A Classic Thanksgiving Dinner Menu With 10 Recipes

Turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing, pumpkin pie, and more. The crew's all here.

Overhead view of a spread of Thanksgiving foods including a plate of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and green beans along with serving bowls for each, a bowl of cranberry sauce and a pumpkin pie — Simply Recipes / Brent Hofacker

Over 20 years ago, Simply Recipes Founder Elise Bauer started documenting her family's recipes on this website. Many of the recipes were Thanksgiving classics that her family had cooked and loved for many years. Since then, these recipes have been enjoyed by millions of readers, and they're still our favorites. You can find them below, from beautifully roasted turkey, stuffing, and perfect mashed potatoes to the internet's best pumpkin pie.

1. Perfect Mashed Potatoes

A bowl of mashed potatoes with butter melting in the center — Simply Recipes / Photo by Andrew Bui / Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne

Elise says, "I have found that the single thing that makes the biggest difference for making perfect creamy, heavenly potatoes is the type of potatoes you use."

2. Mom's Roast Turkey

From defrosting to roasting to making the gravy, here's all you need to know to make my family recipe for the perfect roast turkey.

3. Easy Green Bean Casserole

Angled view of a beige casserole dish with green bean casserole along with a serving spoon — Simply Recipes / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Julian Hensarling / Prop Styling by Hannah Greenwood

Contributor Sara Haas says, "This recipe can be baked in a number of vessels. I’ve used various glass Pyrex baking dishes as well as two round pie plates. Whatever you use, make sure it can hold at least 6 cups."

4. Sweet Potato Casserole With Pecans

Contributor Lisa Lin says, "No marshmallows here! This Thanksgiving casserole gets topped with crunchy pecans instead."

5. Cranberry Sauce

A bowl of cranberry sauce on a table with a spoon. — Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker

According to Simply Recipes editors, "For the best consistency, make sure the cranberry sauce is thoroughly chilled before serving so it has time to set up. Making it the day before Thanksgiving gives it plenty of time to chill and saves you a task on the day itself."

6. Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Roasted brussels sprout halves on a baking sheet — Simply Recipes / Alexandra Shytsman

Contributor Alexandra Shytsman says, "Roasting at 425ºF ensures Brussels sprouts are cooked through on the inside, crispy and browned on the outside, and not at all mushy."

7. Mom's Stovetop Stuffing

Overhead view of a dutch oven with turkey dressing inside and a red linen next to it. — Annika Panikker

Elise says, "I've never tasted any turkey stuffing that has come close to as good as my mom's. It includes cubed French bread toasted in butter, walnuts, onions, celery, apples, green olives, and is made on the stovetop."

8. Pumpkin Pie

Slice of Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie Held on a Pie Server with the Rest in a Pie Dish Below It — Simply Recipes / Cambrea Gordon

This is hands-down the best pumpkin pie recipe on the internet.

9. Pecan Pie

Close up of baked pecan pie filling. — Elise Bauer

Elise says, "Most pecan pie recipes I've found call for two cups of sweetener—one cup of corn syrup plus one cup of either granulated or brown sugar. I find that just a bit too sweet for my taste. So, for this pecan pie recipe, I've dropped the sugar down by half a cup."

10. Apple Pie

Homemade Apple Pie Recipe with Ice Cream — Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker

Elise says, "This apple pie is my family's most requested pie during the holidays. I usually make two of them so we can enjoy one for leftovers. Nothing better than pie for breakfast, right?"