21 Cheap And Easy Thanksgiving Recipes You'll Actually Want To Make (2024)

Roll up stuffing in slices of deli turkey, cover in homemade or store bought gravy, and pop them into the oven seam-side down in a baking dish.

Recipe: Turkey Stuffing Roll-Ups

Slice some brie cheese and roll it up in little triangles of crescent roll dough. Brush with melted butter and serve with cranberry sauce for dipping.

Recipe: Crescent Roll Brie Bites

No one needs to know the base of this loaded mac 'n' cheese came from a box.

Recipe: Upgraded Mac 'n' Cheese With Bacon, Mushrooms, and Brie

Pick up a pack of puff pastry dough, your favorite grocery-store spinach artichoke dip, and add some shredded Parmesan for extra cheesiness.

Recipe: Three-Ingredient Spinach Artichoke Pinwheels

Canned green beans, canned cream of mushroom soup, and fried onions is all you need to make this classic holiday side dish.

Recipe: Three-Ingredient Green Bean Casserole

If you don't have every ingredient on the list, don't worry. All you really need is deli turkey, cranberry sauce, your favorite kind of cheese, and your go-to condiment like mayo or mustard. Just be sure to brush these sliders with melted butter before baking.

Recipe: Baked Cranberry and Turkey Sliders

Start with your favorite frozen turkey patties and them it on a bun with cranberry sauce, shredded Brussels sprouts, and some gravy for good measure.

Recipe: Thanksgiving Turkey Burgers

Not only is this recipe a cheaper alternative to roasting a whole bird, but it'll save you lots of oven space. Cooked in the air fryer, turkey legs get an incredibly crispy skin and super moist meat.

Recipe: Air Fryer Turkey Legs

Using cheap wine for sangria doesn't compromise the flavor. It's mixed with brandy, triple sec, orange juice, and lots of fruit for a delicious holiday co*cktail.

Recipe: Trader Joe's Two-Buck Chuck Sangria

How do you take a humble can of White Claw and make it fancy? Spruce it up with a spritz of sparkling wine, some fresh grapefruit, and a sprig of rosemary. Voilà.

Recipe: Ruby Grapefruit and Rosemary White Claw co*cktails

Apple cider (hot or cold) + whiskey + ginger juice. It's as simple as that!

Recipe: Three-Ingredient Apple Cider co*cktails

If you're afraid of baking, this cake-pie hybrid will be a game changer. It starts with boxed yellow cake mix. If you want to make things even easier, grab some canned apple pie filling.

Recipe: Apple Pie Cake

Start with refrigerated pie dough cut into little circles — then press the pie dough into the wells of a muffin tin. Fill the dough with a mixture of pumpkin purée, milk, eggs, and pumpkin spice and bake until set.

Recipe: Recipe: Mini Pumpkin Pies