With Thanksgiving only a few weeks away, you may be thinking about your menu already! Here’s a great list of Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Sides to simplify Thanksgiving Day. The beauty of these sides is that many of them can be prepared ahead of time to help you spend less time in the kitchen on Thanksgiving Day, and more time with your family! We’ve included a few healthy options for many of the classic Thanksgiving categories- side dishes, appetizers, cranberry salad, and a little something for the sweet tooth too.

Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Sides

Appetizers / Dips

Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip – Center Cut Cook

Pumpkin Spice Dip – Back to Her Roots

Spinach & Spaghetti Squash Dip – Julia’s Album

Mashed Potato Sides

Spinach Mashed Potatoes – Chef in Training

Rosemary & Garlic Mashed Cauliflower – The Cookie Rookie

Spiced Mashed Sweet Potatoes – Fannetastic Food

Healthy Cranberry Sauce

Holiday Stuffed Portobellos with Vanilla Bourbon Cranberry Sauce – It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken

Easy Thanksgiving Meals: Cranberry Orange Quinoa Salad – Family Spice

Easy Homemade Paleo Cranberry Sauce – Fed & Fit

Simple Veggies

Buttery Carrots – from ME!

Delicious Green Beans – from ME!

The Best Brussel Sprouts EVER! – from Me!

Gravy / Rolls / Salad Dressing

Creamy Garlic Salad Dessing – Happy Wives Club

Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy – The Yummy Life

Triple Herb Overnight Dinner Rolls – Recreating Happiness

A little to satisfy the Sweet Tooth

Skinny Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls – The Skinny Fork

Carmel Apple Turkey Plate – Handmade in the Heartland

Flourless Paleo Pumpkin Bread Recipe {Grain-Free, Nut-free} – Healy Eats Real

Do you have a signature dish you ALWAYS make for Thanksgiving? I’d love to hear!