Best side dishes to serve with turkey for an easy Thanksgiving menu, Friendsgiving recipes, or holiday turkey recipes. Whether you’re making a roasted turkey recipe or deep frying turkeys, these easy sides work for your homemade holiday meal or dinner recipes!
Our Favorite Best Side Dishes To Serve With Turkey
These are my favorite recipes to make with turkey dinner!
List Of Recipes For Easy Side Dishes To Go With Turkey
- Homemade Dressing
- Onion Casserole
- Homemade Mashed Potatoes
- Best Deviled Eggs Recipe Ever
- Cornbread Salad
- Fried Asparagus
- Orzo Salad
- Crockpot Green Beans And Potatoes
- Traditional Corn Casserole
- Corn and Bean Salad
- Cheesy Potato Casserole
- Homemade Cranberry Sauce
- Cold Asparagus Salad Recipe
Keep scrolling for the free printable recipe cards for turkey sides!
Best Traditional Turkey Dressing Recipe Ever! (Turkey Stuffing Recipe)
You can’t have Thanksgiving turkey or Christmas turkey without having turkey dressing or stuffing, right?
This is the one recipe that guests request when we’re making turkey for Thanksgiving, Christmas recipes, or if we’re making fried turkey.
You can make this a pan dressing recipe or a stuffed turkey recipe. (I’ve done it both ways and it always turns out great!)
Skip the boxed dressing this year and try this homemade dressing recipe instead.
There are a couple of secret recipe tips that I do that I think elevates this above other dressing recipes.
GET THE TIPS AND PRINT THE TURKEY DRESSING RECIPE
Homemade Mashed Potatoes Recipe
This is our go-to holiday mashed potatoes recipe that are great sides with Thanksgiving turkey, Christmas ham, or holiday roast recipes.
I like making mashed potatoes from scratch (versus boxed mashed potato flakes) because they have a richer flavor and are also heartier to stand up to turkey gravy or other gravy recipes for dinner.
You can also level up this traditional mashed potatoes recipe by adding garlic or cheese.
THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS TIP: If you have leftover mashed potatoes, don’t throw them out! Make this potato cakes recipe instead!
Tennessee Onion Casserole
If you’ve never had Southern onion casserole, you’re in for a treat!
Believe it or not, the sweet onions cook down in the cheese and make a really mild flavored onion dish that works really well with turkey.
This is a family favorite recipe that is gone in no time when we make it! (Never any Thanksgiving leftovers with this casserole recipe!)
Onion casserole is such a simple holiday recipe and can easily be a make-ahead Thanksgiving recipe and then warmed up right before dinner.
If you’re only putting one new dish on your menu for the holidays or need a last minute Thanksgiving recipe, make it this one. Trust me. Your dinner guests will rave about it and won’t believe how easy it is to make.
PRINT THE TENNESSEE ONION CASSEROLE
Crockpot Green Beans and Potatoes
This is another holiday recipe favorite for me because it goes really well with turkey, ham, prime rib, or pot roast. Basically, whatever you’re making for dinner, this easy recipe will work.
Plus, it’s a slow cooker recipe where you dump everything into the crockpot, and a set and forget recipe until it’s ready!
Print The Crock Pot Green Beans And Potatoes Recipe
Southern Cornbread Salad
This is another side dish recipe that might sound odd if you’ve never had it, but this is a Southern recipe staple at family holidays and cookouts (at least in my family).
And, this is another easy recipe that never has any leftovers at holiday meals.
If you want something besides a traditional salad, give this layered salad recipe alternative a try!
PRINT THE CORNBREAD SALAD RECIPE
Orzo Salad Recipe
Orzo salad (aka: Insalata Florentine) is one of my favorite salads to make for holidays, cookouts, or even as a healthy dinner.
When I make it with turkey, I leave out the chicken and make this a vegetarian recipe for Thanksgiving. It’s a light and healthy holiday recipe.
It’s also great to make a few days after Thanksgiving when you’re wondering what to do with leftover turkey. Just substitute the chicken for turkey in the recipe.
Classic Crockpot Corn Casserole
If you want something besides a plain corn recipe for turkey dinners, make this slow cooker corn casserole recipe (some people also call it corn pudding).
PRINT THE CROCK POT CORN CASSEROLE RECIPE
Air Fried Asparagus Side Dish Recipe
This is my new favorite way to make asparagus, which is a great side dish with turkey.
Because it’s air fried, this dinner side is ready in just minutes.
If you have an air fryer oven you can make large batches to be hot and ready while the holiday table is being set.
Great if you’re looking for healthy sides for Thanksgiving dinner.
PRINT THE FRIED ASPARAGUS RECIPE
Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole Recipe
If you like Cracker Barrel hashbrown casserole, then you’ll love this cheesy potato casserole, too!
I like making this for a Thanksgiving side dish because, if you have leftovers, it makes a great breakfast casserole for easy day after Thanksgiving meals when you’re tired of cooking.
PRINT THE HASHBROWN CASSEROLE RECIPE
Black Bean and Corn Salad
If you’re looking for a last minute Thanksgiving recipe to make and take or make ahead recipes for turkey sides, this corn and bean salad is my go-to.
It’s served cold and makes a great dinner side dish or a holiday appetizer.
PRINT THE BEAN AND CORN SALAD RECIPE
Cold Asparagus Salad
This is another salad recipe that goes well with turkey. (It’s another favorite salads for dinner at our house.)
If you’re looking to add more vegetarian recipes or healthy recipes to your turkey dinner, add this easy salad.
PRINT THE ASPARAGUS SALAD RECIPE
Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe
This traditional cranberry sauce recipe is so much better than the suction-from-the-can cranberry sauce.
If you’ve never made fresh cranberry sauce from scratch, I think you’ll be surprised at just how easy it is to make.
It’s not only a perfect side for turkey, but it’s a great spread for a leftover turkey sandwich the next day!
Classic Deviled Eggs Recipe
I mean, you knew a recipe for deviled eggs had to make it on the turkey side dish list, right?
(It’s like you don’t even know me…)
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I hope you enjoy these recipes for side dishes to serve with turkey!
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