Editors’ Collection

Five-Ingredient Thanksgiving Recipes

You don’t need a lot of fancy ingredients to make a great Thanksgiving meal. Check out our best Thanksgiving recipes that require five ingredients or fewer. Discover more ideas for the holiday in our best Thanksgiving recipes collection.

Roasted Carrots and Chorizo — Bobbi Lin for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Maggie Ruggiero.

Recipes

Roasted Carrots and Chorizo
Ali Slagle
162 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
162
40 minutes
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easy
Easy Thanksgiving Turkey
Claire Saffitz
208 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
208
2 hours 10 minutes, plus overnight chilling
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easy
Caramelized Brussels Sprouts With Lemon
Claire Saffitz
475 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
475
1 1/2 hours
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easy
Broccoli Aligot
Ham El-Waylly
659 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
659
30 minutes
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easy
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Melissa Clark, George H. Foster, Peter C. Weiglin
1389 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,389
1 hour 15 minutes
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Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes
Genevieve Ko
1312 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,312
40 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ reheating, if desired
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Buttermilk-Brined Turkey Breast
Samin Nosrat
4023 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,023
1 hour, plus 24 to 36 hours’ brining
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Lemony Cranberry Relish
Eric Kim
482 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
482
5 minutes
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easy
No-Bake Butterscotch Custards
Melissa Clark
1286 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,286
35 minutes, plus chilling
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Hasselback Potatoes
Lidey Heuck
906 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
906
1 hour 30 minutes
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Brown-Butter Mashed Potatoes
Vaughn Vreeland
608 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
608
1 hour
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Salt-and-Pepper Roast Turkey Breast
Eric Kim
754 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
754
2 hours, plus overnight thawing and 2 hours’ resting
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Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce With Port and Orange
Sarah DiGregorio
803 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
803
3 to 3 1/2 hours
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Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes With Sour Cream and Chives
Melissa Clark
804 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
804
20 minutes
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Sweet Potatoes Baked With Lemon
Molly O'Neill, Edna Lewis
671 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
671
2 hours
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Brussels Sprouts With Walnuts and Pomegranate
Colu Henry
1893 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,893
30 minutes
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Potatoes au Gratin
Mark Bittman
4807 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,807
50 minutes
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easy
Air-Fryer Green Beans
Eleanore Park
741 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
741
10 minutes
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easy
Two-Ingredient Mashed Potatoes
Ali Slagle
675 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
675
30 minutes
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easy
Easy Chocolate Fudge
Julia Moskin, Michael Chu
1104 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,104
15 minutes
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Mashed Sweet Potatoes With Roasted Garlic
Eric Kim
423 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
423
1 1/2 hours
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Key Lime Pie
The New York Times, Joyce LaFray Young
1616 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,616
30 minutes, plus 3 hours' freezing
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easy
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Lidey Heuck
317 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
317
45 minutes
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easy
Roasted Green Beans With Pancetta and Lemon Zest
Lidey Heuck
969 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
969
20 minutes
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Make-Ahead Gravy
Mark Bittman
3369 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,369
20 minutes
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easy
Green Beans With Ginger and Garlic
Julia Moskin
4266 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,266
20 minutes
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Air-Fryer Broccoli
Eleanore Park
781 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
781
15 minutes
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easy
All-Purpose Biscuits
Sam Sifton
8621 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,621
1 hour
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Vanilla Crème Brûlée
Mark Bittman
6813 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,813
1 hour
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Rutabaga-Potato Mash With Bacon
Jessica B. Harris
101 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
101
1 hour
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Roasted Butternut Squash With Brown Butter Vinaigrette
Ali Slagle
911 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
911
40 minutes
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Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse With Fleur de Sel
Melissa Clark
2966 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,966
10 minutes
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Edna Lewis’s Spiced Pears
Francis Lam, Edna Lewis
131 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
131
1 hour, plus 6 hours for cooling
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Cranberry-Orange Relish
Martha Rose Shulman
1444 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,444
5 minutes
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easy
Roasted Carrots
Martha Rose Shulman
5767 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,767
About 1 hour
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easy
Drop Biscuits
Samantha Seneviratne
2588 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,588
30 minutes
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Creamed Corn
Amanda Hesser
826 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
826
20 minutes
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Pierre Franey’s Creamed Spinach
Pierre Franey
1821 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,821
About 20 minutes
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easy
Cherry-Lemon Cream Jell-O Mold
Julia Moskin
264 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
264
30 minutes, plus at least 4 hours’ chilling
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Mini Apple Tartes Tatin
Julia Moskin, Claudia Fleming, Melissa Clark
465 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
465
About 2 hours
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Perfect Pie Crust
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1376 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,376
30 minutes, plus at least 1 ½ hours’ chilling
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Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes With Sour Cream and Chives
Sarah DiGregorio
820 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
820
About 4 hours
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