Kitchen Tips In the Kitchen Our Very Best Thanksgiving Menu for 2024, According to You From a 4-ingredient green bean casserole, to our #1 Thanksgiving recipe of all time, this data-driven menu is guaranteed to be a hit this year. By Ariel Knutson Ariel Knutson Arie is the Senior Editorial Director, Features & Community for Allrecipes. Before joining Dotdash Meredith in 2021, Arie spent eight years working at Kitchn where she launched and led their news and features program. In addition to editing, Arie has worked as a freelance writer, recipe developer, social media editor, and was once the maître d' at a three-star Michelin restaurant in New York. She's also a graduate of the culinary techniques program at the International Culinary Center. As an editor, Arie is passionate about the food and cooking stories that center people, place, and culture. She's currently working on perfecting her cardamom bun recipe, and will never say no to a scoop of ice cream. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on October 29, 2024 This year, we mined search-engine trends, traditional polling institutions, and our own analytics to dig into what Americans across the country are actually cooking for Thanlsgiving. Consider this your ultimate data-approved menu for 2024. Jacob Fox/Food: Kelsey Moylan/Props: Natalie Ghazali/Illustrations: Mel Cerri Juicy Thanksgiving Turkey Home cooks in Anchorage, Alaska, are more likely to roast their turkey—versus grilling, frying, smoking, etc.—than cooks in other U.S. cities. Follow Anchorage's lead and make our #1 turkey recipe of all time. View Recipe Jacob Fox/Food: Kelsey Moylan/Props: Natalie Ghazali/Illustrations: Mel Cerri Make-Ahead Stuffing Most people search for this classic side using "stuffing" as their search term. Cooks in nine states are more likely to call it "dressing" while hunting down a recipe (did you know it's only called stuffing if it's cooked inside the turkey?) View Recipe Jacob Fox/Food: Kelsey Moylan/Props: Natalie Ghazali/Illustrations: Mel Cerri 4-Ingredient Green Bean Casserole In 2023, the peak time to search for "green bean casserole" was at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, making this breezy recipe a good choice for a last-minute side. View Recipe Jacob Fox/Food: Kelsey Moylan/Props: Natalie Ghazali/Illustrations: Mel Cerri Cranberry Sauce with Orange Juice The verdict is in: 27% of cranberry sauce fans go for the from-scratch sauce (like this recipe), as opposed to the canned stuff. (And 37% percent like both!) Cranberry Sauce with Orange Juice Jacob Fox/Food: Kelsey Moylan/Props: Natalie Ghazali/Illustrations: Mel Cerri Chantilly Mashed Potato Casserole This cheesy baked side was our breakout spud of 2023—the recipe was up 155% in clicks on our site. View Recipe Jacob Fox/Food: Kelsey Moylan/Props: Natalie Ghazali/Illustrations: Mel Cerri Yummy Sweet Potato Casserole This sweet potato-brown sugar bake may veer into dessert territory a bit—but it's Allrecipes' #1 Thanksgiving recipe of all time. View Recipe Jacob Fox/Food: Kelsey Moylan/Props: Natalie Ghazali/Illustrations: Mel Cerri Paul's Pumpkin Bars Skip the traditional pumpkin pie and go for these fluffy, cake-like bars, which were a runaway fave in 2023 for our Midwestern cooks. View Recipe Jacob Fox/Food: Kelsey Moylan/Props: Natalie Ghazali/Illustrations: Mel Cerri Pecan Pie Brownies Last year, these Pecan Pie Brownies were the most popular in Texas, where the recipe grew 176 times over in online traffic. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit