Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday season mainly because of the food!
Whether you are looking to shake things up or bring unique dishes to a traditional Thanksgiving meal, we have you covered!
Use this collection of seafood Thanksgiving recipes to fill up your Thanksgiving table for a Thanksgiving feast and wow your dinner guests!
We have everything a seafood lover would need for the holiday season – main dish options, side dishes, a collection of appetizers, creamy soup, and more that will be the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving weekend.
These are the best seafood recipes we have collected for you to enjoy as a seafood lover, whether your first Thanksgiving or not. A great way to make your Thanksgiving Day a special occasion with a seafood holiday feast.
Table of Contents
Main Course
Seafood Thanksgiving Main Courses
Alternatives to the traditional Thanksgiving dinner of roast turkey, this collection of seafood main course options will be perfect as the center stage for your holiday meal!
Salmon is crusted with a basil pesto and pistachio mixture for a simple and elegant fish.
Lobster tails baked with a seasoned breadcrumb mixture, grated Parmesan cheese, and white wine.
This popular fish is stuffed with lump crab meat for a luxurious and special main course!
How perfect is this presentation?! Flavorful shrimp served inside roasted pumpkins.
Full of fall flavors, sage and pecan pair perfectly with this white fish.
Simply baked fish with Old Bay seasoning and lemon butter sauce.
Crab and salmon and just great together!
A classic! Broiled lobster tails with a garlic butter sauce.
A classic whole fish recipe for a beautiful presentation.
Shrimp are cooked with a cranberry sauce and some jalapeno with ginger. Works great as a main course or side!
Simple white fish that is firm and slightly sweet, elevated with fresh flavors.
Take a classic recipe made for seafood lovers with this salmon wellington! Wrapped with puff pastry and a spinach cheese mixture.
A classic and simple flaky white fish.
Simple and easy crab legs!
Side Dishes
Seafood Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Fill up your holiday table with a selection of seafood focused sides! We have you covered from pasta to mac and cheese, dressing and stuffing, and salads!
Creamy cheesy noodles packed with dungeness crab for a seafood take on a Southern Thanksgiving classic.
This seafood dressing is a seafood lover's dream! Cornbread stuffing mix with shrimp and crab.
A delicious and light seafood salad of shrimp, crab, and vegetables made with only 8 ingredients!
Decadent lobster ravioli with a limoncello cream sauce.
A light salad for your Thanksgiving table with fresh shrimp in peppery arugula.
A stuffing featuring flavors from the Mid Atlantic region with crab and shrimp!
An Italian classic straight from Liguria.
A crisp and refreshing salad flavored with dill for your dinner table.
Salmon, shrimp, and crab in a three cheese sauce.
Oyster stuffing made with croissants!
An ultimate mix of seafood including lobster, shrimp, scallops, halibut, calamari, mussels, and clams.
Simple and delicious crab pasta.
A four cheese sauce loaded with lobster tail meat and pasta.
Soups and Stews
Seafood Thanksgiving Soups and Stews
A warm bowl of soup or stew is the perfect appetizer or side dish for your dinner table. Here are some amazing seafood focused ideas perfect for the holiday!
Scallops, bacon, lobster, and shrimp
This Brazilian stew is made with shrimp, fish, and mussels in a coconut milk base.
New England chowder focusing on shrimp!
A great slow cooker soup option.
A popular tomato based stew from San Francisco with mussels, clams, and more.
Made with crab, shrimp, and white fish.
A classic!
Easy creamy crab bisque.
Appetizers
Seafood Thanksgiving Appetizers
Amp up your Thanksgiving menu with some easy recipes. A seafood starter course is the perfect way to kick off the special time of year.
Serve up an army of appetizers or use some of these as side dishes for the meal!
This shellfish is cooked with sun-dried tomatoes, beans, and basil in a white wine sauce just like the restaurant favorite.
Fresh and bright classic flavor pairing.
These fresh shrimp are beautifully stuffed with crab and the best part is they are also beautiful for a holiday meal!
These easy crab cakes are packed with crab meat for a classic seafood offering!
Level up your deviled eggs with some fresh shrimp!
Easy to make and a beautiful presentation!
Seafood lovers are sure to love this scallop wrapped in bacon in your collection of appetizers.
Take the classic crab cake and pair up crab meat with the perfect finger food stuffed mushroom recipe.
Baked oysters are a great way to satisfy the shellfish lovers with something elegant and unique.
Bring shrimp cocktail to your holiday table in a new way by layering the cocktail sauce and fresh shrimp in an easy appetizer dip recipe.
Inspired by the tuna melt sandwich, these mushrooms are stuffed with a creamy tuna fish mixture and topped with cheese.
A perfect pairing of easy bacon and fresh shrimp.
These bite sized appetizers are a beautiful and great way to highlight smoked salmon with fresh vegetable for your holiday table.
A golden brown gooey and cheesy dip full of crab meat.
Almost like a charcuterie board of seafood! Packed with so many options like langoustine, crab, prawns, salmon, and caviar!
These fresh cucumber bites will be a popular choice and a simple recipe for your holiday table.
Pack those popular deviled eggs with Dungeness crab meat for Thanksgiving day.
Beautiful mini skewers of shrimp, scallops, and fish.
Spinach artichoke dip is perfect to pair with fresh crab meat in a hot appetizer recipe perfect for a crowd pleaser option.
Another beautiful option using smoked salmon wrapped around a cream cheese filling in an appetizer that is perfect to make ahead.
Bacon and scallops are the perfect flavor pairing!
Your holiday season will be elevated with these stuffed mushrooms featuring a fresh shrimp filling.
Southern Crab Beignets with Tangy Remoulade Sauce - Gimme From Scratch
Straight from New Orleans the inspiration for these beignets are filled with crab meat in a lightly fried appetizer.
Your favorite seafood appetizer made bite sized with lots of crab meat.
A classic and popular appetizer or snack, these pinwheels (or roll ups) are filled with smoked salmon.
