Deep South Southern Thanksgiving Recipes and Menu Ideas

Traditional and Favorite Southern Thanksgiving Recipes

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My Family's Traditional Southern
Thanksgiving Dinner Menu

Basic Relish Tray
Black Olives, Green Olives, Sweet Baby Gherkin Pickles, Baby Dills, Pickled Okra
Deviled Eggs
Holiday Salad
Cranberry Pomegranate Winter Sangria

Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo

Brown Sugar Glazed Coca Cola Ham
Oven Roasted Turkey
Top 10 Turkey Tips - How to Roast Perfectly

Traditional Southern Cornbread Dressing
Cajun Rice Dressing
Mashed Potatoes with Cream Cheese
Giblet Gravy
Traditional Southern Sweet Potato Casserole
Classic Green Bean Casserole
Hash Brown Casserole
Parslied Corn
Maple & Orange Glazed Baby Carrots

Fruit Salad
Cranberry Relish
Fresh Cranberry Sauce
Old Fashioned Cloverleaf Yeast Rolls
Whipped Honey Butter

Southern Sweet Iced Tea

Café au Lait

Mississippi Pecan Pie
Southern Sweet Potato Pie
Praline Pumpkin Pie with Maple Rum Sauce

Deep South Dish
Thanksgiving Recipes and Menu Ideas

Guest Favors

Thanksgiving Blessing Snack Mix

Homemade Crunch & Munch Caramel Nut Popcorn

Sugared Nuts - Pecans, Almonds or Walnuts



Morning Eye Openers

Bellini

Mimosa

Classic Bloody Mary



Skillet Fried Apples

Apple Fritter Rings

Custardy French Toast

Old Fashioned Baked Custard Rice Pudding

Speedy Breakfast Casserole

Baked Garlic Cheese Grits with Sausage

Buttermilk Pancakes

Overnight French Toast Casserole

Butterscotch Pull Apart (Monkey) Bread

Old Fashioned Coffee Cake

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Grab more Breakfast and Brunch Ideas Here



Starters

Basic Deviled Eggs

Grape Jelly Cocktail Meatballs

Cream Cheese and Hot Pepper Jelly Dip

Crab Bread

Basic Relish Tray

Black Olives, Green Olives, Sweet Baby Gherkin Pickles, Baby Dills, Pickled Okra

Pimiento Cheese Finger Sandwiches

Cucumber Dill Tea Sandwiches

Crab Stuffed Potatoes

Pickled Shrimp

Spicy Marinated Shrimp

Shrimp Remoulade

More Appetizers ideas here.



Gumbo, Soup/Stew and Jambalaya

Gumbo Z'herbes (Green Gumbo)

Creamy Oyster Stew

Chicken, Adouille & Oyster Filé Gumbo

Cream of Broccoli Soup



Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo

Seafood Gumbo with Shrimp, Crab & Oysters

Shrimp and Okra Gumbo



Oven Baked Cajun Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Creole Jambalaya with Chicken and Shrimp


Beverage

Perfect Southern Sweet Iced Tea

Mint Infused Sweet Iced Tea

Southern Fruited Iced Tea

Party Punch

Cranberry Pomegranate Holiday Sangria

Hot Buttered Rum (Adult Drink)

Coffee Punch Float

Hot Cider

Hot Cocoa


Breads

Homemade French Rolls

Perfect and Easy Old Fashioned Cloverleaf and Crescent Yeast Dinner Rolls

Old Fashioned Pull Apart Pan Rolls

Butter Bombs - Mini Bite Sized Biscuits

Sour Cream Biscuits

Whipped Honey Butter



Salads and Condiments

Old Fashioned 7-Layer Salad

English Pea Salad

Old Fashioned Broccoli Salad

Cornbread Salad

Old Fashioned Southern Boiled Dressing

Spicy Sweet Cucumber Salad

Creamed Cucumbers and Onions

Fresh Cranberry Sauce

Spicy Pomegranate Cranberry Sauce

Old Fashioned Cherry Coke Salad

Mandarin Orange Fruit Salad

Five Cup Salad

Waldorf Apple Salad

Fruit Cocktail Salad

Mary's Ambrosia

Watergate Salad

Cottage Cheese Salad (Pink Fluff)



The Main Stars

Turkey Brine - start at least 24 hours in advance

How to Truss a Hen, and Why?

How to Make Homemade Gravy

How to Make Homemade Giblet Gravy in the Roasting Pan

How to Open Roast a Turkey

Oven Roasted Hen with Buttery Pan Sauce


Roasted Stuffed Boneless Turkey Breast

Brown Sugar Glazed Coca Cola Ham



Dressing and Stuffing

7 Top Tips to Perfect Your Holiday Dressing

Apple, Sausage & Pecan Dressing

Traditional Southern Cornbread Dressing

Chicken and Cornbread Dressing

Southern Cornbread and Oyster Dressing

Chicken and Herb Dressing

Homemade Herb Dressing

Crawfish Rice Dressing

Cajun Rice Dressing

Seafood and Eggplant Dressing

Seafood Stuffed Mirlitons




Traditional Side Dish Casseroles

Corn Spoon Bread

Praline Butternut Squash & Sweet Potato Casserole

Traditional Southern Sweet Potato Casserole



Bourbon Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Classic Green Bean Casserole

Stuffing Topped Cheesy Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole with Panko Crumb Topping

Ultra Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole

Broccoli and Rice Casserole with Cheese

Broccoli and Cheese Casserole

Asparagus Casserole

Baked Pineapple Casserole



Veggies and Other Side Dishes

Petit Pois Pea and Pimento Casserole

Tomatoed Corn

Creamed Spinach

Spinach Madeline

Escalloped Cabbage

Perfectly Cheesy Potatoes au Gratin

Scalloped Potatoes

Southern Style Creamed Peas

Southern Style Creamed Corn

Southern Fried Corn

Asparagus Bundles

Green Bean Bundles



Copper Pennies Marinated Carrot Salad

Maple Glazed Baby Carrots

Carottes Glacées - Glazed Carrots Adapted from Julia

Parslied Corn

Corn Casserole

Old Fashioned Breaded Tomatoes

Broiled Tomatoes

Cajun Rice Pilaf

Southern Style Green Beans

Sweet and Sour Green Beans

Mashed Potatoes with Cream Cheese

Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes for a Crowd

Southern Stewed Potatoes

Special Occasion Southern Style Macaroni and Cheese



Desserts

Apple Dapple Cake with Maple Glaze

Fresh Citrus Cake

Lazy Daisy Cake

Chocolate Sin Layered Pudding Dessert

Homemade Southern Banana Pudding

Southern Pound Cake

Southern Caramel Cake

Mississippi Pecan Pie

Chocolate and Pecan Dixie Pie

Oatmeal Pie (Mock Pecan)

Crumb Topped Deep Dish Apple Caramel Pie

Old Fashioned Apple Pie

Old Fashioned Southern Bread Pudding

Southern Sweet Potato Pie

Praline Pumpkin Pie with Maple Rum Sauce

Old Fashioned Caramel Pie

Old Fashioned Buttermilk Chess Pie

Old Fashioned Egg Custard Pie



Glazed Doughnut Bread Pudding

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls

Custard Dessert Sauce

Homemade Pie Crust

Click here for Recipes for Thanksgiving Leftovers!

This list of menu items is by no means conclusive - it is just a list of the dishes that I have personally prepared and posted since starting my blog. Some are southern regional - meaning you likely won't be finding jambalaya or seafood gumbo in many places of the south for Thanksgiving unless you live where we do, along or near the coast. I hope you find some ideas and inspiration here to host your own southern Thanksgiving. Enjoy!

Posted by Mary on January 1, 2008

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