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Thanksgiving Recipes Our Food Staff Loves

From creamy mac and cheese to pumpkin empanadas, these are the dishes we get the most excited to cook (and eat).

An oval dish holds creamy yellow-orange baked macaroni and cheese. A spoon is stuck into it and a serving has been portioned out into a small bowl. — Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne.

Recipes

Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Eric Kim
5815 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,815
1 hour
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Chunky Cranberry Sauce
Ina Garten
530 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
530
20 minutes, plus 45 minutes’ chilling
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Caramelized Brussels Sprouts With Lemon
Claire Saffitz
604 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
604
1½ hours
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Baked Brie and Caramelized Vegetable Pie
Alexa Weibel
1145 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,145
4 hours
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Old-Fashioned
Robert Simonson
1930 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,930
2 minutes
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Make-Ahead Roast Turkey
Melissa Clark
298 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
298
2 hours 10 minutes, plus at least 2 days for brining, cooling and chilling
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Red Wine Cranberry Sauce With Honey
Melissa Clark
2971 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,971
40 minutes, plus chilling
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Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese Galette
Yossy Arefi
1105 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,105
1½ hours, plus 2 hours' chilling
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Brown-Butter Mashed Potatoes
Vaughn Vreeland
661 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
661
1 hour
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Buttermilk-Brined Roast Turkey
Samin Nosrat
5364 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,364
2 hours, plus 48 hours’ brining
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Tequila Sunrise
Naz Deravian
176 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
176
15 minutes
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Orange Cranberry Loaf
Samantha Seneviratne
1282 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,282
1 hour 25 minutes plus cooling
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Deep-Fried Turkey
Kim Severson
66 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
66
2 hours, plus 8 to 24 hours’ brining and 30 minutes’ resting
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Scalloped Potatoes
Lidey Heuck
700 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
700
About 2½ hours
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Pumpkin Meringue Pie
Genevieve Ko
180 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
180
2 hours 5 minutes, plus cooling
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Crispy Ginger Sticky Rice
Genevieve Ko
618 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
618
40 minutes
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Tall and Creamy Cheesecake
Emily Weinstein, Dorie Greenspan
3812 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,812
3 hours 30 minutes, plus at least 4 hours' refrigeration
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Hash Brown Casserole
Naz Deravian
1118 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,118
1 hour 45 minutes
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Chocolate Chess Pie
Vaughn Vreeland
688 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
688
3 hours
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Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes
Genevieve Ko
1528 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,528
40 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ reheating, if desired
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Cranberry Curd Tart
David Tanis
12117 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
12,117
1½ hours
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Vegetarian Mushroom Wellington
Alexa Weibel
6622 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
6,622
3 hours
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Squash on Toast
Mark Bittman
859 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
859
About an hour
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Roasted and Raw Brussels Sprouts Salad
Susan Spungen
1054 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,054
35 minutes
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Sticky Cranberry Gingerbread
Melissa Clark
4659 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,659
1½ hours plus cooling
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Basque Cheesecake
Tanya Sichynsky, Marti Buckley
3000 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,000
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Garlic
Mark Bittman
14254 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14,254
35 minutes
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Lemon Cream Pie With Honey and Ginger
Claire Saffitz
410 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
410
1 hour 40 minutes, plus at least 4 hours’ setting
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Stuffing With Mushrooms, Leeks and Bacon
Melissa Clark
2232 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,232
2 to 2½ hours
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Brandied Pumpkin Pie
Melissa Clark
3069 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,069
About 2 hours, plus 1½ hours’ chilling
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Mushroom Bread Pudding
Susan Spungen
2904 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,904
About 1 hour, plus overnight soaking
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Brussels Sprouts With Chorizo
David Tanis
344 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
344
20 minutes
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Fannie Farmer’s Parker House Rolls
Fannie Farmer, Marion Cunningham
1045 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,045
4½ hours
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Easy Parker House Rolls
Melissa Clark
343 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
343
35 minutes, plus 2 hours’ rising time
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Vermont Cheddar Mashed Potatoes
David Tanis
2606 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,606
45 minutes
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Classic Deviled Eggs
Alex Witchel
7150 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,150
45 minutes
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Pumpkin Bread With Brown Butter and Bourbon
Melissa Clark
4675 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,675
1 hour 15 minutes
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Pulled Turkey With Jus
Kim Severson, Meathead Goldwyn
106 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
106
3 hours, depending on the size of the turkey
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Hashed Brussels Sprouts With Lemon
Julia Moskin, Michael Romano, Danny Meyer
2358 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,358
25 minutes
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Sweet Potatoes With Cranberry Chutney
Kim Severson
395 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
395
2 hours
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Pumpkin Empanadas
Christina Morales, Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack
55 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
55
About 2¼ hours
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Baked Brie
Melissa Clark
1198 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,198
1 hour
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Five-Spice Roasted Carrots With Toasted Almonds
Sue Li
1621 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,621
30 minutes
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Hot Crab and Oyster Dip
Melissa Clark
518 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
518
1 hour
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Bourbon Pecan Pie
Julia Reed
4407 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,407
1 hour
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Mochi Rice Stuffing
Ligaya Mishan, Lara Mui Cowell, Jannie Luke Thom
125 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
125
1 hour
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Lemon-Garlic Kale Salad
Julia Moskin, Melissa Clark
485 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
485
About 25 minutes
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Cheesy Hasselback Potato Gratin
Emily Weinstein, J. Kenji López-Alt
10825 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,825
About 2 hours
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