Grandma What You Cooking For Thanksgiving

Follow This Menu to Host the Best Thanksgiving Ever

Thanksgiving isn't the same without family favorites like mashed potatoes, turkey, green beans, and (mmm!) pie. For this menu, we selected our most-loved Thanksgiving recipes to help you prepare a delicious dinner from start to finish!

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Appetizer: Slow-Cooked Stuffed Peppers

Start your Thanksgiving menu right with these fun and easy-to-make appetizers. Let guests enjoy a slightly spicy snack before the main courses hit the table.

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Appetizer: Country Corn

Southern grandmas made this home-style favorite all the time. Your guests are sure to gobble it up.

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Side Dish: Holiday Green Bean Bake

Ham and potatoes make a plain green bean bake spectacular!

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Side Dish: Twice-as-Nice Mashed Potatoes

If you can't decide what kind of potatoes to serve, reach for this recipe, which blends both red and sweet potatoes.

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Side Dish: Marinated Asparagus Salad

This simple side accompanies your Thanksgiving menu perfectly, and it saves you time.

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Main Dish: Holiday Roast Turkey with Old-Fashioned Corn Bread Stuffing

This holiday meal is as traditional as it gets. Turkey is filled with a delicious corn bread stuffing and served with gravy.

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Main Dish: Fruit-Glazed Turkey

An occasion as special as Thanksgiving calls for a show-stopping entree. Make your turkey a star this year.

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Sauces and Dressings: Turkey Gravy

Gravy separates good cooks from great ones, says Florida native Art Smith, Oprah Winfrey's chef. "It can't be hurried," he says. "That's the only way you get all the flavor, all the soul." Make sure to include this gravy recipe in your Thanksgiving menu this season. This is why the president pardons a turkey every Thanksgiving.

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Drink: Hot Cranberry Cider

The addition of cranberry juice gives this cider lots of flavor and a fun holiday color.

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Dessert: No-Bake Pumpkin Pie with Gingersnap Crust

Around the winter holidays, when the kitchen gets so busy, you'll really appreciate this recipe for a quick-fix dessert that's packed with beta-carotene and fiber. Find out America's favorite Thanksgiving pie.

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Dessert: Cranberry Cheese Crumb Pie

This recipe cleverly combines cheesecake and cranberry pie in one fantastic dessert. Make it a day ahead for added convenience.

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Originally Published: October 18, 2019

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