Unveiling Local Favorites: What’s the Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dish in Louisiana?

🍗What States Love the Green Bean Casserole?

🍗Sweet Potato Casserole Wins in These States

🍗Cornbread Dressing Is Winner in the South

🍗Candied Yams Wins the West

SHREVEPORT, LA – We are getting into the heart of the holidays and many are beginning to prepare that Thanksgiving feast. We all have different taste buds, but there are some very common side dishes that have us thinking about this special meal.

We all know most families will typically celebrate with a turkey, but the meal is really more about all the amazing side dishes. Allrecipes has gathered the data to determine what side dishes are the most popular in every state.

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If there is one thing I love seeing on that Thanksgiving table, it’s oyster dressing. It’s stuffing made from hard bread crumbs (start out with croutons). It includes oysters and lots of butter. You also use the traditional veggies like onions, garlic and celery. My brother, Mike makes the most spectacular oyster dressing. I’m not a cornbread dressing fan.

What States Love the Green Bean Casserole?

States: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming

This makes the green bean casserole the top side dish across the nation. The best part about this dish is that it is quite simple to make. It only involves 4 ingredients. You need the beans, cheese, cream of mushroom soup and fried onions.

Sweet Potato Casserole Wins in These States

States: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia

16 states put this dish at the top of the list. These sweet potatoes typically have brown sugar and pecans making this a sweet and luscious side dish.

Cornbread Dressing Is Winner in the South

States: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas

This is the winner in Louisiana and across the south. This is a pretty easy dish to make beginning with cornbread and lots of your favorite veggies. It also includes butter, and chicken stock. You can have this tasty dish ready in under an hour.

Candied Yams Wins the West

States: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington

This is not as complex as the sweet potato casserole. It’s just four ingredients: mini marshmallows, sweet potatoes, brown sugar, and butter. You can kick it up a notch with cinnamon and nutmeg or even toss in some pecans.

Maryland is the lone outlier in this survey putting corn pudding at the top of the list.