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Top Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes in Each State

A State-by-State Guide to the Most Popular Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Thanksgiving's menu lineup has been the same for decades with turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing taking centre stage. While turkey is undoubtedly the table's main showstopper, side dishes have proven to be a close second with some almost stealing the show themselves (who can pass up mashed potatoes?). While most people eat a similar variation of food on Thanksgiving between the turkey and pie, a new study from Zippa has reported that the side dishes people look forward to indulging in vary depending on where they live. From Alaska to New York, tables are filled with everything from mouthwatering hash brown casseroles and rich, buttery crescent rolls to lightened up side salads and creamy corn.

Whether you've got a palate for stuffing or you lean more towards mac and cheese, these state-by-state picks will inspire you to get cookin'. No matter where you're celebrating Thanksgiving this year, check out what the folks in the states around you are craving, and get ready for this year's side dish to be the new star of the show.

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Connecticut: Mashed Potatoes

Don't overcomplicate mashed potatoes — cream, butter, and salt are really all you need to impress even your pickiest relatives this holiday season. Trust us, this pared-down recipe will result in simple, delicious mashed potatoes that are more than worthy of your Thanksgiving table.

Get the recipe: 3-ingredient mashed potatoes

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Hawaii: Turkey Gravy

Regardless of your family's Thanksgiving traditions, it's safe to say that gravy ranks pretty high on the list of must-make dishes, and finding an easy turkey gravy recipe that tastes creamy and delicious is important for optimal enjoyment. Sure, you might swap out garlic cream mashed potatoes instead of the classic mash, but would Thanksgiving be Thanksgiving without glossy gravy drizzled over the whole lot?

Get the recipe: turkey gravy

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Minnesota: Mashed Potatoes

If we didn't have you at "goat cheese" and "mashed potatoes," get this: these rich and velvety spuds are made with just a few staple ingredients and can be prepped up to three days ahead of time. Also, it's an Ina Garten recipe. So, enough said.

Get the recipe: Ina Garten's make-ahead goat cheese baked mashed potatoes

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Oregon: Biscuits

Watch out, Oregon, this recipe is good. Copy the Fixer Upper star's iconic recipe this holiday when you whip us these flaky biscuits. Add honey and butter to make them a grand slam.

Get the recipe: Joanna Gaines's biscuits

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Pennsylvania: Stuffing

Savory, comforting, and craveably carb-heavy, stuffing (or dressing, if you'd prefer) is divine in its many permutations, but none are as flat-out adorable as these stuffing muffins. Not sold on the cute factor? No matter; stuffing muffins are also preportioned, are easier to serve, have more of those delectable crispy edges, and if — and that's a big if — you have leftovers, they're easy to pop in the freezer to keep fresh for days down the line.

Get the recipe: stuffing muffins

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Washington, DC: Mac and Cheese

Take mac and cheese to a place it has never been before with this hearty recipe. It'll add a kick to the Thanksgiving table and become your new favourite recipe in no time. The smooth, creamy texture comes from sautéed and pureed vegetables, the noodles are made from chickpeas, and the Southwest tang comes from the added taco-seasoned chicken, jalapeños, Ro-Tel tomatoes, and green chiles. There's cheese added in, of course, but most of the "cheesy flavour" comes from nutritional yeast. Dig in!

Get the recipe: loaded mac and cheese

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