Today is Monday and it is almost always Mouth Watering Mondays here at Noshing With The Nolands. I had a request for some Special Thanksgiving Make Ahead Casseroles as Thanksgiving is coming this weekend here in Canada. This is my favorite time of year and I love hosting a big Thanksgiving meal. With us recently moving my girlfriend has invited us to break bread at her place, so I am thrilled as I was not sure how I was going to pull that off.
With the request so soon to Thanksgiving I couldn’t pull that off myself, so I asked a few friends to help me out and have pulled together these delicious make ahead recipes for you. A lot of them are potatoes but if you get that dish out of the way, that leaves room to make some last minute veggies. That is what I always do. Let’s start with the infamous and must needed potato for your holiday table!!!
Look at this insanely good looking Potato and Leek Gratin from Anne, my amazing friend at Webicurean. I would be proud to serve this one for sure!! Look at that gorgeous browned topping!!
Next up is the creamy and I mean creamy Twice Baked Mashed Potatoes by the lovely Melanie from Fast Food to Fresh Food. I will have two helpings of that one please!!
Here is another make ahead mashed potato. This one is Extra Rich Creamed Potatoes with added whipped cream, but who cares, it is Thanksgiving and the potatoes better be this good!! This one is shared by the fabulous Stacy from Food Lust People Love.
Make Ahead Irish Potato Casserole, this one has the addition of sour cream and cream cheese and has been one of my favorites forever!! Thanks to the fantastic Kirsten from Farm Fresh Feasts.
This one is similar but has that beautiful golden crust!! These Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes will please the crowd at your holiday table for sure, thanks to the marvelous Karen from Karen’s Kitchen Stories.
One last potato dish and this one uses baby potatoes and has me drooling with the yummy addition of bacon. Thanks again to the amazing Stacy for giving us this Green Beans and Baby New Potatoes from Food Lust People Love.
Now onto something else but potatoes. Pass around this delicious looking Sausage Biscuit Casserole at your next Thanksgiving table or prepare it for the next morning if you have overnight guests. I love versatile recipes like this one, thanks to the wonderful Camille from Growing Up Gabel.
Here is another delicious looking make ahead casserole that would function also as a breakfast or passed around with the turkey. Rustic Sourdough Spinach Strata is packed full of flavor with the number one star being the sourdough. You even get a recipe for that, thanks to gorgeous Susan from 30A Eats.
Next up is a dish from moi, a great make ahead side that is vegetarian but goes so lovely with turkey or beef. Vegetarian Mushroom Cups are even better if they are made ahead!!
Maque Choux-Spicy Cajun Corn looks like a delicious side dish for anytime of the year. Using frozen niblets will have you making this for so many holidays. Thanks again to the stupendous Stacy from Food Lust People Love for another killer recipe!
Here is another make ahead recipe from moi using corn. Cornbread Casserole has been a huge hit at Thanksgiving and has become my girlfriend Karen’s favorite for her to now make for her family.
Maybe not so traditional for Thanksgiving but another great make ahead is this Lamb and Eggplant Moussaka. If you have family staying with you for the whole weekend this would be a great meal to serve. You can also have it at the ready in your freezer!! Thanks to awesome Amy from Kimchi Mom for this recipe!!
Well there you have it, a whole bunch of make ahead recipes for your Thanksgiving table. I hope you all in Canada have a wonderful holiday weekend. ENJOY!!!
Comments & Reviews
Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories says
These all look amazing Tara! This is so helpful too. Thanks for the inclusion too =)
Tara Noland says
You are so welcome Karen, glad you liked the roundup!
Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories says
What a great collection of recipes!! Thanks for including me =)
Tara Noland says
You are so welcome, great line up of recipes!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
so much amazing comfort food!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Kayle!!
Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says
I love the make-ahead casseroles! It saves so much time on the actual day… you can actually have time to visit!
Thanks for sharing! Definitely going to try one or two of these out this year!
xoxo
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much for coming over Jennifer, I love your site too!!
Stacy says
Great round up, Tara! Thanks for including my dishes. Those three are staples at every Thanksgiving and Christmas. I get a lot of flack when I try to change the menu. Apparently, I can add, but I cannot take away a favorite. 🙂 And everybody has a different favorite! I can’t wait to try all of these beautiful make-ahead dishes.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much for giving me your best recipes, they all look delicious, I can see why no one wants the menu altered.
Liz says
SO many amazing recipes! You’ve made me very hungry tonight!
Noshing with the Nolands says
They all look so good, don’t they, thanks Liz!!
Anne @ Webicurean says
Thanks for sharing my gratin! Everything here looks SO good–I think I’m trying the moussaka first!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you Anne, don’t they all look good and I agree with you on that delicious moussaka!!