Not Sure What to Serve at Thanksgiving? These Recipe Ideas Will Get Your Creative Juices Flowing

Choose between savory dips, bites, and balls to welcome hungry guests with these impressive gourmet hors d'oeuvres. Between adorable deviled quail eggs and parmesan pinwheels, you'll have plenty of options to keep your friends and family happy while you finish up the turkey.

• Pumpkin Mac and Cheese Muffins
• Root Beer Cocktail Meatballs
• Three-Ingredient Baked Brie
• Herbed Gruyere Cheese Straws
• Pumpkin Goat Cheese Dip
• Deviled Quail Eggs
• Gruyère Gougères
• Chunky Artichoke, Spinach, and Jalapeño Dip
• Parmesan Pinwheels
• Orange, Pear, Cranberry, and Mostarda Crostini
• Brie and Fig Bites
• Red Lentil Paté
• Parmesan Spinach Balls
• Stuffing Muffins
• Crab Toast
• Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese Tartine
• Pumpkin Pizza
• Peanut Ginger Chicken Skewers
• Lamb Meatballs
• Salt-Roasted Prawns With Lemon Pesto

These side dishes will complement the main course and elevate your Thanksgiving spread to new levels. Included in our list are classics, like stuffing and gravy, or you can choose a nice light salad or miso greens to add plenty of options for those picky eaters. Either way, these sides are so good, they'll be sure to earn a seat at the table.

• Italian Sausage Stuffing
• Slow-Cooker Sweet Potatoes
• Turkey Gravy
• Miso Greens
• Winter Squash Spoon Bread
• Blistered Green Beans
• Cinnamon Butter Baked Carrots
• Broccoli-Cauliflower Gratin
• Balsamic Brussels Sprouts
• Brussels Sprout, Kale, and Lentil Salad
• Butternut Squash Risotto
• Millet, Lentil, and Pomegranate Salad
• Citrus and Cranberry Salad
• Pumpkin Cornbread Biscuits
• Candied Acorn Squash Rings
• Chestnut Cornbread Stuffing
• Goat Cheese Smashed Potatoes
• Cranberry Relish
• Scalloped Potatoes
• Savory Pumpkin Custard
• Turkey Cranberry Wreath

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Roast your turkey the good old fashioned way or put a flavorful new twist on the famous main course using ingredients like honey bourbon and spiced almond butter. Impress your guests with one of these tried and true ways to prepare the Thanksgiving bird, from brining to grilling and glazing.

• Martha Stewart's Thanksgiving Turkey
• Roasted Turkey
• Prosciutto-Wrapped Turkey Roulade
• Early Bird Turkey
• Grilled Turkey
• Herb Butter Roasted Turkey
• Honey Bourbon Glazed Ham
• Lemon, Garlic, Parsley Roasted Turkey
• Easy Brined Turkey
• Turkey Pot Pie
• Easy Roast Turkey
• Dry Brined Turkey
• Bourbon-Glazed Spiced Rubbed Turkey
• Bay Leaf and Lemon Brined Turkey
• Grilled Turkey With Spiced Almond Butter
• Adobo Turkey With Red Chile Gravy
• Simple Roast Turkey
• Turkey Scaloppine
• Turkey Cranberry and Pesto Pizza
• Cocoa Coq Au Vin Chicken (or Turkey!)

Decorate your dessert table with an array of colorful homemade sweets or make things simple with an easy and beautiful make-ahead cake. These desserts are a fun twist on some of the classics but are certainly not your grandmother's apple pie!

• Cinnamon Apple Biegnets
• Chocolate Crusted Pumpkin Pie
• Fried Apple Pie
• Apple Crumble
• S'mores Chocolate Bark
• Pumpkin Pie With Graham Cracker Crust
• Bourbon Pecan Pie
• Chocolate Almond Toffee
• Cranberry Swirled Gingerbread Cake
• Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars
• Homemade Milano Cookies
• Pumpkin Challah Bread Pudding
• Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
• Baked Apples
• Chocolate Tahini Fudge
• Butterscotch Pie
• Chocolate Mousse
• Pumpkin Sufganiyot
• Sweet Potato Pie
• Pumpkin and Brown-Sugar Crème Brulée
• Cranberry Ginger Sorbet

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