I'm in charge of Thanksgiving dinner this year. Help with a menu?

Question

Besides turkey, cranberrry sauce, and pumpkin pie. I need at least 5 side dishes.

Answer 1

Stuffing, green beans, sweet potatoes, baked apples, and mashed potatoes. We have this every year, plus the things you already listed. It's always delicious!

Answer 2

Well, mashed potatoes are an old favorite, but give it a twist by adding cheese (Gouda, Parmesan, and cream cheese are all delicious). Make sure to mix in some milk or even heavy cream to make them extra creamy! Also, try a souffle or casserole. Sweet potato souffle is easy and delicious, just whip the sweet potatoes like you would for regular mashed, and then mix them with pumpkin pie spice (e.g. cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg) and 1-2 cups of sugar, 2-3 eggs and one stick of butter (depending on how much you're making). Then sprinkle a mixture of brown sugar, walnuts, and crushed graham crackers onto the top, and place a few pats of butter on top of it (to brown the crust). The best thing about this dish is it can be made a day ahead of time, and warmed up 15-20 minutes before dinner time. it's even better the next day, and kids especially will love it!
Broccoli casserole is another easy "wow-em" side. Put cooked broccoli in a baking dish along with cheese (more than one kind is even better) of your choice, half a stick of butter, onions, 1 cup of heavy cream, 2-3 eggs, salt and pepper. Bake at 350 for 30-40 min.
Oh, and you've GOT to have dressing! Buy one of those "in the bag" kinds, they're easy and really delicious if you remember to add enough stock. Add green beans or corn, and you'll be a turkey day hero!
For more complete recipes, go to epicurious.com. They have great recipes.

Answer 3

You could do a sweet potato casserole, a leafy green salad or even an apple waldorf salad, you didn't mention stuffing but a good sage or cornbread one would count as another dish and you probably would want gravy and mashed potatoes gving people a choice of ether the sweet potato casserole or mashed potatoes. You might also want to include some crudites,cut up celery stix, carrots, small cocktail onions, green/yellow pepper strips, with a yogurt or sour cream based dip . For dessert besides pumpkin pie , you might have apple loaf or pumpkin loaf or even just fruit and cheese for dessert.

Answer 4

Broccoli Casarole : 2 med/large Bags of frozen broccoli, poke holes in bag, and microwave until heated thru. Place in baking dish, cover w/ squeeze butter, top w/ velveeta. Mix 2 or 3 packs crushed Ritz crackers w/ butter, sprinkle over top, Bake @ 350 until cheese is melted and crackers are crisp. This is always a big hit at our table.

Dressing/Stuffing: 1 box Cornbread, 1 box Turkey, 1 box Chicken flavored Stove Top stuffing, follow directions but start adding extra HOT water once it's finished cooking. Dressing is meant to be wet, incase your turkey is dry. Add extra celery and shaved carrots for beautiful color.
Try looking on the foodnetwork. Rachel Ray and Sara's Semi-Homemade would be where I'd start. Hope this helps :) Happy Thanksgiving

Answer 5

1. Candied yams- put yams in a casserole dish. Cover with brown sugar, pineapple chunks, and nuts. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes. Then put some marshmallows on top and bake another maybe 5 minutes. just watch the marshmallows so they don't burn.
2. Green bean casserole- put some french styled green beans in a baking dish. cover with mushroom gravy and add french fried onions. Bake for about 20 minutes...
3. Corn on the cob
4.Dressing. just buy pepperridge farm dressing and cook it in the microwave by instructions. It is delicious.
5. Mashed potatoes
6. salad-lettuce, tomatoe, cucumber, carrots. etc.
7. fruit salad
8. mac and cheese
9. noodles. My husband is from Ohio and northerners eat noodles with their turkey.
10. broccoli and rice casserole...

Answer 6

Green beans with corn and sliced potatoes, salt and pepper to taste.

Fresh cooked dinner rolls, you can never have to many of these.

Mashed Potatoes with brown gravy!

Potato Salad

or

broccoli and cheese

Stuffing - if you like that crap!

Peas

Salad with a variety of salad dressings

LOTS OF DESSERT!!!

Answer 7

Stuffing, collard greens( yuck to me), yams, green beans, squas casserole, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes and gravy, mac and cheese, and many more got www.allreceipes.com

Answer 8

corn,brown-n-serve rolls,mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, deviled eggs,celery,whipped cream, green beans, peas,

Answer 9

macaroni & cheese,sweet potatoes,greens,salad and cabbage