Description
Ideas for a festive Christmas Day dinner menu.
Ingredients
- Roast turkey – 1 whole (12-14 lbs)
- Stuffing – 2 cups
- Green beans – 1 lb
- Cranberry sauce – 1 cup
- Mashed potatoes – 4 cups
- Gravy – 2 cups
- Pumpkin pie – 1 whole
- Rolls – 1 dozen
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Prepare the turkey by seasoning it with salt and pepper.
- Stuff the turkey with stuffing.
- Roast the turkey in the oven for about 3 hours.
- While the turkey is roasting, prepare the mashed potatoes.
- Boil potatoes until tender, then mash with butter and milk.
- Cook green beans in boiling water for 5 minutes.
- Prepare gravy using the turkey drippings.
- Make or heat cranberry sauce.
- Serve rolls warm.
- Slice and serve the turkey with all sides.
- Finish the meal with pumpkin pie for dessert.
Notes
- Let the turkey rest before carving.
- Adjust cooking times based on turkey size.
- Make sides ahead of time to save preparation on the day.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 800
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 1200mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 90g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 45g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
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