My Very Best Thanksgiving Vegetable Recipes

Are you looking for a Thanksgiving side dish? vegetable casseroles? side dishes to serve a crowd? a green vegetable for Thanksgiving? Or how about the World's Best Green Bean Casserole? (It uses fresh green beans and fresh mushrooms. No more canned green beans and cream of mushroom soup, thank you.) Or maybe the favorite at Canadian Thanksgiving, my family's longtime recipe for Turnip Puff or Rutabaga Puff? Whether you're looking for new recipes or coming back for an old favorite, welcome to A Veggie Venture's many-year collection of Thanksgiving vegetable recipes!

Hand-Selected Thanksgiving Vegetable Side Dishes from a Vegetable Lover Who Cooked Her First Thanksgiving Dinner At Age 16! Super-Organized, Quick & Easy to Find Just the Right Recipe for Your Gathering. Packed with Thanksgiving Side Dishes & Vegetable Casseroles To Make Ahead of Time. Useful "How To's" for Thanksgiving Vegetables.

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It's Tradition! And the Vegetable Recipes Here are (Mostly) Traditional for Thanksgiving

Since way back in 2006, it's tradition here at A Veggie Venture to feature Thanksgiving vegetable recipes throughout November. All these Thanksgiving favorites are now collected here in one convenient place! Here's what you'll find:

recipes that feature Thanksgiving's favorite vegetables, the ones long-time readers and frequent visitors themselves voted for! Did you know that the top three Thanksgiving vegetables are #1 sweet potatoes, #2 green beans and #3 potatoes?
traditional Thanksgiving side dish recipes perfect for a special holiday meal but not over the top
make-ahead vegetable casseroles made with fresh fall vegetables prepped mostly or entirely in advance
recipes that easily multiply for a crowd and divide for small gatherings
and a little different for A Veggie Venture, no skimping on butter, cream and cheese!

Updated Every Year

The collection is updated every year and now lists more than six dozen Thanksgiving recipes for vegetable side dishes, vegetable casseroles plus special recipes for serving a crowd, some super-simple recipes, all sorted by vegetable. If you've already settled on a potato recipe, don't worry, just skip over this page's potato recipes for Thanksgiving. If you're wondering what to make for Thanksgiving with cauliflower? Check out the Thanksgiving cauliflower recipes.

And now I've expanded this Thanksgiving recipe collection to include recipes for Thanksgiving appetizers, Thanksgiving salads and even Thanksgiving pies! Handy, eh? Hey, I know you're busy trying to figure out Thanksgiving. I'm here to make things just a little bit easier. :-)

How To's for Favorite Thanksgiving Vegetables

BRUSSELS SPROUTS Four Ways to Cut Brussels Sprouts, depending on how they'll be cooked (with step-by-step photos and recipe recommendations for each cut)

BUTTERNUT SQUASH
How to Roast a Whole Butternut Squash, use this recipe to cook squash to make into squash casseroles, soups and other recipes that call for cooked squash
How to Cut, Peel & Cube a Butternut Squash and Keep All Ten Fingers, use this technique to safely cut up a butternut squash for roasting or chunks of squash in vegetable casseroles

PUMPKIN How to Roast a Whole Pumpkin, use this recipe to make pumpkin purée from scratch for Thanksgiving pies and side dishes

ROASTING VEGETABLES How to Roast Vegetables, 15 Tips & a Master Recipe, use this fundamental technique to roast your family's favorite vegetable for Thanksgiving

The Top Thanksgiving Recipes: Reader Favorites

Each year, readers seem to pick a "favorite Thanksgiving recipe" with their clicks and comments. Every year, one new recipe stands out as a "reader favorite".

The collection's very first recipe, World's Best Green Bean Casserole remains the all-time favorite here on A Veggie Venture.
But in 2007, the low-carb Cauliflower Cream was the surprise favorite
In 2008, that was followed by Creamy Brussels Sprouts Gratin. Our grandson loves these Brussels sprouts so much, I make them whenever he comes to visit, Thanksgiving or not!
In 2009, readers loved my Savory Bread Pudding with Butternut Squash, Chard & Cheddar, a vegetarian entrée or a hearty side dish.
The next year, wow, readers fell hard for the dramatic and vegetarian or vegan Fall Stew Baked in a Whole Pumpkin.
Even though sweet potatoes are the #1 one vegetable at Thanksgiving, it took 2011's Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Cranberry & Orange to really grab readers' attention.
The favorite in 2012, especially on Pinterest, was the Silky Smooth Corn Pudding.
In 2013, readers couldn't get enough of Pioneer Woman's Broccoli Wild Rice Casserole.
In 2014, I focused entirely on perfecting Thanksgiving potatoes. The big winner? Three Secrets for Rich & Creamy Mashed Potatoes.
Since then, readers flock to the creative Thanksgiving Turkey Vegetable Platter and the easy No-Bake Pumpkin Cream Pie.

More Thanksgiving Resources

Vegetarian Entrée Recipes for Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving main dishes for the vegetarians at the table

Six Thanksgiving Menus, with different objectives, traditional, make-ahead, casual Thanksgiving buffet, intimate Thanksgiving for a small table, vegetarian, lower-calorie plus my own "dream" Thanksgiving

How to Make Flaky Tender Pie Crust, tips and photos for the best pie crust ever

Thanksgiving Recipes, so many recipes, from cooking a whole turkey using the dry-brine method to cooking a turkey breast in the slow cooker to the cranberry course, the potato course and so much more! Ha, including Thanksgiving Leftovers!

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The Real Stars at Thanksgiving!
Vegetable Side Dishes, Casseroles & More Recipe Ideas for
Thanksgiving's Favorite Vegetables

Sweet Potatoes
Green Beans Potatoes
Pumpkin
Corn Squash Carrots
Brussels Sprouts Spinach & Leafy Greens
Cauliflower Turnips
Cabbage Onions
Rice & Whole Grains

Thanksgiving Appetizers
Thanksgiving Salads BRAND NEW!
Thanksgiving Pies

Thanksgiving's #1 Vegetable: Sweet Potatoes! MY TOP PICK Sweet Potato Casserole (pictured) Make-Ahead Casseroles with Sweet Potatoes BBQ Scalloped Sweet Potatoes Maple Ginger Sweet Potatoes Savory Sweet Potato Casserole Sweet Potato & Banana Purée Sweet Potato Side Dishes for Thanksgiving Fresh Candied Yams Mashed Butternut Squash & Sweet Potatoes with Citrus Rustic Mashed Sweet Potatoes & Carrots (Kitchen Parade) Sweet Potato & Butternut Squash Tagine Roasted Sweet Potatoes for Thanksgiving Roasted Whole Red Onions with Sweet Potatoes & Rosemary Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes for the Slow Cooker Slow Cooker Curried Vegetable Stew (Kitchen Parade) Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Cranberry & Orange Thanksgiving Salads with Sweet Potatoes Confetti Potato Salad (Kitchen Parade) Simple 'Sweet Potato' Potato Salad with Hardly Any Mayonnaise Sweet Potato Salad with Roasted Poblano, Roasted Corn & Chipotle (Kitchen Parade) Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes for a Crowd Tourlou Tourlou (Greek Baked Vegetables) (Kitchen Parade) Vegetarian Entrées with Sweet Potato Roasted Veggie Enchilada Casserole (Kitchen Parade) Sweet Potato Curry with Red Lentils, Roasted Peppers & Spinach Vegetable Chili with Sweet Potatoes & Chipotle Thanksgiving Desserts with Sweet Potato Sweet Potato-Chocolate Swirl Pie Thanksgiving Extras with Sweet Potatoes Slow Cooker Sweet Potato (or Pumpkin or Butternut Squash) Grits (Kitchen Parade) Sweet Potato Cornbread

Thanksgiving's #2 Vegetable: Green Beans! MY TOP PICK World's Best Green Bean Casserole (pictured) Make-Ahead Casseroles with Green Beans Make-Ahead Fresh Green Bean Casserole (Kitchen Parade) Pioneer Woman's Green Bean Casserole Green Bean Side Dishes for Thanksgiving "Best Ever" New Potatoes & Green Beans Green Beans with Browned Butter & Pine Nuts Green Beans with Lemon & Pine Nuts Green Beans with Onion & Almonds Pennsylvania Dutch Green Beans with Bacon Roasted Green Beans for Thanksgiving Roasted Green Beans with Rosemary & Walnuts Thanksgiving Green Beans for the Slow Cooker Slooow Country Green Beans Thanksgiving Salads with Green Beans Chilled Green Bean Salad with Rosemary & Garlic Oil

Thanksgiving's #3 Vegetable: Potatoes! MY TOP PICK Three Secrets for Rich & Creamy Mashed Potatoes Make-Ahead Potato Casseroles Perfect Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes (Kitchen Parade) Simple Scalloped Potatoes Potato Side Dishes for Thanksgiving Mashed Potatoes & Carrots (Kitchen Parade) Twice-Baked Potatoes Mashed Potatoes with Vegetarian Apple Cider Gravy Those Pink Potatoes (Kitchen Parade) Lighter Mashed 'Potatoes' (Mashed Cauliflower & Turnip) (Kitchen Parade) Roasted Potatoes for Thanksgiving How to Roast Potatoes to Perfection Thanksgiving Potatoes for the Slow Cooker Slow Cooker Garlic Smashed Potatoes Thanksgiving Salads with Potatoes Confetti Potato Salad (Kitchen Parade) Thanksgiving Potatoes for a Crowd Tourlou Tourlou (Greek Baked Vegetables) (Kitchen Parade) Vegetarian Entrées with Potatoes Potato Blintzes (Kitchen Parade)

Pumpkin Recipes for Thanksgiving MY TOP PICKS Pumpkin Cheesecake (Kitchen Parade) Honey Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars (Kitchen Parade) Vegetarian Entrées with Pumpkin Fall Stew Baked in a Whole Pumpkin (Kitchen Parade) Pumpkin-Stuffed Lasagna Rolls (Kitchen Parade) Pumpkin Desserts for Thanksgiving Autumn Pumpkin Bread (Kitchen Parade) No-Bake Pumpkin Cream Pie Pumpkin Pecan Pie (Kitchen Parade) Stuffed Pumpkin with Apple & Cranberry Thanksgiving Cake Whole Pumpkin Baked with Custard Thanksgiving Extras with Pumpkin Light 'n' Fluffy Homemade Whole-Grain Bread & Buns (Kitchen Parade) Perfect Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins (Kitchen Parade) Pumpkin Spice Lattes (Kitchen Parade) Sweet Pumpkin Seed Crumbles

Corn Recipes for Thanksgiving MY TOP PICK Silky Smooth Corn Pudding Make-Ahead Casseroles with Corn Thanksgiving Succotash Corn Side Dishes for Thanksgiving Fresh Creamed Corn (Kitchen Parade) Thanksgiving Appetizers with Corn Hot Corn Dip Ha, not so many corn recipes! I don't think of corn as a Thanksgiving vegetable but it's our fifth favorite vegetable at Thanksgiving. Tell me, what corn recipes are on your table at Thanksgiving?

Squash Recipes for Thanksgiving MY TOP PICK Squash Puff (Kitchen Parade) Public Service Announcement :-) How to Cut, Peel & Cube a Butternut Squash and Keep All Ten Fingers Thanksgiving Soups with Squash Butternut Squash Soup That Actually Tastes Like Butternut Squash Make-Ahead Casseroles with Squash Butternut Mac 'n' Cheese Winter Squash Polenta Squash Side Dishes for Thanksgiving Mashed Butternut Squash & Sweet Potatoes with Citrus Sweet Potato & Butternut Squash Tagine Roasted Squash for Thanksgiving Roasted Butternut Squash & Apple (Kitchen Parade) Roasted Butternut Squash with Maple Glaze Roasted Delicata Squash Thanksgiving Squash for the Slow Cooker Slow Cooker Butternut Squash with Ginger & Dried Fruit Slow Cooker Curried Vegetable Stew (Kitchen Parade) Thanksgiving Salads with Squash Raw Butternut Squash Salad Vegetarian Entrées with Squash Butternut Squash Lasagna with Butternut Bechamel & Roasted Butternut Squash Savory Bread Pudding with Butternut Squash, Chard & Cheddar Farro Risotto with Butternut Squash & Mushrooms

Carrot Recipes for Thanksgiving MY TOP PICK Celebration Salad (Maple-Roasted Carrots with Arugula, Dill, Cranberry Vinaigrette, Pomegranate and Glazed Pecans) (Kitchen Parade) Make-Ahead Casseroles with Carrots Creamy Carrot Purée Thanksgiving Side Dishes with Carrots Mashed Potatoes & Carrots (Kitchen Parade) Rustic Mashed Sweet Potatoes & Carrots (Kitchen Parade) Roasted Carrots for Thanksgiving Bourbon-Glazed Roasted Carrots Thanksgiving Carrots for the Slow Cooker Easy-Easy Slow Cooker Honey Carrots Thanksgiving Carrots for a Crowd Easy-Easy Slow Cooker Honey Carrots Vegetarian Entrées with Carrots Egyptian Kamut Salad with Roasted Carrot & Pomegranate

Brussels Sprouts Recipes for Thanksgiving MY TOP PICK Bodacious Brussels Sprouts (Kitchen Parade) Make-Ahead Casseroles with Brussels Sprouts Creamy Brussels Sprouts Gratin Brussels Sprouts Side Dishes for Thanksgiving Brussels Sprouts with Maple & Walnut Vinaigrette Brussels Sprouts with Apricot Glaze Lemony Creamy Brussels Sprouts & Celery Thanksgiving Salads with Brussels Sprouts Raw Brussels Sprouts Salad

Spinach & Leafy Green Recipes for Thanksgiving MY TOP PICK Spinach Salad with Fruity Vinaigrette, Fresh Fruit & Maple-Glazed Pecans Make-Ahead Casseroles with Spinach & Leafy Greens Gratin of Greens Greek Spinach-Asparagus-Potato Gratin (Spinaki me Sparaggia Orgraten) Spinach Casserole Spinach & Artichoke Gratin Leafy Green & Spinach Side Dishes for Thanksgiving Orzo with Spinach Vegetarian Entrées with Spinach & Leafy Greens Spinach Ricotta Gnocchi with Creamy Tomato Sauce

Cauliflower Recipes for Thanksgiving MY TOP PICK Cauliflower Cream Make-Ahead Casseroles with Cauliflower Cauliflower Mac 'n' Cheese Creamy Cauliflower Gratin Cauliflower Side Dishes for Thanksgiving Finnish Carrot-Rice Casserole Lighter Mashed 'Potatoes (Mashed Cauliflower & Turnips) (Kitchen Parade) Whole Cauliflower With Homemade Cheese Sauce Roasted Cauliflower for Thanksgiving Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon Vinaigrette Thanksgiving Salads with Cauliflower Cauliflower Salad with Fresh Herbs (Kitchen Parade) Christmas Cauliflower Healthy Holiday Salad with Broccoli, Cauliflower & Dried Cranberries Vegetarian Entrées with Cauliflower Cauliflower Risotto (Kitchen Parade) Savory Cauliflower Cake (Kitchen Parade)

Turnip Recipes for Thanksgiving MY TOP PICKS Turnip Puff or Rutabaga Puff (Kitchen Parade) Make-Ahead Casseroles with Turnips Leeks & Root Vegetable Gratin Turnip Side Dishes for Thanksgiving Creamed Turnips Lighter Mashed 'Potatoes' (Mashed Cauliflower & Turnips) (Kitchen Parade) "Wonderful" Glazed Turnips & Carrots

Cabbage Recipes for Thanksgiving MY TOP PICK Swedish Red Cabbage & Apples Cabbage Side Dishes for Thanksgiving Caraway Cabbage (Kitchen Parade) Smothered Cabbage Thanksgiving Salads with Cabbage Autumn Slaw with Apples & Bacon Green Cabbage Salad Mighty Perfect Cabbage & Broccoli Coleslaw Thanksgiving Cabbage for a Crowd Green Cabbage Salad

Onion Recipes for Thanksgiving MY TOP PICK Moroccan Spiced Onions (Mezgaldi) (Kitchen Parade) Make-Ahead Casseroles with Onions Julia Child's Soubise (Onion & Rice Casserole) Thanksgiving Salads with Onion Savory Orange Slices Vegetarian Entrées with Onions Caramelized Onion Tart

Rice & Grains for Thanksgiving MY TOP PICK Oven-Baked Whole-Grain Pilaf with Quinoa, Barley, Kamut & Other Grains Make-Ahead Casseroles with Rice & Whole Grains Pioneer Woman's Broccoli Wild Rice Casserole Thanksgiving Salads with Rice & Grains Kamut Salad Wild Rice Salad (Kitchen Parade) Vegetarian Entrées with Rice & Whole Grains Cauliflower Risotto

Thanksgiving Appetizers MY TOP PICKS Thanksgiving Turkey Vegetable Platter Roasted Eggplant “Hummus" (Eggplant & Chickpea Dip & Spread) Make-Ahead Appetizers for Thanksgiving Beet Pesto Carrot Loaf (Savory Carrot-Mushroom Pâté) Cheesy Artichoke Nibblers Deviled Eggs with Tomato-Herb Relish (Kitchen Parade) Potato Bites with Smoked Salmon (Kitchen Parade) Pumpkin Dip Pumpkin Hummus with Honey Stuffed Mushrooms with Cauliflower & Smoked Gouda Crowd Pleasers for Thanksgiving Appetizers Bacon-Wrapped Dried Apricots (Kitchen Parade) Hot Corn Dip Party Nuts with Fresh Rosemary (Kitchen Parade) Spinach Pinwheels with Pears & Dried Cranberries Spinach, Artichoke & Bacon Dip

Thanksgiving Salads MY TOP PICK Detox Chopped Salad Salads With Crunch for Thanksgiving Autumn Slaw with Apples & Bacon Broccoli, Bacon & Raisin Salad with Cheddar Green Cabbage Salad Healthy Holiday Salad with Broccoli, Cauliflower & Dried Cranberries Kamut Salad Mighty Perfect Cabbage & Broccoli Coleslaw Raw Brussels Sprouts Salad Wild Rice Salad (Kitchen Parade) Super Simple Salads for Thanksgiving Chilled Green Bean Salad with Rosemary & Garlic Oil Simple Arugula Salad More Thanksgiving Salads Cauliflower Salad with Fresh Herbs (Kitchen Parade) Christmas Cauliflower Confetti Potato Salad (Kitchen Parade) Raw Butternut Squash Salad Savory Orange Slices Simple 'Sweet Potato' Potato Salad with Hardly Any Mayonnaise Sweet Potato Salad with Roasted Poblano, Roasted Corn & Chipotle (Kitchen Parade) Simple 'Sweet Potato' Potato Salad with Hardly Any Mayonnaise Vegetarian Main Dish Salads for Thanksgiving Egyptian Kamut Salad with Roasted Carrot & Pomegranate Celebration Salad (Maple-Roasted Carrots with Arugula, Dill, Cranberry Vinaigrette, Pomegranate and Glazed Pecans) (Kitchen Parade)

Thanksgiving Pies MY TOP PICK How to pick just one? These pies are my babies! No-Bake Pumpkin Cream Pie Creamy Pies for Thanksgiving Honey Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin Pecan Pie (No-Roll Oatmeal Crust) (Kitchen Parade) Sweet Potato-Chocolate Swirl Pie Fruit Pies for Thanksgiving American Apple Pie (Kitchen Parade) Cranberry Apple Pie (Kitchen Parade) Apple-Butter Pumpkin Pie (Kitchen Parade)

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Oddball Vegetable Recipes for Thanksgiving

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