Pandemic Thanksgiving Dinner

turkey

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive than turkey.

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and is often cheaper.

pumpkin pie

🥗Healthier: sweet potato pie

💰Cheaper: store-bought pie

Sweet potato pie uses more affordable ingredients.

Brine the turkey in a heavy-duty bag with brine for 24 hours.

Drain the turkey and place it in a foil pan.

Cook the turkey in a Camp Chef wood wind at 325°F until it reaches 170°F.

After cooking, place the turkey breast side down in a cooler for 2 hours to keep it moist.

Cook bacon in a pan.

Add canned green beans (both regular and French style) to the pan with bacon.

Warm up smoked quail breasts and add them to the green beans and bacon mixture.

Prepare cauliflower by boiling it with jalapeno and thyme until soft.

Make a cauliflower puree from the boiled cauliflower.

Mix diet cranberry with grapefruit club soda and fresh lime for a drink.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Allergens