Soul Food Thanksgiving Recipes
Host a traditional Black Thanksgiving dinner with these soul food recipes! This collection brings together our favorite dishes that make soul food Thanksgiving food so special, like pellet grill smoked turkey, Southern baked mac and cheese, Southern collard greens with smoked turkey, and Southern sweet potato pie.

Our families have been making these Black Thanksgiving recipes for years, and they’re still the dishes everyone looks forward to each holiday season. From main courses to soul food side dishes, desserts, seasonings, and marinades!
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🥄 Thanksgiving Appetizers and Starters
🍽️ Thanksgiving Main Dishes
🥬 Thanksgiving Side Dishes
- Baked Candied Yams Recipe
- Southern Collard Greens Recipe with Smoked Turkey
- Southern Baked Mac and Cheese (Soul Food Recipe)
- Campbell's Green Bean Casserole with Fresh Green Beans
- Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel Topping
- Chicken and Cornbread Dressing
- Collard Greens and Ham Hocks
- Cornbread Dressing
- Mashed Potatoes with Gravy
- Southern Green Beans and Potatoes with Smoked Turkey (Soul Food)
- Oyster Dressing Recipe
- Southern Cabbage Recipe (Boiled Cabbage)
🍞 Thanksgiving Cornbread Recipes
🥧 Thanksgiving Desserts
- Southern Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
- Old Fashioned Caramel Cake Recipe
- Southern Peach Cobbler with Canned Peaches
- Southern Banana Pudding with Chessman Cookies
- 7-Up Pound Cake Recipe (Soul Food)
- Southern Blackberry Cobbler
- Mini Carrot Cake Bundt Cakes with Walnuts, Cream Cheese Frosting
- Old Fashioned Red Velvet Cake
🧂 Thanksgiving Seasonings, Brines, and Marinades
🔎 Browse More Soul Food Thanksgiving Recipes
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Easy Leftover Turkey Pot Pie
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Smothered Turkey Wings Recipe
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How to Make Dirty Rice (Louisiana Cajun Recipe)
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Horseradish Prime Rib Sauce
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The Best Prime Rib Seasoning Recipe
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Baked Gouda Mac and Cheese
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Smoked Oxtail Recipe
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Slow Cooker Pork Neck Bones
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Collard Greens and Cabbage (Mixed Greens)
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Cajun Turkey Neck Boil with Smoked Sausage, Potatoes, Corn
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Fried Chicken Recipe (Without Buttermilk)
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Southern Fried Cabbage
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Cream Corn Recipe
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Southern Oxtail Recipe (Authentic Soul Food)
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Fried Fish and Spaghetti Recipe






































