Easy Thanksgiving Dinner For Beginners
  1. The Day Before: Cook Maple Brown Butter Pumpkin Pie, cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate.

  2. Make Cranberry Cream Cheese Dip, assemble the dip and platter the next day.

  3. Cool Simple Homemade Cranberry Sauce, then refrigerate.

  4. Cool Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes, then refrigerate.

  5. Prep sweet potatoes for Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes.

  6. Clean and remove stems on green beans for Lemon Butter Green Beans.

  7. Chop apple, onion, and celery for Apple Walnut Stuffing.

  8. Thanksgiving Day: 4 HOURS BEFORE: Take butter out to warm for Cider Roasted Turkey.

  9. Make Cornbread Muffins and allow to cool.

  10. Assemble and serve Cranberry Cream Cheese Dip.

  11. Serve Cider Mimosas now, or wait for dinner.

  12. 3 HOURS BEFORE: Preheat oven to 350ºF for turkey.

  13. Assemble Cider Roasted Turkey and begin roasting.

  14. 2 HOURS BEFORE: Reheat Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes.

  15. Cook Apple Walnut Stuffing and keep warm.

  16. Cook Mushroom Herb Gravy.

  17. Assemble Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Pecans.

  18. 1 HOUR BEFORE: Remove turkey from oven and let rest.

  19. Turn oven to 400ºF and cook Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes.

  20. Cook Lemon Butter Green Beans.

  21. AT DINNER: Assemble and serve Cider Mimosas.

CourseMain Course And Sides

Diets🥩Carnivore...

CategoryThanksgiving Dinner

Cuisine🇺🇸American

Occasions🎉Holidays🦃Thanksgiving

Season🍂Fall

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 2h

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