17 Ways To Make Thanksgiving Dinner Without Roasting A Whole Turkey

Give thanks. You can make a great Thanksgiving dinner without the entire turkey.

1. Bacon Wrapped Turkey Breast Stuffed with Pear Hash

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Be thankful for bacon. Recipe here.

2. Crock Pot Turkey Breast with Cranberry Sauce

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The best part is that as the turkey and cranberry sauce simmer away in the Crock Pot, your oven will be free for making sides and pie. Recipe here.

3. Apple Braised Turkey Thighs

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These turkey thighs are even better if you make them a day ahead of time, so you can actually enjoy Thanksgiving instead of spending all day cooking. Recipe here.

4. Kale- and Sausage-Stuffed Turkey Breast

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This stuffed turkey breast takes a fraction of the time it takes to roast a whole turkey and can still feed up to 8 people. Recipe here.

5. Brined Roast Turkey Breast with Confit Legs

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By cooking a whole turkey in parts, you can save time, and cooking each part separately means you'll have a very juicy bird. Recipe here.

6. Pilgrim Meatloaf

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This all-in-one meatloaf has Honeycrisp apple, ground turkey, stuffing cubes, and dried cranberries. Top it with Cider Gravy and make a few extra sides, and you've officially hacked Thanksgiving. Recipe here.

7. Bacon and Herb Roasted Turkey

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This beautiful turkey breast is roasted for just over an hour using a bacon sage butter. You won't even miss the dark meat. Recipe here.

8. Stuffed Turkey Breasts with Butternut Squash and Figs

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These stuffed turkey breasts are perfectly autumnal and use the best seasonal produce. Recipe here.

9. Baked Quinoa and Turkey Sausage Stuffed Mini Pumpkins

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The presentation is so beautiful that you don't even need to have the whole turkey as the centerpiece. Recipe here.

10. Lemongrass Braised Turkey Legs

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Lemongrass adds tons of flavor to this perfect meal for two. Recipe here.

11. Cranberry Glazed Turkey Breast

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This brined, roasted, and glazed turkey breast is full of flavor and only spends an hour in the oven. Recipe here.

12. Braised Turkey Legs

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The legs are the best part anyway, so just make a bunch of them and skip the rest. Recipe here.

13. Acorn Squash Stuffed Turkey Bowls

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Everything's better in an edible bowl. Recipe here.

14. Roasted Turkey Breast Roulade Stuffed with Cranberry, Hazelnut, and Sage Stuffing

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Just because you're not making a whole turkey doesn't mean you can't stuff it. Recipe here.

15. Grapefruit Glazed Turkey Tenderloin

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Not only do you not have to MAKE a whole turkey, you also don't have to CARVE a whole turkey. Recipe here.

16. Roasted Rosemary Orange Turkey Breast

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This turkey breast is covered with a mixture of mustard, garlic, rosemary, sage and fresh-squeezed orange juice, then roasted on a bed of orange slices. Recipe here.

17. Turkey Pot Pie

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If you make pot pie, you don't even have to make that many sides. Serve it with some cranberry sauce and maybe some sweet potatoes, and you're golden. Recipe here.