Hosting a cozy, intimate Thanksgiving for a smaller crowd? These mouthwatering recipes are designed for easy prep and big flavor—think buttery biscuits, oven-roasted veggies, and perfectly tender roast chicken. Whether you’re using the air fryer, Instant Pot, oven or stovetop, these dishes make holiday cooking a breeze, ensuring your dinner for four feels as festive as ever. From quick sides to stunning mains, these recipes are your go-to for a cozy, stress-free feast everyone will love!
Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes
Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes are irresistibly rich, buttery, ultra creamy, and utterly delicious!
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Sweet Potato Biscuits
These Sweet Potato Biscuits are soft, ultra fluffy with a crisp crust, and amazingly tender! They are slightly sweet and irresistibly good, slathered on with salted butter!
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Crispy Parmesan Green Beans
This Green Beans recipe features tender-crisp green beans covered in crispy golden parmesan-panko bits. It cooks in 10 minutes and is hands down the most delicious green beans recipe I know!
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Cheesy Broccoli
Cheesy Broccoli makes an irresistible combination and is a tasty way to eat your veggies! Elevate your oven roasted broccoli to the next level with this effortless, tasty and cheesy side dish that is ready in under 30 minutes.
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Garlic Bread Slices
Infused with irresistible garlicky goodness that melts into all of the bread nooks and crannies, it is absolutely divine!
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Sweet Potato Souffle
This Sweet Potato Souffle is velvety smooth, creamy, and topped with a crunchy, buttery pecan crust. Elevate your holiday gatherings with this side dish, guaranteed to leave your guests in awe. Simply irresistible!
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Whole Roast Chicken
Juicy roast chicken with a secret technique - The meat is juicy with crispy skin, all seasoned with basic pantry spices. The easy and flavorful roast chicken comes together in under one hour!
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Blueberry Crisp
This Blueberry Crisp features a warm and juicy blueberry filling. It's topped with a crumbly coconut-almond streusel topping that is absolutely divine with vanilla ice cream. It's the ultimate way to enjoy fresh blueberries - Less than 6 minutes of prep!
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Lava Cake for Two
This Lava Cake with a molten chocolate centre is rich, decadent and is heavenly topped with ice cream. Ready in under 25 minutes, there is no flour!
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Mini Apple Pies
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These Apple Pies have an irresistibly warm, spiced apple filling wrapped in a homemade buttery, flaky pie crust. It is portable, adorable, and eliminates the need for slicing and serving. Make them in the oven or air fryer!
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All Butter Pie Crust
This All Butter Pie Crust comes together in just one minute! It is buttery, flaky, and amazingly tender. I share many tips and tricks to making it consistently perfect every time. There is no shortening!
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Honey Roasted Carrots and Parsnips
These Honey Roasted Carrots and Parsnips - The earthy root veggies turn into caramelized, candy-like bites. Ready in 30 minutes, they make an easy yet elegant side for both weeknights and holidays like Thanksgiving. Plus, they’re a fantastic way to get picky eaters to enjoy their veggies!
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Microwave Acorn Squash
These Microwave Acorn Squash halves are perfectly fork tender, sweet, buttery, and the easiest way to cook a fall side dish. Ready in under 14 minutes.
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Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes
No Bake Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes feature a chocolate graham cracker crust and creamy chocolate cheesecake filling and are topped with a rich chocolate ganache. It is then finished with a dollop of cocoa whipped cream and a sprinkle of shaved chocolate.
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Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes are perfectly seasoned, so fluffy, and simply irresistible! No boiling required—simply slice the sweet potatoes, let your pressure cooker work its magic, and mash them right in the pot for easy cleanup.
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Caramelized Butternut Squash
Easy Butternut Squash is perfectly caramelized, featuring a subtle sweetness and a sticky glaze from brown sugar and butter. It makes an excellent side dish for Thanksgiving or any holiday meal, yet is simple enough for a weeknight dinner.
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Cream Biscuits
Made using only 4 ingredients, they are soft, fluffy, and tender on the inside with a crisp exterior and they’re ready in about 30 minutes. No buttermilk, no shortening, no butter, no food processor. Just stir, cut, and bake - Exceptionally tasty!
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Air Fried Baby Potatoes
These Air Fried Baby Potatoes are perfectly roasted to achieve a crispy exterior while staying creamy, buttery, and fluffy on the inside. They are well seasoned with a flavorful blend of spices, quick and easy to prepare and it will become your new favorite potato side dish - Ready in under 23 minutes!
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Sautéed Garlic Mushrooms
This Sautéed Garlic Mushrooms is ready in under 12 minutes! Ideal as a topping for steak or chicken, a filling for burgers, omelettes, and sandwiches, or as a quick side dish for dinner. It's easy, simple, packed with flavor and utterly addictive!
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