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30 Last Minute Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes

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30 Last Minute Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes is a list of quick and easy recipes for your Thanksgiving dinner. Don’t make the mistake of spending all day in the kitchen instead of enjoying Thanksgiving with the rest of your guests. Choose to make some of these 30 Last Minute Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes and you just might have enough time left over to put your feet up and relax before your guests arrive.

30 Last Minute Thanksgiving Dinner Recipe is the help you need to plan your menu. These recipes are the traditional Thanksgiving recipes that everybody wants on the menu. They are also quick and easy to make.

I know how overwhelming planning and making Thanksgiving dinner can be, especially if you are doing everything yourself. I gathered theses recipes to help save you some time this year and to help you enjoy the day with the rest of your guests.

With love from my kitchen to yours,

Carrie

30 Last Minute Thanksgiving Dinner Recipe is the help you need to plan your menu. These recipes are the traditional Thanksgiving recipes that everybody wants on the menu. They are also quick and easy to make.

30 Last Minute Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes

Turkey

How To Brine A Turkey

Slow Cooker Turkey Breast

Slow Cooker Turkey Breast by Love to be in the Kitchen

Instant Pot Turkey Dinner

Instant Pot Turkey Breast, Stuffing, and Gravy by A Mom’s Impression

Roast Turkey Thighs for Two is one of my favorite turkey meat recipes. This easy and healthy turkey dish is a great option for tender roasted turkey with crispy skin and minimal dishes for you to wash! This includes simple directions for how to cook this dish- it makes a great alternative for Thanksgiving if you don't want to cook a whole turkey and is also great for other holiday dinners or simple weeknight dinners!

Roast Turkey Thighs For Two by The Life Jolie

Side Dishes

Maple Roasted Pecan Yams practically melt in your mouth. They are baked to perfection with a crispy outside and silky smooth on the inside. I am warning you that this simple and easy recipe is super addicting!

Maple Roasted Pecan Yams

Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes will change your life! The cream cheese and garlic gives the potatoes a rich creamy flavor that can't be beat. This make a head recipe is the best and are perfect for Thanksgiving or really any meal! 

Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Spinach Apple Salad with Maple Syrup Vinaigrette- Apples, onions, feta cheese, and candied pecans over a bed of spinach with a maple syrup vinaigrette drizzled over the top. This is the best salad recipe! The dressing is super easy to make and it will rock your world!

Spinach Apple Salad with Maple Syrup Vinaigrette

Autumn Harvest Salad with Creamy Pumpkin Dressing is full of all the autumn flavors we love and crave! This salad is packed with butternut squash, dried cranberries, pecans and so much more. The creamy pumpkin dressing recipe is pure magic and really makes this salad pop!

Autumn Harvest Salad with Creamy Pumpkin Dressing

Classic Thanksgiving Stuffing is my go-to stuffing recipe. It's the best recipe I have found and I love how easy it is to make. This stuffing is the traditional Thanksgiving stuffing that we all know and love. It is moist, but not soggy, and loaded with flavor.

Classic Thanksgiving Stuffing

30 Tried and True Thanksgiving Recipes. Don’t stress over finding the perfect thanksgiving recipes, because I have them all here for you. I have recipes for turkey, sides dishes, bread, and desserts. Don’t worry, I didn’t forget about the pumpkin recipes. I have an amazing recipe for Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie, along with a bunch of other unforgettable pie recipes!

Cornbread 

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole -No need to use precious oven space. Grab your Crock-Pot and get this traditional Thanksgiving side dish cooking.

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole by Cincy Shopper

Cranberry Fluff Salad - perfect holiday side dish. If you are fan of Ambrosia Salad, you will LOVE it! You will find tons of Pineapple, marshmallow, Cool-Whip, and cranberry flavors.

Cranberry Fluff Salad by Cincy Shopper

Garlic Green Beans is one of my favorite side dish recipes! It's easy to make and pretty healthy with Crispy Green Beans sauteed in a skillet. Fresh parley adds a great, herbaceous brightness with a little bit of butter and garlic. This is special enough food for Thanksgiving or any other holiday meal and also great in a pinch on a busy weeknight!

Nanou’s Garlic Green Beans by The Life Jolie

This delicious Lemon Balsamic Asparagus Recipe is perfect for a quick and healthy side dish weeknight meal. It's tangy, sweet and very flavorful.

Lemon Balsamic Asparagus by Living Sweet Moments

Sweet Potato Casserole with Oat Streusel

Sweet Potato Casserole with Oatmeal Streusel by Love to be in the Kitchen

Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows

Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows by Dinner at the Zoo

Green bean bundles wrapped in bacon.

Green Bean Bundles by Dinner at the Zoo

Creamy Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Creamy Roasted Brussels Sprouts by Girl Gone Mom

Cinnamon Honey Glazed Sweet Potatoes by Dancing Through the Rain

instant pot mashed potatoes recipe

The Easiest Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes by A Mom’s Impressions

Looking for the perfect honey roasted carrots for your holiday feast? This easy recipe can't be beat!

Easy Honey Roasted Carrots by Two Kids and a Coupon

Orange and Cranberry Steamed Carrots Recipe. This simple to make side dish recipe dresses up fresh carrots to perfection. Whether you make it for the holidays, or for a family dinner, this Orange and Cranberry Steamed Carrots Recipe pairs well with turkey, pork, chicken, and beef – a wonderful accompaniment to your dinner entrée!

Orange Cranberry Steamed Carrots by Ann’s Entitled Life

Dessert

Five Ingredient Key Lime Pie

Pumpkin Mousse Pie is an easy dessert that is always a huge hit! The light and fluffy pumpkin mousse and homemade whipped cream is perfect with the gingersnap crust. Rock your holiday parties with this Pumpkin Mousse Pie on the menu! 

Pumpkin Mousse Pie

French Silk Pie. I have tried many French silk pie recipes, and this one is the easiest and the tastiest! I love the fluffy, rich chocolate mousse with the homemade whipped cream. This is one of the best desserts you will ever make! There is never any leftovers and I always get asked for the recipe.

French Silk Pie

Raspberry Custard Pie. This pie is unbelievably amazing! It is so dang easy, in fact you only have to bake it for 12 minutes. Don’t waste your time with and other recipes. This is one of my family’s favorite desserts. The custard is creamy and rich and the raspberries add the perfect pop of flavor.

Raspberry Custard Pie

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie recipe is best pumpkin pie I have ever tasted! Not only is this pie made from scratch, it's also very easy to make. It's also creamy and packed with flavor! This is just like the classic pumpkin pie that we all grew up with.

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie

Fresh Strawberry Pie is the BEST pie ever! The fresh sliced strawberries and the homemade glaze is incredibly amazing! The strawberry filling and flaky crust topped with whipped cream are what makes this pie the BEST there is!

Fresh Strawberry Pie

Pumpkin cheesecake Recipe

Instant Pot Pumpkin Cheesecake by Growing up Gabel

triple layered pumpkin dessert (sweetandsavoryfood.com)

Triple Layered Pumpkin Dessert by Sweet and Savory Food

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