Thanksgiving

You've got this, you really do! Just take a deep breath, we'll figure it out together. Here you'll find my entire collection of Thanksgiving menus and recipes, from cooking a whole turkey in the oven or a turkey breast in the slow cooker to the famous World's Best Green Bean Casserole to the last sweet bites of Thanksgiving pie! Plus everything in between!

PS I'm living proof, Thanksgiving can change your life. See? Happy Thanksgiving from the Green Bean Casserole Lady: A Love Story

Hand-Selected Recipes Just for Thanksgiving. Super-Organized for Easy Browsing & Targeted Searches.

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Thanksgiving & Canadian Thanksgiving

CANADIAN THANKSGIVING (the second Monday in October)
This Year, Celebrate Thanksgiving Twice

THANKSGIVING MENU IDEAS
Seven Thanksgiving Menus
Day-by-Day Thanksgiving Prep
Thanksgiving Leftovers

THE REAL STARS of THANKSGIVING? THE VEGETABLES!
Thanksgiving Vegetable Recipes
Vegetarian Entrées for Thanksgiving
A Veggie Venture

TURKEY BASICS
How to Roast a Whole Turkey (dry-brine method)
Slow-Cooker Turkey Breast
Turkey Gravy
Turkey Stock
How to Cook a Turkey the Day Before
How to Cook Turkey Giblets

VEGETARIANS AT THE TABLE
Celebration Salad (Maple-Roasted Carrots with Arugula, Dill, Cranberry Vinaigrette, Pomegranate and Glazed Pecans)
Fall Stew Baked in a Whole Pumpkin
Pumpkin-Stuffed Lasagna Rolls
Roasted Veggie Enchilada Casserole
Tourlou Tourlou (Greek Baked Vegetables)

Caramelized Onion Tart
Savory Bread Pudding with Butternut Squash, Chard & Cheddar
More Favorite Vegetarian Entrées for Thanksgiving
A Veggie Venture

TREATS FOR THE BUSY COOKS!
DIY Power Balls
Pumpkin Spice Lattes

FIRST SIPS
Mulled Apple Cider
Cranberry Champagne Cocktail

FIRST BITES
Black Pepper Almonds
Cheddar-Olive Spread
Cheese Puffs
Herbed Goat Cheese
Herbed Saltines
Mini Crab Bites
Potato Bites with Smoked Salmon
Smoked Salmon Spread
Smoked Whitefish Spread on Cucumber
Stuffed Mushrooms with Cauliflower & Smoked Gouda

Thanksgiving Turkey Vegetable Platter
A Veggie Venture

THE STUFFING / DRESSING
Sausage Stuffing (Turkey Dressing)
Spring Stuffing with Leeks & Mushrooms

THE POTATO COURSE
Mashed Cauliflower (Low-Carb Mashed "Potatoes")
Mashed Potatoes & Carrots
Perfect Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes (Party Potatoes)
Those Pink Potatoes

Three Secrets for Rich & Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Slow Cooker Garlic Smashed Potatoes
Simple Scalloped Potatoes
A Veggie Venture

THE GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE COURSE
World's Best Green Bean Casserole It's famous!

Make-Ahead Fresh Green Bean Casserole

Pioneer Woman's Green Bean Casserole
A Veggie Venture

THE SWEET POTATO COURSE
Rustic Mashed Sweet Potatoes & Carrots
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato (or Pumpkin or Butternut Squash) Grits
Sweet Potato Salad with Roasted Poblano, Roasted Corn & Chipotle

BBQ Scalloped Sweet Potatoes
Savory Sweet Potato Casserole
Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Cranberry & Orange
Sweet Potato Casserole
Simple "Sweet Potato" Potato Salad with Hardly Any Mayonnaise
A Veggie Venture

A CORNUCOPIA OF THANKSGIVING VEGETABLES
Acorn Squash with Quinoa & Cherries
Bodacious Brussels Sprouts
Julia Child's Soubise (Onion & Rice Casserole)
Moroccan Onions
Roasted Butternut Squash & Apple
Rustic Mashed Sweet Potatoes & Carrots
Squash Puff
Tourlou Tourlou (Greek Baked Vegetables)
Turnip Puff or Rutabaga Puff

Thanksgiving Vegetable Recipes
Butternut Mac 'n' Cheese
Cauliflower Cream
Creamy Brussels Sprouts Gratin
Creamy Carrot Purée
Pioneer Woman's Broccoli Wild Rice Casserole
Roasted Green Beans with Rosemary & Walnuts
Silky Smooth Corn Pudding
A Veggie Venture

MORE SIDE DISHES
Calico Beans aka "Alanna's Famous Cowboy Beans"
Oven-Baked Brown Rice
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato (or Pumpkin or Butternut Squash) Grits

THE CRANBERRY COURSE
Cranberry Applesauce
Cranberry Chutney
Cranberry Orange Relish with Fresh Ginger
Cranberry Salsa
Homemade Whole Cranberry Sauce for the Slow Cooker
Fresh Jellied Cranberry Sauce with Apple

THE SALAD COURSE
Festive Holiday Salad
Roasted Pear Salad
Wild Rice Salad

THE BREADS of LIFE
Homemade Butterhorns (Thanksgiving Crescent Rolls)
Homemade Yeast Rolls
Light & Fluffy Homemade Whole-Grain Bread & Buns

THE PIE COURSE
Flaky Tender Pie Crust
How to Make Flaky Tender Pie Crust (with tips and step-by-step photo illustrations)
Homemade Kabocha Squash "Pumpkin" Purée (for pumpkin pie)

American Apple Pie
Apple-Butter Pumpkin Pie
Cranberry Apple Pie
Cranberry Linzer Tart
Pumpkin Pecan Pie

Honey Pumpkin Pie
No-Bake Pumpkin Cream Pie
Sweet Potato-Chocolate Swirl Pie
A Veggie Venture

MORE SWEET ENDINGS
Apple Pudding Cake with Cinnamon Butter Sauce
Autumn Pumpkin Bread
Cinnamon Apples
Cranberry Apple Crisp
Cut-Out Spice Cookies (in Thanksgiving shapes)
Easy-Easy Jam Tart
Fresh Cranberry Cake
Fresh Cranberry Drop Cookies
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Spiced Honey Cake
Sweet Pumpkin Seed Crumbles

Thanksgiving Leftovers

LEFTOVER TURKEY
See cooked turkey

LEFTOVER MASHED POTATOES
Smashed Potatoes & Broccoli Casserole Casserole
More cooked potato recipes

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