Last year, my younger sister prepared a delicious Thanksgiving Dinner for our family. However, they had to make multiple trips to the grocery to make sure all the ingredients she needed were complete.
This year I told them I was going to order from HelloFresh and avoid the stress of grocery runs. However, it means we have more side dishes to prepare and cook.
What's included in the HelloFresh Thanksgiving Box?
- Sage Roasted Rolled Turkey
- Homemade Cranberry Sauce
- Savoury Turkey Gravy
- Slow-Roasted Butternut Squash
- Garlic and Thyme Infused Mash
- Green Beans
- Mushroom and Leek Stuffed Squash (optional)
- Dinner Rolls
- Graham Cracker Crust Pumpkin Pie
That's more dishes than what we had last year, but I have faith in HelloFresh that they'll guide us through cooking everything with their foolproof recipe book.
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| Thanksgiving Dinner from HelloFresh |
How much does it cost?
I paid $260 for 10 people, but there are only 8 of us enjoying the meal. Before you get upset that we're having a Thanksgiving dinner, it's 8 people and 4 households.
- Household 1: Me and hubby
- Household 2: My parents, our only brother, and our youngest sister
- Household 3: My younger sister
- Household 4: My younger sister's boyfriend
There's so much leftovers that my younger sister, her boyfriend, and we (hubby and I) have food to bring in our respective homes.
The Result
We plan to have dinner at around 5:00 PM, because the Vancouver Whitecaps FC game is at 6:00 PM and we want to watch it.
We started preparing at 1:00 PM with me and my younger sister as "chef" while my mom helps with cleaning up and with other things.
Graham Cracker Crust Pumpkin Pie
BEFORE we even started, I baked the Graham Cracker Crust Pumpkin Pie in the morning (at around 8:00 AM). We arrived quite early at my parent's place to ensure we have sufficient time for baking and cooling.
The downside is we totally forgot to prepare the whip cream for the pumpkin pie. The upside is it's surprisingly delicious. It's our first time trying Pumpkin Pie and it's perfectly sweet.
Sage Roasted Turkey
My sister worked on the turkey. Adding the pepper and oil while I strip the sage. After 3 hours in the oven and 20 minutes of rest, my dad carved the turkey.
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| Carved Sage Roasted Turkey from Hello Fresh |
The turkey came out perfect. I can't believe how tender and not dry it was. It's perfect with the gravy.
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
My sister started working on the cranberry sauce while I struggle to zest and juice the orange. 🤣 This took maybe 30 minutes and we placed it on the fridge as we continue cooking the rest of the items.
Mushroom and Leek Stuffed Squash
This is the add-on vegetarian dish. This dish took so much team effort. My sister cut the mushroom and everything else that needs chopping. My dad helped us slice the squash and my mom did the removal of seeds and core. I cooked the wild rice. Assembling everything is such a challenge.
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| Mushroom and Leek Stuffed Squash |
I am uncertain if it's worth all the effort. I will be happy with just the wild rice and vegetable mixture. I am unsure adding it on the squash made a difference. My mom loves it though and that made it all worth it.
Slow-Roasted Butternut Squash
As soon as my sister is done cutting the vegetables for the Mushroom and Leek Stuffed Squash and while I sautee the mixture, she started working on the Slow-Roasted Butternut Squash. It's sweet because of the syrup.
It's surprising how the timing works. After the squash for the Mushroom and Leek dish is done in the oven, we replaced it with the Butternut Squash.
Garlic and Thyme Infused Mash
Then, my sister started working on the mash. Of course, starting with the time consuming peeling of potatoes. At this point, I am still working on the stuffing for the Stuffed Squash.
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| Garlic and Thyme Infushed Mash |
My younger sister continues with the Mash - boiling the potato and preparing the cream butter mixture. Then, she called our only brother to do the mashing. Team (family) effort!
Green Beans
I asked my mom to wash the green beans while my dad did the trimming. As they do that, I toasted the almonds. Then, proceeded to sautee the green beans in butter.
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| Green Beans with Almond Butter |
We're almost at the end and I think we're all feeling exhaustion at this point. Surprisingly, there's no quarelling or bickering that happens. Everyone is in good mood and teasing each other.
Dinner Rolls
As I finish the green beans and since we couldn't start with the gravy because we're waiting for the turkey juices, sister started working on the chive butter for the dinner rolls. I wish it's more toasted, but that's just me.
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| Dinner Rolls with Chive Butter |
Savoury Turkey Gravy
It's my favourite thing about this dish. Actually, the core of the Thanksgiving Dinner is the turkey, mash, and gravy and they are so well-done with this kit. It's so delicious!
Will I order this again?
Yes! However, I will not add the vegetarian add-on because it's too much effort. Although, for next year, we might just order in to avoid the effort. We'll see!
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| First Plate from our Thanksgiving Dinner |
Today, we're just thankful that our family is complete and healthy. We're grateful for the many blessings we've received it.
