Thanksgiving is coming. For your Thanksgiving feast, what should you prepare on your holiday menu? The turkey may take center stage, but Thanksgiving wouldn't be complete without its supporting cast of sides. Here we've collected 11 best Thanksgiving side dishes for you to prepare on Thanksgiving table. Check out these all-time favorites and get a better Thanksgiving dinner.

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Part 1: 11 Best Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Every year, we can't wait to eat piles of green beans, stuffed turkey, and all the mashed potatoes we can fit on a plate. No turkey is complete without a touch of homemade gravy and a tangy cranberry sauce. From mashed potatoes and cornbread, to sprouts and green bean casserole, we've got plenty of ideas in the below list. Let's check it out.

1. Best Ever Green Bean Casserole

Best Ever Green Bean Casserole

A classic made modern and fresh, Alton ditches the traditional cream of mushroom soup and canned green beans, instead using real mushrooms, half-and-half and fresh green beans.

Get the recipe: Best Ever Green Bean Casserole

2. Balsamic-Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Balsamic-Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Ina uses pancetta and balsamic vinegar for subtly sweet flavor in her roasted Brussels sprouts recipe, transforming a basic side into a sophisticated, indulgent treat.

Get the recipe: Balsamic-Roasted Brussels Sprouts

3. Creamed Corn Cornbread

Creamed Corn Cornbread

Alton says a piping hot cast-iron skillet is a must to make this creamed corn cornbread. Serve right out of the skillet for a rustic presentation or invert onto a platter.

Get the recipe: Creamed Corn Cornbread

4. Baked Hush Puppies

Baked Hush Puppies

The Deen brothers' hush puppies have all of the down-home flavor of this Southern favorite, but without the extra fat from deep-frying.

Get the recipe: Baked Hush Puppies

5. Triple-Cheese Spirals

Triple-Cheese Spirals

traditional mac and cheese gets a makerover with spiral pasta and a crunchy panko topping.

Get the recipe: Triple-Cheese Spirals

6. Perfect Cranberry Sauce

Perfect Cranberry Sauce

Don't miss out on the perfect cranberry sauce recipe, with just a bit of citrus zest to bring out the flavor.

Get the recipe: Perfect Cranberry Sauce

7. Cranberry Mold

Cranberry Mold

Make homemade cranberry sauce look retro by mixing in gelatin and refrigerating in a mold or empty soup cans overnight.

Get the recipe: Cranberry Mold

8. Cranberry-Horseradish Cream

Cranberry-Horseradish Cream

An unusual but sworn-by combo, try this if you want to be daring and add something a little different to your Thanksgiving spread.

Get the recipe: Cranberry-Horseradish Cream

9. Perfect Mashed Potatoes

Perfect Mashed Potatoes

You can't go wrong with these stand-by msahed potatoes. Just start with russet potatoes and mixing in whole mikl and up to a stick of butter.

Get the recipe: Perfect Mashed Potatoes

10. Cranberry Citrus Dressing

Cranberry Citrus Dressing

Michael Chiarello's fresh cranberry dressing gets a flavor boost from orange zest and juice, fresh vanilla beans and a few spoonfulls of Dijon mustard.

Get the recipe: Cranberry Citrus Dressing

11. Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet Potato Casserole

Anne roasts sweet potatoes and mixes in dried apricots, honey, cinnamon and orange juice and zest. Sprinkle with an oatmeal crisp topping for a dessert and side dish all in one.

Get the recipe: Sweet Potato Casserole

Part 2: Download Thanksgiving Side Dishes Recipe Videos

If you're to make some of the abovementioned Thanksgiving side dishes for the Thanksgiving dinner, and you don't know how to make it even with a recipe, you could search the Thanksgiving side dishes recipe video on YouTube or other video sites to get a video demo. In this case, CleverGet Video Downloader could help you easily and efficiently download Thanksgiving side dish recipe videos, so that you could watch Thanksgiving recipe videos on your smartphone or any other devices. We chose this software not only because it works with more than 1000 websites, but also because it can save videos in MP4 or MKV format, which allows you to play on any device without hassle. Also, you can download live stream video with this software. You can follow the detailed guidance below to download Thanksgiving side dishes recipe videos to your computer.

Step 1: Download and install CleverGet

Download and install CleverGet Video Downloader by clicking the button below.

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Step 2: Set the Output Directory

Click the three-dot icon in the upper right corner to open the Settings pane and select the Settings option. Then, click the "Save video to" box to browse and select an output directory for your downloaded video.

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Step 3: Find Thanksgiving side dishes recipe video

You should find the source Thanksgiving side dishes recipe video first. Here we will take YouTube as an example. You can simply input the video URL you would like to download into the top address bar, or click the "YouTube" icon on the homepage to enter its offcial website and search for what you want to download..

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Step 4: Start to download the video

Cleverget Video Downloader will automatically detect the resolution and format of the video source. As you can see in the screenshot below, there are several resolutions and formats available, and you can choose the one that works for you. Then, click the "Download" button to start downloading Thanksgiving side dishes recipe video.

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