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Thanksgiving Dinner

Posted on Nov 14th, 2018
by lindaBest
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Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving dinner is one of the most anticipated meals of the year. If you aren’t an experienced cook, it can also be the most fraught with worry. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

First of all, the most important recipes for this meal are the turkey, gravy, and stuffing. Once you have reliable recipes for those foods, you can relax on all of the other components. Use potato flakes for the mashed potatoes (I won’t tell and no one will be able to either, especially if you add extra butter and sour cream to the flakes), buy the dinner rolls, and use a bagged salad dressed up with some avocado slices and goat cheese. For a side dish, some roasted green beans or asparagus would be wonderful. And for heaven’s sake, buy the pies!

Or, of course, if someone coming to your dinner is a wonderful cook, ask them to bring the dessert. Or the rolls. You can also farm out the salads if you’d like.

So with my easy recipes, a little bit of planning, and some confidence you can have a fabulous Thanksgiving dinner.

Thanksgiving Dinner Menus

Classic Thanksgiving Dinner Menu

Sundae Pie

My Great-Grandmother’s Thanksgiving Turkey

My Great-Grandmother’s Turkey Stuffing

The Best Gravy

The Best Mashed Potatoes 

Cheesy Broccoli Carrot Bake

Creamy Cranberry Celery Salad

My Grandmother Matha’s Parker House Rolls

Sundae Pie

Butter Pecan Turtle Bars

 

Turkey with Cranberry Wild Rice Stuffing

Turkey With Cranberry Wild Rice Stuffing

Turkey with Cranberry Wild Rice Stuffing

Gravy

The Best Mashed Potatoes

Praline Sweet Potatoes

Baked Pineapple

Buttery Vegetable Medley

Apple Crisp

Deep Dark Chocolate Cake

Maple Butter Turkey with Chestnut Stuffing

Maple Butter Thanksgiving Turkey

Maple Butter Glazed Turkey

The Best Turkey Gravy

Caramelized Onion Mashed Potatoes

Chestnut Onion Stuffing

Cranberry Walnut Compote

Berry Salad with Orange Honey Dressing

Garlic Bread or Bakery Rolls

Angel Cheesecake

Elegant Thanksgiving Dinner Menu

Elegant Thanksgiving Menu

My Great-Grandmother’s Turkey

Turkey Gravy

Air Fryer Smashed Potatoes

Divinity Frozen Fruit Salad

Sautéed Sugar Snaps and Bell Peppers

Perfection Salad

Lemon Angel Food Cake

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Linda is a bestselling cookbook author and home economist who has written 54 books (53 cookbooks and Medical Ethics for Dummies) since 2005. She has worked for Pillsbury since 1988, on the Bake-Off and other projects. Linda has been a web presence since 2002, developing recipes and teaching people how to cook.

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The Complete Slow Cooking for Two: A Perfectly Portioned Slow Cooker Cookbook

Medical Ethics For Dummies

Eating Clean For Dummies

The $7 a Meal Slow Cooker Cookbook: 301 Delicious, Nutritious Recipes the Whole Family Will Love!

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