Thanksgiving dinner can come at a high cost, spending on ingredients and sacrificing labor and time. For anyone who wants to opt out of all the kitchen prep and grocery runs and is looking to outsource the holiday meal, there are an array of options at various price points to consider.
Whether you need a showstopping fully cooked turkey so you can focus on making a family-favorite side dish or want to alleviate cooking altogether by purchasing an entire pre-made dinner, check out the list of places below to order in time for Turkey Day.
Plus, don’t forget dessert! Especially if you’re opting for a local bakery, call ahead to make sure they’re still accepting orders and can fulfill the flavor or amount of pies and pastries you’ll need.
Where to order a Thanksgiving turkey
This photo released by Butcher Box shows a whole homemade turkey with all the sides.
Butcher Box
ButcherBox
The direct-to-consumer meat supplier has two bird options sourced from a family-owned, fifth-generation farm in Pennsylvania: a 14-18 pound turkey that feeds 10 to 14 people for $95 or an 18 to 20-pound option that feeds 14-18 people for $105, plus free shipping.
Note that Sundays are excluded from the delivery time.
Popeyes
Popeyes’ pre-seasoned and cooked Cajun-style Turkey is ready to heat and eat. It ships from Popeyes in two to five days and is still available to order.
Whole Foods
The grocery retailer is still accepting orders for fresh whole turkeys in a variety of sizes, starting at $2.99 per pound. The retailer is accepting orders until Nov. 25, while supplies last.
Williams Sonoma
The cooking retailer also sells a pre-brined and roasted turkey from Willie Bird Turkeys in Sonoma County, California, making it an ultimate timesaver for busy holiday celebrations. The turkey is available in three sizes: 7-10 pounds; 10-13 pounds; and 13-16 pounds. Prices for the made-to-order turkey that ships chilled start at $149.95, and with limited quantities, Williams Sonoma urges online customers to place orders soon.
Where to order a full Thanksgiving dinner
Williams Sonoma
The culinary store, with its own team of test kitchen chefs who curate delicious dishes for Thanksgiving months in advance, offers a Build Your Own Thanksgiving Dinner, complete with its famed Willie Bird turkey.
The customizable option comes in a range of prices, depending on the size of turkey — 10-12 pounds or 16-18 pounds — plus various sides that can include mashed potatoes, green bean almondine, brown butter sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie.
There’s also a full dinner for four, complete with an herb roasted turkey breast, potatoes, green beans and pumpkin pie for $189.95.
Orders must be placed by Nov. 20 at 9 p.m. PT for delivery on Nov. 25.
Omaha Steaks
The online purveyor has everything from feasts for four people to a variety of custom traditional Thanksgiving dinner options that include turkey, a range of side dishes, rolls, and desserts.
Restaurants, various
Chefs all around the country are offering their culinary expertise to diners both in-restaurant and out, with gourmet, fully cooked to-go menus this Thanksgiving.
Order-ahead Turkey Day options are all the rage with an array of restaurants nationwide taking the reigns.
Culinary aficionados can find to-go options at places like chef Tom Colicchio’s Craft, which is serving up roasted turkey breast and braised turkey leg with gravy; sausage, raisin and fennel stuffing; sweet potato purée; autumn Greenmarket vegetables; and wild arugula salad with pine nuts and lemon for $395 to serve four people.
As is the case for any seasonal demand, check with local restaurants’ websites, social media pages or call the establishment directly to see if Thanksgiving to-go menus need to be ordered and purchased in advance.
Goldbelly
From deep-fried turkey and lobster mac and cheese to pies and pumpkin spice cakes, the online marketplace boasts a wide variety of chef-made Thanksgiving favorites from coast to coast, available for order and delivery, shipped right to your door in time for Thanksgiving.
