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Thanksgiving Meal Planner

Find inspiration for your feast with our collection of side dishes, menus, and desserts.

30 Simply Spectacular Thanksgiving Sides

There's something for everyone in this special collection of Southern Living side dishes. Find familiar favorites, along with tempting new creations to try.

Beth Dreiling / Styling by Buffy Hargett / Food Styling by Pam Lolley and James Schend, Article by Mary Allen Perry

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Planning Thanksgiving Sides

When it comes to planning side dishes for Thanksgiving dinner, we abandon all thoughts of restraint. Creamy casseroles bubble beneath blankets of melted cheese and buttered breadcrumbs. Deliciously sticky marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes are served alongside bowls of savory mashed potatoes, and rice with giblet gravy. Fresh greens steeped in pot liquor, piping hot pans of cornbread dressing, and slender pole beans – these are the foods we love best this time of year.