Mashed potatoes, roasted carrots and cornbread each have a place at Friendsgiving. If you've claimed a side dish in the group chat, these three Friendsgiving side dish recipes give you a few ways to fill it.
You don't need to make all three. Pick the one your table needs, then follow the creator's full recipe linked beside it. If cooking isn't part of your plan this year, our guide to what to bring to Friendsgiving has store-bought and no-cook ideas, too.
Mashed Potatoes for the Gravy Crowd
Recipe by Jeanine Donofrio and Phoebe Moore of Love & Lemons.
Love & Lemons uses garlic, butter and milk for a creamy mash, with sour cream as an option. Choose this one if the dinner still needs potatoes. A bowl with a few soft spoon marks and butter on top feels right at home beside the rest of the sides.
Before you claim them, ask the host how you'll serve them warm. The recipe page has storage and reheating notes to help you plan.
Get the full mashed potato recipe from Love & Lemons.
Honey-Roasted Carrots for a Vegetable Side
Recipe by Jeanine Donofrio and Phoebe Moore of Love & Lemons.
These carrots have a light honey glaze and browned edges, with parsley as a finishing touch. They're a bright orange choice for a table that already has plenty of bread and potatoes.
This recipe needs oven space. Check with the host before choosing it, especially if everyone's bringing something that needs the oven at the same time. The turkey may already have a fairly strong claim.
Get the full roasted carrot recipe from Love & Lemons.
Cornbread for the Bread Basket
Recipe by Sally McKenney of Sally's Baking.
Sally's cornbread uses buttermilk, butter, brown sugar and honey. It leans sweet, so choose it if that sounds good with the rest of your menu. Cut squares give everyone a piece to tuck beside dinner.
This is the bread option for a table that already has its vegetable sides covered. Sally's page explains the pan choices and includes the full baking directions.
Get the full cornbread recipe from Sally's Baking.
Choose Your Friendsgiving Side Dish
Send the host your recipe link before you shop. That gives them the dish name and a way to check the ingredients, and it helps you avoid arriving with the fourth bowl of potatoes. Though the potato fans may have questions about whether that's a problem.
If you're hosting, our small-space Friendsgiving guide can help you plan room for the food and your friends.
