- Can we all agree that Thanksgiving is the best eating day of the year?
What is your favorite Thanksgiving side dish? You’ll have to see if the rest of the state (you live in) agrees!
When it comes to the best side dishes, there are six that are most popular across the United States. The most popular dishes are Green Bean Casserole, Sweet Potato Casserole, Cornbread/Stuffing, Candied Yams and Corn Pudding.
Are one of these your favorite Thanksgiving side dish?
Green bean casserole is the top choice of side dish during the Thanksgiving
holiday according to Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Green bean casserole is pretty simple, including green beans, cream of mushroom soup, maybe some cheddar cheese and a topping of French-fried onions. This recipe is not only low-ingredient but easy as well. All you have to do is mix the ingredients together, minus the crunchy onions, which you sprinkle on top. After just under 30 minutes in the oven, this dish is done!
Sweet Potato Casserole is the best side dish in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Sweet potato casserole contains brown sugar, pecans or a roasted nut, sweet potatoes and cozy spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. Do you love this side dish the best?
According to Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma,
Tennessee, and Texas, the side dish that’s the best at Thanksgiving is Cornbread Dressing or Stuffing. Do you live in these states, and if so, do you agree?
States including Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington all claim their favorite Thanksgiving side dish is candied yams. There are all different kinds of ways to make this but the main ingredients are mini marshmallows, sweet potatoes, brown sugar and butter. Spices like nutmeg and cinnamon can really amplify the flavors and coziness of this dish.
The state of Maryland is the only one that claims corn pudding as their favorite side dish at Thanksgiving. This pudding contains canned corn, canned cream corn, seasonings like salt and pepper, and a simple topping of crushed up crackers. Is this a traditional dish at your Thanksgiving table?
Sides like mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, rolls, and macaroni and cheese didn’t even make the list, but, with the exception of the macaroni and cheese maybe, these are all staples of the Thanksgiving dinner.
According to Food and Wine, in the year 2023, the most popular side dish was
mashed potatoes and this year it’s stuffing. Other top sides are sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, and macaroni and cheese. Also, Food and Wine states that Wyoming loves cranberry sauce, Virginians are huge fans of bread, New Mexico residents like cranberry sauce and bread and South Carolinians are huge fans of green vegetables for the holiday.