Complete Thanksgiving Game Plan
Whether you are cooking for two or twenty, making a complete Thanksgiving dinner is a lot of work. And the more people or dishes you serve, the more shopping, prep-work, organization, and potential mistakes come with it. But that’s okay, we are here to make it easier. To start, you need two things: reliable recipes and a solid game plan. With these two in hand, your perfect holiday meal will be just a series of checkmarks away. This menu includes recipes for Easy Herb-Roasted Turkey with Gravy; Green Beans Amandine; Homemade Stuffing Mix; Chopped Carrot Salad with Mint, Pistachios, and Pomegranate Seeds; Slow-Cooker Classic Mashed Potatoes; Cranberry-Orange Sauce; and Make-Ahead Pumpkin Pie. Plus, our timeline keeps you on schedule so that you are never overwhelmed by the tasks at hand. Get ready for a completely successful Thanksgiving!
- Introduction
- Welcome and Learning Objectives
- How Thanksgiving Works
- Planning Ahead
- Turkey 101
- Thanksgiving Shortcut Dos and Don'ts
- When to Start
- Core Techniques
- How to Carve a Turkey
- Recipe tutorial: Easy Herb-Roasted Turkey with Gravy
- Introduction
- What You'll Need
- Printable Recipe
- What Can Go Wrong
- Cook Along with the Test Kitchen
- Discussion
- Recipe Tutorial: Homemade Stuffing Mix
- Introduction
- What You'll Need
- Printable Recipe
- What Can Go Wrong
- Cook Along with the Test Kitchen
- Discussion
- Recipe Tutorial: Slow-Cooker Classic Mashed Potatoes
- Introduction
- What You'll Need
- Printable Recipe
- What Can Go Wrong
- Cook Along with the Test Kitchen
- Discussion
- Recipe Tutorial: Green Beans Amandine
- Introduction
- What You'll Need
- Printable Recipe
- What Can Go Wrong
- Cook Along with the Test Kitchen
- Discussion
- Recipe Tutorial: Chopped Carrot Salad with Mint, Pistachios, and Pomegranate Seeds
- Introduction
- What You'll Need
- Printable Recipe
- What Can Go Wrong
- Cook Along with the Test Kitchen
- Discussion
- Recipe Tutorial: Cranberry-Orange Sauce
- Introduction
- What You'll Need
- Printable Recipe
- What Can Go Wrong
- Cook Along with the Test Kitchen
- Discussion
- Recipe Tutorial: Make-Ahead Pumpkin Pie with Maple-Cinnamon Whipped Cream
- Introduction
- What You'll Need
- Printable Recipe
- What Can Go Wrong
- Cook Along with the Test Kitchen
- Discussion
