Thanksgiving Dinner Ideas

Looking for ideas on what to serve for Thanks giving Dinner? Here are several traditional and non-traditional Thanksgiving dinner ideas. Pick and choose your favorites courses for the perfect Thanksgiving dinner!

Meats

The meat is usually the most important part of Thanksgiving dinner. While it is very customary to have a turkey, there are no rules that say you have to have one. If you do prefer to have turkey but would like something other then a traditional, baked one, then try a fried turkey. Marinating your turkey in Italian Dressing for at least 24 hours will help to season it along with preventing it from drying out while you cook it. One you are ready to cook it, simply fry it like you would anything else in a large Turkey Fryer or fish cooker. The outside of the turkey will be nice and crispy but juicy on the inside and packed with flavor! Here a few other ideas for other meats for Thanksgiving dinner.

Baked Turkey

Fried Turkey

Cajun Turkey

Baked Ham

Fried Chicken

Baked Chicken

Vegetables

One of the easiest things about Thanksgiving dinner is the vegetables. Not only can they be prepared the day before, but they are usually one of the easiest things to make and not easily messed up. Choose a few vegetables that you know your guessed will enjoy!

Mashed Potatoes

Turnip Greens

Baked Potatoes

Corn on the Cob

Carrots

Green Beans

New Potatoes

Collards

Rutabagas'

Squash

Okra

Salad

Creamed Corn

Sliced Tomatoes

Home Fries

Mustard Greens

Dishes

In addition to meats and veggies you will want a few more dishes to go with your Thanksgiving feast. Here are a few ideas to add to your Thanksgiving dinner. There are hundreds of ideas to use. This is the part where you will usually find recipes that have been pasted down generation after generation. This is where the real tradition comes in!

Sweet Potato Casserole

Lasagna

Scalloped Potatoes

Macaroni and Cheese

Pasta Salad

Stuffing

Giblet Gravy

Chicken and Dumplings

Beef Stew

Pies

Pies, pies and more pies! There's no such thing as Thanksgiving dinner without a pie. With thousands of pies and pie recipes out there its not hard to come up with ideas on pies! One great thing about pies is that if you don't have time to cook one you can always buy them at the grocery store in the bakery or in the frozen food section. Pies area must have at Thanksgiving dinner!

Pumpkin Pie

Sweet Potato Pie

Chocolate Delight

Apple Pie

Pecan Pie

Cheesecake

Blueberry Pie

Chocolate Pie

Thanksgiving dinner is one of the most enjoyable times of the year. Family and friends gather to eat and celebrate! Make your Thanksgiving dinner a joyful one with a great meal! And what ever you do, don't forget the cranberry sauce!