9 Un-Thanksgiving Recipes For Thanksgiving

Vietnamese Beef and Rice Noodle Salad1/9

A jumble of tastes and textures and temperatures, this towering noodle number will jolt you to your senses in a manner that only classic Vietnamese cuisine can do.

Three personal pan lasagnas in glass dishes.

Personal Pan Lasagna2/9

This loosely defined "lasagna" is an easy little cheat of a recipe that relies on store-bought ravioli, jarred sauce, and shredded cheese. Shhhhhh.

Two individual servings of chocolate mouse in glass tumblers served on a small plate with a silver spoon resting beside.

Chocolate Mousse3/9

This sophisticated chocolate fix draws on just three ingredients, comes together in minutes, and is satiating beyond belief.

Two bowls, one filled with smoked paprika and chickpea soup, with a spoon resting inside, and the other bowl empty.

Smoked Paprika and Chickpea Soup4/9

Think there's nothing for supper? Pull out this recipe. Then look in your pantry again. You just have to know where to look.

A cast-iron skillet with eight cheater's chorizo meatballs being cooked in it.

Cheater’s Chorizo5/9

A sassy mix of ground pork, paprika, garlic, cayenne pepper, and wine that you can stash in the fridge and pull out whenever the craving hits. Which, we assure you, will be often.

White bowl with ziti and a pasta puttanesca sauce

Pasta Puttanesca6/9

Just like the women for whom it's named, this pasta puttanesca recipe is edgy, spicy, and more than a little sassy. Gets the job done in a hurry, too.