Get away the sweat pants! As soon as once more, it is time to stuff our faces and broaden our waistlines on this excellent American vacation we name Thanksgiving Day. Though turkey and soccer are the celebs on Thanksgiving, I benefit from the number of scrumptious aspect dishes and deserts that for some cause are solely made this time of yr.

The one downside to the “second fiddles” of turkey day is allotting sufficient time to make everybody’s favourite dish. I attempt to make all my recipes as fast and simple as attainable to chop down on the stress within the kitchen, whereas nonetheless offering a scrumptious meal. Listed here are a pair fast and simple Thanksgiving recipes that I hope you’ll attempt.

Baked Mashed Potatoes

What you want:

3 lbs (9 -10 medium) gold, yellow or russet potatoes, peeled

4 T butter

8 oz bundle cream cheese, softened

12 oz or 11/2 c bitter cream

salt to style

black pepper to style

What you do:

Preheat oven to 350 levels. Quarter potatoes and boil in salted water till fork tender however not mushy; drain. Place potatoes in a big bowl with 2 T of butter and blend with hand mixer till pretty clean. Add bitter cream, cream cheese, salt and pepper and blend till nicely blended.

Spray a big casserole dish with nonstick spray. Add potatoes and dot with remaining 2 T of butter. Bake for half-hour uncovered; serve.

Cranberry Sauce

What you want:

12 oz bag cranberries

1 c water

1 c sugar

What you do:

Add sugar and water to a med sized saucepan; warmth to boiling. Add cranberries to pan and return to boil. Scale back warmth to low and cook dinner, lined, 5-8 minutes or till cranberries burst

Simple Breezy Pecan Pie

What you want:

9 inch unbaked pie shell

1 c shelled pecans

3 giant eggs

3/4 c white sugar

3/4 c mild corn syrup

1/3 c butter

1/4 t salt

What you do:

Preheat oven to 350 levels. In a big bowl, beat eggs nicely. Add sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt and beat till nicely blended. Combine in pecans. Pour into 9 inch pie shell. Bake for 50-55 minutes, or till high is agency.

Candy Potato Casserole

What you want:

4 c candy potatoes, cooked and mashed

1/2 c brown sugar (divided in half)

2 eggs, crushed

1/2 c milk

1/2 c butter (divided in half)

1/4 t salt

1/2 c chopped pecans (divided in half)

1/4 c frosted flakes, crushed

What you do:

Mix potatoes, milk, egg, salt, 1/4 c brown sugar and 1/4 c butter; mix with mixer. Fold in half the pecans. Pour into greased casserole pan. Soften remaining 1/4 cup of butter and blend with remaining brown sugar. Add frosted flakes and the remaining pecans. Unfold combination evenly excessive of the casserole. Bake in preheated 375 diploma oven for half-hour, or till heated by means of.