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Home » Recipes » Holidays

Thanksgiving Recipes

Thanksgiving is the big day for home cooks, our chance to take care of our loved ones, family, and friends. (And maybe show off our skills, at least a little.) Here are my favorite Thanksgiving recipes. And, save your turkey carcass to make turkey carcass soup!

Popular Thanksgiving Recipes

  • A turkey breast on a rotisserie on a grill
    Rotisserie Turkey Breast with Honey-Bourbon Glaze
  • Turkey legs, sprinkled with spices, on a platter
    Instant Pot Turkey Legs with Poultry Seasoning
  • Jars of Instant Pot Turkey Giblet Broth
    Instant Pot Turkey Giblet and Wing Broth
  • Rotisserie Turkey, off the grill and on a platter
    Rotisserie Turkey

My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes

  • A turkey on the rotisserie over a charcoal grill
    Rotisserie Turkey, Dry Brined with Orange and Spices
  • A turkey thigh on a bed of cranberries and onions and sauce, with a sprig of thyme and sage on top, and a cup of cranberries in the background
    Instant Pot Turkey Thighs with Thanksgiving Flavors
  • Pressure Cooker Giblet Gravy
    Pressure Cooker Turkey Giblet Gravy
  • A turkey breast on a grill's rotisserie, with a lit rotisserie burner in the background.
    Rotisserie Turkey Breast, Dry Brined

My Favorite Thanksgiving Sides

  • Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker) Green Beans
  • A bowl of Instant Pot mashed potatoes on a wood table
    Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
  • A pan of stuffing with cranberries and apples
    Bread Stuffing with Cranberries and Apples (in the Oven or a Rotisserie Drip Pan)
  • A bowl of cranberry sauce with a bowl of cranberries and an Instant Pot in the background
    Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

After Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Soups

  • Pressure Cooker Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Soup | DadCooksDinner.com
    Pressure Cooker Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Soup
  • Canning jars full of bone broth with a napkin and a canning jar lid in the foreground
    Instant Pot Turkey Bone Broth (Turkey Carcass Broth)
  • Pressure Cooker Day-After-Thanksgiving Vegetable Turkey Soup | DadCooksDinner.com
    Pressure Cooker Day-After-Thanksgiving Vegetable Turkey Soup (From the Carcass)
  • An aqua colored bowl full southwestern turkey soup, topped with shredded cabbage and cheese, with bowls of tortillas, limes, and shredded cabbage in the background, with the text Instant Pot Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Soup | DadCooksDinner underneath
    Instant Pot Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Southwestern Soup

All My Thanksgiving Recipes

  • Rotisserie Turkey Breast browning on a grill
    Rotisserie Turkey Breast, Dry Brined with Italian Spices
  • A bowl of Instant Pot Italian Wedding Soup with a spoon and napkin
    Instant Pot Italian Wedding Soup
  • Instant Pot Turkey and Stuffing Meatballs
    Instant Pot Turkey and Stuffing Meatballs
  • Grilled Dry Brined Turkey | DadCooksDinner.com
    Dry Brined Grilled Turkey (Grilling Basics)
  • A plate of sautéed green beans
    Sauteed Green Beans Recipe
  • Pressure Cooker Sweet Potato Puree
  • A bowl of turkey tortellini soup with carrots, spinach, tomatoes, and celery, with an instant pot visible in the background
    Instant Pot Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Tortellini Soup (from the bones)
  • A bowl of lemon turkey and orzo soup, with a sprig of thyme, and a lemon and shredded turkey in the background
    Instant Pot Day-After-Thanksgiving Lemon Turkey and Orzo Soup
  • A bowl of turkey, lentil, and macaroni soup, made from the bones of a roasted turkey carcass, with a spoon, napkin, red pepper flakes, and Instant Pot in the background
    Instant Pot Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Lentil and Macaroni Soup
  • A red bowl of Turkey Soup with Mashed Potato Dumplings on a white background
    Instant Pot Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Soup with Mashed Potato Dumplings
  • Grilled Mashed Sweet Potatoes
  • A blue bowl of squash soup with a drizzle of sour cream, with a bundle of herbs, a squash, and an Instant Pot in the background
    Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup
  • Pressure Cooker Mashed Acorn Squash
    Pressure Cooker Mashed Acorn Squash
  • Pressure Cooker Butternut Squash with Sage and Honey | DadCooksDinner.com
    Pressure Cooker Butternut Squash with Honey and Sage
  • Rotisserie Grilling - The Big Turkey
  • Rotisserie Injection Brined Turkey
  • Turkey legs on a rotisserie spit in a kettle grill
    Rotisserie Turkey Legs, Brined and Honey Garlic Basted
  • Spice Rubbed Rotisserie Turkey Breast
    Rotisserie Turkey Breast with Spice Rub
  • Rotisserie Turkey with Cajun Dry Brine | DadCooksDinner.com
    Rotisserie Turkey with Cajun Dry Brine
  • Rotisserie Turkey Wrapped with Bacon
  • Rotisserie turkey breast on a spit in a grill above a blue speckled drip pan
    Rotisserie Turkey Breast with Basic Wet Brine
  • Two Turkeys, One Spit
    Two Rotisserie Turkeys on One Spit? Madness!
  • Rotisserie Turkey With Basic Dry Brine
    Rotisserie Turkey with Basic Dry Brine
  • Rotisserie Turkey Stuffed with Herbs | DadCooksDinner.com
    Rotisserie Turkey Stuffed With Herbs
  • Pressure Cooker State Fair Turkey Legs
    Pressure Cooker State Fair Turkey Drumsticks
  • Jars of turkey back broth with an Instant Pot in the background
    Instant Pot Turkey Back Broth
  • A plate of turkey wings smothered with gravy
    Instant Pot Turkey Wings

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I'm Mike Vrobel, a dad who cooks dinner every night. I'm an enthusiastic home cook, and I write about pressure cooking, rotisserie grilling, and other food topics that grab my attention.

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    Instant Pot Pinto Beans (No Soaking)
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    Pressure Cooker 7 Hour Leg of Lamb (in 90 minutes)
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    Grilled Tomahawk Steak (Long Bone Ribeye, Reverse Seared)
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  • A bowl of beef stew with asparagus, carrots, and radishes.
    Instant Pot Spring Vegetable Beef Stew
  • A Rotisserie Chicken (Pollo Asado)on a platter of shredded cabbage
    Rotisserie Chicken Pollo Asado
  • Rotisserie Pork Shoulder Roast with Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce
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