Here’s the recipes for the sides dishes and cranberry sauce from a recent dinner I hosted.

No fancy pics in this post! That’s because this wasn’t planned.

I recently hosted a dinner for some very wonderful friends and we combined Canadian Thanksgiving because one couple is Canadian, and an anniversary celebration for another couple.

This was posted on my Facebook fan page and I had requests for these recipes, so here they are!

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Cranberry Sauce

Homemade cranberry sauce is easier to make than you might think, and it tastes SO much better than sauce from a can!

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time25 minutes mins

Course: side dishes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cranberries, cranberry sauce, thanksgiving side dish recipes

Servings: 5 people

Calories: 186kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

• 12 oz fresh cranberries (1 bag is usually 12 oz)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 strip orange peel 1/2-inch x 2-inches
• 2 tbs water

Instructions

• Mix all ingredients in a medium saucpan
• Heat over medium heat stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Bring to boil and allow to boil for 10 minutes.
• Cool to room temperature and refrigerate until ready to use.

Nutrition

Serving: 2oz | Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 41IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg

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Mashed Rutabagas

Mashed rutabagas are a delicious side dish for Thanksgiving!

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Total Time35 minutes mins

Course: side dishes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: mashed rutabagas, thanksgiving side dish recipes

Servings: 10 -12

Calories: 98kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

• 2 large rutabagas Swede, yellow turnip peeled and cut in chunks
• 1 tbs salt may be omitted
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tsp fresh ground pepper
• 1 cup water

Instructions

• To avoid long cooking times and to insure the rutabaga is soft enough to mash, I use a pressure cooker to cook them so the directions are for that appliance
• Place rutabaga chunks in the pressure cooker
• Add salt if using and the water.
• Seal pot and process for 15 minutes at 10 psi or "vegetable" setting on electronic models
• Let the pressure release naturally, i.e. don't open the vent.
• When pressure has dropped, open pot and drain the rutabagas
• Add the butter and pepper and mash with a potato masher or electric mixer.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 758mg | Potassium: 471mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg

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Sweet Potato Mash

mashed sweet potatoes, with or without marshmallows. One of the classic Thanksgiving side dishes, and it makes a great dessert too! This recipe may be halved for smaller groups.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time40 minutes mins

Total Time50 minutes mins

Course: side dishes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: marshmallows, mashed sweet potatoes, sweet potato casserole, sweet potato mash

Servings: 10 -12

Calories: 169kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

• 6 cups mashed sweet potatoes or 40 oz of canned yams, mashed
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 cups mini marshmallows up to 3 cups, if desired

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly spray or grease a 11 x 7-inch baking dish.
• Mash sweet potatoes in a large bowl
• Add the pecans, brown sugar and maple syrup. Stir well to combine.
• Spread mixture in the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes.
• Top with mini marshmallows and return to oven for 5-10 minutes or until marshmallows begin to toast.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 309mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 11321IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg

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Green Bean Casserole

Green bean casserole is a classic Thanksgiving side dish! Easy to make and you will never have to worry about having leftovers.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time45 minutes mins

Total Time50 minutes mins

Course: side dishes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cream of mushroom soup, green bean casserole, thanksgiving side dish recipes

Servings: 10

Calories: 170kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

• 56 oz (4 cans) cut green beans drained
• 21.5 oz (2 cans) condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 2 cups french fried onions
• .75 cup milk half and half, or cream
• .5 tsp fresh ground pepper
• 2 tbsp soy sauce

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly spray or grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• Mix the soup, soy sauce, milk and pepper in a large bowl.
• Stir in the green beans and ONE HALF of the can of onions.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes.
• Top with the remaining half can of onions
• Return to oven and bake an additional 5 minutes to crisp and toast the onion.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.75cup | Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 744mg | Potassium: 444mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1125IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 2mg

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Chicken & Stuffing Supreme Casserole

A complete Thanksgiving meal for empty-nesters and singles! Without the chicken or turkey, it’s one of the best stuffing side dishes you’ll ever eat.

You’ve got it all right here in one casserole: turkey or chicken, green bean casserole and delicious stuffing!

Most empty nesters or couples don’t want to bother with a huge turkey–or deal with endless leftovers because the bird is just too darned big.  So here’s the solution!

Perfect for empty-nesters!

For those who do have families and/or company and make the large bird, leaving out the poultry part of this dish leaves a wonderful combination of stuffing and the traditional green bean casserole–and that saves oven space too!  For larger crowds, double or triple the Stuffing Supreme recipe and use a 13×9-inch dish to bake it in.

As I say in the recipe, if you want to use turkey parts, use SMALL parts only because the stuffing part would just dry out with the long cooking larger parts or thighs would need. I highly recommend it with smaller drumsticks as you’d only have to add maybe 15 minutes total time for the casserole. Breast cutlets would probably be done in the same amount of time as the chicken.

Dressing and green bean casserole in one!

Even though this is perfect for the holidays, it’s also good other times of the year–a little bit of Thanksgiving throughout the year does wonders!

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Chicken or Turkey & Stuffing Supreme Casserole

A complete Thanksgiving meal for empty-nesters and singles! Without the chicken or turkey, it’s one of the best stuffing side dishes you’ll ever eat.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time50 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr

Course: Chicken, Comfort Foods, Everyday Meals

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chicken casserole recipes

Servings: 4

Calories: 2045kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

• 4 chicken or turkey** pieces
• 3 tbsp melted butter
• salt/pepper to taste
• 1 cup french-fried onions i.e. Frenchs

STUFFING SUPREME

• 2 cups seasoned poultry stuffing i.e. Pepperidge farm
• 1 10.75 oz cream of mushroom soup
• 1 14 oz cut green beans, drained
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1/2 cup milk

Instructions

• *Equivalent amount of fresh or frozen may be substituted
• **I do not recommend turkey thighs as they take too long to cook. If using turkey, use only smaller drumsticks, wings or breast cutlets.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray or grease lightly a 1.5-2 quart baking dish.
• In a large bowl, combine the soup and milk, stirring until smooth. Add the dry poultry stuffing and the green beans. Stir to combine.
• Transfer stuffing mixture to prepared baking dish.
• Pat chicken/turkey parts dry. Drizzle melted butter over poultry and stuffing (the parts of the stuffing that are visible). Sprinkle salt & pepper (to taste) on poultry only.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes (for chicken, turkey will need longer) or until internal temperature is 185 degrees F or juices run clear.
• Top entire casserole with french fried onions. Bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until onions turn golden brown.
• CROCK POT DIRECTIONS:
• Proceed as above, but cook on low 6-8 hours, high 4-6. Check chicken for doneness as each slow cooker cooks differently

Nutrition

Serving: 1person | Calories: 2045kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 150g | Fat: 141g | Saturated Fat: 44g | Cholesterol: 601mg | Sodium: 2009mg | Potassium: 1660mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1691IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 156mg | Iron: 9mg

Chicken & Stuffing Supreme Casserole

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