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Easy Thanksgiving Dinner Main Dishes for a Crowd

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We’re sharing the best Thanksgiving dinner main dishes for a crowd, including Turkey, Chicken, Brisket, Ham, and Duck!

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Looking for the perfect main dish for your Thanksgiving dinner menu?

We’ve got you covered!

Below you’ll find crowd-pleasing Thanksgiving main course recipes whether you prefer poultry, beef, or pork.

From juicy roasted Turkey and chicken to sweet and savory ham and crispy duck, there’s something for everyone on this list!

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Thanksgiving Dinner Main Dishes for a Crowd

Turkey Recipes

Sliced roasted turkey breast on a white platter with green garnish.
Whole dry brine roasted turkey on a large serving platter.
Sliced roasted spatchcock turkey on a platter with grapes, oranges, and green garnish.
A whole smoked turkey on a wooden cutting board with a mini pumpkin in the foreground.
Sliced turkey breast on a large white platter with orange slices.
A whole spatchcocked smoked turkey on a grill outside.
Thanksgiving whole roasted turkey on a platter with lemon slices and green garnish.

Chicken Recipes

A whole roasted chicken in a dutch oven with pan drippings.
A half air fryer roasted chicken on a plate with carrots and potatoes.
A whole air fryer roasted chicken on a white plate with a blue rim.

Beef Recipes

Close up of platter with Crock Pot roast, potatoes, carrots, and onion.
Sliced beef brisket on a wooden cutting board.

Pork Recipes

Close up photo of rosemary pork chops and red potatoes on white platter.
Sliced spiral ham on a large platter with vegetables and green garnish.
A large sliced spiral ham on a baking dish.
Sliced pork roast with apples and onion on a white plate with a blue rim.
Tuscan pork tenderloin on a wooden cutting board with roasted vegetables.

Other

A whole roasted duck on a white plate with a serving utensil.

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Round cutting board filled with meats, fruits, vegetables, and crackers.
Various snack foods arranged to look like turkey on large cutting board with plates and pumpkins nearby.
Pumpkin deviled eggs on pumpkin-shaped platter with fresh sprigs of rosemary.
Chocolate dipped strawberry turkeys on white plates with feathers and kitchen towel all on table.
Cheese and cracker pumpkin pie bites on gray cake stand surrounded by towel and pumpkin.
Pumpkin pie truffles stacked on white pumpkin platter with one cut in half.