{"id":49933,"date":"2023-10-30T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/30\/our-definitive-per-person-guide-to-planning-thanksgiving-dinner\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T08:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T08:30:00","slug":"our-definitive-per-person-guide-to-planning-thanksgiving-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/30\/our-definitive-per-person-guide-to-planning-thanksgiving-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Definitive Per-Person Guide to Planning Thanksgiving Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"


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This year, and every year, our goal is to make The Big Day (that would be Thanksgiving<\/a>, of course) as stress-free as possible. To help us all breathe even easier, we\u2019re featuring Brittany Zeller-Holland<\/a>\u2019s illustrations of our per-person guide for planning Thanksgiving dinner (along with some explanations, detailed below), so you no longer have to question how much of everything you’ll need to plan on<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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If some of the numbers feel on the generous side to you, well, that\u2019s because they are. As a general rule, we’d rather aim high than come up short<\/strong>\u2014plus, Thanksgiving leftovers<\/a> are some of the best around.<\/p>\n

Thanksgiving Starters<\/h2>\n

One exception to this comes at the beginning of the meal, where we\u2019re planning on only four one- to two-bite starters per person. That\u2019s because the meal is the main event, and we don\u2019t want anyone headed into it with a full (or even partially-full!) belly.<\/p>\n

This is not to say you even need to do four different Thanksgiving appetizers<\/a>, or that any of them have to be over-the-top elaborate\u2014a well-stocked cheese board<\/a> could do nicely. If you need more ideas, here are a few of our favorites:<\/p>\n

Dinner<\/h2>\n

For all of the main event dishes, we\u2019re planning for overflowing plates, which means you\u2019ll want 1\/2 pound of potatoes and 3\/4 cup stuffing per person. And 1 1\/2 pounds of on-the-bone turkey per person is our standard<\/strong><\/a>, with one exception: With small birds (12 pounds or less) you\u2019ll need to plan for 2 pounds per person (because smaller birds have a smaller meat-to-bone ratio).<\/p>\n

Beverages<\/h2>\n

We\u2019re planning on a full bottle of wine for every person (21 and over) that\u2019s attending. Yes, you\u2019ll probably have extra, but wine keeps and is nice to have on hand. Plus, if anyone gets going on politics, you might find yourself refilling more glasses than usual.<\/p>\n

Not sure what type of wine to go with? Pinot noir is a safe bet<\/a>. If you\u2019re expanding your offerings beyond wine, we\u2019ve got you covered there too\u2014you\u2019ll never run out of alcohol at a party again<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s left?<\/h2>\n

Now that your plan is in place<\/a> and your portions are calculated, with a full three weeks to go, you can start thinking about your tablescape<\/a> (and how nice it will be not to panic at the last minute about whether or not you bought enough potatoes).<\/p>\n


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More entertaining inspiration from Food52<\/h4>\n
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Tell us: Do you have any tried-and-true numbers you go by when planning your Thanksgiving meal?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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