Easy COVID Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipe Ideas

With the unique circumstances of COVID-19, making Thanksgiving meals more straightforward to prepare is essential. This holiday's goal is to make easy Thanksgiving side dish recipe ideas that minimize preparation time on the day of the event and reduce contact with food by the host. Prepping food the day before and gathering the ingredients to throw into a pot to cook will minimize the host's time spent lingering over the food while cooking. Today, we're sharing five recipe types that will do just that.

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5 COVID Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipe Ideas

Smokers' Side Dish Recipe

If you have an electric smoker, you can prep food and place them into the smoker for a delicious and flavorful Thanksgiving. Some Thanksgiving side dish vegetables that can be smoked are cauliflower, portobello mushrooms, corn, and sweet potatoes. I found a post that talks about how to smoke vegetables and fruit on a Masterbuilt Smoker. Check it out here.

Roasting or Sheet Pan Side Dish Recipe

Using the oven to cook various vegetable side dishes that have already been seasoned and ready to go, is an easy way to help your food from getting overly exposed to others. Below are some of our favorite side dish root vegetables that are roasted in a sheet pan in the oven. Check them out.

Roasted Carrots Recipe with Beets Butternut Squash

Roasted Carrots with beets and butternut squash are easy oven roasted dish for vegans or a side dish.

Summer Roasted Vegetables Recipe

Great roasted vegetables for summer time hosting.

Honey Roasted Beets Carrots and Sweet Potato Recipe

This is a very popular honey-roasted beets, carrots, and sweet potato recipe that can be a vegan dinner meal or side dish for any occasion.

Delicious Smoked Paprika Roasted Potatoes Recipe

Smoked paprika adds a wonderful flavor to these potatoes.

Roasted Broccoli and Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Easy and delicious roasted vegetables you can make tonight.

Easy Roasted Vegetables Recipe Your Family Will Love

Easy roasted vegetables with butternut squash, sweet potatoes, and carrots.

Slow Cooker / Instant Pot Side Dish Recipe

Slow cookers (Affiliate Link) are wonderful electric cooking small appliances (Affiliate Link) that work well for Thanksgiving feasts. Some desserts are great to cook in the slow cooker (Affiliate Link), like cobbles and crumbles. Another side dish recipe that would work in the slow cooker (Affiliate Link) is lasagna. Below are just a few of our slow cooker (Affiliate Link) side dish recipes that would work for Thanksgiving.

Slow Cooker Spiced Peach Crumble Recipe

Easy slow cooker peach crumble you can share for any party or a special dessert for your family. The spices add a kick of flavor to ice cream.

Easy Crock Pot Lasagna Recipe

This easy slow cooker recipe to make lasagna is great for weeknight dinner and a pot luck party.

Casserole Side Dish Recipe

Casserole side dish recipes are ideal for preparing meals ahead of time. Below are some of the recipes that I found online that could give you some inspiration.

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Soup Side Dish Recipe

Soups are a nice accompaniment to any Thanksgiving Meal. It is also a good dish type because soup recipes can be made ahead of time and kept warm for the activity.

Delicious Butternut Squash Soup for Weeknight Meals

An easy and smooth butternut squash soup uses light cream and a blender. Roast the butternut for a more robust flavor.

Quick Creamy Potato Soup recipe

Easy cream of potato soup with russet potatoes.

Planning and picking the right Thanksgiving Side Dish recipes will save you time and help you keep the germs at bay when company comes over. If you spend time preparing the side dishes before the feast, you can make your day more relaxing and enjoyable in this uncertain time. I hope these COVID Thanksgiving side dish recipes give you some direction on what to pick for your feast. If you are looking for tips on setting up a germ-reduced party planning, check out our other post.