10 of the Best Potato Recipes For Thanksgiving

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If you’re anything like me, a week or two before Thanksgiving, I’m googling “best potato recipes for Thanksgiving” so I can show off my potato-making skills!

Whether you’re looking to find a new way of cooking them, or want to stick with the tried and true recipes, here are some to get your gears turning and your mouth watering:

#1 Mashed Potatoes – The Best Mashed Potatoes by Gimme Some Oven

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Mashed potatoes are a must-have on Thanksgiving!

This highly rated recipe recommends using both Yukon god and russet potatoes to balance out the texture and I couldn’t agree more! Simple, yet delicious way to make mashed potatoes!

You can find the recipe here

#2 Baked Potatoes – Perfect Baked Potato by Love & Lemons

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Baked potatoes may seem simple, and they are, but I’ve had some..let’s say..interesting variations before.

Here’s a great recipe for baked potatoes that will keep you out of the “interesting” category

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#3 Potatoes Au Gratin – By The Darling Gourmet

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If you, or the the thanksgiving crowd you are cooking for loves cheese, the delectably gooey, cheesy potatoes will be a hit!

See the recipe here

#4 Crispy Smashed Potatoes – By Cookie + Kate

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Elevate your potato game with potatoes with a creamy, mashed potato inside and a crispy, flavorful outside.

So simple to make and incredibly delicious – it may just be the star of the Thanksgiving feast!

See the recipe here

#5 Hassleback Potatoes – By Dinner at the Zoo

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These potatoes will add such a stunning visual to any thanksgiving dinner!

Impressively intricate, yet relatively simple to make, you can’t go wrong with the hassleback potato!

See the recipe here

# 6 – Fully Loaded Baked Potato – By Ricardo Cuisine

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One of the more obvious choices, but this recipe takes the bland, leathery baked potato you know and turns it into a masterpiece.

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#7 Twice Baked Potato – By Food & Wine

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We can’t talk about baked potato and not mention the best of both worlds – the twice baked potato!

Load them up with bacon and cheese and you have yourself a dish that family and friends will be overstuffing themselves on!

See the recipe here

#8 German Potato Salad – By Allrecipes

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Authentic German potato salad is always a welcome guest at thanksgiving. This salad is typically served warm and is usually all gone before it gets cold!

One note this recipe added was to reduce the sugar to 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar and add more to fast if you don’t want it too sweet.

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#9 The Best Potato Salad Recipe Ever – By A Spicy Perspective

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As the author states “My mom’s potato salad is better than your mom’s potato salad.” And Sommer may be right – it’s pretty darn good!

With reviews stating “I thought MY potato salad was the best…. Until I tried This best potato salad. She was right. This is by far the best potato salad I have ever made.” It’s definitely worth trying!

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#10 Oven Roasted Potatoes – By Spend With Pennies

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Crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, these roasted potatoes will always have a space on the thanksgiving table!

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Got any potato recipes for Thanksgiving that are worth mentioning here? comment below!