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2026 Thanksgiving Menu (My Best 50 Holiday Recipes)

Be sure to check out my 50 Best Thanksgiving Recipes (The Complete Holiday Menu) which includes everything: Fall-inspired holiday appetizers, side dishes, salads, main courses, pasta recipes, desserts, and even breakfast. This holiday menu has proven, tried, and true Thanksgiving dishes that have been reader favorites for years (I've been publishing recipes since 2012).

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60 Best Thanksgiving Side Dishes

These festive side dishes use Autumn-inspired season ingredients, such as spaghetti squash, Brussels sprouts, green beans, pecans, and many more. Pair them with your favorite dinners during the colder months of the year!

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30 Best Thanksgiving Salads

These colorful and festive salads feature seasonal Fall ingredients, such as butternut squash, pecans, apples, Brussels sprouts, cranberries, and more!

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40 Best Meatless Thanksgiving Recipes (Vegetarian Menu)

This meatless, vegetarian menu proves you don't need meat to enjoy Thanksgiving. It includes plenty of vegetable-based side dishes, salads, and main dishes that showcase a variety of Fall vegetables.

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Thanksgiving Desserts

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It's Always Soup Season!

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Julia is the author of JuliasAlbum.com (a food blog focused on easy dinner recipes, pasta dishes, salads made with seasonal ingredients). In this photo, Julia is pictured wearing a yellow sweater against an Autumn background.

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I am Julia - a full-time food blogger living in beautiful Colorado. I founded this website in 2012. I focus mostly on savory recipes (protein-based main dishes, pasta, salads) and seasonal ingredients (with lots of vegetables and fruits). Many of my recipes are 30-minute ONE-PAN meals. Find out more about me and my cooking philosophy.

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Explore the recipes on this site through the Recipe Index organized by Course (such as dinners, salads, side dishes, breakfast, desserts, etc.), type of meat used in the recipe (such as chicken, beef, pork, salmon, etc.), and other categories. The Recipe Index also features popular categories, such as Chicken, Pasta, Fish and Seafood, Salads, Holiday Recipes, and Desserts.

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