First Thanksgiving dinner...HELP!!?

Question

This is my first time making Thanksgiving dinner...I think I have the whole Turkey thing figured out but what else should I make? Mashed potatoes, corn...?? Ideas please! My husband is kind of picky so nothing too out there though. Thanks in advance!!

Could you give me recipes to go along with the ideas too please :)

Answer 1

every Thanksgiving i make the traditional dinner, turkey mashed potatoes, and gravy, stuffing, corn but we also have ham and baked beans and salad usually a jello or fruit salad, a relish tray with veg and dip, home made dinner rolls, cheese cake and a variety of pies. my son likes oyster stew so sometimes i make that also. we usually have coffee, soda pop, and juice. to drink. sometimes we have green bean casserole but, it depends on how many people will be here for the dinner. and of course cranberrys and yams, just e-mail me if you need a recipe, let me know which one and i will get it to you on time.

Answer 2

Well my family loves "green bean almondine". I have no idea where the recipe came from originally, but it is a good way to dress up regular green beans. All you do is buy a big can of green beans, add butter, chopped onion, and a small package of almond slivers. Heat until boiling, reduce heat to about med-low and let simmer about 20 minutes or so. Very yummy. Here's what we're having for dinner just to give you some ideas: turkey, stuffing, mashed taters, gravy, green bean almondine, cheese ball and cracker, sweet potato casserole, rolls, pumpkin pie and pecan pie. I hope this helps...good luck!

Answer 3

Roasted Garlic Scallopped potatoes
1 (19 ounce) can creamy potato with roasted garlic soup
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
6 large potatoes, peeled and sliced
2 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a blender combine soup, cream, thyme and pepper; process until smooth. Spread a thin layer of the mixture on the bottom of a 9x13 inch casserole dish. Layer potatoes with cheese, ending with potatoes and reserving 1/2 cup cheese. Pour soup mixture over potatoes and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake in preheated oven for 70 minutes.

SQUASH CASSEROLE
1 large onion, chopped
3 c. squash, cooked & drained well
1 c. Ritz crackers, crushed
1/2 c. sour cream
salt, pepper & garlic to taste
1 c. cheddar cheese, grated
TOPPING:
2 c. Ritz crackers, crushed
1/2 c. butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sauté onion in butter for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and mix all ingredients together. Pour into greased casserole dish and top by melting 1/2 c. butter and mixing with 2 c. crushed crackers. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

Answer 4

Sweet potato cheesecake!

The "meat" of two big, three small sweet potatoes, 2 packages of cream cheese and two eggs. Beat them in a mixer well

walnuts granded in a mill, some different size pices and nutmeg instead of crust

Bake for 40 minutes, 325

If you serve it with the turkey add nothing!
If it is by the end of the meat course add mapple syrop on the top.
People will appriciate the traditional taste of sweet potatoes and the more infusion approach of "not too sweet" aftertaste of this dish

Compliments will follow! promise!

Answer 5

We used this exact recipe last year and even though it's made to me healthy it was also extremely flavorful and filling. The recipe for the meal includes portions of stuffing, green beans, potatoes, carrots, and turnip, and explains how to put these together to make a healthy, tasteful, and exotic meal. The best and healthiest Thanksgiving meal ever: http://topherreimroc.com/ThanksgivingRecipies

Answer 6

oftentimes, we've the two a turkey and a ham. continually have stuffing. sometimes, we are going to stuff it interior the turkey. selfmade potato salad and mac & cheese (those issues continually runs out in the past something). :) the two green beans & green peas. Mashed potatoes. Cranberry sauce. Yams. i'm beneficial i'm going to be reminded of four or 5 different dishes day after today. a minimum of three categories of pie. Pecan, pumpkin, and candy potato are required. somebody oftentimes delivers a fruit pie decision. adequate tea & bottled water to feed a busload of individuals. i could choose for to point out that countless human beings assemble for our Thanksgiving dinner and quite a number of alternative the human beings in my kinfolk are "huge" those with very hearty appetites (and quite a number of alternative of those human beings have a minimum of two young ones). Thanksgiving is only like a kinfolk reunion for me. all and sundry is surprisingly plenty unfolded around the country and that i can only handle to pay for to circulate to maximum of individuals during the twelve months. Oh, and a happy Thanksgiving to you too.

Answer 7

Here ya go, I'd love nothing better then to come and cook the dinner for you, then I'd get the well deserved atta'boy and a pat on the back, but since that isn't going to happen then the next best thing? Here you go:
http://www.butterball.com/en/main_canvas.jsp?includePage=recipeindex.jsp&t=Recipe+Landing+Page&s0=recipes&s1=main

Answer 8

1. green bean casserole
2. corn
3. mash potato's and gravy
4. purple hull peas or black-eyed peas cooked in ham
5. squash casserole
6. fruit gelatin salad
7. hashbrown casserole
8. sweet potato casserole
9. squash casserole
10. deviled eggs
11. potato salad
12. scalloped potato's

rolls
apple pie with vanilla ice-cream
pecan pie with vanilla ice-cream
strawberry shortcake
coconut cake
chocolate pie or cake

go to allrecipes.com for recipes!

Answer 9

greencasserole