Seasonal & Holidays

Here Is The Most Googled Thanksgiving Recipe In Every U.S. State

See the most searched Thanksgiving food recipes in your state — from green bean casserole to Popeyes Cajun Turkey!

Thanksgiving is next week and you know that that means: copious amounts of savory turkey, creamy mashed potatoes and fluffy bread rolls. We've rounded up what most people in your state are looking up recipes for this holiday season.

That’s according to a new report from SatelliteInternet.com, which analyzed the top-searched recipes on Google Trends from November 2017. Turkey and turkey-related recipes were searched for in 13 states, tied for most with green bean and corn casseroles. Thanksgiving dessert recipes, such as pumpkin pie, pecan pie and Jell-O, were searched for the most in 12 states.

But perhaps more interesting, a map of the Google searches showed some distinct geographical trends. The Midwest, for example, was dominated by casserole searches. The Southeast, meanwhile, saw some more variety in their Thanksgiving recipe searches. Three states — Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama — searched for sweet potatoes most, while the Carolinas were looking for mac and cheese recipes.

The annual holiday has clearly come a long way since the nation’s first Thanksgiving feast in 1621, when the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony held a three-day festival and ate seafood with the Wampanoag Indians to celebrate a bountiful harvest. Thanksgiving is now celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday of November, and the average meal for 10 people costs about $49.

About 54 million Americans travel at least 50 miles from home over the holiday, and about 46 million turkeys will be eaten — more than twice that of Christmas and Easter.

See what your Thanksgiving recipes your sate is looking up below:


Turkey

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California, Nevada, Arizona, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island


Turkey Brine

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Montana


Honey Bake Ham

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Georgia


Sweet Potato

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New Mexico, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky


Green Bean Casserole

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Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Missouri, Minnesota, Texas, Colorado and Nebraska


Mac & Cheese

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Delaware, North Carolina and South Carolina


Pumpkin Pie

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Washington


Pumpkin Cheesecake

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Alaska


Pecan Pie

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Oklahoma and Arkansas


Jell-O

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Utah and Idaho


Cranberry Sauce

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Massachusetts and Oregon


Cornbread Dressing

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Louisiana


Popeyes Cajun Turkey

Courtesy of Popeyes

Illinois, Mississippi, Maryland and Virginia


Ambrosia Salad

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Vermont


Corn Casserole

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Ohio, Indiana and Iowa


Deviled Eggs

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Wyoming


Candied Yams

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Hawaii


Thanksgiving Desserts

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Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire and West Virginia


Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this report.

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