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Our Favorite Traditional Recipes To Serve on Thanksgiving

Jenna Sims, Associate Digital Editor at Southern Living
By Jenna Sims Updated April 14, 2022
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Credit: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch Stelling; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

From classic mains to crowd-pleasing desserts, these traditional Southern dishes deserve a spot on your Thanksgiving menu. They're the tried-and-true stars of Thanksgiving spreads each year for a reason. Many of the recipes can be made ahead or prepared in the slow cooker to make getting your Thanksgiving meal on the table a little less stressful. With many dishes to prepare and only so much oven space, these make-ahead recipes can be life savers.

We can't imagine a Thanksgiving spread that didn't include roasted turkey with all the fixings, a smorgasbord of creamy casseroles, and of course several pies (we're talking pecan, pumpkin and sweet potato). Don't forget buttery rolls, cranberry sauce, or corn pudding either. We've rounded up our list of holiday must-have dishes below to make sure you and your guests will enjoy all the classics at your Thanksgiving dinner. If you're lucky, there might even be leftovers to enjoy the next day!

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Roasted Turkey

Roasted Herb Turkey and Gravy
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Recipe: Roasted Herb Turkey

A traditional Thanksgiving menu wouldn't be complete without the star of the meal, a roasted bird.

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Our Easiest Pumpkin Pie Ever

Our Easiest Pumpkin Pie Ever
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Recipe: Our Easiest Pumpkin Pie Ever

If you thought homemade pumpkin pie was difficult to pull off, think again. This easy pie can be prepared and stored in the fridge up to two days before serving.

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Classic Candied Yams

Classic Candied Yams
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Recipe: Classic Candied Yams

You can assemble this dish up to three days in advance of your holiday meal.

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Cornbread Dressing

Classic Cornbread Dressing
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Recipe: Classic Cornbread Dressing

This traditional cornbread dressing recipe can be made up to a month ahead of time and stored in the freezer.

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Turkey Gravy

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Recipe: Turkey Gravy

Your roasted turkey wouldn't be complete without this homemade gravy. You'll also want to drizzle it on your mashed potatoes, dressing, and more.

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Classic Cranberry Salad

Classic Cranberry Salad
Credit: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch Stelling; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Classic Cranberry Salad

With a short ingredient list and just 25 minutes of hands on time, this easy cranberry salad is the perfect companion for your Thanksgiving turkey.

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Yeast Rolls

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Recipe: Yeast Rolls

To ease cooking time on Thanksgiving Day, you can make the dough the night before and let it chill in the fridge overnight.

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Classic Bread Dressing

Thanksgiving Classic Bread Dressing Recipe

Recipe: Classic Bread Dressing

Sourdough bread is the star of classic bread dressing. It's given plenty of holiday flavor with parsley, thyme, celery, leeks, and garlic.

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Buttermilk Spoon Bread

Buttermilk Spoon Bread
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Buttermilk Spoon Bread

The consistency of spoon bread is more like a savory pudding, rather than a bread. It makes the ideal side for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

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Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Shallots

CROP Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Shallots
Credit: Linda Pugliese; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Shallots

Bacon adds plenty of flavor to traditional roasted Brussels sprouts.

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Angel Biscuits

Angel Biscuits
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Recipe: Angel Biscuits

The dough for these biscuits can be stored in the refrigerator for up to five days before baking.

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Savory Corn Pudding

Savory Corn Pudding
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Recipe: Savory Corn Pudding 

This old-school favorite makes one of our favorite vegetables into a creamy casserole that everyone will enjoy.

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Cheesy Broccoli-and-Rice Casserole

Cheesy Broccoli-and-Rice Casserole Recipe
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Recipe: Cheesy Broccoli-and-Rice Casserole

There won't be any leftovers of this cheesy dish that's one of our most popular casserole recipes of all time.

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Roasted Broccoli Macaroni and Cheese
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Recipe: Best-Ever Macaroni and Cheese

We wouldn't dare leave this family favorite off of our Thanksgiving table.

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Slow-Cooker Green Beans

Thanksgiving Sides: Root Vegetable Gratin
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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Green Beans Recipe

Thick-cut bacon packs on the favor in this easy green bean recipe.

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Slow-Cooker Collard Greens with Ham Hocks

Slow-Cooker Collard Greens with Ham Hocks Recipe
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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Collard Greens with Ham Hocks

Simply toss all the ingredients in your trusty slow cooker, and you'll have tender collard greens with minimal effort.

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Classic Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

Rustic Mashed Red Potatoes with Parmesan
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Recipe: Classic Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

These potatoes are best enjoyed smothered in homemade turkey gravy.

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Slow-Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Bacon

Slow-Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Bacon
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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Bacon

Free up some oven space by cooking your sweet potatoes in the slow cooker.

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Classic Sweet Potato Casserole

Thanksgiving Sides: Classic Sweet Potato Casserole
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Recipe: Classic Sweet Potato Casserole

This top-rated casserole is topped with cornflakes, marshmallows, and pecans.

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Old-School Squash Casserole

Old-School Squash Casserole
Credit: Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Old-School Squash Casserole

To ensure your squash casserole is perfect, get as much of the water as you can out of the squash when cooking. Otherwise, that extra water will end up in your casserole.

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Old-School Green Bean Casserole

Old-School Green Bean Casserole
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Recipe: Old-School Green Bean Casserole

This classic casserole opts for a homemade mushroom cream sauce rather than a canned soup.

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Cranberry Sauce

Spirited Cranberry Sauce
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Recipe: Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce

Instead of serving cranberry sauce from a can, impress your guests with this hands-off slow-cooker recipe.

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Southern Pecan Pie

Utterly Deadly Southern Pecan Pie
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Recipe: Utterly Deadly Southern Pecan Pie

Making this pecan pie in a cast-iron skillet gives it even more Southern flair, if that's possible.

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Sliced Sweet Potato Pie

Sliced Sweet Potato Pie with Molasses Whipped Cream
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Recipe: Sliced Sweet Potato Pie with Molasses Whipped Cream

In addition to sweet potato casserole, we think your meal also needs a sweet potato pie.

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Sweet Potato Rolls with Cane Syrup Glaze

Sweet Potato Rolls
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Recipe: Sweet Potato Rolls with Cane Syrup Glaze

Sweet potato rolls are sweet enough already, right? Wrong. Let's go all out this Thanksgiving and dress those already picture-perfect rolls with a cane syrup glaze.

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Basic Deviled Eggs

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Recipe: Basic Deviled Eggs

In our opinion, there's not an occasion where deviled eggs aren't welcome. 

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Skillet Caramel Apple Pie

Skillet Caramel Apple Pie
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Recipe: Skillet Caramel Apple Pie

Your trusty cast-iron skillet is key to making this double-crust apple pie.

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Deep Fried Turkey with Creole Spices

Deep Fried Turkey with Creole Spices
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Recipe: Deep Fried Turkey with Creole Spices

Skip the oven-space struggle and take the turkey to the fryer this year. Just make sure the bird is completely defrosted first.

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Candy Roaster Squash with Sorghum, Black Walnuts, and Cranberries

Candy Roaster Squash with Sorghum, Black Walnuts, and Cranberries
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Recipe: Candy Roaster Squash with Sorghum, Black Walnuts, and Cranberries

Candy roaster squash is a regional North Georgia specialty, but you can find it throughout the Southeast too.

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Honey-Glazed Spiced Carrots

Honey-Glazed Spiced Carrots
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Recipe: Honey-Glazed Spiced Carrots

Sweet flavor dresses up these colorful carrots.

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Collard Greens with Garlic and Sippets

Candy Roaster Squash with Sorghum, Black Walnuts, and Cranberries
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Recipe: Collard Greens with Garlic and Sippets

We're updating our classic collard greens prep with a decidedly fresher version with less cook time. The best part? We kept all the flavor and topped with torn sippets of sour dough bread. The result is a new take on a beloved Thanksgiving favorite.

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Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Bacon

Baked Mac and Cheese with Bacon
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Recipe: Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Bacon

What could be more comforting than a big scoop of macaroni and cheese alongside the Thanksgiving turkey and dressing? A macaroni and cheese recipe that's topped with bacon, of course.

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Fluffy Corn Pudding

Fluffy Corn Pudding
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Recipe: Fluffy Corn Pudding

This recipe is a cross between a soufflé and a custard. In short, it's an absolute delight. For those looking to save a few minutes on prep time, swap in frozen corn instead of fresh-either will work.

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Fried Arkansas Black Apples

Fried Arkansas Black Apples
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Recipe: Fried Arkansas Black Apples

Here's a dish no one will soon forget. We called on Arkansas Black apples for this recipe, but you can use any firm apple variety you prefer.

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Grated Sweet Potato Pudding with Pecans

Grated Sweet Potato Pudding
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Recipe: Grated Sweet Potato Pudding with Pecans

Instead of our typical sliced-style sweet potato casserole, we shredded the potatoes to create a lighter side that still packs in all the flavor.

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Herby Pecan-Cornbread Dressing

Herby Pecan-Cornbread Dressing
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Recipe: Herby Pecan-Cornbread Dressing

Traditional cornbread dressing gets a crunchy, seasonal upgrade with toasted pecan halves.

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Roasted Root Vegetables with Spicy Pecan Topping

Oven-Roasted Root Vegetables with Spicy Pecan Topping
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Recipe: Roasted Root Vegetables with Spicy Pecan Topping

Dress up the season's best veggies with a spicy pecan topping. Maple syrup, chili powder, smoked paprika, and cayenne give this Thanksgiving side dish a just-right dose of heat.

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Spicy Cornbread Dressing with Chorizo

Spicy Cornbread Dressing with Chorizo
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Recipe: Spicy Cornbread Dressing with Chorizo

We love a little spice-even when it comes to our Thanksgiving dressing. Mexican chorizo, green bell pepper, fresh cilantro, and a jalapeño chile give our Spicy Cornbread Dressing a big dose of Southwest flavor.

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Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce
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Recipe: Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

Our cranberry sauce is a classic through and through, but it's been updated with a time-saving hack thanks to a little help from our trusty Instant Pot.

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Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes
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Recipe: Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes 

Saving space on the stovetop is a real challenge for day-of Thanksgiving prep. This classic mashed sweet potato recipe calls on all the same flavors we love but without monopolizing an in-demand burner.

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Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Homemade Cranberry Sauce
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Recipe: Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Once you find a homemade cranberry sauce you love, you'll never strictly serve the canned version again. Every year will be a dual of the cranberry sauces-whether the store-bought or homemade version comes out on top is anyone's guess.

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Slow-Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole

Slow-Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole
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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole

Cubed sweet potatoes, dark brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and vanilla extract get piled into the slow cooker with the sweetest result. Top with marshmallows and cook for another 15 minutes. You won't be disappointed.

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Smothered Green Beans

Smothered Green Beans
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Recipe: Smothered Green Beans

We absolutely drenched green beans in a delicious, flavorful glaze before sprinkling the top with crispy, salty bacon. They're an absolute dream achieved in just one pan.

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Mississippi Sweet Potato Pie

Mississippi Sweet Potato Pie With Bourbon Whipped Cream
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Recipe: Mississippi Sweet Potato Pie

Of course this sweet potato pie gets a little hit of bourbon-we couldn't call it Mississippi Sweet Potato Pie otherwise.

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Baked Corn Casserole

Baked Corn Casserole
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Recipe: Baked Corn Casserole

If Baked Corn Casserole isn't already a staple on your Thanksgiving table, let this recipe change that. It's a savory delight that friends and family will request year after year.

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Make-Ahead Sweet Potato Casserole

Make-Ahead Sweet Potato Casserole
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Recipe: Make-Ahead Sweet Potato Casserole

Here's what every Thanksgiving hostess needs: more make-ahead recipes. This Sweet Potato Casserole gets all the prep out the way ahead of time so you have one less thing to check off your list the day of.

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Texas Pecan Pie

Texas Pecan Pie
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Recipe: Texas Pecan Pie

 What sets our Texas Pecan Pie apart from a traditional pecan pie? Calling on the highest quality pecans you can get your hands on. Texans don't mess around when it comes to their pecans.

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Roasted Carrots and Parsnips

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Recipe: Roasted Carrots and Parsnips

While the presentation of this dish is oh so pretty, it couldn't be easier to make.

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Chocolate Pudding Pie

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Recipe: Chocolate Pudding Pie

This silky smooth and rich pie will be a hit on the dessert table.

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Hot Cranberry Bake

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Recipe: Hot Cranberry Bake

Serve cranberry bake alongside Thanksgiving pies for a complete dessert spread.

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    1 of 50 Roasted Turkey
    2 of 50 Our Easiest Pumpkin Pie Ever
    3 of 50 Classic Candied Yams
    4 of 50 Cornbread Dressing
    5 of 50 Turkey Gravy
    6 of 50 Classic Cranberry Salad
    7 of 50 Yeast Rolls
    8 of 50 Classic Bread Dressing
    9 of 50 Buttermilk Spoon Bread
    10 of 50 Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Shallots
    11 of 50 Angel Biscuits
    12 of 50 Savory Corn Pudding
    13 of 50 Cheesy Broccoli-and-Rice Casserole
    14 of 50 Best-Ever Macaroni and Cheese
    15 of 50 Slow-Cooker Green Beans
    16 of 50 Slow-Cooker Collard Greens with Ham Hocks
    17 of 50 Classic Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes
    18 of 50 Slow-Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Bacon
    19 of 50 Classic Sweet Potato Casserole
    20 of 50 Old-School Squash Casserole
    21 of 50 Old-School Green Bean Casserole
    22 of 50 Cranberry Sauce
    23 of 50 Southern Pecan Pie
    24 of 50 Sliced Sweet Potato Pie
    25 of 50 Sweet Potato Rolls with Cane Syrup Glaze
    26 of 50 Basic Deviled Eggs
    27 of 50 Skillet Caramel Apple Pie
    28 of 50 Deep Fried Turkey with Creole Spices
    29 of 50 Candy Roaster Squash with Sorghum, Black Walnuts, and Cranberries
    30 of 50 Honey-Glazed Spiced Carrots
    31 of 50 Collard Greens with Garlic and Sippets
    32 of 50 Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Bacon
    33 of 50 Fluffy Corn Pudding
    34 of 50 Fried Arkansas Black Apples
    35 of 50 Grated Sweet Potato Pudding with Pecans
    36 of 50 Herby Pecan-Cornbread Dressing
    37 of 50 Roasted Root Vegetables with Spicy Pecan Topping
    38 of 50 Spicy Cornbread Dressing with Chorizo
    39 of 50 Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce
    40 of 50 Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes
    41 of 50 Homemade Cranberry Sauce
    42 of 50 Slow-Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole
    43 of 50 Smothered Green Beans
    44 of 50 Mississippi Sweet Potato Pie
    45 of 50 Baked Corn Casserole
    46 of 50 Make-Ahead Sweet Potato Casserole
    47 of 50 Texas Pecan Pie
    48 of 50 Roasted Carrots and Parsnips
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