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Classic Thanksgiving Menu

November 12, 2017 By justalittlebitofbacon Leave a Comment

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Thanksgiving is coming soon and I have put together classic Thanksgiving menu for you, starting with some tasty nibbles, bringing you through the main course, and then finishing off with some of my favorite desserts!

I have a great Thanksgiving menu full of all the classic favorites - turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pie, and more; all updated and fresh. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Nibbles and Cocktails

Any great holiday meal starts with appetizers and drinks. For this Thanksgiving menu, I chose my Cranberry Margaritas as the drink since how can you go wrong with cranberry this time of year? The margaritas are sweet and tart and you can make the syrup up to 1 week ahead.

For the nibbles, I went with small bite-sized foods, all of which you can make before the big day – Spanish Spiced Almonds, Italian Marinated Olives, and Three Cheese Broccoli Bites. A week before Thanksgiving, when you are making the cranberry syrup, get the olives started and make the almonds. Then, on Wednesday, make the broccoli bites and put them in the fridge to reheat as the guests arrive.

Add some cheeses and cured meats, like salami, to round things out.

All sorts of tasty food and no last minute prep here!

Fresh cranberry sauce is the secret to these intensely flavored tart-sweet fresh cranberry margaritas. Make them by the glass or in a pitcher for parties. | justalittlebitofbacon.com
Fresh Cranberry Margarita
Spanish Spiced Almonds - Creamy, sweet marcona almonds are toasted and tossed in a flavorful paprika-spiked spice blend in this recipe for Spanish spiced almonds. | justalittlebitofbacon.com
Spanish Spiced Almonds

Italian marinated olives are an easy party appetizer of mixed olives, citrus, and herbs which takes only a few minutes to put together. | justalittlebitofbacon.com
Italian Marinated Olives
Three Cheese Broccoli Bites - Italian sausage and ricotta combine with broccoli and even more cheese to pack a pile of flavor into each little bite. Excellent as a side dish or an appetizer! | justalittlebitofbacon.com
Three Cheese Broccoli Bites

The Main Event

For the main course on my Thanksgiving menu, I started with my Turkey Breast Roulades. Not only are they impressive, but you can do all the prep ahead of time and have them ready to put in the oven on the day. (And they cook so quick! No need to get up early for this turkey recipe.) And the recipe includes both stuffing and gravy. One click and you’ll have three of everyone’s favorite parts of the dinner. (Not enough stuffing in my recipe? Double it and bake it covered next to the turkey!)

Next up are the Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes, since I think it’s illegal to have Thanksgiving without mashed potatoes. I could be wrong, but it’s probably better to be safe and just make them. 🙂

Or maybe it’s cranberry sauce which is illegal to forget? My Cranberry Sauce with Port and Oranges takes the classic fresh sauce and gives it a makeover with everything you love about the standard version only better.

To round out the meal, I chose a Brussels Sprout Gratin and my Apple Celery Salad. The gratin is so simple and cooks in a snap! While the salad is full of crunchy, creamy fall flavors.

My fig and sausage stuffed turkey breast roulade makes an impressive main course which is perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday dinner. And while it rests you can make a white wine gravy from the drippings!
Turkey Roulades with Gravy
This recipe for creamy buttermilk garlic mashed potatoes topped with chives is super easy comfort food great for holidays or any day. | justalittlebitofbacon.com
Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

Check out this easy recipe for homemade cranberry sauce! Fresh cranberries are simmered in port wine and mixed with diced oranges to make a great Thanksgiving recipe for Cranberry Port Orange Sauce. | justalittlebitofbacon.com
Cranberry Sauce with Port and Oranges
Easy Brussels Sprout and Shallot Gratin - In this brussel sprout gratin, brussel sprouts and shallots are roasted right in the casserole dish and then topped with cheese and breadcrumbs to make for an easy and light gratin. | justalittlebitofbacon.com
Brussels Sprout Gratin

Maple glazed pecans, blue cheese, and diced apples combine with dried cranberries and sliced celery in this fall harvest salad. Great for weeknight dinners and a wonderful side for Thanksgiving. | justalittlebitofbacon.com
Apple Celery Salad

Dessert – The Part Everyone is Waiting For

You know it. People love the rest of the meal, but they really love the desserts.

And with this trio of Chocolate Mousse Pie, Deep Dish Apple Pie, and Cranberry Orange Cupcakes, you will have dessert worth waiting for. As with the appetizers, all the desserts here can be make ahead. The chocolate mousse and the cupcakes you can make on Tuesday as well as cooking down the apples and prepping the crust for the apple pie (using my super easy and awesome Pie Crust recipe!). That leaves making the apple pie for Wednesday and adding whipped cream to the chocolate pie on Thursday.

Dark Chocolate Mousse Pie - Dark chocolate whipped up into a creamy mousse layered over a crisp cookie crust and topped with mounds of whipped cream. Yum! | justalittlebitofbacon.com
Dark Chocolate Mousse Pie
Deep Dish Apple Pie - This deep dish apple pie packs twice the apples and twice the flavor into every slice of pie in this twist on the classic recipe. | justalittlebitofbacon.com
Twice the Apples Deep Dish Apple Pie

Tender vanilla cake is filled with fresh cranberries and orange zest, then topped with cream cheese frosting in these cranberry orange cupcakes. Great for Thanksgiving or Christmass dessert! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

I have a great Thanksgiving menu full of all the classic favorites - turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pie, and more; all updated and fresh. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

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