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Easy Thanksgiving Recipes

Plan your easy Thanksgiving menu around these delicious family-friendly recipes for festive turkey day side dishes and desserts the whole family will love.

Start with the best Thanksgiving ideas for families, this article will hold your hand every step of the way as you create an easy Thanksgiving meal plan.

Then be sure to browse the Top 10 Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner recipes and add a few delicious easy Thanksgiving side dishes and easy Thanksgiving desserts to finish off your list.

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Most Popular Thanksgiving Recipes

Two slices of slow cooked turkey breast are on a plate drizzled with gravy.

Slowcooker Boneless Turkey Breast

A pot of fresh cranberries is cooking with a wooden spoon to stir.

Cranberry Sauce with Grand Marnier

A baking dish filled with the finished sweet potato casserole with pecan topping.

Make Ahead Sweet Potato Casserole

A freezer-friendly metal pan holds an 8x8-inch apple crisp with crumble topping.

Freezer Friendly Apple Crisp

A bowl of creamy Snicker salad has apples, marshmallows, Snickers tossed together.

Authentic Snicker Salad

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POPULAR TURKEY DAY Recipes

Thanksgiving Potluck Recipes

A white platter filled with Bisquick sausage balls made with just three ingredients

Bisquick Sausage Balls {3 Ingredients!}

A platter of cranberry turkey sliders show the melted cheese and poppy seeds on top.

Cranberry Turkey Sliders

A photo collage shows several last minute Thanksgiving appetizers that are easy to assemble.

25 Last Minute Thanksgiving Appetizers

The photo collage shows several portable side dishes to bring to a Thanksgiving potluck party.

50 Side Dishes for Thanksgiving Potluck Parties

The photo collage shows several make ahead Thanksgiving desserts that travel well including a 9x13-in cake in a pan and easy dessert bars.

20 Make Ahead Thanksgiving Desserts that Travel Well

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POTLUCK RECIPES

Thanksgiving Desserts

The sliced pumpkin gooey butter cake bars are on a white plate. There's a dusting of powdered sugar over the top for garnish.

Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake Bars

A slice of plain cheesecake has fresh strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries sprinkled over the top and on the table. A drizzle of dark purple triple berry sauce is dripping down from the top. A pitcher of sauce is nearby.

Triple Berry Sauce for Topping a Plain Cheesecake

A square piece of apple pie has a fork taking a bite.

Make-Ahead Apple Slab Pie

The homemade pecan pie is in a white pie dish on a blue background.

Easy Pecan Pie Recipe

A pumpkin pie in a white pie plate.

Easy Pumpkin Pie

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DESSERT RECIPES

Thanksgiving Recipes for Kids

A young girl holds a giant turkey leg at the Thanksgiving table.

30 Easy Thanksgiving Recipes for Kids

A blue baking dish filled with mac and cheese with bread crumb topping. A serving spoon has removed a portion to show the creamy elbow noodles.

Make Ahead Mac and Cheese

A spatula is lifting a rosemary pull apart roll from the 9x13-inch baking pan it was baked in.

Easy Rosemary Pull Apart Rolls

A piece of sourdough bread has chunks of turkey meat and gravy on top.

Open Face Turkey Sandwich with Gravy

A white bowl is filled with glazed baby carrots, a blue napkin is tucked underneath.

Glazed Baby Carrots

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KID-FRIENDLY RECIPES

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The funeral potatoes recipe has been baked and a spoon has scooped out a serving from the baker.

Cheesy Cornflake Potatoes {Oven or Crock Pot}

A big blue bowl is filled with a creamy grape salad with cream cheese, covered in brown sugar and pecans.

Chicken Salad Chick Grape Salad {Copycat Recipe}

A parfait cup of creamy cranberry fluff has a spoon resting on the side.

Make-Ahead Cranberry Fluff

A white bowl is filled with seasoned saltine crackers.

Alabama Fire Crackers

The turkey gravy is being served in a china gravy boat with fresh sage for garnish.

Easy Homemade Gravy for Beginners

A piece of sourdough bread has chunks of turkey meat and gravy on top.

Open Face Turkey Sandwich with Gravy

A gravy boat filled with chicken gravy on a white platter.

Make Ahead Roasted Chicken Gravy

A festive holiday nut bowl is filled with rosemary roasted cashews.

Rosemary Cashews

A white platter has a pile of fluffy whole wheat breadsticks dusted with grated parmesan cheese over the top.

Whole Wheat Breadsticks

A white plate has a grey napkin and a sprig of orange berries with a tag that says "Thankful."

Thanksgiving Recipes and Ideas for Families

The photo collage shows 5 sweet breakfast treats to bake for Thanksgiving morning.

10 Easy Thanksgiving Breakfast Ideas

A platter of golden brown apple turnovers.

Air Fryer Apple Turnovers

A baking dish filled with the finished sweet potato casserole with pecan topping.

Make Ahead Sweet Potato Casserole

A blue baking dish filled with mac and cheese with bread crumb topping. A serving spoon has removed a portion to show the creamy elbow noodles.

Make Ahead Mac and Cheese

A pot of fresh cranberries is cooking with a wooden spoon to stir.

Cranberry Sauce with Grand Marnier

A platter of sausage swirl appetizers is ready to be served.

Sausage Crescent Roll Swirls

A bowl of creamy Snicker salad has apples, marshmallows, Snickers tossed together.

Authentic Snicker Salad

The finished savory apple pizza has a golden brown crust, sliced apples, and fresh arugula scattered over the top.

Harvest Apple Pizza

A white platter has cookies topped with frosting, chopped apples, and a drizzle of caramel.

Caramel Apple Cookies

A platter of cranberry turkey sliders show the melted cheese and poppy seeds on top.

Cranberry Turkey Sliders

A scoop of golden brown Crock Pot stuffing is served on a small white plate. The slowcooker power knob is seen in the back.

Make Ahead Crock Pot Stuffing

A young girl holds a giant turkey leg at the Thanksgiving table.

30 Easy Thanksgiving Recipes for Kids

A china plate has a black and white napkin placed on top and a small white bowl that says "Thankful" sits on top.

6 Easy Tips for Your Thanksgiving Meal Plan

The photo collage shows 4 different easy Thanksgiving desserts including cheesecake, apple cake, pecan pie bars, and banana pudding.

20 Easy Thanksgiving Desserts

The photo collage shows slices of pumpkin pie, apple pie, a whole pecan pie, and a slice of Oreo cream pie.

15 Easy Thanksgiving Pies to Make Ahead

The photo collage shows several make ahead Thanksgiving desserts that travel well including a 9x13-in cake in a pan and easy dessert bars.

20 Make Ahead Thanksgiving Desserts that Travel Well

A photo collage shows 4 slowcookers filled with Thanksgiving side dishes.

Easy Crockpot Thanksgiving Sides

A photo collage shows several last minute Thanksgiving appetizers that are easy to assemble.

25 Last Minute Thanksgiving Appetizers

A photo collage of several make ahead tricks for Thanksgiving recipes.

20 Make Ahead Thanksgiving Recipes

A bowl of creamy soup says "Gobble" on the front.

30 Best Leftover Turkey Recipes for After Thanksgiving

The photo collage shows the easy Thanksgiving side dishes -- potatoes, stuffing, and green beans.

20 Easy Thanksgiving Sides

The photo collage shows a serving bowl of glazed carrots, a Thanksgiving salad, squash casserole, and roasted green beans.

25 Easy Thanksgiving Vegetables

The photo collage shows several traditional Thanksgiving dinner recipes including a roast turkey, stuffing, cranberries, and sweet potato casserole.

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The photo collage shows crescent rolls, biscuits, cornbread, and an Italian bread loaf.

20 Easy Thanksgiving Bread Recipes

The photo collage shows several portable side dishes to bring to a Thanksgiving potluck party.

50 Side Dishes for Thanksgiving Potluck Parties

A baking dish with cornbread dressing in it has a serving scooped out. Fresh sage leaves are on top.

Corn Bread Dressing

The sliced bread is on the cutting board next to a bread knife.

Cornmeal Stuffing Bread

The pan of stuffing is coming out of the air fryer.

Air Fryer Stuffing

The cubed bread is in a baking dish next to a sprig of fresh thyme.

Stuffing Bread

A baking sheet filled with cubed bread for baking into croutons to make stuffing.

Stuffing Croutons