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Thanksgiving

Pulling off a spectacular holiday is easy when you have all of my favorite easy Thanksgiving dinner recipes.

You’ll find everything you need to complete your holiday meal.  Be sure to check out my favorites such as the best Thanksgiving turkey recipe, my grandma’s stuffing, and all of my favorite side dishes, and plenty of desserts everyone will love.

And, don’t forget to check out the leftover Thanksgiving casserole – you’ll want to make extras on the big day for this one!

A serving of French’s Green Bean Casserole with crispy fried onions sits on a white plate, with the casserole dish and fresh parsley in the background.

French’s Green Bean Casserole

A glass jar filled with ground cinnamon and Apple Pie Spice, with a white spoon resting inside.

Apple Pie Spice

A slice of Cream Cheese Pumpkin Pie cheesecake with a graham cracker crust and whipped cream on top, served on a white plate with a fork.

Cream Cheese Pumpkin Pie with Gingersnap Crust

A wooden spoon lifts a serving of Green Beans with Bacon and Onion, mixed with tomato, from a white baking dish.

Green Beans with Bacon and Onion

An oven bird on a baking tray with halved garlic, bay leaves, and a small bowl of spice mix on the side.

Turkey Cooked in an Oven Bag

A white dish filled with roasted baby carrots, garnished with fresh herbs and small pieces of garlic.

Honey Garlic Roasted Baby Carrots

A square slice of Pumpkin Crunch Cake topped with ice cream sits on a white plate, surrounded by pecans, cinnamon sticks, and a glass of milk for the perfect autumn treat.

Pumpkin Cake Crunch

A close-up of a spoonful of chunky homemade apple pie filling being lifted from a glass jar.

Homemade Apple Pie Filling

A slice of apple bread pudding with bourbon sauce is topped with vanilla ice cream on a white plate, accompanied by caramel sauce, fresh apple slices, and a knife in the background.

Apple Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

Apple Boilo with a sprig of cranberries.

Apple Boilo

A round white dish filled with creamy Cheesy Party Potatoes casserole, topped with golden, crispy cornflakes, with a spoon resting inside the dish.

Cheesy Party Potatoes

Cherries on top of a fruit salad with cool whip.

Fruit Salad with Cool Whip

A white bowl filled with creamed peas in a creamy white sauce, placed on a light-colored tablecloth.

Creamed Peas

A white dish with the loaded mashed potato casserole.

Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole

Cream cheese filled mushrooms are delicately topped with a creamy filling and garnished with chopped parsley, all elegantly arranged on a white plate.

Sausage Cream Cheese Filled Mushrooms

A white bowl filled with Cherry Fluff Salad, topped with two cherries and mint, sits in front of a bowl of fresh cherries and a red cloth in the background.

Cherry Fluff Salad

A fork of velveeta broccoli casserole with ritz crackers.

Velveeta Broccoli Casserole with Ritz Crackers

A white bowl of the cherry jello fruit salad.

Cherry Jello Fruit Salad

A delightful dish of cheesy cauliflower casserole topped with melted cheese and green onions, nestled beside a bunch of fresh green onions on a rustic wooden surface.

Loaded Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole

A clear bowl filled with a delightful corn casserole with cream cheese, crowned with bacon bits. The background features blurred white jars and a red checkered cloth.

Bacon Corn Casserole with Cream Cheese

Close-up of a copycat honey baked ham with several slices cut, showcasing its juicy pink interior. Grilled orange halves and greens are visible in the foreground.

Copycat Honey Baked Ham

Pineapple Glazed Ham shot from the top on a white dish surrounded by pineapple and greens

Pineapple Honey Glazed Ham

A plate of the orange fluff salad.

Orange Fluff Salad

A closeup of the parmesan crusted brussels sprouts.

Parmesan Crusted Brussels Sprouts

A white dish of Ambrosia Salad with Cool Whip.

Ambrosia Salad with Cool Whip

A Spiral han with pineapple and brown sugar.

Instant Pot Ham with Pineapple and Brown Sugar

A serving of the ambrosia watergate salad with a cherry on top.

Ambrosia Watergate Salad

A Crock Pot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham, adorned with orange slices and encircled by lime wedges, sits enticingly on a white plate.

Crock Pot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham

A dish of sliced cooked carrots glazed with brown sugar, mixed with small pieces of bacon, served in a white bowl.

Brown Sugar Carrots with Bacon

A bowl of pink Strawberry Fluff Salad is topped with marshmallows, while small bowls of juicy strawberries and extra fluff salad sit invitingly in the background.

Strawberry Fluff Salad

An easy charcuterie board featuring crackers, grapes, strawberries, mozzarella balls, salami, dried apricots, red berries, jam, and cheese cubes.

Easy Charcuterie Board

A decadent Butterfinger Pie slice topped with chocolate drizzle and cookie pieces on a decorative plate.

Butterfinger Pie (No Bake)

Two glass bowls of creamy pink strawberry dessert, reminiscent of a Cottage Cheese Jello Salad, are topped with strawberry pieces. They sit on a white wooden surface with whole strawberries and a striped cloth nearby.

Strawberry Cottage Cheese Jello Salad

A plate of maple-glazed baby carrots, perfectly garnished with fresh parsley.

Maple Glazed Carrots

A white plate with garlic parmesan green beans and lemon slices.

Garlic Parmesan Green Beans

Crab stuffed portobello mushrooms topped with parsley and breadcrumbs rest elegantly on a white plate.

Shrimp and Crab Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Three boursin cheese stuffed mushrooms filled with spinach and topped with breadcrumbs, served on a white plate. Parsley garnish in the background.

Spinach and Boursin Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

A garlic herb butter log with two slices cut, rests on a wooden board, garnished with fresh herbs. Garlic bulbs linger in the background.

Garlic Herb Butter

A closeup on the cranberry mimosa decorated with berries.

Cranberry Mimosas

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