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

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

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

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

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

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