Look no further for great Thanksgiving potluck recipes, including casseroles, gratins, easy vegetable side dishes, and desserts. All of these recipes can be prepared ahead of time and brought to the holiday gathering. Many only require a bit of assembly or reheating in the oven, while others can be served right from the refrigerator or at room temperature.

This warm salad isn't typically found on a Thanksgiving table, but that doesn’t mean it won't be a hit with party guests. Roasting brings out great flavors from the veggies.

This take on sweet potato pie is one you can bet on no one else will be bringing to the table. Refrigerate sauce for up to one day before serving.

Roasted parsnips add an earthy dimension to this bread pudding, which melds cubes of brioche and grated Parmesan cheese with a rich custard. This vegetarian dish is good enough to stand in for traditional Thanksgiving stuffing.

This is a classic recipe for that timeless fall favorite, apple pie. Use firm apples to make this pie, such as Empire, Cortland, Granny Smith, Gala, Winesap, or a combination of several varieties.

For many families, it just wouldn't be Thanksgiving without this marshmallow-topped casserole of sweet potatoes mashed with butter, milk, and nutmeg. This dish travels well; simply reheat in the oven before serving.

The topping of sliced pears and fresh cranberries caramelizes in a mixture of brown sugar and butter while baking. This cake can be made the day before Thanksgiving; turn it out of the pan within 15 minutes of removing from the oven and then keep in in a tightly sealed container until ready to serve.

Toasted pecans, dried cranberries, and raisins are tossed with chewy, nutty wild rice in this festive Thanksgiving side dish. Serve the rice pilaf warm or at room temperature.

No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without pumpkin pie! This is a rich rendition of the classic recipe, using half-and-half and two teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice. If you don't have pumpkin pie spice, substitute equal parts cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice.

Crisp, licorice-scented fresh fennel, layered with potatoes, cream, and Asiago cheese, offers a new take on traditional scalloped potatoes. Reheat this dish in the oven just before serving to crisp up the cheese topping.

This orange-infused cranberry sauce is amazingly quick and easy to prepare. Serve the sauce at room temperature to experience the flavors at their fullest.

This reinterpretation of the holiday favorite, sweet potato casserole, replaces the traditional marshmallow topping with caramelized apples. The underlying mashed sweet potatoes are seasoned and sweetened with fresh ginger and applesauce.

Combining two crowd-pleasing desserts, cheesecake and pumpkin pie, this spiced pumpkin cheesecake will be a big hit at Thanksgiving dinner. When making the crust, substitute gingersnap crumbs for the graham cracker crumbs if you prefer.

Potato lovers will enjoy this Thanksgiving casserole. Yukon gold potatoes add body while sweet potatoes contribute creamy sweetness. A crunchy, sage-seasoned breadcrumb topping brings texture and a savory note to the dish.

A hidden layer of bittersweet chocolate coats the cinnamon-scented graham cracker crust, while semisweet chocolate imparts a silken smoothness to the spiced pumpkin custard. A drizzle of milk chocolate on top entices the eye -- and the appetite.

Wild rice salad with apple, dried currants, red onion, celery, carrots, and toasted almonds makes a nutritious, refreshing alternative to some of the heavier Thanksgiving fare. This salad is perfect as a make-ahead potluck dish because it's easily transportable and can be served at room temperature.

A savory pudding of butternut squash and Parmesan cheese is an intriguing alternative to sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving dinner. Blending the pureed squash with bechamel sauce and eggs makes a rich, silky pudding.

This from-scratch version of the beloved Thanksgiving side dish of green bean casserole starts with fresh green beans, which are blanched and then bathed in a creamy homemade mushroom sauce. Crisp fried shallots make a flavorful garnish.

Moist pumpkin cupcakes spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice make a charming addition to the Thanksgiving dessert buffet. Frost with cream cheese or caramel frosting and decorate with marzipan pumpkins or yellow, brown, and orange sprinkles.

A Southern classic, spoon bread is an airy pudding thickened with cornmeal and eggs. This rendition of spoon bread is lightened with beaten egg whites and flavored with sharp cheddar cheese and sweet corn.

Roasted sweet potatoes are bathed in the gentle, nuanced sweetness of maple syrup and butter. This supremely simple side dish can be made the day before Thanksgiving and reheated in the microwave just before serving.

A blend of pumpkin puree, half-and-half, eggs, brown sugar, and pumpkin-pie spice turns sliced baguette into a rich bread pudding. This rustic dessert takes only 10 minutes to assemble and can be served warm or at room temperature.

Fresh cranberries, raisins, chopped apples, shallots, and fresh thyme simmer together in this sweet-and-savory chutney. This condiment can be made several days ahead of Thanksgiving and stored in the refrigerator.

Eggs, cream, vanilla, and raisins transform day-old bread into a delightful and indulgent Thanksgiving dessert. This version of bread pudding has Creole roots, with cubes of baguette and a sauce that's spiked with a healthy dose of bourbon.

A simple shortbread crust supports levels of cranberry and lemon filling. These layered bars look beautiful on the Thanksgiving table.

Potatoes and sauteed wild mushrooms are layered with Gruyere and Parmesan cheeses in this savory pie. Once assembled, the dish can be fully prepared on Thanksgiving day or baked the day before and simply reheated before serving.

Red-currant jelly and grated apple add sweetness to this side dish of braised red cabbage. This dish bakes for almost two hours, but can be made the day before Thanksgiving and reheated in the microwave just before serving.

Spiced pumpkin cheesecake is swirled with melted semisweet chocolate atop a chocolate cookie crust in this popular seasonal dessert. It's easy to create the pretty marbled pattern by simply dragging the blade of a paring knife several times through the pumpkin and chocolate mixtures.

A simple side dish of steamed green beans is dressed up with a Dijon mustard vinaigrette. This easy Thanksgiving dish can be prepared a day in advance: simply cook the beans and make the dressing, then toss together up to one hour before serving. If you are transporting this dish, carry the vinaigrette separately and toss with the green beans before dinner.

We've made this beloved Thanksgiving dessert even more tempting by adding dark chocolate. This pecan pie can be made a day in advance and stored at room temperature.

It takes only five minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of simmering to transform fresh cranberries, sugar, grated ginger, and sherry vinegar into a zingy cranberry sauce. You can make this cranberry relish up to three days ahead of the Thanksgiving feast.

Pumpkin pie spice and chopped pecans flavor this moist sweet potato Bundt cake. After the cake has cooled, it is brushed with a sweet vanilla-and-bourbon syrup.