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Cranberry Sauce is for More Than Thanksgiving Turkey

Don’t limit your palate to the basic cranberry sauce and turkey. And don’t limit our native cranberry to one day a year. Cranberry Sauce is for more than Thanksgiving Turkey. Just look at these ideas!


Here are some pairings with cranberry sauce to pique your interest & add pizzazz to your menu.

1. Sandwiches

Cranberry sauce is a wonderful condiment for all kinds of sandwiches, including turkey leftovers.

turkey grilled cheese sandwich

Turkey grilled cheese sandwich with brie and cranberry sauce.

Croissant sandwich with duck meat, cream cheese and cranberry sauce

Croissant sandwich with duck meat, cream cheese and cranberry sauce.

2. Appetizers

There has to be at least one cranberry appetizer at your dinner party, especially during the holidays.

buffalo chicken wings with cranberry sauce

These hot & spicy wings with cool & sweet cranberry sauce are the perfect holiday appetizer.

Pate and Cranberry Sauce Appetizers

Rosemary crackers with pate and cranberry sauce.

meatballs in a cranberry sauce

Beef meatballs in a cranberry sauce – make a great appetizer at your holiday party.

Cranberry Walnut and Brie Bites recipe

Bite-sized appetizers with chicken salad, brie, cranberry sauce & walnuts in puff pastry. (Recipe here.)

Hummus Cranberry Bites recipe

Hummus cranberry bites on baguettes. (Recipe here.)

3. Ham

Cranberry sauce pairs well with ham, whether on the side or as a glaze for a ham roast.

ham with cranberry glaze

To make a cranberry glaze for a ham roast:

  • 7 oz jellied cranberry sauce
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 3 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp whole grain mustard

Brush on cooked ham roast. Bake at 425°F for 15 minutes, or until caramelized.

4. Pork

Pork just begs for the touch of sweetness that cranberries bring, in all its forms.

pork belly bacon with cranberry sauce

Crispy pork belly bacon pairs wonderfully with cranberry sauce.

pork sausage roll with cranberry sauce and brie in puff pastry

Pork sausage roll with cranberry sauce and brie in puff pastry.

5. Beef

Beef in it’s various forms from burgers and meatballs to roasts and steaks all benefit from the delicate touch of cranberry sauce.

Red Pepper Cranberry Sauce with roast beef

Roast beef with red pepper cranberry sauce. (Recipe here.)

Black Angus Skirt steak with cranberry sauce

Black Angus Skirt steak with cranberry sauce.

Black Angus riebeye steak with cranberry sauce

Black Angus riebeye steak with cranberry sauce.

beef burger with arugula, blue cheese and cranberry sauce

Gourmet beef burger with arugula, blue cheese and cranberry sauce.

bacon cheeseburger with cranberry sauce on black bun

Gourmet bacon cheeseburger with cranberry sauce on black bun.

6. Duck

Cranberries and duck pair nicely, especially an orange-cranberry sauce.

Baked Duck Leg with Cranberry Sauce

Want more? See our cranberry sauce recipes.

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slow cooker cranberry sauce

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Cranberry Sauce is for More Than Thanksgiving Turkey

Cranberry Sauce is for More Than Thanksgiving Turkey

Red Pepper Cranberry Sauce with roast beef

Red Pepper Cranberry Sauce

Want more? See all of our cranberry recipes.

cranberry recipes

Cranberry Recipes to Sweeten the Autumn Table

See our cranberry recipes: add sweetness to meats with unique cranberry sauces, make lunches flavorful with cranberry quesidillas and several cranberry salads and a splash of color with cranberry appetizers for holiday parties.

cranberry recipes

Want more? See all of our side dish recipes.

Side Dish Recipes

Best Dinner Side Dish Recipes for Every Day or Special Occasions

Want some ideas to serve as side dishes to your roast, steak, pork chops or turkey? See our side dish recipes! Easy step by step instructions.

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