Best Thanksgiving Side Dish

What's Your Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dish?

**UPDATE: Contest Closed. A Winner Has been Selected! Congratulations to Jessica for sharing her favorite Thanksgiving side dish-- a corn casserole made with creamed corn, eggs, lots of butter, and crushed crackers on top! YUM! Jessica has won a stainless steel All-Clad Roasting Pan. Thanks to all who entered. Happy Thanksgiving!**

With Thanksgiving around the corner, you're probably starting to think about all the delicious dishes you plan on serving for the big meal. There's nothing like a side dish to captivate the flavor of Thanksgiving. Tell us what your favorite side is and you will be entered to win a stainless steel, All-Clad Roasting Pan!

Here is Laura Levy's ultimate side dish. What is yours?

Artichoke-Parmesan Sourdough Dressing

Yield: Serves 12 (makes 10 cups)

Ingredients

1 pound crimini mushrooms, wiped clean, ends trimmed, and sliced
3-4 tablespoons butter
1.5 onions, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
4 tablespoons minced garlic
About 2 cups chicken broth or homemade stock
1 loaf (1 lb.) sourdough bread, cut into 1/2-in. cubes, lightly toast in oven
2 jars (6 oz. each) marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped (I would use frozen artichoke hearts if you can't find fresh and then you wouldn't get all the generic "marinade" of the jarred variety - chop to size found in jars)
1 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
1/8 cup fresh poultry seasoning-herbs
1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 large egg, beaten

Preparation

1. Place bread on baking sheet and lightly toast in the oven at 425 for 8-10 minutes until lightly toasted. In a 12-in. frying pan over medium heat saute onions and celery in 2 tbsp of butter. When vegetables look slightly soft, add garlic and saute for about a minute until fragrant. Pour into a large bowl. Add 2 more tbsp of butter to the same pan and brown the mushrooms. Try not to crowd them so they don't steam. When soft, add to other vegetables in bowl. Add a bit of broth to pan and deglaze pan, scrape up browned bits. Add to bowl.

2. Pour 2 cups broth into bowl and add bread, artichoke hearts, parmesan, poultry seasoning, and rosemary; mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste. Beat egg with a fork or whisk pour into dressing mixture.

3. Preheat oven to 325Â° to 350Â° Spoon stuffing into a buttered shallow 3-qt. (9- by 13-in.) casserole. For moist stuffing, cover with foil; and bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes to make the top a little crusty.

Variations: Brown bacon or prosciutto in pan then saute vegetables in drippings. Add crisp chopped bacon before baking.

See Also:
-How to Brine Your Turkey

-The Ultimate Turkey Debate: Wet vs Dry Brining

-The Best Brined Turkey

-Leftover Stuffing Recipes

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Harrisonh
1 years ago

cranberry orange relish

Susan D
2 yearss ago

If you count dessert as a side dish, homemade pecan pie; if not, then my choice would be the stuffing category, in which there are several recipes that I like

Mildred
2 yearss ago

I look forward to a sweet potato dish that our family only serves at Thanksgiving, so that would be my choice

Nancy_C
2 yearss ago

Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes with lots of butter

gkran
2 yearss ago

Garlic Mashed potatoes.

ardy22
2 yearss ago

One of my favorite side dishes is garlic mashed potatoes

willitara
2 yearss ago

I love glazed candied yams. The glaze has to be thick and gooey and crispy around the edges.

kathy.l.pease
2 yearss ago

Cornbread Dressing (Serves 12 people.) 1. Prepare 2 Â½ quarts of broth with preceding instructions. Allow to cool. 2. Bake two 8 x 8 pans of cornbread from your favorite recipe. Cool completely and break into small pieces. 3. Tear or crumble 8 slices of white bread and allow it to sit out only long enough to dry it slightly. 4. Put breads in a large mixing bowl. 5. Add the following: * 1 cup white onions, chopped * 1 cup chopped celery * 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning * 1 teaspoon sage * 1 teaspoon salt * Â½ teaspoon black pepper * Â½ cup butter * 4 beaten eggs * 8 to10 cups chicken broth Toss the ingredients together until all bread is dampened but not mushy. More or less broth may be added to combine the ingredients. Use several cups of the stuffing to fill the turkey. Place the rest in a casserole dish. Top with chopped green onions. Cover with foil and refrigerate. When ready to bake, heat oven to 400Âº F. Place casserole dish in the hot oven and bake for one hour. Remove the foil and return to the oven for about 10 minutes longer to brown. kathypease(at)gmail(dot)com

happishopr
2 yearss ago

Daddy's Green Dressing is my favorite Thanksgiving side. I would love it if Daddy were here to make it this year!

happishopr
2 yearss ago

I love Daddy's Green Dressing. I would give anything if he were here to make it this year...

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