Make room for the sides
A South Bend Tribune poll has selected stuffing as the favorite Thanksgiving side dish over others, like mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, cranberry sauce and polish sausage.
Thanksgiving is all about food. The top option that comes to mind is the turkey centerpiece.
But for many, Thanksgiving is all about another category: The sides.
Check out every state’s favorite Thanksgiving side dishes through the U.S. according to Zippia below:
Alabama
Taking the cover off during the final 10 minutes of baking the Bob Evans Farms Sausage Cranberry Stuffing adds a little extra crunch to the top. Be Scs Pan H Cran1
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Dressing/stuffing
Alaska
The loaded hashbrown casserole from Cracker Barrel, Naples. Crack 2
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Hashbrown casserole
Arizona
Keto Green Bean Casserole Supreme. Keto 10291818 75
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Green bean casserole
Arkansas
Biscuits and gravy with buttermilk biscuit, Hector’s white sausage gravy and two eggs at Vovomeena in Phoenix. Vovomeena Biscuits
Favorite Thanksgiving side: White gravy
California
The chicken-fried New York Strip is served with mashed potatoes at Aurora in Oklahoma City, Okla. Aug. 16, 2024
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mashed potatoes
Colorado
Eagle-Gazette reporter Jeff Barron smoothes mashed potatoes into a ring mold Monday afternoon, Oct. 7, 2019, at the Fairfield County Fair in Lancaster. 18 Lan Monday Fair
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mashed potatoes
Connecticut
Side dishes at the Bistro of Oakwood Square in Plain Township include homemade smoked Gouda mashed potatoes. Bistro Potatoes 2
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mashed potatoes
Delaware
FireFresh Southern Kitchen’s homemade “mac and cheese” are made with elbow macaroni, Velveeta cheese, butter and milk. October 17, 2018 1017cookscrn Weswright013 Drl
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mac and cheese
Florida
Sweet potato casserole, anyone? David Anthony will cater your Thanksgiving feast this year Thanksgiving Catered David Anthony Sweet Potato Casserole
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Sweet potato casserole
Georgia
Popeyes’s mac and cheese. Chicken Showdown 20
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mac and cheese
Hawaii
Rick Rodgers Cider Gravy for Thanksgiving dinner. Wil Surefire Turkey
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Turkey gravy
Idaho
Next, combine the cooked green beans, soup, milk, soy sauce and black pepper in a casserole dish and cook at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for about 25 minutes. Green Bean Casserole Oven
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Green bean casserole
Illinois
RJ Harvey of Potatoes USA’s mashed potatoes recipe made Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mashed potatoes
Indiana
Deviled Eggs prepared by chef Kate Williams and her team during MOCAD’s Summer Arts Soirée at the Charles T. Fisher Mansion in Detroit on Thursday, July 13, 2023.
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Deviled eggs
Iowa
Dozens of ears of corn are prepped before dinner at the Higher Ground training facility in West Harrison, Ind., on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. Cincinnati Bearcats Football Camp
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Corn
Kansas
Creamed Corn with Rosemary and Turmeric, a recipe that cook Lindsay Cargill received in her grandmother’s recipe box, a holiday favorite for their family. Christmas Recipes Corn
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Creamed corn
Kentucky
Make Ahead Broccoli Rice Casserole is a perfect side dish for your holiday gathering. Broccoli Rice Casserole
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Broccoli casserole
Louisiana
Seyna Clark’s Thanksgiving plate featuring mac and cheese, sweet potatoes, turkey and dressing, cabbage, baked thigh, and banana pudding from Silver Sands and Cornbread from Swett’s seen at The Tennessean newsroom in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Foodplates 111422 An 003
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Cornbread dressing/stuffing
Maine
The side salad from the Marco Island Brewery. Brewery 8
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Side Salad
Maryland
Macaroni and cheese is among the sides offered at The Nook restaurant, an offshoot of the Up in Smoke BBQ food trailer and catering business in the Massillon area. The Nook Mac And Cheese
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mac and cheese
Massachusetts
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Favorite Thanksgiving side: Dressing/stuffing
Michigan
There’s no such thing as too much green bean casserole at Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Green Beans
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Green bean casserole
Minnesota
Horseradish mashed potatoes
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mashed potatoes
Mississippi
Seyna Clark’s Thanksgiving plate featuring mac and cheese, sweet potatoes, turkey and dressing, cabbage, baked thigh, and banana pudding from Silver Sands and Cornbread from Swett’s seen at The Tennessean newsroom in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Foodplates 111422 An 003
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Baked sweet potatoes
Missouri
Rolls from Norcia Bakery in Canton are an unexpected and delicious start to meals at the Bistro of Oakwood Square. The rolls replaced sliced-Italian bread at the restaurant during the pandemic. Bistro Rolls
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Rolls
Montana
Rick Rodgers Make-Ahead Mashed Potato Casserole for Thanksgiving dinner. Wil Surefire Turkey
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mashed potatoes
Nebraska
Suzy Fleming Leonard used fresh asparagus and heavy whipping cream to make Suzy’s Asparagus Casserole, her family’s substitute for the traditional Thanksgiving green bean casserole.
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Green bean casserole
Nevada
Bowl of mashed potatoes and gravy at Sunrise Cafe in Springfield Thursday, Nove. 16, 2023.
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mashed potatoes
New Hampshire
Cranberry sauce side dish. 111198 Sidedishes Cranberry
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Cranberry sauce
New Jersey
Rick Rodgers stuffing for Thanksgiving dinner. Wil Surefire Turkey
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Dressing/stuffing
New Mexico
Cook at 325 degrees Fahrenheit until the casserole is bubbling at hot. Green Beans Casserole In Oven
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Green bean casserole
New York
Washington, UNITED STATES: A young man mixes bread crumbs for stuffing as volunteers prepare some of the 5,000 Thanksgiving dinners during the annual “Everything but the Turkey” event held at the Jewish Community Center 23 November 2005 in Washington, DC. Over 350 volunteers have prepared the meals to feed over half the homeless population in Washington, in conjunction with the DC Central Kitchen who is supplying all the turkeys. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Dressing/stuffing
North Carolina
Bearded Bros BBQ, a new Texas-style barbeque restaurant, held its soft opening Monday, August 2, 2021. The restaurant is located at 827 Union Street in Spartanburg. A plate of food, including Macaroni-and-Cheese. Shj Bearded Bros Bbq 18
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mac and cheese
North Dakota
Staff began cooking for the day at the crack of dawn. They prepared traditional soul food dishes like macaroni and cheese, dressing, mash potatoes with gravy, smothered chicken, greens, and cheese broccoli. Dsc06356
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mashed potatoes
Ohio
Green bean casserole is one of the easiest Thanksgiving sides to make. But the simplicity is part of the magic. Green Bean Casserole Done
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Green bean casserole
Oklahoma
Mary Jane McHenry bakes dinner rolls on September 30, 2019. She said it is common for her to make hundreds of them every Thanksgiving. Bo5h1338
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Rolls
Oregon
The sweet potato biscuits at the Apex Lions Club booth are lightly steamed before being served, either plain or with a slice of country ham.
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Biscuits
Pennsylvania
Chefs taste test store-bought Thanksgiving sides in the Columbian Club of Westwood on Tuesday October 29, 2019. Paul Beaugard from Bogie’s Hoagies in Hawthorne tasted three types of stuffing. Chefs Taste Test Store-Bought Thanksgiving Sides
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Dressing/stuffing
Rhode Island
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 25: Volunteers serve Thanksgiving meals during the annual Feast of Sharing event at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center November 25, 2015 in Washington, DC. Thousands of local needy residents attended the event and enjoyed a meal including turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Dressing/stuffing
South Carolina
Iberico mac n cheese — with garganelli, mahón, gremolata and crispy jamón — at The Iberian Pig in the Gulch in Nashville on Oct. 24, 2023
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mac & cheese
South Dakota
Yeast rolls are served with dinners at Logan’s Roadhouse. Img 6163
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Rolls
Tennessee
The sweet potatoes with praline topping at Curbside Casserole in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, October 31, 2020. Thanksgiving To Go Where To Pick Up Everything You Need For Your Holiday Feast
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Sweet potato casserole
Texas
To cook the green beans, bring a pot of water to a boil and blanch them until they’re cooked to your preference. Remember they’ll cook further when the casserole is in the oven. Green Beans Cooking
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Green bean casserole
Utah
Roast chicken ($6.99) and dinner rolls ($1.59) from Kwik Trip. Mjs Mjs 10142022 Kwiktripmeals Ec273411 1
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Rolls
Vermont
The cornbread dressing at Curbside Casserole in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, October 31, 2020.
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Dressing/stuffing
Virginia
Jocelyn Adams’s Ultimate Mac and Cheese recipe made Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mac and cheese
Washington
Wagner’s Village Inn knows how to fry chicken. The recent winner of a James Beard award for their classic fried chicken explains there is no secret to their food. It’s time, well seasoned cast irons and lard that make their fried chicken special. A plates of fried chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy sit under a heat lamp Thursday, March 2, 2023 at Wagner’s Village Inn in Oldenburg. Food Ini Oldenburg Chicken
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mashed potatoes
West Virginia
The crowd pleasing dinner rolls are buttered by a staff member at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo.
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Rolls
Wisconsin
There was plenty of gravy for the turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes during the 25th Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday, November 25, 2010, at Central Presbyterian Church, 31 North Seventh Street in Lafayette. Lafayette Urban Ministry organized the event. 112510 News Commthanksgiving
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mashed potatoes
Wyoming
Rick Rodgers, a cookbook author, recipe developer gives tips on making his Cider Gravy for Thanksgiving dinner. Wil Surefire Turkey
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Brown gravy
Washington, D.C.
Kraft box macaroni and cheese is displayed on a shelf at a grocery store in Washington, DC, on February 15, 2023. – Retail sales in the United States rebounded in January, government data showed Wednesday, logging the biggest gain since early 2021 as policymakers watch for signs that consumer spending is cooling in the longer run. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Favorite Thanksgiving side: Mac and cheese
This article originally appeared on List Wire: Top Thanksgiving side dish in each state (plus D.C.)