It’s less than two weeks until Thanksgiving Day! And if you’re cooking Thanksgiving Dinner For A Large Group, my Thanksgiving guide can help. If you haven’t already downloaded the grocery shopping list for Toni’s 12 Days of Thanksgiving, you can click on the link below.
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Shop early to take advantage of pre-Thanksgiving Day sales at the grocery stores. But you’ll want to hold off on purchasing fresh produce like lettuce, fresh green beans and spinach until a few days before Thanksgiving.
This easy Thanksgiving recipe is part of my Toni’s 12 Days of Thanksgiving, and is so simple makes up for the fact that it cannot be prepared ahead of time.
My recipe for Mushroom White-Wine Shallot Sauce is part of my Toni’s 12 Days of Thanksgiving. It can be made well in advance before Thanksgiving and stored in the freezer.
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Mushroom White-Wine Shallot Sauce Recipe (wine is optional)
Ingredients for Mushroom White Wine Sauce: (double this recipe for a large group)
Butter-1/2 cup (1 stick or 8 tbspns)
Sliced mushrooms- 1 bag
Shallots- 2, peeled and minced
Flour- 3 tbspns
White wine, like cooking wine or a Chardonnay like Mirassou Chardonnay
Chicken broth- 1 cup
Heavy cream- 1 cup
Directions:
Melt butter in skillet over medium-high heat
Add shallots and mushrooms; saute until tender, approximately 3 minutes
Add flour and saute for 1 more minute
Add wine and stir until flour is dissolved (or skip if not using wine)
Add broth and cream; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for a few minutes
Store in airtight container until Thanksgiving Day to pour over steamed fresh green beans.
Thanksgiving Day
For fresh steamed green beans, they’re making it really easy for us these days. I use fresh ready-to-steam green beans that are found in the produce section that are washed and ready to steam in the bag in the microwave. Also, Bird’s Eye Steamfresh frozen green beans are easy to pull out of the freezer and cook in the microwave.
Or you can buy fresh green beans in bulk from the produce section to wash and trim yourself.
Warm the Mushroom White-Wine Shallot Sauce in the microwave or a slow-cooker to keep warm for serving.
Steamed Green Beans with Mushroom White Wine Shallot Sauce
Many people prefer the classic Green Bean Casserole. Here is a post I wrote last year about classic versus contemporary green bean recipes for Thanksgiving.
Call me crazy, but I prefer my Thanksgiving side dishes to taste more like dinner and less like dessert. I created this recipe last year after a half-decade of trying to come up with a sweet potato recipe that I liked.
And here it is- my Not-So-Sweet Potato Casserole. This easy recipe is also a part of my Toni’s 12 Days of Thanksgiving.
Toni’s Not-So-Sweet Potato Casserole
Ingredients:
Sweet potatoes- 2 1lb cans
Butter- ½ cup (1 stick) plus a few tbspns more to pour on top
Marshmallows- 1 bag
Brown sugar- ¼ cup
Dried sage and thyme- 1 tspn each
Directions:
Melt butter in microwave
Combine sweet potatoes, melted butter, ½ of marshmallows, sugar and herbs
Beat until smooth
Transfer to casserole dish and pour remaining marshmallows and drizzle melted butter on top
This recipe can be made in advance and stored before bringing out on Thanksgiving Day to bake. I make mine about two days in advance.
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