Description
A collection of ideas for a festive Christmas Day dinner menu.
Ingredients
- Roast Turkey – 1 whole (12-14 lbs)
- Stuffing – 2 cups
- Mashed Potatoes – 4 cups
- Green Beans – 1 lb
- Cranberry Sauce – 2 cups
- Gravy – 2 cups
- Pumpkin Pie – 1 whole
- Apple Pie – 1 whole
- Eggnog – 1 quart
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Prepare the turkey by seasoning it and stuffing it.
- Roast the turkey for about 3 hours or until fully cooked.
- While the turkey cooks, boil potatoes for mashing.
- Steam green beans until tender.
- Make gravy from turkey drippings.
- Prepare cranberry sauce.
- Bake pumpkin and apple pies.
- Serve eggnog chilled.
Notes
- Let the turkey rest before carving.
- Make sides ahead of time for convenience.
- Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 700
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 75g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
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