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Whether you’re hosting a micro Thanksgiving or a crowd this year, we’ve got you covered with the best last-minute Thanksgiving Menu recipes that are easy to make and promises to impress!
Use these simple Thanksgiving recipes for easy appetizers, main entree dishes, side dishes, and more! The more easy Thanksgiving recipes, the better!
Last-Minute Thanksgiving Dinner
With a little multitasking, you can create a quick, last-minute Thanksgiving dinner with these easy apps, sides, and dessert recipes that can come together in 30 minutes or less!
From main dishes and side dishes to desserts…here’s our TOP holiday recipes to fill your buffet with tantalizing treats!
Appetizers
While you’re getting things ready in the kitchen, set out a few appetizers to keep them happy!
Buffalo Chicken Dip
The Best Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe is made with 5 simple ingredients – chicken, creamy ranch dressing, cream cheese, hot sauce, and cheddar cheese. This is an easy buffalo chicken dip that is a favorite game day appetizer!
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Spicy Sausage and Cheese Crock Pot Dip
This Sausage Cheese Dip full of two kinds of cheese, black beans, corn, tomatoes and green chilis that is sure to please any crowd!
Sausage and Cheese Crock Pot Dip
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Ever wonder how to make spinach artichoke dip perfectly creamy? I’ll share my secrets to flavorful and perfect baked spinach artichoke dip.
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Avocado Dip
Avocado Dip made with only 3-ingredients – avocados, greek yogurt, and ranch! This easy dip recipe will be one of your go-to party appetizers in no-time!
Avocado Dip
Cheese Ball Recipe
This easy Cheese Ball Recipe comes together with a handful of ingredients and a minimal prep time of just 15 minutes! Bacon, cheese, and chopped nuts combine to create a taste and texture everyone will love. It's perfect for holidays, game days, and any time really!
Cheese Ball Recipe
4-Ingredient Sausage Ball Recipe
You only need sausage, Bisquick, cheddar cheese, and milk to make this Southern-style sausage ball recipe. They're always a hit at parties!
4 Ingredient Sausgae Balls
Million Dollar Tortilla Roll Ups
Million Dollar Tortilla Rolls Ups are about to become your latest appetizer craze. With just 6 ingredients – mayonnaise, bacon, cheddar cheese, green onions, almonds, and tortillas – they'll be a favorite appetizer in no time!
Million Dollar Tortilla Rollups
Main dishes
If you’ve run out of time to find a turkey at the store or defrost one if all you can find are frozen, that’s okay! These main dishes will still be perfect!
Crock Pot Ham with Maple & Brown Sugar Glaze
This Crock Pot Ham with Maple & Brown Sugar Glaze is quick, easy, and will make for a show-stopping Christmas or Easter Meal!
Crockpot Ham with Maple & Brown Sugar Glaze
Instant Pot Whole Chicken
Check out this super simple recipe for Instant Pot Whole Chicken.
Instant Pot Whole Chicken
Slow Cooker Dijon Maple & Brown Sugar Glazed Ham
Slow Cooker Ham
Baked Ham with Maple Dijon Glaze
Baked Ham with Maple Dijon Glaze is an easy spiral baked ham recipe glazed with brown sugar, maple syrup, and honey for a delicious dish any time of year!
Baked Ham with Maple Glaze
Crockpot Turkey Breast
Say goodbye to dry turkey and hello to this juicy Crockpot Turkey Breast recipe! It turns out perfect every single time. So easy too!
Crockpot Turkey Breast
Slow Cooker Turkey and Stuffing Casserole
This easy Slow Cooker Turkey and Stuffing Casserole recipe requires only 5 ingredients to make! Perfect for a low-key Thanksgiving meal.
Slow Cooker Turkey and Stuffing Casserole
Classic Thanksgiving Side Dishs
We all know that the side dishes are really what everyone wants – so why not make a few of these classic side dishes?
Broccoli Casserole
Creamy, Cheesy Broccoli Casserole! With its cheesy broccoli goodness & buttered Ritz cracker crumb topping this delicious broccoli casserole side dish recipe that is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, potlucks, or Sunday Dinner!
Broccoli Casserole
Cheesy Potatoes
This easy cheesy potatoes casserole recipe is loaded with potatoes, sour cream, and cheese with a corn flake topping for perfect holiday side dish!
Cheesy Potatoes
Sweet Potato Casserole
Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe With Marshmallows! This classic Thanksgiving side dish is the ultimate holiday side that is sweet, savory and comforting!
Sweet Potato Casserole
Roasted Brussel Sprouts
These Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts are easy to make with only 4-ingredients! A simple side dish for dinner or Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Creamy Bacon Mac & Cheese
This Creamy Bacon Mac and Cheese makes the perfect side dish for any meal and its simple to make at home with only a few ingredients!
Creamy Bacon Mac and Cheese
Corn Casserole
Whole kernel corn, cream-style corn, sour cream, butter, and Jiffy Corn muffin mix makes this yummy Corn Casserole Recipe amazingly good… and EASY!
Corn Casserole
Cheesy Cornbread Casserole
This cheesy cornbread casserole recipe is creamy, crowd-pleasing and perfect for weeknights or holiday meals. Just 10 minutes of prep time!
Cheesy Cornbread Casserole
Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole
Creamy, cheesy cauliflower casserole with bacon and green onions — an easy, crowd-pleasing Thanksgiving side perfect for making ahead!
Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole
Squash Casserole
Squash Casserole is a crowd-pleasing side dish made with summer squash, onion, cornbread stuffing mix, and sour cream. It’s perfect for a potluck and excellent for holiday dinners!
Squash Casserole
Cheesy Ham and Potato Casserole
Creamy, cozy cheesy ham and potato casserole made with simple ingredients. Perfect for leftover ham, make‑ahead dinners, and family meals.
Cheesy Ham and Potato Casserole
Corn Pudding
Easy Corn Pudding is a perfect classic side dish for everyday meals or holiday dinners that will take you back to grandma's house every time!
Corn Pudding
Creamed Spinach
This easy creamed spinach is a simple side dish that’s just as perfect for a weeknight dinner as it is for a holiday celebration!
Creamed Spinach
Homemade Creamed Corn
Homemade creamed corn is so easy to whip up, you’ll never want to buy the canned version again! This sweet, creamy side dish can be made on the stovetop or in a crock pot.
Homemade Creamed Corn
Scalloped Potatoes
Creamy, cheesy scalloped potatoes made with tender sliced potatoes and a rich cream sauce are the perfect make-ahead holiday side dish!
Scalloped Potatoes
Cranberry Sauce
Easy 15-Minute Cranberry Sauce! This fool-proof recipe is easy to make and only uses 4 whole ingredients. Real cranberries, orange juice, sugar, and maple syrup give this fresh side dish its amazing flavor that is perfect for your Thanksgiving or Christmas meal!
Cranberry Sauce
Easy Pea Salad
This easy pea salad is a classic creamy green pea salad made with simple ingredients. Perfect for potlucks, holidays, and make-ahead meals!
Easy Pea Salad
Bow Tie Pasta Salad Recipe
This easy bow tie pasta salad recipe is quick and pleases everyone! It’s perfect for potlucks, picnics or as a side dish to any weeknight meal.
Bow Tie Pasta Salad
Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are a must-have for Thanksgiving dinner and this recipe is creamy, buttery, and fluffy, just like grandma used to make!
Easy Mashed Potatoes
Brussels Sprouts Salad/ Fall Harvest Salad
This Brussels sprout salad is packed with flavor! With tender roasted butternut squash, Honeycrisp apple, pumpkin seeds, and pomegranate, you can see why I call this a fall harvest salad!
Brussels Sprouts Salad
Turkey Gravy
This easy turkey gravy recipe is the classic version you probably grew up eating every Thanksgiving! Simple and full of flavor!
Easy Turkey Gravy
Easy Desserts Ready in under 30 mintures
Easy desserts are key to an easy meal. These recipes are easy to make and ready in no time! Pick a couple to round out your meal!
Pumpkin Dump Cake
This Pumpkin Dump Cake recipe is a quick and easy dessert that is made with simple ingredients. The perfect fall dessert recipe!
Pumpkin Dump Cake
No Bake Pumpkin Pie
No Bake Pumpkin Pie – Made with a graham cracker crust and layers of cream cheese, spiced pumpkin filling, pudding, and Cool Whip – a perfect fall dessert!
No Bake Pumpkin Pie
No Bake Peanut Butter Pie Recipe
This No Bake Peanut Butter Pie is a quick and easy no-bake dessert that only requires a premade graham cracker crust and 4 ingredients!
No Bake Peanut Butter Pie
Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
This Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe is a favorite fall dessert and best of all, you probably have the ingredients on hand!
Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Apple Dump Cake
The best Apple Dump Cake! Apple Pie meets apple cake with only 3 ingredients. Simple cake mix recipe in under an hour!
Apple Dump Cake
Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake
This Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake is the most delicious and easy dump cake recipe you’ll ever try! Made with only 4-ingredients – just dump all the ingredients into a baking pan, bake and eat!
Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake
Cranberry Bliss Bars
These Copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars have everything you love about the original, but they’re homemade so they’re even tastier! They feature a buttery blondie base loaded with cranberries and white chocolate and an irresistible cream cheese frosting.
Cranberry Bliss Bars
Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies are the perfect cookie for the holidays! You'll love this cookie for gift giving and cookie exchanges, too!
Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
Cranberry Cream Cheese Dessert
Cranberry Cream Cheese Desserts
Pumpkin Pie
If you’ve never made pumpkin pie from scratch before, this recipe is the one to try! It’s easy, delicious, and far better than store-bought pies.
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Boxed cake mix makes these pumpkin spice cupcakes the easiest ever! And fluffy cream cheese frosting makes them the tastiest. Yum!
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Cake Mix Pumpkin Roll Recipe
Make an easy pumpkin roll recipe using cake mix. It’s a light and moist pumpkin roll swirled with cream cheese frosting that’s sure to be a fall favorite.
Cake Mix Pumpkin Rolls
Pecan Pie Bars
This gooey Pecan Pie Bars recipe has everything you love about pecan pie, in convenient handheld form. The easy bars have a buttery crust and rich pecan filling.
Pecan Pie Bars
Snowball Cookies
Snowball Cookies are the most magical Christmas cookies as it combines butter, sugar, vanilla extract, flour, and pecans that is then baked and rolled in powdered sugar to create a soft buttery, melt in your mouth cookie to enjoy this holiday season or anytime throughout the year.
Snowball Cookies
Bread Pudding
This old-fashioned bread pudding recipe is the best way to use stale bread! It’s a cinch to make and when it’s done, you have a dessert that’s both cozy and decadent.
Bread Pudding
Waldorf Salad
Waldorf salad is a traditional favorite made with sweet fruits like apples, grapes, and raisins. Add chopped grilled chicken for a light meal.
Waldorf Salad
Bread
Don’t forget the butter!
One-Hour Dinner Rolls
1- Hour Dinner Rolls! The best soft and fluffy dinner rolls that are tasty enough for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners yet easy enough to whip up any night of the week. Serve them warm with all your favorite main courses!
One Hour Dinner Rolls
Homemade Cornbread
Try this easy homemade cornbread recipe made using cornmeal, sugar, flour, butter, milk, and eggs for a southern-style side dish ready in 30 minutes or less! It's easy, inexpensive, and perfect for holiday meals.
Homemade Cornbread
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Yeast Dinner Rolls
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