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Most Popular Google Searches for Thanksgiving Recipes by State

While we get our Thanksgiving recipes in order and figure out our cooking game plan, a lot of us will be turning to Google, Pinterest, etc. for recipes.

A website called The Kitchn took a look at Google searches from this month to find the most popular Thanksgiving recipes, and what each state searched most.

The most searched Thanksgiving recipe is for stuffing or dressing (depending on what you call it in your neck of the woods). Thirteen states Googled the favorite Thanksgiving carb . . . well, 14 if you count Texas who got specific in Googling “cornbread dressing.”

Four states were all about the pumpkin pie, while two states were more interested in a good salad recipe.

Oh, and three states play by their own rules, being more interested in searching recipes for “ham,” “punch,” and “keto-brisket.”

Here’s the State-by-State (and D.C) breakdown:

  1. Alabama: dressing
  2. Alaska: cranberry sauce
  3. Arizona: ham
  4. Arkansas: dressing
  5. California: creamed corn
  6. Colorado: pumpkin pie
  7. Connecticut: cranberry
  8. Delaware: keto brisket
  9. D.C.: cookies
  10. Florida: green bean casserole
  11. Georgia: green bean casserole
  12. Hawaii: stone soup
  13. Idaho: stuffing
  14. Illinois: stuffing
  15. Indiana: dressing
  16. Iowa: casserole
  17. Kansas: pumpkin pie
  18. Kentucky: sweet potato
  19. Louisiana: chicken soup
  20. Maine: turkey gravy
  21. Maryland: cranberry
  22. Massachusetts: butternut squash
  23. Michigan: dressing
  24. Minnesota: stuffing
  25. Mississippi: dressing
  26. Missouri: sweet potato
  27. Montana: cranberry
  28. Nebraska: pumpkin pie
  29. Nevada: soup
  30. New Hampshire: butternut squash
  31. New Jersey: soup
  32. New Mexico: dressing
  33. New York: soup
  34. North Carolina: dressing
  35. North Dakota: punch
  36. Ohio: pumpkin pie
  37. Oklahoma: dressing
  38. Oregon: sweet potato
  39. Pennsylvania: vegetable
  40. Rhode Island: stuffing
  41. South Carolina: sweet potato casserole
  42. South Dakota: corn
  43. Tennessee: dressing
  44. Texas: cornbread dressing
  45. Utah: salad
  46. Vermont: vegetables
  47. Virginia: green bean
  48. Washington: salad
  49. West Virginia: roast turkey
  50. Wisconsin: cranberry salad
  51. Wyoming: roasted carrots

(The Kitchn

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