I Made a Thanksgiving Feast Reduced For 2: Thanksgiving Recipes

• With family reunions being limited this year to prevent the spread of COVID-19, many people will be cooking Thanksgiving dinner for small groups.
• I tried to downsize my usual party table for 10 and have a full feast for just two people.
• I made a small boneless turkey breast and just one vegetable this year. Usually we will have a full turkey plus red meat and several vegetarian options to choose from.
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I never made a full Thanksgiving dinner on my own. Knowing that this year will be the first time many people will try the meal due to restrictions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, I wanted to give it a try.

If your current quarantine pod consists of you and just one other person you live with, like mine, then you might want to cut down on food – making a whole turkey or a full-size pot of sweet potatoes seems unnecessary and unnecessary. Plus, you can only fit a limited number of leftovers in an apartment-sized freezer in New York City.

But that doesn’t mean you still can’t do it all in the kitchen by cooking everything from scratch.

I thought of some foods that are on a typical Thanksgiving table – turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, vegetables, sweet potatoes, and mashed or baked potatoes – and came up with a miniaturized menu for me and my roommate.

Instead of a whole turkey, or even a whole turkey breast, I made a 1 pound piece of turkey breast. Rather than using the entire bag of cranberries for my sauce, I only used half. A sweet potato cut in half made two portions topped with marshmallow. I chose to make a green vegetable rather than a variety. And the baked potato chips were a great alternative to another soft potato on the plate.

The only dish I couldn’t bring myself to cut was the stuffing. It’s just too good and makes amazing leftovers for the days after your meal. Speaking of leftovers, I think they’re the best part of any vacation meal. So even if you cook a little too much, know that you will eat well the next day (and maybe even the next day).