Thanksgiving Menus and Recipes

Thanksgiving Menus: Roasted Turkey With Sage & Thyme Recipe

Our Best Traditional Thanksgiving Menu

Delicious, classic recipes are always in style for a Thanksgiving feast. Keep the preparation stress-free with a little advanced strategizing. Remember: a turkey can take several days to thaw, so check the package recommendations. Think about oven management. We have intentionally selected Slow-Cooker Cornbread Dressing to free the oven up for the turkey and rolls. Scan the recipes for steps and recipes that you can do ahead. Set the table several days ahead, and get the coolers out to hold additional ice. Bake the pies the day before. With a plan, you’ll enjoy this day of giving thanks with ease.

Recipes: Our Best Traditional Thanksgiving Menu

Thanksgiving Menus: Grilled Pork Roast Recipes

A Best-of-Fall Thanksgiving Dinner

Want to mix-up the menu when it comes to Thanksgiving dinner? Then opt for a delicious nod to autumn that doesn’t feature a turkey. Instead, serve Grilled Pork Roast With Fruit Compote (pictured) as the main dish. Nibble on Blue Cheese Shortbread Leaves and Sweet Potato Squares With Lemon-Garlic Mayo before heading to the dining room for the main course. Our Granola-Ginger Baked Apples make an ideal fall dessert alternative to pumpkin pie. Of course, you can splurge and have both! After all, it’s Thanksgiving.

Recipes: A Best-of-Fall Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving Menus: Marinated Shrimp Recipes

Celebrate At The Beach

Kick off your shoes and opt for bare feet for this Thanksgiving-meets-the-tropics dinner. Our beach-style appetizer of Overnight Marinated Shrimp (pictured) is surprisingly wonderful with a traditional turkey and sweet potato casserole. Cooking a turkey for the first time? Our easy method, calling for an oven-cooking bag, guarantees a juicy bird. And, clean-up is breeze. Here’s to ending your coastal celebration sitting in the sand with a lush slice of Key Lime Pie or a Pecan Square and the surf lapping at your toes.

Recipes: Celebrate At The Beach

Thanksgiving Menus: Raspberry Tiramisu Bites Recipes

Host A Unique Potluck Thanksgiving

If you’re the ring leader of a turkey day gathering, you might try choosing a fun flavor theme to help guests choose a recipe to bring. For example, themes could be traditional, low-country, or as we’ve done here―Italian. Plan on making the Sesame-Crusted Turkey Mignons and angel hair pasta yourself. Guests can bring the other dishes. They are all easy to tote. Ask folks who shy away from cooking to bring wine, or crusty loaves of bread and olive oil for dipping, or a CD of Italian tunes.

Recipes: Host A Unique Potluck Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Menus: Sweet Potato-Pecan Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

Dine Outside On Turkey Day

Don’t pass up the chance to enjoy Thanksgiving supper outdoors if the weather is nice. Fill a big table with platters of Two-Alarm Deep-Fried Turkey, bowls with Cranberry Compote, Classic Parmesan Scalloped Potatoes, and your family’s must-have sides, breads, and salads. Part of the fun to this get-together is standing in line, plate in hand, waiting your turn to serve yourself. Settle around the outdoor tables, enjoy dinner, and remember to save some room for Sweet Potato-Pecan Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting (pictured).

Recipes: Dine Outside On Turkey Day

Thanksgiving Menus: Fiesta Turkey Soup With Green Chili Biscuits Recipes

Thanksgiving Weekend, Southwestern-Style

Host a Saturday night conclusion to Thanksgiving weekend with a Tex-Mex inspired supper featuring Fiesta Turkey Soup (pictured). Make the Frozen Sangria weeks ahead, and keep it in the freezer. Shortcut the prep time for Guacamole-Goat Cheese Toasts by swapping store-bought avocado dip for freshly made. Start the meal with a refreshing salad that calls for a colorful sprinkle of pomegranate seeds. Then, cap off the fun with a memorable Caramel-Pecan Pie.