Top 10 Thanksgiving Recipes

As we know, Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States, which has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789.

Each year we have to face the crowds and queues at the grocery stores to make a memorable dinner which causes plenty of stress. Here come the savers – Home cooks.

So if you’re searching for Thanksgiving recipe ideas, you’re in luck. Our Recipe Gurus have prepared the best 10 Thanksgiving recipes which are also easy to make and very tasty, so you should just choose some of them and enjoy your time. Here we go!

1. Perfect Roast Turkey

One of the best dishes to cook during Thanksgiving is the Roast turkey. Our Gurus share with you how to best make a perfect Thanksgiving turkey!

First of all, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (176C).

Next, better add peppercorn to mortar and crush and 1/3 cup rosemary with salt. Afterward, add lemon zest into the salt blend.

Season turkey inside and out.

Put the half lemon, onion, as well as garlic into the cavity.

Tie the turkey legs and put it in pan and tuck wings.

Cook around 2.5 hours at 350F. You can insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the thigh to confirm it has reached an internal temperature of 165F (about 75C) before removing from the oven to ensure doneness.

After around 1 hour brush with some oil or butter. And your Thanksgiving turkey is ready!

2. Fried Ravioli with Spicy Marinara

When it comes to appetite, Fried Ravioli, especially with spicy Marinara, is a perfect appetizer. Here is how to cook it.

Take out the ravioli and eggs from the cooler and let them come to your room temperature.

Pour about 1in oil in a large frying pan (heat to 350 degrees).

You can use even a fork to break the feta into smaller crumbles.

Mix the feta, breadcrumbs, and Italian seasoning together in a shallow bowl.

Then, whisk the two eggs together in a separate shallow bowl.

Dredge each ravioli in the eggs and then in the breadcrumb mixture.

Set each coated ravioli on a wire rack and repeat until all ravioli are coated.

Fry the ravioli for about 3 minutes, flipping halfway through.

Finally, take them out after checking whether they are nicely golden brown on each side and serve them with warmed marinara.

3. Sweet Potato Souffle

You can cook your potato in a brand new way this year. Check it out!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Then, combine the mashed sweet potatoes with the margarine, white sugar, or soft butter, beaten eggs, vanilla, as well as some milk. Spoon into a 2-quart ovenproof baking dish.

Combine these ingredients – brown sugar, coconut, flour, chopped nuts, and melted butter. Then, sprinkle over the top of the sweet potatoes.

Bake it at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes and your Potato Souffle is ready.

4. Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Baked macaroni and cheese doesn’t have to be complicated with layers of ingredients to be the soul-warming food you crave. Our Gurus provide you the best way to make this delicious dish with a couple of easy steps:

First of all, whisk the flour into the butter.

Preheat your oven to 400F. Microwave the milk high for 1.5 mins. Melt butter in a large skillet (you can also dutch oven over medium-low heat), whisk in flour until smooth. Be attentive to cook the whisking constantly about 1 minute.

Then, gradually whisk in warm milk, and cook, whisking constantly, 5 minutes or until thickened.

Whisk in cheese. Whisk in salt, black pepper, just a cup shredded cheese, and, if desired, red pepper until smooth; stir in pasta. Spoon the pasta mixture into a lightly greased 2-qt. baking dish; top with remaining cheese. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes and see when it’s golden and bubbly.

5. Green Bean Casserole

So what is green bean casserole? This traditional dish was created in 1955 by Campbell’s, which consists of green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and french fried onions. You can cook it without any effort at home for a couple of minutes. You can serve it with French fried onions and Cheddar cheese.

First and foremost, stir the soup, milk, soy sauce, black pepper, beans and 2/3 cup onions in a 1.5-quart casserole.

Then, bake it at 350F for about 25 minutes. Stir the bean mixture and sprinkle with the remaining onions.

Finally, bake for 5 minutes or until the onions are golden brown. That’s it, bon appetit!

6. Pecan Pie

For cooking this tasty pie, you will need these ingredients:

1 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs SAVE $
1.5 cups pecan halves or pieces
1 Pillsbury™ Pet•Ritz® frozen deep-dish pie crust (from 12-oz package)

To start cooking, follow the following steps:

Firstly, heat oven to 375F and place cookie sheet in oven to preheat.

Secondly, mix brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, salt and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed in a medium bowl, until well blended and stir in pecans. Then, pour into a frozen crust.

Bake on preheated cookie sheet about 40-45 minutes or until the center is set. After 15-20 minutes of baking, cover crust edge with some strips of foil to prevent excessive browning.

Cool it about 30 minutes, afterward refrigerate at least two hours until chilled before serving. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie. Your pie is ready.

7. Sausage Cornbread Stuffing

You can definitely add sausage to the traditional stuffing recipe! You’ll need:

Some saute onions and celery in butter set aside.

Saute sausage meat until browned, drain.

You should preheat the oven to 350°F.

Then, mix veggies and sausage in a large bowl.

Add some cornbread, broth, thyme, salt and pepper, and toasted pecans.

Bake all 30 minutes covered, 15 minutes uncovered.

8. Spinach Gratin

Start from preheating the oven to 425°.

In a heavy-bottomed saute pan melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions and sauté until translucent, about 10 to 12 minutes.

Add the flour and nutmeg; cook 2 more minutes, stirring occasionally.

Then add the milk and cook until thickened, nearly 5 – 7 minutes.

Squeeze as much liquid as possible from the spinach and add the spinach to the sauce.

Add 0.5 cup of Parmesan cheese and mix them well. Season to taste, with salt and pepper.

Transfer the spinach to a large baking dish and sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan and the Swiss cheese on top.

In the end, bake for 20 minutes until hot and bubbly.

9. Sausage-Stuffed Mushrooms

Nowadays, the Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms are among the most wanted appetizers on Thanksgiving day. You can use them this way:

Firstly, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Hollow out the cap of each mushroom, reserving scrapings.

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage, onion, and reserved mushroom scrapings in the hot skillet until sausage is browned and cooked through (about 4 to 6 minutes).

Drain and discard grease; return sausage mixture to skillet.

After that stir 3 ounces Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, garlic, and parsley into sausage mixture. Cook and stir until heated through (nearly 3 to 5 minutes).

Stuff each mushroom cap with sausage mixture and place on a baking sheet.

Bake already stuffed mushrooms in the preheated oven for about 12 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 1 ounce Parmesan cheese over mushrooms.

Bake it nearly 3 minutes until mushrooms are cooked through and cheese is quite melted and bubbling.

10. Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Cheesy hot artichoke dip is one of the most amazing dishes you should consider for Thanksgiving.

Preheat the oven to 400F (200C).

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; stir in onions and pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally until all the onions are quite soft (nearly 5 minutes). Stir garlic into onions and remove from heat.

Mix green onion mixture, spinach, artichoke hearts, cream cheese, Gruyere, Parmigiano-Reggiano, hot sauce, nutmeg, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until finally combined.

Spoon the artichoke mixture into two ramekins. Top each of them with shredded mozzarella cheese. Then, bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown and bubbling (nearly 25 minutes).

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