and broth, you can't really tell.

If I have a guest who needs to go gluten-free, I save out drippings and broth and make some gravy using cornstarch.

Our family likes hot turkey sandwiches the day after - a slice of bread, gravy, turkey and mashed potatoes, gravy, and stuffing on top with more.....gravy! Because there aren't enough carbs in just one of those things, we need the bread and the potatoes and the stuffing!

[debm55]

19. You are so right about the Carbs. Thanks LisaM. I put turkey, cole slaw, stuffing , and cranberry sause on my sammies

[Mark.b2]

42. It's hard to beat a well-made and well-seasoned gravy...

you cant have Thanksgiving without it. You need it for the turkey, mashed potatos, and dressing….with a little extra to be sopped up with the rolls. Make lots of it!

And anyone bringing out the jarred shit, should be banned from Thanksgiving.

[Janeyre]

27. Yes yes yes yes yes yes

[anciano]

5. Stuffing and cranberry sauce

[debm55]

9. Thank you very much anciano. Sometimes, I think I only have the turkey because of the stuffing.

[AllaN01Bear]

6. mine is the same as yours.

[debm55]

10. Thank you very much, Bear. People say the turkey makes the meal. I say it's the sides.

[KitFox]

8. Mornin' Deb! Number one is cornbread dressing on day of, night of and next days. Mashed potatoes, pimento cheese stuffed

celery, and homemade yeasty buttery rolls. I like lots of other sides, too. They are my favorite part of the dinner. 🧡😊

[debm55]

11. Thank you KitFox. I think I like the sides better then the turkey.

[SheltieLover]

12. Sweet potatoes, vinegar cole slaw, green pimento olives, cranberries

[debm55]

14. Thank you very much, SheltieLover. Enjoy.

[justaprogressive]

13. Butternut squash

w/butter and maple syrup.

Real succotash (Corn and butterbeans!)

and of course Stuffing and loads of extra dressing!

[debm55]

15. Oh great. Thank you very much , justaprogressive. Enjoy.

[debm55]

18. I am surprised at the amount of posters that selected stuffing/dressing.

[justaprogressive]

20. I'm not, have a look at these!!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1157155807

more tomorrow!

[debm55]

22. OHHHHHH, they all look great. Thank you very much justaprogressive.

[electric_blue68]

51. Oh my goodness! I'll take them all. Wow! 😄🍽

[electric_blue68]

21. That butternut w maple syrup and butter sounds tasty!

[justaprogressive]

24. It's scrumptious!

and easy

Halved cleaned and face -up
baked at 400F Oh heck! Here!

Maple Roasted Butternut Squash

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

This Maple Roasted Butternut Squash recipe has only 5
minutes of preparation and ready in about 1 hour. It is an
easy and delicious side dish to have for dinner with cinnamon,
nutmeg, butter, and maple syrup to make it aromatic and
delicious for Fall and beyond. (w/ dairy-free option)

Ingredients

1 large butternut squash, halved w/ seeds removed (organic, if possible)

¼ teaspoon kosher salt per half of butternut squash

a sprinkle of ground nutmeg, ⅛ teaspoon per half of butternut squash

sprinkle of cinnamon, (I recommend Saigon cinnamon), ⅛ to ¼ teaspoon
on each half of butternut squash depending on how much cinnamon you
prefer and how large the butternut squash is

6 tablespoons unsalted butter or same amount coconut oil, if dairy-free
(evenly divide 3 tablespoons for each side)

drizzle of organic maple syrup, about 2 tablespoons per side of butternut
squash (you can substitute about 4 teaspoons of brown sugar in place of
the maple syrup)

for serving: salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste


Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Cut Butternut squash in half. Remove seeds. Lay the halves, flesh
side up, in an oven-safe baking dish. Sprinkle a small amount of
nutmeg, cinnamon, kosher salt, 6 tablespoons of butter (3 on each
side), and drizzle some maple syrup.

Bake in the oven for 1 hour or until the butternut squash can be poked
with a fork and is tender. If it is not done after 1 hour, leave in another
15-20 minutes until done.

Remove from oven when it's done, allow to cool a few minutes, and
serve with your meal.

Add any more kosher salt or pepper to taste at the serving. Enjoy!


https://www.lifeslittlesweets.com/maple-roasted-butternut-squash/

[electric_blue68]

25. 👍

[lpbk2713]

16. German Potato Salad and my daughter's Deviled Eggs

I would be satisfied with making a meal consisting of just those two items.

[debm55]

17. I love German Potato Salad, but am too lazy to make. HAHHAHAH. Thank you very much, lpbk2713.

[electric_blue68]

50. I like German potato salad. I love deviled eggs, but that's always an Easter dish for our extended family.

[electric_blue68]

23. Dressing! Stuffing! Gravy!....

Never had dressing with sausage - sounds yummy!
Mashed potatoes.

With my extended Greek-American family they'd often make lamb which I love! Especially with orzo (a double pointed pasta) in the pan! Yuuum!

[debm55]

30. I make pork loin with sausage and apple dressing YUMMY.

[electric_blue68]

45. Guess who's visiting! 😄 Sounds delish!

[Wicked Blue]

26. I make a mixture of mashed carrots, turnips and potatos

We love it at our house.

[debm55]

31. Thank you Wicked Blue. that sounds great.Enjoy.

[Nittersing]

55. I make a carrot "souffle" that's pretty tasty.

Pretty much this recipe, but I cut WAY back on the sugar. A scant 1/4 Cup is almost too much..
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/21463/carrot-souffle/

[rsdsharp]

28. Dressing, and Ann McCord's Leg, a family tradition from Alice's Restaurant Cookbook.

Last edited Sat Nov 15, 2025, 07:14 PM - Edit history (1)

In edit: I tried three times to spell McCord’s and got it wrong each time.

[debm55]

32. Thank you very much rsdsharp. What is Ann McCod's Leg? Is it the leg of the turkey? Enjoy.

[rsdsharp]

40. Ann McCord's leg is corn sauted in butter, add shredded cheddar and let it melt, then add chili powder

Sounds odd, tastes good.

[debm55]

43. Thank you , It sounds good. Enjoy

[Lilithschyld]

29. Homemade cranberry sauce.

We always have canned and homemade cranberry sauce because some like the jellied stuff, and I was trying to decide what my favorite side dish is, but none of it tastes as good without the homemade cranberry sauce, imo.

[debm55]

33. Thank you very much, Lilithschyld. I like the jellied stuff. But last year I made a homemade sauce for my husband who

really liked it. I liked it too.

[wcmagumba]

34. Mashed taters, green bean casserole, turkey dressing, turkey gravy, yeast rolls, corn and pecan and chocolate pie...

I have never cared for cranberry sauce but as you see there are plenty of other items I do like...now I'm hungry.

[debm55]

57. Yummy. I love it---all those delish food.Thank you so much for sharing with us. wcmagumba.

[no_hypocrisy]

35. I lean towards these variations:

Tater tots
Macaroni and Cheese.

[debm55]

58. Thank you , no _hypocrisy.

[Mossfern]

36. Corn fritters!

Stuffing
Gravy
Candied sweet potatoes
Cranberry sauce
We always throw a green vegetable in there for a balanced meal - not green bean casserole though.
Maybe I'll try that this year....hmmm.

I use my mom's 1940's Meta Givens cook book recipe for the corn fritters.
Sometimes I think people show up just for those.

[wcmagumba]

37. I love green bean casserole, may make some crispy bacon this year and break up bits into the gb casserole...

Something different to try...

[debm55]

59. Thank you very much, Mossfern. I love corn fritters. I love your sides. YUM. I do a cole slaw/green bean casserole

switch every other year. But I will stay with coleslaw this year. I was the only one eating the green beans.

[RainCaster]

38. Dressing, gravy & cranberries

Mmmmmmm

[debm55]

60. YES. Thank you very much, RainCaster. My favorites too.

[Sailingdiver]

39. Dressing!

[debm55]

61. YUMMY. I agree with you, Sailingdiver. The best part of the meal. I even put on the next day turkey sammies.

[Bmoboy]

41. Sweet potato pie

With whipped cream on the top.

[debm55]

62. Wonderful, Bmoboy. I love it with the real whipped cream and not Cool Whip, Enjoy.

[Dulcinea]

44. A mountain of mashed potatoes, whole cranberry sauce, & green bean casserole.

I know, some people don't like green bean casserole, but I love it. I could eat real mashed potatoes all day!

[debm55]

63. Yummy. Thank you very much Dulcinea. I love the green bean casserole especially the fried onions. But I was the only

one that liked them in my house. Enjoy my friend.

[applegrove]

46. My mom's gravy was the best I've ever had.

[debm55]

65. Thank you very much for sharing with us. applegrove. It was the best, because she made it with love.

[Eugene]

48. stuffing

My aunt made oyster stuffing most Thanksgivings.

Cranberry sauce next. It isn't Thanksgiving without it.

[debm55]

66. You got that right, Eugene. stuffing and cranberry sauce are my favorites too.

[yellowdogintexas]

49. cornbread dressing with gravy, mashed potatoes and squash casserole

Deviled eggs.
hot dinner rolls
my niece's stuffed poblano peppers. The stuffing is ground beef, walnuts and Mexican spices. She's Mexican so they are authentic.

[debm55]

67. That sounds so great. Thank you for sharing yellowdogintexas. I think the stuffed poblano peppers sound really unique.

[Coldwater]

52. Green and White Rice casserole

and for at least a week after thanksgiving sliced turkey on rye with ocean spray cranberry sauce.

[debm55]

70. Thank you very much, Coldwater. Great selections. I thought I was the only one that put Ocean Spray cranberries on my

sammies.

[Coldwater]

96. Without the cranberry sauce

it's doesn't taste as good and it's too dry

[debm55]

97. Thanks

[DinahMoeHum]

53. Dressing, cranberry chutney, sweet potatoes

mashed and baked in orange cups.

[debm55]

72. Oh wow. Thank you very much DinahMoeHum. I really like the idea of the sweet potatoes baked in orange cups. Very unique.

[GoodRaisin]

54. Mac & Cheese! +

Mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, green bean casserole, yeast rolls. Yummy.

[debm55]

71. Excellent choices., GoodRaisin. You are so right, Yummy.

[Nittersing]

56. Home made dinner rolls

Mom would roll the dough out and make knots. It's the only time of year she baked bread and the house always smelled wonderful.

[debm55]

69. Oh that smell of freshly baked bread and dinner rolls. Nittersing, thank you. My mouth is watering.

[Morbius]

64. Mashed sweet potatoes and green bean casserole. n/t

[debm55]

68. Thank you very much, Morbius. Great sides. Enjoy

[eppur_se_muova]

73. Sweet potato casserole w/pralene crust topping

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/15633/gourmet-sweet-potato-classic/

[debm55]

74. Thank you very much, eppur_se_muovo for posting the link. The dish looks wonderful and easy to make. Enjoy.

[eppur_se_muova]

78. As they say at the link, you'll never use marshmallow cream again ! nt

[debm55]

82. Thank you very much, eppur_se_muova. I hate marshmallow cream.

[Emile]

75. Devil eggs

[debm55]

76. Oh yes, Thank you, Emile. I loved making them. I boil them, take out the yolks, add MW, relish and yellow mustard and

mash together. Then I put the mix back in the whites. Sprinkle with paprika.

[debm55]

83. Now you have done it it. I am craving deviled eggs.Thanks Emile.

[Emile]

84. LOL me too.

[debm55]

86. HAHAHAHha

[markodochartaigh]

77. Boxty, golden brown potato onion pancakes,

not exactly holiday food, but so tasty. And when boxty is on the table all of the fancy food goes further.

[debm55]

91. Thank you very much, markodochartaigh. I love potato pancakes. Enjoy

[FarPoint]

79. Glazed carrots....

I will link the recipe and video...a food network find actually....

everyone requesting these carrots at all holiday family meals.

video and recipe here:

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/brown-sugared-carrots-recipe-2012570

[debm55]

92. Thank you very much, FarPoint, I have eaten them, but have never made. Thank you so much for the link. I think I will

try making them this year.

[OldBaldy1701E]

80. My greatest weakness... Deviled Eggs! (n/t)

[debm55]

93. Thank you OldBaldy1701E. I love deviled eggs. So we will put you in our deviled egg club--Emile, debm, and OldBaldy1701E

[OldBaldy1701E]

98. I am thinking there will be nothing but a cloud of dust hovering over the plate as soon as it hits the table!

[MIButterfly]

81. Sttuffing and mashed potatoes and gravy.

My mother used to prepare the meal. One year, the stuffing had bits of eggshells in it. One year, the stuffing was so dry it stuck to the roof of my mouth so the next year she overcompensated with the liquid and it was wet and soggy. The following year, and from then on, it was perfect. Bless her heart, she could never coordinate it so everything came out at once. I remember getting the mashed potatoes when we were almost finished.

It was all good though. Thanks, Mom, for all your hard work.

[debm55]

88. Thank you very much for sharing your post. MIButterfly. My husband does the turkey and stuffing and I do the rest. I

can never get it together either. May the memories.be a blessing to you.

[CanonRay]

85. Sweet Potatoes- no marshmallows please!

[debm55]

87. Thank you very much, CanonRay. I also like sweet potatoes, but can;t stand the burnt marshmallows.

[Mad_Dem_X]

89. Stuffing, mashed potatoes, and rolls!

[debm55]

94. Thank you very much, Mad_Dem_X. Fantastic choices. Enjoy.

[fargone]

90. Cheesy onions

My mother-in-law in Wisconsin used to make these every year

[debm55]

95. Thank you very much for sharing with us, fargone. I have never eaten them, but they sound terrific.