27 Thanksgiving Recipes Perfect for Celebrating with Friends
Thanksgiving is an ideal occasion to celebrate friendships and create new traditions. Gathering with friends for a festive meal allows for shared gratitude and joy. This selection focuses on making your Thanksgiving gathering special, featuring thoughtful touches that enhance the experience. Embrace the spirit of togetherness and enjoy a memorable feast that honors both friendship and Thanksgiving.
Mediterranean Shrimp Linguine
This 25-minute Mediterranean shrimp pasta is a picture-perfect Mediterranean-style dish, boasting plenty of amazing flavors. It has juicy shrimp, rich-flavored Kalamata olives, marinated artichokes, garlic, lemon, and white wine, along with a bright pop from cherry tomatoes and briny capers. Every mouthful of this restaurant-worthy shrimp linguine recipe is a true delight, especially if you adore those mouthwatering Mediterranean ingredients.
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Creamy Pumpkin Sausage Gnocchi
This creamy pumpkin sausage gnocchi recipe is creamy, meaty, cheesy and full of incredible flavors. This easy 30-minute recipe combines the rich flavors of pumpkin and savory sausage, all wrapped up in pillowy gnocchi for a comforting meal that feels indulgent yet simple.
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Autumn Salad With Chicken
The vibrant, fresh flavors of this autumn salad with chicken make it a surefire favorite with the family. Enjoy this during fall or anytime!
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Roasted Pumpkin Apple Soup
This creamy pumpkin sausage gnocchi recipe is creamy, meaty, cheesy and full of incredible flavors. This easy 30-minute recipe combines the rich flavors of pumpkin and savory sausage, all wrapped up in pillowy gnocchi for a comforting meal that feels indulgent yet simple.
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Slow Cooker Ham, Green Beans, And Potatoes
This slow cooker ham, green beans, and potatoes is the easy, hands-off solution you need. This easy recipe is a great way to use all that leftover holiday ham. Cook it low and slow for the perfect tender, juicy ham with tender veggies.
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Air Fryer Whiskey, Sausage And Cranberry Stuffing
This air fryer whiskey, sausage and cranberry stuffing is so delicious. And baking stuffing in an air fryer means you can fit other dishes in the oven or on the stove. It is the perfect stuffing for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Did you know you could make a bourbon or whiskey stuffing with pork sausage recipe in your air fryer? Well, you can, and it’s so good!
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Sheet Pan Turkey Breast Dinner
If you only like dark meat, you might want to make a more traditional Thanksgiving dinner, but if you’re looking for all the flavor of this dish but something simpler to make, this sheet pan Thanksgiving dinner with turkey breast is perfect!
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Brie Cranberry Bites Appetizer
The creaminess of brie cheese pairs beautifully with the sweet flavour of cranberry sauce in these brie cranberry bites in puff pastry. These delightful little bites are perfect for any season or occasion and each one boasts plenty of wonderful flavour. So, if you like the gooey creaminess of brie cheese along with sweet bottled or homemade cranberry sauce, you’re going to want to make these.
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Cranberry Orange Prosecco Punch
Cranberry orange prosecco punch is a fun Fall or Thanksgiving cocktail. The orange and cranberry flavours make it festive and fruity, while the prosecco gives it a wonderful amount of fizz. Thanksgiving punch is a great festive drink to serve to guests or you could simply make a pitcher to enjoy over the Thanksgiving period.
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Cheesy Vegetable Casserole
This cheesy vegetable bake is a delicious vegetable medley that takes mere minutes to throw together. It’s a foolproof dish prepared with frozen mixed vegetables, cream of mushroom soup, butter, cheese, and crispy bread crumbs.
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Sheet Pan Ham Dinner
Looking for a sheet pan dinner recipe? Not only would this recipe be perfect for either one, but it’s also simple enough to serve up as a regular busy weeknight staple whenever you like.
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Roasted Brussels Sprout Casserole
There is no doubt this roasted Brussels sprout pomegranate pancetta feta casserole is something very special. It’s a heavenly bacon feta side dish. This easy Brussels sprout casserole makes a delicious Autumn or Thanksgiving side dish. So if you want to team Brussels sprouts with feta and more, read on to find out how to make it.
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Smoked Turkey Breast
Knowing how to smoke turkey breast over wood chips or wood pellets like a pro means you can make this wonderful smoked turkey breast recipe for the family. A tasty holiday turkey option, smoking adds a whole other layer of flavour to this juicy turkey breast. So fire up the Traeger grill or pellet smoker like you mean business for a tasty Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner!
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One Pot Gouda And Cream Cheese Corn
One pot gouda and cream cheese corn is an extra-special and very delicious side dish. It’s an amazing Thanksgiving or Christmas corn recipe and pairs nicely with any kind of meat you want to cook.
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Smoked Gouda Mac And Cheese With Pancetta
Take standard mac and cheese to inspiring new heights with this smoked gouda mac and cheese with pancetta recipe. Elbow noodles pair up with gouda cheese, white cheddar, garlic, pancetta or bacon, shallots, and more, to create this seriously impressive dish. You can enjoy this grown-up mac and cheese as a side dish or as the main dish and I guarantee second helpings and clean plates!
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Air Fryer Bacon Loaded Cornbread Pudding
Bacon loaded cornbread pudding pairs with everything from chicken to ham or turkey. It’s a wonderful potluck dish, and sure to be a hit. It’s easy to assemble this air fryer cornbread pudding made with Jiffy cornbread mix. This bacon corn casserole will become a family dinner tradition.
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Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies
These Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies are a fun holiday treat that kids will love! They’re made with refrigerated cookie dough, melted chocolate, and candy!
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Sparkling Cranberry
Elevate your cocktail game with a sparkling cranberry-ginger margarita this holiday season! Made with a fresh ginger simple syrup, tart cranberry juice and bubbly ginger ale, this holiday margarita is one jolly cocktail that’s sure to put everyone in a festive mood.
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Maple Bourbon Glazed Turkey Breast
This Maple Bourbon Glazed Turkey Breast Recipe makes a moist, juicy turkey that’s bursting with delicious smoky, sweet flavor in every bite! A great choice for the holidays!
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Festive & Easy Cranberry Sidecar
Looking for a seasonal twist on a classic? Try our Cranberry Sidecar recipe. The bright cranberry notes perfectly complement the smooth brandy for an unforgettable sip.
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Festive Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
These Pumpkin Dinner Rolls are made with a delicious yeast dough and shaped into pumpkins using food-safe twine with almonds as the stem! Over a dozen of these dinner rolls take only 15 minutes to prep!
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Crock Pot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham
Crock Pot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham recipe that went viral all over the internet! It is one of my most loved recipes on my entire blog and for good reason! If you haven’t tried this recipe yet, you are missing out! This is a must-make. Crockpot ham never tasted so good!
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Favorite Croissant Stuffing
Make your next holiday dinner extra memorable with this favorite croissant stuffing! Flaky, buttery croissants are baked to perfection with a medley of fresh herbs, onions, garlic and celery in a custard-like filling to make one dish that’s full of those classic stuffing flavors.
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Best Ever Baked Macaroni & Cheese
This by far the easiest and tastiest macaroni and cheese recipe you will try out there. Simple but good—using the sharp cracker barrel is one of my husbands favorites!
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Homemade Turkey Gravy With Drippings
This Homemade Turkey Gravy Recipe From Drippings brings ALL the flavor to the long-awaited Thanksgiving meal! It’s savory, smooth, and packed with flavor that only homemade can deliver!
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Homemade Green Bean Casserole
No Thanksgiving table is complete without a creamy green bean casserole, but for an even more decadent dish, skip the canned green beans and soup and opt for homemade ingredients. One taste of this from-scratch, homemade green bean casserole, and you’ll never go back.
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Roasted Beet Salad
This delicious roasted beet orange salad boasts a variety of contrasting and tasty ingredients including sweet and juicy roasted beets, peppery arugula, sweet figs, crunchy pistachios, and salty crumbled feta cheese.
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