10 Elegant Thanksgiving Side Dishes

These recipes make traditional favorites a little more special, a little more refined, and perfectly elegant. Tailor-made sauces and simple decorative touches spruce up these Thanksgiving standards just so, without adding a lot of time to your preparation!

Help yourself to my favorite, elegant Thanksgiving sides!

1. Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Smoked Paprika Candied Pecans

Brussels Sprouts with Bacon, Cranberries and Pecans

These Brussels sprouts with bacon, cranberries and smoked, candied pecans are the ultimate Thanksgiving or Christmas side dish! They’re baked in bacon fat till crispy, then mixed with cranberries and candied pecans, spiced with smoked paprika and cayenne pepper! 

See the Recipe

2. Thanksgiving Salad with Beet, Pear & Apple Cider Vinaigrette

Thanksgiving Salad with Beet, Pear and Apple Cider Vinaigrette

This roasted beet and pear salad is a perfectly seasonal and colorful salad recipe for Thanksgiving! 

See the Recipe

3. Instant Pot Pumpkin Risotto with Caramelized Onions

Instant Pot Pumpkin Risotto with Caramelized Onions

This pumpkin risotto with balsamic caramelized onions is a creamy, delicately autumn-spiced masterpiece! The easiest, and tastiest autumn side dish for Thanksgiving or any decadent autumn dinner party!

See the Recipe

4. Stuffed Acorn Squash with Farro and Mushrooms

Stuffed Acorn Squash with Farro and Mushrooms

This stuffed acorn squash with farro, mushrooms, kale and red onion is an exquisite fall side dish that looks beautiful and tastes so exciting!

See the Recipe

5. Baked Mashed Potatoes with Roasted Garlic and Herbed Goat Cheese

Baked Mashed Potatoes with Roasted Garlic and Herbed Goat Cheese

These roasted garlic mashed potatoes are baked to perfection! Heavenly soft and fluffy on the inside, perfectly crispy on the outside – this extra special potato side-dish will deliciously complete a cozy dinner party spread, or be one of the tastiest stars of your Thanksgiving or Christmas menus! 

See the Recipe

6. Massaged Kale Salad with Apple

Crispy Roasted Cauliflower with Cheddar & Parmesan

Roasted cauliflower with crispy, sharp white cheddar and freshly grated parmesan is one of my favorite side dishes for cozy, Autumn dinner parties and Thanksgiving!

See the Recipe

7. Pesto Zucchini Rosettes

Pesto Zucchini Rosettes

These baked pesto zucchini appetizers are made with puff pastry, Boursin cheese and 2 pretty colors of zucchini. They take less than an hour to make, you can make them a whole day ahead of time and they can easily be made vegan!

See the Recipe

8. Pumpkin Rice with Fall Vegetables

Pumpkin Rice with Fall Vegetables

This creamy pumpkin rice recipe includes roasted cauliflower, sautéed zucchini and red onion. Made with wild rice, canned pumpkin puree and a little parmesan to make it creamy, this exquisite Fall side dish will impress every guest at Thanksgiving or the Halloween dinner party! 

See the Recipe

9. Homemade Bread Stuffing with Anjou Pear and Mushroom

Homemade Thanksgiving Stuffing with Anjou Pear and Mushroom

This traditional homemade bread stuffing recipe is moist and crunchy, flavorful and packed with earthy herbs and spices. The very best stuffing for turkey, duck, chicken or Cornish game hen!

See the Recipe

10. French Green Beans with Shallots and Sesame Ginger Sauce

French Green Beans with Shallots and Sesame Ginger Sauce

These blistered French green beans with shallots and sesame ginger sauce make a perfectly elevated Thanksgiving or Christmas side dish! 

See the Recipe

For more inspiration, subscribe to my newsletter, and follow me on Instagram, on Pinterest, tiktok, and Facebook! And if you ever make any of my tasty drinks or treats, take a picture and tag me. I want to see!