Here is an idea for a scrumptious thanksgiving side dish to serve with your turkey. Keep in mind this is a dry dish so it won’t be too good with something like meatloaf.
But if you are not making a meatloaf, or are making multiple dishes, sweet potato fries are always an excellent addition. Offer your guests some ranch sauce, and some beer if that is their kind of thing, and they will be gone in seconds, so make sure you make enough!
Ingredients for approximately 2 servings:
1 large sweet potato (>12 oz) peeled (often called yam at your local grocery store)
2 tblspn olive oil
2 tbslpn crushed rosemary
1/2 tspn salt
2 tbslpn parsley
Preheat oven to 425F. Cut poatoes into wedges or fries as desired (not more than 1/2 in thick for even cooking).
Toss all ingredients into a zip loc bag and make sure potatoes are thoroughly mixed with remaining ingredients.
Place fries onto baking sheet covered with aluminum foil. Turn occasionally as you bake them.
When ready they should be fairly browned. Add salt or pepper to taste and you are all set!
Good dipping sauces: ranch, sauce dijon, honey mustard ranch sauce
I simply love this dish!!!
I HATE canned cranberry sauce. I don’t know how anyone can serve that stuff. They must have never tried home made sauce! It’s so tasty – to have pieces of turkey with warm sugary cranberry sauce on top is probably my favorite part of a thanksgiving meal. It’s scrumptious without a doubt!
To be honest, last year I used a recipe from Cooks.com and will be using it again. I’m not going to plagiarize so here is a direct quote from their website. Enjoy!
PS: I don’t like the citrus flavor in the sauce but feel free to give that a whirl.
From Cooks.com:
Ingredients:
1 quart cranberries
1 cup water
1 3/4 cups sugar
citrus for flavoring (optional)
The general rule is: Use 1/4 as much water as cranberries. Add 1/3 as much sugar as cranberries. Wash and pick over cranberries, discarding any that are soft.
Bring water to a boil; add berries. Cover and cook over medium low heat until berries have burst outer skin.
Add sugar and boil a few minutes longer. If desired, cranberries may be strained before sugar is added.
Optional: A few tablespoons of freshly squeezed orange or lemon juice may be added along with a little grated citrus peel, if desired. A tablespoon of frozen orange concentrate is also a nice addition.
Let me know if you’ve had any success guys!
For another thanksgiving side dish, have a look at my sweet potato fries recipe! My mouth is watering just thinking about them.
Here is a great stuffing recipe that you can use to prepare your thanksgiving meal.
Ingredients
8 to 10 cups – Bread Cubes
1/4 cup – Butter
1 cup – Chopped Onion
2 cup – Chopped Celery
1 teaspoon – Salt
1/4 teaspoon – Pepper
1/4 cup chopped rosemary thyme and sage
3 eggs
1/4 cup milk
My suggestion is to use fresh bread because using dry bread can easily result in a soggy stuffing that’s simply too light to enjoy; more of a custard!
Make sure to soften all the ingredients (including melting the butter and cooking the vegetables a little bit) before combining them.
Preheat oven to 350F. Combine all ingredients except eggs and milk in a baking pan. Bake for about 10 minutes then pour beaten egg and milk mixture over the entire dish. Should be ready in approximately 30-45 minutes of baking – you should be able to see if it is ready or not.
Feel free to add some nuts and berries to the mixture to give it a special taste that your family will love; I left them off the ingredients list due to issues with allergies.
Check out the other recipes on my site and please leave comments! Thanks!
