Quick, Easy, & Delicious Thanksgiving Recipes - 21 recipes
Thanksgiving doesn't need to be difficult or take a long time. We've rounded up some quick and easy Thanksgiving recipes that everyone will enjoy! Relax and enjoy your Thanksgiving.
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Easy Pineapple Glazed Spiral Ham
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
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Preparation time 15
Cooking time 90
- SAUCE:
- 1 spiral cut ham, already cooked
- 1 cup of pineapple jam
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 to 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
- CORNSTARCH SLURRY:
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- Water
Make your own pineapple glaze for your spiral cut ham! I wanted to show how easy it is to turn a spiral cut bone-in...
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French's Green Bean Casserole
By japaulson
The quintessential casserole for the holidays
- 1 (10-3/4 ounce) can CAMPBELL'S® Cream of Mushroom Soup
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 (9-ounces each) packages frozen cut green beans, thawed*
- 1 1/3 cups FRENCH'S® Original or Cheddar French Fried Onions
Easy Apple Cobbler
By á-46991
Apple cobbler is such a delicious treat, but usually a lot of work! Try this recipe for all the deliciousness with
- 3 large granny smith apples, peeled and sliced
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
Quick Julienned Vegetable Saute
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
This is such a colorful and simple method to serve vegetables
- 1 carrot
- 1 zucchini
- 1 summer squash
- Olive oil
- Fresh minced garlic
- Optional: fresh chopped herbs of your choice (I used leftover rosemary)
Quick Quinoa Salad
By Carolanne
Super easy and healthy quinoa salad with onions, red bell peppers, garlic and basil
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, peeled and finely diced
- 1 small red bell pepper, finely diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley, sage, rosemary or thyme, optional
- 1/4 to 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1/4 to 1 teaspoon ground pepper, or to taste
Roasted Turkey Breast Tenderloins
By á-170995
Roasted turkey is definitely a comfort food, and the leftovers of this simple turkey breast tenderloin recipe are g...
- 2 (1-pound each) turkey breast tenderloins
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
Roasted Mushrooms in a Browned Butter, Garlic & Thyme Sauce
By margiekyle
You really can't go wrong with mushrooms, garlic and butter and browning the butter only makes things better with t...
- 1 pound mushrooms, cleaned
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon thyme, chopped
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Easy Vegetable Stuffing
By carvalhohm
Love stuffing? This tasty, vegetarian version is packed with bell peppers, broccoli and corn
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1 1/2 cups frozen bell pepper and onion stir-fry (from 1-pound bag)
- 2 cups frozen broccoli cuts
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 3/4 cups chicken broth (from 32-ounce carton)
- 4 cups sage and onion-seasoned stuffing cubes (from 14-ounce bag)
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
Skillet Cornbread
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
This is Yankee Style cornbread, sweet with slathered butter and honey
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup softened butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/4 cup cornmeal
- 1 1/3 cup milk (I used skim milk)
Crab and Artichoke Dip
By gMinor
This Dip can be served hot and bubbly right out of the oven on game day, or chilled for a summer picnic
- 1 Square casserole dish (8x8 or 9x9)
- 2 (13.75-ounce) cans Artichoke Hearts, drained and coarsely chopped
- 2 cups Mayonnaise
- 1 cup grated Parmesan Cheese (reserve about 1/4 cup to sprinkle on top)
- 3 (6-ounce) cans lump crabmeat, drained
- 1 jar (4 oz.) diced pimientos, drained
- 3-4 slices cooked, then crumbled Bacon
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 3 cloves Minced Garlic
Easy Pumpkin Pie Cake
By Bearbuddy45
This pumpkin pie cake combines traditional pumpkin pie with a buttery, crispy topping made from yellow cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
- 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 3/4 cup pecans, chopped
- Whipped cream, if desired
Crack Green Beans
By PineyCook
Crack Green Beans will have even the pickiest eater begging for seconds
- 5 (8-ounce) cans of green beans, drained
- 12 slices bacon, chopped, cooked to crisp and drained
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 7 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
Too Easy Cherry Cobbler
By á-34223
Cherry pie filling, canned cherries, (or other fruit) white bread, and ingredients that you already have in your pa...
- 2(20-ounce) cans2 (20-ounce) cans cherry pie filling (or other fruit; see below)
- 1(15-ounce) can1 (15-ounce) can pitted dark sweet cherries (or other fruit, see below) in heavy syrup, drained
- 1/4cup1/4 cup all-purpose flour, divided
- 1/2teaspoon1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 55 white bread slices
- 1 1/4cups1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/2cup1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1large1 large egg
- 1 1/2teaspoons1 1/2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
Simple Brown Gravy
By Susan52
One of the most important dishes at Thanksgiving is gravy
- 2 cups low sodium beef broth
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet or Worcestershire sauce (see note)
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- salt and pepper to taste
Easy Cranberry Sauce
By msippigrl
This cranberry sauce recipe is so easy and delicious that you’ll never open another can of cranberry sauce again!
- 1 (12-ounce) bag fresh cranberries (Ocean Spray)
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
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Cheese Straws
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed in refrigerator overnight
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 3/4 parmesan, grated and divided
- 1 large egg
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Easy Cranberry & Apple Cake (Ina...
- 12 ounces fresh cranberries, rinsed and picked over for stems
- 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and medium-diced
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest (2 oranges)
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 1/8 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
- 2 extra-large eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 pound (1-stick) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
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Easy Ritz Toffee
- 40 Ritz™ crackers
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 bag (11 1/2-ounces) milk chocolate chips (2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon Betty Crocker™ candy sprinkles
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Lemon-y Baked Ricotta
- 1 pound whole-milk ricotta, about 2 cups
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, plus 1 teaspoon zest
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- extra-virgin olive oil, optional
- crackers to serve
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Roasted Sweet Potato Rounds with...
- 1 pound sweet potatoes, sliced into thin rounds
- 1 bunch fresh thyme
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Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes
- 6 to 8 medium red sweet potatoes (I had 9 long, skinny ones), peeled and cut into chunks or thick slices
- 1 stick salted butter, 1/2 cup
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
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Blintz Souffle
- 12 frozen blintzes ,assorted flavors, defrosted just enough to separate
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar
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