The Real Best Side At Thanksgiving Is One You’d Never Expect

Forget mac and cheese, leave the green bean casserole behind, toss the cranberry sauce in the bin (okay, don’t actually, but I wanted to sound dramatic). When push comes to shove, we’re leaving all those sides behind. If we have to crown the absolute greatest T-Day side, there’s only one thing we’re reaching for. The real champion of the Thanksgiving table flies under the radar. It’s under-appreciated. But it does all the heavy lifting. The best Thanksgiving side is the Pillsbury crescent roll.

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Not Just Bread, But So Much More

Now admittedly, I have some bias in the category. I’ve been in charge of baking up the Pillsbury crescent rolls for my family since I could walk. I take a lot of pride in the craft. All that history means that I have a lot of expertise on the subject.

Notice how I specified that Pillsbury’s crescent rolls should top the charts. Not bread in general. The beauty of the crescent roll is that they need to be baked off before you can eat them. Which means you’re getting a warm piece of bread on your plate instead of a room temp roll that you pulled right off the shelf. That warmth is going to bring so much to the experience.

Do Some Serious Damage To A Plate Of Food

The Pillsbury crescent roll is truly the unifier to the whole Thanksgiving meal. You can add a bite in with any other food. You can use it to sop up the last remaining bits on your plate. You also can just eat them on their own and they’re damn good. My favorite part of the evening is sneaking back into the kitchen late at night on Thanksgiving and just housing a couple of Pillsbury crescent rolls while standing. It’s just so hard to resist their flaky, pillowy texture.

Make Your Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwich With Crescent Rolls

There truly are no limits to the applications for Pillsbury’s crescent rolls. You can even use them to craft up your own mini leftover sandwiches in the days following Thanksgiving. Forget buying an extra loaf of bread to do the job. Just pop open another tube from the four-pack from Sam’s Club and you’ll start the full all over!

I’ve genuinely worked myself up with all this gushing over Pillsbury’s crescent rolls. I’m going to have to go to the store to get a tube or two to bide my time until the main event. Heck, I’ll need something to go with it though so I better grab a side of turkey and mashed potatoes. It’s a slippery slope but I’m going to enjoy every single second of the ride.