I make these 3 easy Ina Garten recipes for Thanksgiving every year, and they're always a hit with family and friends

Anneta KonstantinidesJan 14, 2024, 18:21 IST

I love making Ina Garten's recipes all year, but these are my three favorites for Thanksgiving. NBC NewsWire / Contributor

I love making Ina Garten's dishes during the holidays, and these three recipes are my favorite.
Her overnight mac and cheese is decadent, and there are never leftovers of the potato gratin.

As a food writer, I've tested and tasted many of Ina Garten's best recipes.

I've whipped up her comforting pastas, learned how to bake by making her incredible cakes, and started many mornings with her easy but delicious breakfasts.

So it's no surprise that I always turn to Garten's dishes during the holidays. And these are the three easy "Barefoot Contessa" recipes that I tell everyone to make for Thanksgiving.

Ina Garten's overnight mac and cheese is delicious, decadent, and super comforting.

Garten's overnight mac and cheese. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Garten's overnight mac and cheese features both Gruyère and sharp white cheddar cheese.

Garten's mac and cheese features Gruyère and extra-sharp white cheddar cheese. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Garten's mac and cheese is the perfect make-ahead dish for the holidays.

Garten's overnight mac and cheese is a creamy, decadent dream. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Garten's potato gratin is one of my family's favorite holiday dishes.

Garten's potato-fennel gratin. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Garten's potato-fennel gratin only requires five ingredients.

Garten's potato-fennel gratin only requires a few ingredients. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

There are never any leftovers when we serve Garten's potato-fennel gratin at Thanksgiving — it's that good.

Garten's potato-fennel gratin is so comforting, and it looks great on a plate. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Garten's brown-butter skillet corn bread blew me away the first time I tried it.

Garten's brown-butter skillet corn bread. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

You probably already have most of the ingredients for Garten's corn bread in your pantry.

You probably already have the ingredients for Garten's corn bread. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

My boyfriend and I love Garten's corn bread so much that we now make it twice every year — for Friendsgiving and Thanksgiving.

Garten's corn bread is super fluffy, and always steals the show. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I made delicious Thanksgiving biscuits from scratch with Ina Garten's recipe, and I couldn't believe how easy and quick it was

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