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After a longer-than-expected cooking time, the meal was a crowd-pleaser.
In my family, Thanksgiving means a table of 30 people and a minimum of 16 unique dishes — not including appetizers, the homemade tortellini soup first course, or dessert.
After seeing a recipe on Food Network, I decided to scale down the holiday meal for my tiny New York City apartment kitchen, which I share with three roommates. While scaling down, I challenged myself to honor the spirit of my family's traditions.
Here's how I cooked turkey, stuffing, biscuits, green-bean casserole, and sweet-potato casserole in one pan.
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I started cooking the night before after five trips to the store.
I had to start on my stuffing the night before cooking the turkey.Cassandra Cloutier
Before I could get to the main event, I had to do some prep work for my side dishes.
The sides also required some advanced prep work.Cassandra Cloutier
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I moved on to dressing the turkey breasts.
My butter ended up separating a little, but it still worked. Cassandra Cloutier
At 5:30 p.m., I put the turkey in and crossed my fingers.
I started by just roasting the turkey. Cassandra Cloutier
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Then I added the other components to the pan.
The biscuits acted as a wall between the dishes. Cassandra Cloutier
Eventually, the elements were all cooked and dinner was served.
My friends were very complimentary of my one-pan meal. Cassandra Cloutier
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The whole process made me think about the mental load of holiday cooking.
Incorporating family traditions into this abridged process was challenging. Cassandra Cloutier
I wouldn't recommend the method for everyone, but it's certainly a good option.
It kind of depends on what kind of Thanksgiving experience you're looking for. Cassandra Cloutier