What is a good, relatively easy, and kid friendly side dish I can make for lots of people for Thanksgiving?

Answer 1

Mac and Cheese.

Homemade is fantastic!

Candied Yams work too.

Answer 2

Party Potatoes
1 1/2 frozen hash brown potatoes, southern style diced
1 10 3/4 oz. can condensed cream of celery soup
1 10 3/4 oz. can cream of potato soup
3/4 cup milk
1 pint sour cream
grated onion to taste (I never add this)
grated Parmesan cheese and butter for topping

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients except cheese and butter, pour into shallow baking dish. top generously with cheese and dot with bits of butter.
Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is lightly brown. Can add 1 cup cheddar to potato mix and use buttered bread crumbs for topping. Tip: I defrost the potatoes in the microwave for just a few minutes before cooking. I had a hard time getting the potatoes to cook all the way through in time. Happy Thanksgiving!

Answer 3

I make a noodle bake everyone loves and it's got a healthy kick.
1 pkg frozen spinach
1 pkg egg noodles(cooked and drained)
1-2 jars plain Alfredo or Alfredo cheese sauce
2-3 eggs
shredded cheese and crunchy topping of your choice
salt,garlic,pepper to taste
mix all ingredients in casserole dish and bake about 20-30 min at 275 or till topping is browned ans eggs are cooked


tastes great and kids don't even taste the spinach

Answer 4

EASY YAM/CARROT AND APPLE BAKE
Peel, cut and boil 3 yams
Peel and cut 2 lg apples
Peel and cut 4 carrots
Boil the yams and carrots till tender
Place in a large Pam sprayed baking dish
Add sliced apples
add 1/2 stick butter in pieces all over
4 or more TBL brown sugar or Splenda brown sugar all over the top.

Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes
Check and stir once during cooking
Enjoy!

Answer 5

Pigs in a blanket.
Takes about 15mins. overall
Recipe:
8 Kosher hot dogs
1 (8oz.) can Pillsbury Refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

1.Heat oven to 375.f
2. separate dough into triangles and wrap along hot dog
3. place on ungrease cookie sheet for 12-15 mins. until golden
brown.

Hors D'oeuvres
you could also make bite size sausage for the grown ups and place different condiments in fancy side mini-dishes.

Answer 6

Oh I have such a good one that I have always loved. My mom makes this all the time.

Its sweet potatoes with mini marshmellows.

Just mash sweet potatoes ( about 3) until mushy (like baby food) Mix in some cinnamon and nutmeg and spread out in glass baking dish. Sprinkle mini marshmellows over potatoe mixture and place in oven and cook until hot (maybe 10-15 mins).

Answer 7

My favorite side dish aside from sweet potatoes with marshmallows is greens beans with bacon and onions. Basically, you fry finely chopped bacon (drain), add some finely chopped onions, then add French cut style green beans (frozen will need to be defrosted and drained or fresh) and fry until crisp. Yum!

You can also substitute the regular mashed potatoes and gravy with a mashed potato bar. Picture a baked potato bar with all the fixings (chives, sour cream, bacon bits, pesto, salsa, etc.) and just substitute with mashed potatoes. It adds a twist to the tradition of mashed potatoes, but, with healthy alternatives to just gravy. My sister has served this at parties and it's a hit.

Answer 8

make a dish of rice with some wild brown rice in it, after all the indians had brown rice, and use a can of mushroom soup in it to flavor the rice nicely, you can also add some dried onions, parsley and some diced celery if you like, also you could get a couple cans of whole berry cranberry sauce, and a package of frozen red raspberries, then make a large package of raspberry jello and mix in the cranberries and raspberries, a great treat for everyone.

Answer 9

macaroni and cheese or Vegetable Casserole, which is easy to make with 2 cans veg all, 2 cans water chestnuts, 1 cup mayo, 2cups shredded cheese, and topping made of ritz crackers, in 1 stick melted butter... also a cranberry jello salad is very good too.

Answer 10

All right!! are you ready!?!?

Very easy..

I hope you like corn :)

Jalepeno corn!

for every three cans of whiteshoepeg corn.
1 stick of philadelphia cream cheese
1 stick of butter.
1 can of sliced jalapeno

mixed butter and cheese together.
stir..blend it.. wisk it!! do what you do...

pour mix into drained corn..

mix it all together.. use jalapeno to taste..

1 thru 10 slices.. whatever the family likes.. 5 -- is nice and medium...
bake @ 350 for 30 minutes or until golden brown..

prepare time.. 5 to 8 minutes..bake time 30-35 minutes..
set it and forget it.. : )

any ?? let me know..

Answer 11

Mini Weiners in a tart barbeque sauce. Heat up the sauce in a crock pot, adding the weiners after boiling or frying them. Be careful, turn them often if frying, they burn easily. If your on a tight budget, put fried beef liver cut up into bite sized pieces in the sauce, it will be a well hit offering either way.