Wow Your Guests With 30+ Totally Creative Thanksgiving Recipes (2024)

Put a twist on mashed potatoes by adding goat cheese.

Get the recipe: goat cheese mashed potatoes

You can't go wrong with the most iconic Fall flavor: pumpkin!

Get the recipe: pumpkin and cheddar scalloped potatoes

Bet you never thought of adding oysters and kimchi to your Thanksgiving dressing.

Get the recipe: red hot oyster and kimchi dressing

Turn your standard stuffing into an appetizer by making it in muffin pans.

Get the recipe: stuffing muffins

Anyone can have regular squash, so why not bake it into a festive casserole instead?

Get the recipe: squash casserole

This recipe adds bacon to your potato casserole. That should convince you to try it.

Get the recipe: bourbon sweet potato casserole with sweet 'n' savory bacon pecans

You read that right. This recipe includes Coca-Cola in your ham.

Get the recipe: Coca-Cola ham

Top off your holiday meal with this tasty pie made with walnuts and angostura.

Get the recipe: walnut and angostura pie

Invoke the flavors of Thanksgiving with this tasty pie.

Get the recipe: cranberry apple pie

Break your pecan pie down into something more fun with these shooters.

Get the recipe: pecan pie shooters

Try out a new type of squash for Thanksgiving — like red kuri squash.

Get the recipe: roasted red kuri squash and wild rice salad

Yes, you read that right. This is a turkey purse stuffed with all the good things Thanksgiving has to offer.

Get the recipe: boneless "turkey purse" with stuffings and peppercorn gravy

These could be a dessert or even a sweet appetizer if you so choose.

Get the recipe: bourbon maple pumpkin seed caramels

Make your brussels sprouts stand out on the table with the addition of fun flavors.

Get the recipe: tahini-thyme brussels sprouts

Throw cranberries into your rice for a pop of tart sweetness.

Get the recipe: rice pilaf with cranberries and pears

If you make this recipe, you absolutely have to serve it in a pumpkin. It's required.

Get the recipe: savory pumpkin custard

This isn't your regular lasagna! It's packed with squash fit for a Thanksgiving table.

Get the recipe: butternut squash lasagna

Toss out your boring cranberry sauce and make a cranberry salad instead.

Get the recipe: cranberry salad

If your family is the type that loves fried food, this recipe is for you.

Get the recipe: deep-fried stuffing

Pack your acorn squash full of this delicious quinoa mix.

Get the recipe: quinoa stuffed acorn squash

What's better than plain brussels sprouts? Brussels sprouts made into mac and cheese.

Get the recipe: brussels sprouts mac and cheese

Dust off your air fryer for this delicious holiday recipe.

Get the recipe: air fryer baked brie with cranberry filling

Start your Thanksgiving meal with this yummy warm soup.

Get the recipe: cheddar apple butternut squash soup with cinnamon pecan crumble

Send your guests out the door with one of these hand pies.

Get the recipe: cheddar rye apple hand pies

How darling are these mini mushroom and goat cheese pies?

Get the recipe: mini wild mushroom and goat cheese pies

Instead of roasting or mashing your sweet potatoes, why not make them into noodles?

Get the recipe: sweet potato noodles with prosciutto and cranberries

Give your bread pudding a fruity twist by using bananas.

Get the recipe: banana bread pudding

Try making this Fall recipe in your Instant Pot.

Get the recipe: Instant Pot stuffed acorn squash

This recipe may be billed as leftover pull-apart bread, but you could also make it for the main show.

Get the recipe: Thanksgiving pull-apart bread

Beer bread muffins? Sign us up.

Get the recipe: beer bread muffins

Rather than roasting your turkey, try making a soup with it instead.

Get the recipe: turkey soup with stuffing dumplings