Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes

Your Thanksgiving Holiday will be incomplete if you fail to cook the thanksgiving dinner recipes that follow, for your immediate family and friends.  In my house tradition is everything, so each Thanksgiving I look forward to serving the tried and true recipes most families have grown accustomed to being served during thanksgiving holiday.

I must admit, I have deviated from the traditional thanksgiving dinner meal once or twice but have received mixed results from family and friends.

On those rare occasions when I decided to cook something different my family sort of complained as they happily devoured my cooking.

That being said my advice to you is no surprises, stick to a traditional thanksgiving dinner menu and everyone will be happy.

Cornbread Dressing
Honey Baked Ham

So what Thanksgiving recipes do I recommend that you cook?

The list of favorites include baked ham, roasted turkey, Cornish hen, cornbread dressing, giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, potato salad, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, candid yams, glazed carrots, sweet potato pie, pumpkin pie, pecan pie.

Oven Roasted Duck
Dinner Rolls

Our Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes

Honey Baked Ham

Honey Baked Ham

Potato Salad

Potato Salad

Sweet Potato Pie

Sweet Potato Pie

Candied Yams

Candied Yams

Collard Greens & Ham Hocks

Collard Greens & Ham Hocks

Baked Macaroni & Cheese

Baked Macaroni & Cheese

Creamed Corn

Creamed Corn

Chocolate Pecan Pie

Chocolate Pecan Pie

Chocolate Pecan Pie

Cornbread Dressing

Homemade Giblet Gravy

Homemade Giblet Gravy

Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake

Roasted Turkey

Roasted Turkey

Now that you know what all the favorites are, its time for your to create your own special thanksgiving dinner menu from the list of recipes below:

pecan pie
sweet potato pie

Just in case you're wondering, this year I'm going to fix baked ham, turkey, cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, giblet gravy, mashed potatoes, collard greens, mac and cheese, candid yams, pecan pie and sweet potato pie.

Parting thought, I am sure you will enjoy these thanksgiving dinner recipes for many years to come.  While you're here be sure to check out visit our oliday recipes page.

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