Can someone give me a fairly easy Thanksgiving menu?!
Can someone give me a fairly easy Thanksgiving menu?
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23 hours ago
I am a single woman who has to host Thanksgiving dinner for my family (total of 8 people) for the first time! I would appreciate any recipes - maybe a green bean or corn dish, cranberry relish recipe, best ways to cook a turkey, the works! Nothing too exotic or too involved, please! Thank you!
Answers:
22-23 lb. Lil Butterball Turkey (directions in pkg.) plus there is a turkey "911" hotline readily available.
The key is to defrost your turkey safely and in time to be cooked on Thanksgiving day.
Stick to canned cranberry sauces (put in a nice serving dish; no one will care that you didn't make it from scratch)
Stove-Top Stuffings --corn bread and Turkey varieties ; go with 3 boxes each .
Instant Mashed potatoes or make from whole (whatever your time allows.). I usually cheat and do 1/2 and 1/2.
Buy the Turkey gravy in the jar or in the package and add the turkey juices to it and a salt to taste.
Canned yams will work fine. Try getting 3-4 of the Large cans or you can get the frozen sweet potato patties but that will take much more time to prep than the canned will.
Get the ready made pies (pumpkin, sweet potatoe, dutch apple etc...) in your local grocery bakery section.
Also buy Cool-whip and vanilla ice cream for toppings.
You can make simple veggies like corn and or greenbean casserole.
Lastly, allow your guests to help with chopping of the salad.
This is simple and delicious. Take a lil extra time with your table settings and center pieces and your guests will feel like you slaved for them.
GOBBLE GOBBLE!