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30 Thanksgiving Meal Ideas to Feast On

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November 17, By Kristia 9 Comments

What are your plans for Thanksgiving? Are you hosting 25 people or are you taking a pie to your in-laws? Whatever your plans are, I hope these 30 links give you some tasty inspiration and ideas.

Happy Eating!

Let’s talk Turkey!
In 2010, I ran a series called Turkey Week. Here is the recap:

  • How Much Turkey Will I Need?
  • How To Thaw A Turkey
  • Roasted Turkey with Fresh Herbs and Lemon
  • To Stuff or Not To Stuff
  • How To Make Turkey Gravy
  • How To Make Turkey Stock
  • Turkey Chili Potpie Leftover Idea
  • Turkey, Kale & Orzo Soup Leftover Idea
  • Baked Turkey, Macaroni & Cheese Leftover Idea

Super Side Dishes

  • Caramelized Butternut Squash at Cutting Back Kitchen
  • Cheesy Broccoli Casserole at An Intentional Homemaker
  • Chopped Spinach Salad at $pend Less 2 $ave More
  • Cone Cranberry Salad at Sami Cone
  • Crockpot Creamed Corn at Blue Jeans and Cotton Tees
  • Mashed Potatoes and Cauliflower at Under the Big Oak Tree
  • Roasted Brussels Sprouts at Modern Gal
  • Smashed Potato Gratin at A Kat’s Life
  • Sweet and Savory Smashed Sweet Potatoes at Kitchen Concoction
  • Sweet Potato Casserole at Feathers in Our Nest
  • Wild Rice Stuffing at Finding Joy in My Kitchen
  • Zesty Cranberry Sauce at Cook with Sara

Bread

  • Honey Whole Wheat Rolls at Eternity in My Heart
  • Golden Pull-Apart Rolls at Life Love Librarianship
  • PW Dinner Rolls – No Kneading Required at Pioneer Woman

Desserts
Every Thanksgiving morning, I run in a Turkey Trot 5k sponsored by the local YMCA. While I love to run, the only reason I run a 5k on Thanksgiving morning is so I can eat 3 pieces of dessert later in the day without an ounce of guilt.

  • Glazed Apple Cake at Wives with Knives
  • How to Roll a Pumpkin Roll at Bungalow
  • Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie at Simply Recipes
  • Pumpkin Pie Cake at Secrets of a Southern Kitchen
  • Pumpkin Spice Cupcake at Andy & Brittney

And finally, are you on a budget this holiday? The Save Quarter will show you How to make a complete, traditional Thanksgiving dinner for 8 for under $30, in under 3 hours!

Do you have a Thanksgiving recipe that you’d like to share? Leave the link in the comments.

This post is linked to Frugal Friday at Life as MOM and Tasty Tuesday at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam.

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Comments

  1. Jennifer says

    November 17, at 1:09 pm

    Thanks so much for including my recipe! These look like really good ideas, I may just have to try some of them 🙂

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  2. Elizabeth says

    November 17, at 2:29 pm

    Thanks for including my rolls in your round up! They really are terrific!

    I’m hosting a Thanksgiving recipe link up this week and I’ve also shared some of my family’s favorite recipes. Come check it out! http://lifelovelibrarianship.com/2011/11/thanksgiving-recipe-round-up/

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  3. Katie says

    November 17, at 2:59 pm

    Thanks for including my caramelized butternut squash! All of these recipes sounds soooo delicious!!

    Reply
  4. Heather of Kitchen Concoctions says

    November 17, at 5:20 pm

    What a great Thanksgiving recipe round up! Thanks for including my recipe for Sweet and Savory Smashed Sweet Potatoes!

    Reply
  5. Spend Less 2 Save More says

    November 17, at 1:29 pm

    Thanks for the link up!

    Reply
  6. Alison @ Under the Big Oak Tree says

    November 18, at 12:22 am

    Wow! A lot of great ideas! I may have to make some changes to my menu plan to include some of these delicious recipes!

    Thanks so much for including my Mashed Potatoes and Cauliflower! I’ll be making an extra large batch of these so I can make Mashed Potato and Cauliflower Soup and a Loaded Mashed Potato Pie with the leftovers! MMmmmm! Can’t wait!

    Reply
  7. Pam says

    November 19, at 12:49 pm

    I love your reasoning about the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Run. LOL

    Reply
  8. Jen Blacker says

    November 20, at 1:44 pm

    Thank you for including my Brussels sprout recipe!

    Reply
  9. Charlene says

    November 22, at 2:49 am

    Thanks for including my recipe in your Thanksgiving recipe round up! I just saw your comment about including it, I haven’t been online this week. I can’t wait to try some of these myself!

    Reply

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