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This is my Thanksgiving Menu Plan 2022! It has all the decadent side dishes, an easy Roasted Herb Turkey and all the desserts! I’ve created an easy-to-follow menu preparation plan, plus a comprehensive shopping list to make this the least stressful Thanksgiving dinner yet! There is even a downloadable PDF of the menu, grocery list and meal prep plan!

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Roasted Herb Turkey

Roasted Herb Turkey Roasting Dish

This roasted herb turkey has chopped herbs between the breast meat and the skin, so the whole turkey is flavored with herbs and butter! The recipe is incredibly easy and flavorful, and I filmed a turkey tutorial to make it as foolproof as possible for you as you cook your Thanksgiving Menu Plan!

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Roasted Herb Turkey

This easy Roasted Herb Turkey has chopped herbs under the skin, so you get a nice crisp turkey skin and herb-flavored turkey meat!
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Thanksgiving Menu Plan 2022 Side Dishes

Loaded Mashed Potatoes 30 best Thanksgiving side dishes

A good dollop of mashed potatoes to catch all that gravy seems like the right way to do a 2022 Thanksgiving Menu Plan, especially when those are these Loaded Mashed Potatoes! These silky, buttery mashed potatoes have all the fixings and flavor of loaded potatoes!

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Loaded Mashed Potatoes

These Loaded Mashed Potatoes are bursting with bacon, sour cream, chives and cheddar cheese. Everything you love about loaded potatoes!
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Hasselback Sweet Potatoes Two Servings

Sweet potatoes are a Thanksgiving Menu Plan nonnegotiable for me! This Hasselback Sweet Potato Casserole is a healthier version of traditional sweet potato casserole, so it has all the flavors you love with a fraction of the calories. Plus, how fun do they look!?

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Hasselback Sweet Potato Casserole

This Hasselback Sweet Potato Casserole is a fun twist on the traditional sweet potato casserole. It has all the flavors without all the work!
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Creamy Swiss Cheese Mixed Vegetable Casserole red dish

I clearly leaned toward the indulgent side for this Thanksgiving’s 2022 Menu Plan! This Vegetable Casserole Recipe has 5 ingredients and is ready for the oven in under 5 minutes. It is almost embarrassing how easy it is! It’ll be our little secret. If you want a healthier option, try this roasted cauliflower or these brussels sprouts and leeks!

Mixed vegetable casserole in a square red baking dish on a light wood surface.
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Cheesy Vegetable Casserole

Creamy, cheesy, flavorful. 5 ingredients and 5 minute prep time: This Easy Swiss Cheese Mixed Vegetable Casserole is easy and delicious!
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Apple Sage Sausage Stuffing spoonful

This Apple Sage Sausage Stuffing has a little something for everyone! There is a little sweetness from the apples, a little heat from the spicy Italian sausage, and all the herbs for flavor! You could even substitute half the bread with my savory cornbread recipe if you are feeling that during this year’s Thanksgiving Menu Plan you are more the Classic cornbread Stuffing type.

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Apple Sage Sausage Stuffing

This Apple Sage Sausage Stuffing is a sensational side dish! It has something for everyone! A little sweetness and spice, and lots of flavor!
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Pumpkin Herb Dinner Rolls Blue Baking Dish

Some may say that no extra carbs are needed in this menu, but I disagree. I passionately feel that no Thanksgiving Menu plan would be complete without bread. These Pumpkin Herb Dinner Rolls are a soft, savory pumpkin roll that has hints of browned butter and herbs. It pairs beautifully with the herb roasted turkey and they will make fantastic leftover sandwiches!

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Pumpkin Herb Dinner Rolls

These are the perfect savory Pumpkin Herb Dinner Rolls. Rosemary, sage and thyme are bloomed in browned butter for a deep, complex flavor.
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Thanksgiving Sauces

These are the prerequisite sauces for any Thanksgiving Menu Plan in my opinion.

Gravy From Scratch White Gravy Dish

If you are already roasting a whole bird for this year’s Thanksgiving Menu Plan, then why not make a flavorful Gravy from the Pan Drippings? This easy recipe can be made with any pan drippings and I give you all the cheat codes for making it delicious no matter what happens.

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Easy Gravy from Pan Drippings

A professional chef shows you how to make gravy from drippings! This easy gravy recipe makes a thick, rich, robust gravy.
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Nana's Cranberry Chutney Thanksgiving

My Thanksgiving menu plan for 2022 dinner is not complete without a generous helping of Nana’s Cranberry Chutney. It is just a little sweet and very aromatic. The tart, fragrant sauce pulls all the different side dishes together and adds a welcome burst of acidity.

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Nana’s Cranberry Chutney

My Grandmother's recipe for Cranberry Chutney is the perfect balance of tart and sweet. Easy and aromatic, it completes your Holiday table!
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Maple Butter dark shadows thanksgiving menu plan 2022

Maple butter isn’t a sauce but it does make any dinner rolls taste even more fantastic! Plus, it is the easiest thing you’ll make all day, at least on this Thanksgiving Menu Plan. Simply mix together maple syrup, kosher salt and softened butter for a sweet, salty spread! Think of this as the enabler for, “okay, maybe just one more dinner roll.”

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Homemade Maple Butter

This easy Homemade Maple Butter recipe uses only 3 ingredients for a rich, salty-sweet butter spread. Restaurant quality maple butter at home!
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Thanksgiving Menu Plan 2022 Dessert

If you are new around here, welcome to my Thanksgiving Menu Plan 2022! And, let me be the first to tell you that I am a professional pastry chef and there is no shortage of dessert recipes on CLF. If none of these pique your interest, we have compiled a list of the 20 Best Thanksgiving Pie Recipes to complete your Holiday meal! You can also hop on over to my Pastry Shop and leave all the pie making to me! We ship pies Nationwide and we only use 100% all-butter pie crusts and the highest quality ingredients.

Blueberry Pie Interior

This Amazing Blueberry Pie is thick and juicy. It is flavored with lemon juice, orange zest, and just a hint of vanilla extract. I put this on my 2022 Thanksgiving Menu Plan because it will be your new favorite blueberry pie recipe. Bake it in an all-butter vodka pie crust for a flakey, buttery crust to complement all those blueberries!

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Amazing Blueberry Pie

This amazing Blueberry Pie is a thick, sliceable pie. The filling is baked inside of a buttery crust for the best pie you will ever taste!
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Mile High Apple Pie tablescape thanksgiving menu plan 2022

There are 5 pounds of apples in this delicious Mile High Apple Pie. I pre-cook the filling for the perfect texture and to avoid that gap between the filling and the crust. It is one extra step, but I promise it’s worth it! Anything for the perfect Thanksgiving Menu Plan!

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Mile High Apple Pie

This recipe for Mile High Apple Pie is insanely delicious! A brown sugar apple filling with a flakey, buttery, generously sugared crust!
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Easy Pumpkin Spice Bread Pudding with Maple Bourbon Cream Sauce

You could make my foolproof pumpkin pie instead, but this Pumpkin Spice Bread Pudding is so easy to pull together and exceptionally delicious! It hits all the pumpkin spice notes simultaneously without the stress of an additional pie.  

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Pumpkin Spice Bread Pudding

This Pumpkin Spice Bread Pudding studded with Bourbon-soaked dried cherries and topped with a rich Maple Bourbon Cream Sauce!
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Vanilla Bean Creme Anglaise thanksgiving menu plan 2022

Now I am not saying you shouldn’t serve all these desserts with homemade vanilla ice cream, because you absolutely should, but I am giving you the opportunity to make an even easier topping for your Thanksgiving Menu Plan 2022. As a matter of fact, Vanilla Bean Anglaise is essentially melted ice cream. It will add all the cool, rich, creaminess of ice cream without the hassle. You could also just buy vanilla ice cream, because making an entire Thanksgiving feast is quite enough!

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Vanilla Bean Crème Anglaise

This Vanilla Bean Crème Anglaise tastes like melted vanilla ice cream and is an amazing sauce for dipping brownies or topping tarts!
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Thanksgiving Menu Plan 2022 by Day

This is a roadmap for making as much as you can ahead of time. Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither was this Thanksgiving dinner. I have a downloadable PDF below that summarizes each and every step, so print it out and breathe easier.

Up to a month in advance

  • Make the cranberry chutney. This can be made in under 45 minutes but I like to let it simmer for 2 hours to marry the flavors. Make it several months in advance and store it sealed in a clean jar in the refrigerator. Or you could put it in your Thanksgiving Menu Plan to make it on Thanksgiving Day and really make the house smell amazing!
  • Make your pie dough up to one month in advance and freeze it. I suggest my foolproof vodka pie crust or my All-Butter Pie Crust. You will need enough pie dough for 2 double crust pies.
  • You can also bake, cool and freeze your whole pies up to a month in advance. This goes for my foolproof pumpkin pie and classic pecan pies as well.

Up to a week before

  • Pre-cook the pie fillings, cool them quickly on rimmed baking sheets and store them in clean containers in the refrigerator. You can also assemble and bake both pies ahead of time. Cool them, wrap them well in plastic wrap and freeze them for up to one month.
  • Prepare the Vanilla Bean Anglaise or make vanilla ice cream, if you want.
  • Cut all the bread for the pumpkin spice bread pudding and the sausage stuffing. Store them in plastic bags in the refrigerator or freezer. Relax, knowing you are doing things in advance for your Thanksgiving Menu Plan.
  • Thaw your turkey! It always takes longer than I think it will. Taking out the packet of the gizzards will help it thaw faster. Keep them for your gravy, if you want!
  • Cook the bacon for the loaded mashed potatoes. Cook extra for breakfast while you’re at it!

The Day Before Thanksgiving

  • Prepare the stuffing up until the point when you bake it. Store it covered in the refrigerator.
  • Prepare the bread pudding up until the point when you bake it. Store it covered in the refrigerator. Your refrigerator will be full of wonderful things from your Thanksgiving Menu Plan.
  • Cut all the herbs. There are a lot of herbs needed for the turkey, stuffing and rolls. If you are making all three, pick and chop herbs when you have a little more time. Store them in the refrigerator in zip-top baggies. They will brown a little but the flavor will still be great.
  • Bake those pies! You could leave them to tomorrow but why add the stress onto an already packed day. Leave time to enjoy the game and gather accolades. Plus, I can tell you the neither the turkey nor the pies will enjoy being held captive in the same oven.

Thanksgiving Morning

  • Make the pumpkin herb dinner rolls before the people start arriving. Breathe in the yeast and enjoy this moment of quiet with just you and the rolls.
  • If you haven’t baked your pies yet, please do! I am begging you.
  • Prepare the Hasselback sweet potatoes up until the point of baking, or you can go ahead and bake them depending on the size of your oven and the size of your turkey!  
  • Thaw the vegetables for the Cheesy Vegetable Casserole.  

Mid-Day

  • Work backwards from the time you want to eat and give yourself an extra buffer of 2 hours for turkeys that refuse to cook (probably because they have 5 side dishes in there with them…).
  • Pop that turkey in. When it is about 2/3 done (so in about 2 hours for a 12-pound bird), I start to cook my side dishes.
  • Bake the prepared stuffing and Hasselback sweet potatoes.
  • Cook the potatoes for the mashed potatoes and be sure you have all the other ingredients ready to go. You want to mash them when they are piping hot!
  • Mix the Cheesy Vegetable Casserole and bake.

Right Before Serving

  • Make the Gravy from the turkey pan drippings.
  • Warm the pumpkin herb dinner rolls in the oven and brush with a little melted butter. Sprinkle with fleur de sel for extra credit.
  • Re-heat the loaded mashed potatoes on the stovetop over a low heat. Adding a little warm milk as needed to loosen them up.
  • Step back and admire all your handy work.

Your Thanksgiving Menu Plan 2022 Shopping List

A master list of all the ingredients you’ll need to make this significantly epic Thanksgiving Menu plan for 2022. Check your cupboards and the back of your fridge, adjust the list and head on over to the grocery store for some shopping. There is a downloadable link to a PDF below that you can print and take with you.

Thanksgiving Menu Plan 2022 Shopping List dairy items
Thanksgiving Menu Plan 2022 Shopping List bakery items

Downloadable Planning PDF’s

Hi, I’m Chef Lindsey!

I am the baker, recipe developer, writer, and photographer behind Chef Lindsey Farr. I believe in delicious homemade food and the power of dessert!

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