Your Easiest Thanksgiving Dinner Ever

Follow our foolproof plan to get a modern, delicious turkey dinner for eight on the table -- and look relaxed the entire time.
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Hosting Your First Thanksgiving

Even if you've never made a turkey or only have one child-free arm to stir the gravy, our step-by-step plan will make you seem like a Thanksgiving pro. The secret: Prep most of your dishes the day before the meal so you can focus your energy on the turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Our delicious menu feeds eight adults and a couple of young kids, but feel free to buy a bigger turkey and double the side dishes if your family is larger. Then gobble up all the compliments!

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bethany.mcnair1 wrote:

This was great! My first year hosting Thanksgiving for our family and it went off without a hitch. Butterfling the turkey - who knew. PS hurleygirl1, I do agree on the ricotta stuffing, it didn't seem to give the turkey more flavor or moisture, but everything else on mine was awesome! Cranberrys are always tart if you used fresh cranberries - if you want something sweet, don't bother with cranberries!

11/26/2011 07:51:55 AM Report Abuse
cloverlove071 wrote:

I loved this. I have done traditional thanksgiving for many years and I love this low cal version of everything, Everyone was asking for the stuffing recipie witch was the best they ever had and the timed out instructions made it really easy to follow, Thats why Im doing it again this year! Tahnk you!

11/17/2011 12:32:27 PM Report Abuse
hurleygirl1 wrote:

"Hosting Your First Thanksgiving" recipes were probably the most awul recipes I've ever tried. 1) the cranberry sauce was so tart that no one could tolerate a taste of it; 2) the cherry, sage, pecan stuffing tasted like a nutty salty sweet bread ; 3) the cinnamon butter for the sweet potatoes would have been better on toast; 4) the deboned turkey that looked like roasted road kill; 5) what was the purpose of stuffing ricotta cheese underneath the turkey skin???

11/28/2010 07:16:31 PM Report Abuse
no1831438 wrote:

A Thanksgiving that doesn't suck http://www.filthyrichmond.com/2008/11/thanksgiving-that-doesnt-suck.html

11/12/2010 11:38:04 PM Report Abuse
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