Turkey Day Side Dishes

Dobie

So what side dishes are you doing for Thanksgiving this year?

On my list
Mashed potatoes
Deviled eggs
Blackeyes peas or butter beans
Stuffing 

Need a couple more. 

Thatgrimguy

Sweet potato casserole
Mac and Cheese
zucchini noodles

BugFreak72

Mac and cheese, green bean casserole are a must in this house. 

Dobie

Hmmmm Mac & cheese on two responses already, do you guys do stuffing and taters too? 

theyolksonyou

My mom does the sides, I do the bird. 

Sweet potato casserole
green beans
mashed potatoes
cranberry salad
mac and cheese
creamed corn
deviled eggs
pimeapple casserole
broccoli casserole
fried squash
and on and on

she goes a little overboard 

Dobie

Thatgrimguy said:

Sweet potato casserole
Mac and Cheese
zucchini noodles

Zucchini noodles are interesting, do tell. 

Thatgrimguy

Dobie said:

Thatgrimguy said:

Sweet potato casserole
Mac and Cheese
zucchini noodles

Zucchini noodles are interesting, do tell. 

Pretty simple if you have the equipment. I use the kitchenaid attachment. There are also a bunch of less expensive spiralizers out there. 

https://www.kitchenaid.com/countertop-appliances/stand-mixers/attachments/p.7-blade-spiralizer-plus-with-peel,-core-and-slice.ksm2apc.html?cmp=sem&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItvbnq8vD3gIVBL7ACh3hIQBUEAAYASAAEgLF0vD_BwE

Take a raw zucchini and put in the spiralizer. Let it make the noodles. Then salt the noodles so they will sweat. I take then noodle and squeeze as much moisture as possible out by wringing them out in paper towel. Then I toss them in some olive oil and put salt pepper onion garlic on them and cook them on my blackstone for just a couple minutes on full heat. 

Dobie

I’ve got a food processor I rarely use that will do that thanks!

lousubcap

If I could get away with just the bird...

I fire up some ABT's, roasted garlic, and always cold shrimp on the front end.  Remainder is very pedestrian...but all good.

The closer is the post Thanksgiving turkey purge SRF brisket on the following Sunday.  Wet aging game is on now. 

20stone

Yeast rolls (w cardamom)
Collards (w massive ham hock cooked in homemade chicken stock)
Cranberry sauce
Duck fat sweet potato fries
Dressing (w homemade turkey stock)
Gravy.....lots of gravy

theyolksonyou

I left out cornbread dressing.  My fave. 

northGAcock

Aspagus casserole 
Cornbread dressing
Scallpoed taters
Butter Beans
Carmel Cake & pecan pie

......of course a Bloody Mary to kick the day off. 

Dobie

lousubcap said:

If I could get away with just the bird...

I fire up some ABT's, roasted garlic, and always cold shrimp on the front end.  Remainder is very pedestrian...but all good.

The closer is the post Thanksgiving turkey purge SRF brisket on the following Sunday.  Wet aging game is on now. 

Kinda where I’m at. Got a new kitchen and I’m going to let the wife do the bird in the oven. Just trying to think about sides and apps and always have the staples that are good but seem a bit boring. 

dmchicago

https://food52.com/recipes/39035-thomas-keller-s-leek-bread-pudding

RRP

I have fixed a heavy butter and oyster casserole for MANY years which was my Dad's favorite.

Now when a similar thread here starts I will glady post our favorite pumpkin dessert which knocks the socks off any stupid ole pumpkin pie!

thetrim

We’ll do a dinner w several families in the neighborhood.  A few of us will do turkeys and everyone brings a side dish or two. 

Mine will be corn casserole, and I may give rice and broccoli casserole a go this year.  

DoubleEgger

Thatgrimguy said:

Dobie said:

Thatgrimguy said:

Sweet potato casserole
Mac and Cheese
zucchini noodles

Zucchini noodles are interesting, do tell. 

Pretty simple if you have the equipment. I use the kitchenaid attachment. There are also a bunch of less expensive spiralizers out there. 

https://www.kitchenaid.com/countertop-appliances/stand-mixers/attachments/p.7-blade-spiralizer-plus-with-peel,-core-and-slice.ksm2apc.html?cmp=sem&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItvbnq8vD3gIVBL7ACh3hIQBUEAAYASAAEgLF0vD_BwE

Take a raw zucchini and put in the spiralizer. Let it make the noodles. Then salt the noodles so they will sweat. I take then noodle and squeeze as much moisture as possible out by wringing them out in paper towel. Then I toss them in some olive oil and put salt pepper onion garlic on them and cook them on my blackstone for just a couple minutes on full heat. 

That sounds way too healthy for Thanksgiving. I need to carb overload to ensure I sleep through the Cowboys sucking. 

CigarCityEgger

Ours is pretty standard. Turkey, Cornbread dressing, mashed taters, gravy from drippings, cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, rolls. Usually have an assortment of appetizers out for the early football game. And for traditions sake I usually take care of a 6 pack of Lagunitas Brown Shugga or Lagunitas Sucks. 

retiredadman

Hey, I've got a great recipe for a no-cook side: Banana Pudding.
I made two small changes. 1 1/2 cups of milk instead of 3 and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. 

YukonRon

We will be doing crab claws and an SRF standing, bone in 11.5# Rib Roast.
The sides will be onion soup with a Brulee gorgonzola topping, Blue Cheese Cole slaw, au gratin potatoes, and My Beautiful Wifes potato bread rolls.
Desert will be home made White Russian ice cream, made by the children (19 and 24).
If we survive that there will be wings, ABTs, pig shots, and ribs over the weekend.
Oh yeah, there will be wine. Lots of wine. How bad could that be?

fishlessman

YukonRon said:

We will be doing crab claws and an SRF standing, bone in 11.5# Rib Roast.
The sides will be onion soup with a Brulee gorgonzola topping, Blue Cheese Cole slaw, au gratin potatoes, and My Beautiful Wifes potato bread rolls.
Desert will be home made White Russian ice cream, made by the children (19 and 24).
If we survive that there will be wings, ABTs, pig shots, and ribs over the weekend.
Oh yeah, there will be wine. Lots of wine. How bad could that be?

the holiday starts on wednesday for us, usually with a ham wednesday and thursday the bird but really leaning towards that french onion soup for wednesday now

Cornholio

Not a side dish but more of an appetizer to have on hand throughout the day.  I do a crockpot of meatballs with a sauce that consists of grape jelly, Heinz 57 chili sauce and red pepper flakes.  Throw the frozen meatballs in with a bunch of jelly and chili sauce on low and add peppers to taste.  These things don’t last 10 minutes during office potlucks.  

GrillSgt

Try substituting a can or two of cranberry jelly and a bottle of seafood sauce to go along with the chili sauce, won't need red pepper flakes then. Always a staple for our Thanksgiving.

GoldenQ

For dessert go to allrecipes.com and make Banana Pudding 4 But double the wafers, double the bananas and add half more of the whipped cream.  I usually make a double batch of this in a large disposable pan and it is always gone.   It is very rich and tastes like the old banana pudding recipes in the 50's

CigarCityEgger

YukonRon said:

We will be doing crab claws and an SRF standing, bone in 11.5# Rib Roast.
The sides will be onion soup with a Brulee gorgonzola topping, Blue Cheese Cole slaw, au gratin potatoes, and My Beautiful Wifes potato bread rolls.
Desert will be home made White Russian ice cream, made by the children (19 and 24).
If we survive that there will be wings, ABTs, pig shots, and ribs over the weekend.
Oh yeah, there will be wine. Lots of wine. How bad could that be?

Adopt me? 

Dobie

I got nanner puddin covered but this is the recipie, and ironically my mom makes it 
https://www.pauladeen.com/recipe/not-yo-mamas-banana-pudding/

GrillSgt

^^^^^^The best one I ever had^^^^^^^

mEGG_My_Day

We always cook a beef tenderloin and a turkey and our guests bring the sides.  So we never know exactly what we will get.  But there is always cornbread dressing and green beans of some sort plus a hodgepodge of other sides.

Cornholio

GrillSgt said:

Try substituting a can or two of cranberry jelly and a bottle of seafood sauce to go along with the chili sauce, won't need red pepper flakes then. Always a staple for our Thanksgiving.

Thanks for the tip.. I’ve definitely used variables with this one over the years but never used seafood sauce (usually a different type of jelly).  Really any jelly like sweet base with some chili sauce variety will work.  Really a stupid simple appetizer that people love.  If I ever have leftovers I make meatball sliders with Hawaiian rolls and sometimes add fresh jalapeños and/or onions.    

NorthPilot06

Mashed potatoes & gravy
Green Bean Casserole
Broccoli Cheese Casserole
Cranberry Sauce
Stuffing
Yeast Rolls
Pies (Pumpkin, Apple, etc.)