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By Alison Chew
Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate with family and friends, around the table and around the TV. Thanksgiving dinner, which traditionally features a main dish usually turkey or beef, with several sides including mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, green beans, and cranberry sauce followed by a dessert like a pumpkin or an apple pie or cheesecake can take all day to prepare.
Creating this feast can be a daunting task even for the most experienced home chef, but have no fear Thanksgiving meal kits are here!
Read on for more details on the Sunbasket Thanksgiving Main Courses and Sides. And also check out the HelloFresh Thanksgiving box, the Home Chef Thanksgiving, Dinnerly Thanksgiving, Marley Spoon Thanksgiving, the Purple Carrot Vegan Thanksgiving box, the Blue Apron Thanksgiving, and our round-up of the top all-natural turkey delivery services. Or compare all of the Thanksgiving meal kit options.
This Thanksgiving Sunbasket is offering three Main Courses and six Sides for you to choose from. All can be ordered a la carte so that you can order exactly what you need!
$13.99 to $15.99 each | Serves 2
Sunbasket Thanksgiving Sides include Cauliflower Gratin, Creamed Greens with Bacon, Roasted Butternut Squash, Vegetarian Stuffing, Creamy Garlic Brussels Sprouts, and Green Beans and Pancetta.
$14.99 – $22.99 | Serves 2 – 6
Main Courses include a Smoked Turkey Thigh, Smoked Turkey Drumstick, and Black Forest Seasoned Uncured Ham.
PLEASE NOTE: Estimated delivery Monday-Thursday. Place orders by 3 PM ET Wednesday, 11/16 for delivery the following week.
Several meal kit services offer full Thanksgiving feasts. HelloFresh offers both a full turkey dinner as well as a beef tenderloin dinner, Purple Carrot offers a vegan dinner, Home Chef offers dinner for 6, Blue Apron offers dinner for 8, Stock Yards has a fully prepared dinner that feeds 8-10 people, and Gobble has a Holiday Feast for 4-6 people.
Home Chef allows you to buy only the turkey. There are also several meat delivery services that offer pastured-raised all-natural turkeys for Thanksgiving. We’ve rounded up our top favorite all-natural Thanksgiving turkey providers in this blog post.
Home Chef, Marley Spoon, Gobble, Sunbasket, and Dinnerly give you the option to purchase just the sides. Stock Yards has fully prepared sides as well.
Marley Spoon, Home Chef, Gobble, and Dinnerly give you several options for a delicious home-cooked Thanksgiving dessert. Stock Yards has fully prepared desserts as well.
Yes! Purple Carrot offers a full vegan Thanksgiving dinner. Blue Apron offers a vegetarian Thanksgiving as well.
Yes! Marley Spoon has Thanksgiving brunch meal kits on its weekly menu.
Yes! Stock Yards has a fully prepared Thanksgiving meal.
Yes! Dinnerly and Marley Spoon both have Thanksgiving meal kits on their weekly menu that feed 2 people. Or they can feed 1 person with leftovers.
How many of these historical Thanksgiving questions can you get right?
Questions
1. When was the first recorded Thanksgiving?
2. Thanksgiving always falls on which day?
3. How many days was the first Thanksgiving?
4. What percentage of Americans will serve turkey on Thanksgiving?
5. Which of these was NOT on the first Thanksgiving menu? Swans, dessert, seal, or lobster
6. How long is the parade route of the famous New York City Macy’s Day parade?
Answers (according to History.com)
1. 1621, but Thanksgiving didn’t become a national holiday until 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln declared it one and that it should be held every November.
“In 1621 the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.”
2. Thanksgiving always falls on the fourth Thursday of the month.
3. According to Pilgrim chronicler Edward Winslow, “whom for three days we entertained and feasted”, the answer is 3 days!
4. Around 88-90% of Americans will serve a turkey, roasted, baked, or deep-fried according to the National Turkey Federation.
5. Dessert! Because of dwindling sugar supplies and no oven, there were no pies, cakes, or desserts on the first Thanksgiving.
6. 2.5 miles around New York City with 2-3 million spectators
Happy Thanksgiving!
