Skip the stuffing? Not at this table. Eight holiday favorites, plus a plan to get ahead.

Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott

The editors at Bon Appétit take Thanksgiving very seriously . We are, in fact, in the business of furnishing readers with rigorously tested dishes destined for your family’s annual holiday table (and hopefully—eventually!—the treasured recipe box). What we’ve learned over the years is that—no matter how adventurous a cook might be 364 days of the year—when it comes to T-Day, most people don’t really budge from their traditional mainstays.

People often crave a classic, tried-and-true holiday meal. Guests expect it. So we’re happy to share this menu of Thanksgiving favorites from our archives to get you to the Rockwellian holiday spread of your dreams. These are the dishes we wait all year for: roast turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing, cranberry sauce, buttery rolls, and pumpkin pie.…