Thanks giving Side dishes? Gravy?

Question

Hey everyone, my family always has a thanks giving pot luck and this year since i married now i get to cook my own dishes. My station is side dishes I'll be making some mashed potatoes and mac and cheese but i need a couple more recipies for other dishes that will go well with a thanks giving dinner and i need an awesome recipie for a gravy that will go on everything from turkey to ham to potatoes. Please Help me .
Thanks

Thank you everyone all your recipies sound delicious.

Answer 1

Don't forget the sweet potatoes. You can either make them as a casserole with the pecan topping* or baked with the marshmallows on top. Either way, they go well with turkey and ham.

You can also do succotash... which is lima beans, corn, a little butter, salt, pepper, thyme, green onions all sauteed in a pan... really easy and delicious!

Green bean casserole is always another holiday favorite or you can just saute some fresh green beans in a little bit of butter and garlic.

*3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup melted butter
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Topping:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup chopped pecans

PREPARATION:

Combine first 6 ingredients. Pour into a buttered 1 1/2 to 2-quart casserole dish. Mix remaining ingredients together and sprinkle over top. Bake at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes, until hot and browned.
Serves 6 to 8.

Answer 2

this is great on all the above

sausage gravy


INGREDIENTS
1 pound pork sausage
1 onion, finely chopped
1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons garlic, minced
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
salt and pepper to taste
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon minced fresh sage
1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
2 cups milk, divided
2 cubes chicken bouillon
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley

DIRECTIONS
In a skillet on medium heat cook pork, onion, green pepper, red pepper flakes, and garlic until pork is crumbly. Drain off excess fat, but leave a small amount.
Combine butter, salt, and pepper with the meat mixture and stir until butter melts. Slowly sift flour over the top. Mix gently and allow mixture to cook for 5 minutes. It will burn, so do not let it sit unguarded. Don't forget to scrape the bottom of the pan. Add the sage and thyme.
Slowly stir in milk, about a half a cup at a time, and incorporate it well. When the mixture thickens, add more milk. Do not let it boil vigorously, or it will burn. Add chicken bullion and let cook for five minutes. Again, if it thickens too much, add more milk. Adjust taste with more salt and pepper if needed.
Just before serving, add the parsley, and about a 1/4 cup more milk; the gravy will thicken quickly as it cools.

Answer 3

I always liked butternut squash with a bit of maple syrup and some butter in it. I served it this year for our Thanksgiving (Canadian) and everyone really, really liked it. If you don't have maple syrup, you can also use brown sugar.

You'll probably want 1 average sized squash per 2 people! You just have to cut it in half, de-seed it, place it face down on a casserole dish in some water, cover with saran wrap and microwave it for about 10 minutes. Make sure it's very soft and scoop it out of the rind, mash it with the syrup and butter.. so simple! And the nice thing is that you can do this way before the meal and just heat it up before putting it on the table.


Cheers

Answer 4

some side dish fav at our house is green bean casserole, which can be found on Campbell's soup, cream of mush soup.
a good carrot side dish, broccoli casserole. as for gravy a simple gravy made form the drippings of the turkey rules. Just take the drippings, heat on low in a cooking pot mix small amount of drippings, water and flour to a thick liquid and add to the drippings until desired thickness of gravy.

Answer 5

Try this recipe I just down loaded it for myself this morning it looks really yummy:

Candied Sweet Potatoes

Weight watchers recipe ( if on the points system This serves 4 people and the points are only 3 per person)

2 large sweet potatoes, about 2 lbs, peeled halved lengthwise and cut into 2-inch thick pieces
1/4 cup orange juice
2 Tbsps light brown sugar
2 Tbsp maple syrup
1 Tbsp reduced-cal margarine, melted
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 375f

Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan and pour in enough wter to cover potatoes. Set pan over high heat and bring to the boil: reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 10 mins, until potaoes are fork tender. Drain potatoes and arrange them in a single layer in the bottom of a shalloe baking dish

Whisk together juice, sugar,syrup,margarine and salt: pour mixture over sweet potatoes.

Bake for 30 mins, then stir to coat potatoes with liquid and bake for 15 mins more, until sauce is thick and bubbly. Stir once again before serving. Yeilds about 1 cup per serving.

Answer 6

I'll give you our favorite recipe for gravy. It really does go on everything. Once people try it, they'll want more.

Bacon gravy

2 Tbsp bacon grease (I keep mine in a tub in the fridge)
2-4 Tbsp of flour (depending on what consistency you want)
2 cups beef broth (I use the jarred paste to make it a little stronger)

Make as you would any other gravy. And just double or triple the recipe as needed. Nobody will ever want boring brown gravy again!

Answer 7

My family LOVES this broccoli casserole. It looks kinda like a cobbler.

2 16 oz bags of chopped broccoli-thawed and drained
1 small carton of cream cheese with chives-heat to mix easily
2 cups shredded cheese
1 can cream of celery soup
2 already made pie crust (can be found by the biscuits)
1 egg-

Mix the first 4 ingredients together in casserole dish.
than place the pie crust on top, and brush with the egg

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until golden brown

Answer 8

TURKEY GRAVY

3/4 c. canned chicken broth
5 tbsp. all-purpose flour
Salt and pepper to taste

While turkey is roasting, simmer giblets, neck, whole onion and a celery stalk in 2 cups of water in a small pot. Season with same spices used on the turkey. Shred the giblets and neck meat to add to the gravy. (You can substitute the broth for canned broth).
Strain pan juices.
Degrease juice, save 5 tablespoons of fat. Pour juices into a measuring cup, add enough broth or canned broth to measure 3 3/4 cups.
Heat 5 tablespoons of turkey fat in large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour, cook until it begins to color stirring constantly, approximately 4 minutes. Add pan juices and broth, simmer, whisking constantly.

Cook about 10 minutes. Simmer to heat through, then serve.

Answer 9

check this out there are 645 thanksgiving side dish recipes there....

http://allrecipes.com/Search/Recipes-Advanced.aspx?WithTerm=thanksgiving&ST=All&DT=221&SortBy=Rating&Direction=Descending

here is a high rated one

This recipe appears in the Allrecipes "Tried & True Favorites" cookbook.

----->Hash Brown Casserole II

Submitted by: Courtney

Rated: 5 out of 5 by 414 members

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 1 Hour
Yields: 12 servings

"Cheesy and delicious, this hash brown casserole has a crunchy topping."

INGREDIENTS:
1 (2 pound) package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
1/2 cup melted butter
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups crushed cornflakes cereal
1/4 cup melted butter

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, combine hash browns, 1/2 cup melted butter, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, chopped onion, Cheddar cheese, salt and pepper. Place mixture in a 3 quart casserole dish.
3. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, saute cornflakes in 1/4 cup melted butter, and sprinkle the mixture over the top of the casserole.
4. Bake covered in preheated oven for 40 minutes.

Answer 10

I have made all of these dishes and they are all really really good and easy. Have fun and Happy Thanksgiving!!

The Lady's Cheesy Mac Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/...

Pasta Side Salad Made Over
http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/rec...

BBQ Scalloped Potatoes
http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/rec...

Pasta with Creamy Pumpkin Sauce
http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/rec...

Roasted Winter Vegetables
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_25484,00.html