Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes

Here are some of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes. These dishes have been on my family’s Thanksgiving table for so many years. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Appetizers

For us, we love to start the Thanksgiving dinner by serving up some of our favorite munchies.

Rotel Cream Cheese Dip - A creamy twist on regular Rotel Dip. Always a hit!

Make the best Rotel Cheese Dip Ever

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Rotel Cream Cheese Dip with Sausage served in a bowl next to tortilla chips.

Goat Cheese Canapes

Goat cheese and fresh pesto is placed on toasted baguettes for an easy appetizer.

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TGI Friday’s Nine Layer Dip

This classic 9 layer bean dip made with refried beans, sour cream, cheese, green onions, and more is one everyone will love. This has nine layers of goodness.

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Side Recipes

These are some of our favorite sides. It’s hard to beat the Boston Market Sweet Potato casserole, or the Picadilly Carrot Souffle.

Piccadilly Carrot Souffle

Make the famous Piccadilly Cafeteria Carrot Souffle at home.

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a serving of homemade Piccadilly carrot souffle on a plate

Boston Market Sweet Potato Casserole

The Boston Market Sweet Potato Casserole tastes perfect at any time of year.

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homemade Boston Market sweet potato casserole on a plate and in a baking dish

Broccoli Rice and Cheese Casserole

Quick and Easy Broccoli Cheese Rice Casserole is the perfect side dish everyone will love.

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broccoli cheese rice casserole on a fork above a plate of it

Southern Cornbread Dressing

Southern Cornbread Dressing is a traditional Thanksgiving side dish, but you can make it any time of the year. Great with turkey, pork chops, and ham.

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southern cornbread dressing on a plate and in a baking dish

Favorite Meat Recipes

Sometimes we bake a turkey, but in the last few years, the deep-fried turkey has become a favorite.

Deep Fried Turkey

You haven't had a turkey until you have had it deep fried.

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How to make a Honeybaked Ham

You can save so much money when you make the Honeybaked ham from scratch.

How to make the Perfect Roast Beef in the Oven

You can make the perfect roast beef in your oven, it's actually very easy to cook a roast!

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Dessert Recipes

Every holiday meal we serve up my Grandmother’s Pecan pie recipe. If you don’t feel up to making a pie shell, you can buy one of those refrigerated shells at the grocery store, they work very well too.

Olive Garden Pumpkin Cheesecake

Enjoy the Olive Garden Pumpkin cheesecake, even more, when you make it at home with this copycat recipe.

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