A traditional homemade Thanksgiving dinner is great, but it’s also a sacrifice of time on your part — time that otherwise could be spent with friends and family. Take a look at these great options for ordering Thanksgiving dinner out this year.
Ordering Thanksgiving dinner for delivery
Sure, farm-to-table is all the rage, but we’re saying mail-to-meal when you want a tasty, stress-free Thanksgiving menu! Here are a few of the chain restaurants and specialty food places you can order a delicious Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings to arrive by mail or pickup.
Don’t forget about your nearby restaurants, too! Check into local services like Postmates, Door Dash and GrubHub to see what places in your area are serving up food for the holidays.
Note: All information is subject to change, and delivery fees may apply.
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Boston Market
Let Boston Market do the work this holiday season. You just pick up the meal and warm it! Thanksgiving dinner options are available for four to 12 people, and the menu includes everything from whole roasted turkey and spiral-sliced ham to sides like savory stuffing and creamy mashed potatoes. Don’t forget the pie — you can get them in pumpkin or apple.
Price: $69.99 to $119.99
Find out more about ordering Thanksgiving dinner from Boston Market here
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Cracker Barrel
Serve up a Thanksgiving feast featuring the comfort foods that made Cracker Barrel famous. Their Thanksgiving meal is chilled and ready to heat, and the simple-to-prepare feast is ready in 2 hours or less. The food comes complete with the turkey and all your favorite sides.
The Heat n’ Serve Holiday Family Meal To-Go can be picked up beginning Saturday, Nov. 23 through Sunday, Dec. 1, and can be stored in your fridge then baked at home. It includes two oven-roasted turkey breasts, cornbread dressing, turkey gravy, cranberry relish, a choice of three sides, sweet yeast rolls, and both pumpkin and pecan pies.
Price: $124.99
Find out more about ordering Thanksgiving dinner from Cracker Barrel here
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Williams-Sonoma
In past years, there have been lots of holiday dinner options, featuring all sorts of stunning Thanksgiving dinners over at Williams-Sonoma — free-range and organic, smoked and stuffed, pre-roasted and breast-only.
You also have the option of ordering complete just your favorite side dishes, desserts, appetizers and more. They really do have a lot of options to help you create your perfect Thanksgiving menu.
Price: $169.95 to $699.95
Find out more about ordering Thanksgiving dinner from Williams-Sonoma here
Harry and David
Order your Thanksgiving dinner from Oregon’s Harry and David, and you will have tons of options. Main courses go far beyond just turkey, and include pork roasts, ham and pot pies (among other tasty options). The desserts are delicious, too (and their baklava is phenomenal).
Prices for main course: $39.95 to $239.95
Find out more about ordering Thanksgiving dinner from Harry and David here
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Honey-Baked Ham Company
Place your Thanksgiving order from Honey-Baked Ham for a traditional honey-baked ham, turkey, or even prime rib dinner. If you need just a few sides — such as steakhouse creamed spinach, mashed cauliflower, orange walnut cranberries, herb stuffing, and broccoli rice casserole — they’re available à la carte.
Price: $24.95 to $149.95
Find out more about ordering Thanksgiving dinner from Honey-Baked Ham here
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Denny’s
Denny’s offers its Turkey and Dressing Dinner, which includes carved turkey breast, savory stuffing, turkey gravy and cranberry sauce, and is served with two sides and dinner bread.
Price: $10.99 per person
Find out more about Thanksgiving dinner from Denny’s here
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Omaha Steaks
Omaha Steaks allows you to build your own Thanksgiving dinner (which ships for free) or choose from holiday packages that include delish side dishes. They even offer a boneless smoked ham for less than $25.
Price: $49.99 to $219.00
Find out more about Thanksgiving dinner from Omaha Steaks here
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Luby’s
Four different feasts are available in various combinations of ham, turkey, prime rib, salads, sides, and desserts from the popular Texas chain restaurant Luby’s. And when it comes to desserts, they offer more than just pumpkin pie — they have sweet potato pie and the amazing old-fashioned buttermilk chess pie, along with several cakes.
Price: Full meals from $69.99 to $159.99 (a la carte also available)
Find out more about Thanksgiving dinner from Luby’s here
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Marie Callender’s
Marie Callender’s offers several main course “feasts” like turkey breast feast, whole turkey feast, ham feast, ham and turkey breast feast, ultimate turkey feast and the ultimate ham and turkey feast. All feasts come with all the trimmings, including dessert!
Price: $114.99 to $169.99
Ruth’s Chris
Ruth’s Chris offers some of their most popular side dishes so you can buy them and take ’em to your Thanksgiving dinner. Side options include au gratin potatoes, sweet potato casserole and creamed spinach (among others), each available in two sizes. You can also get their Caesar salad and Harvest salads to go.
Price for sides: $24.95 or $34.95 | Salads: $19.95 or $29.95
Bob Evans
Bob Evans gives you five different options for Thanksgiving dinner for 4-8 people, which include ham and turkey, or both! Each option comes with your favorite holiday side dishes.
Price: $49.99 to $114.99
Whole Foods
Whole Foods is catering Thanksgiving dinner this year with 10 different full dinner options, plus a la carte items for every course. They provide dinner choices that will satisfy all your holiday cravings.
Price: $69.99 to $449.99
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Buca Di Beppo
Buca Di Beppo has take-out Thanksgiving dinners that include sliced white meat turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, spicy Italian sausage stuffing, green beans, bread, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie in two sizes. To satisfy your Italian craving, you can always add-on your favorite pasta dish!
Price: $68.99 to $134.99
Want to make some of your Thanksgiving dinner at home? Use these easy recipes:
The best (and easiest) Instant Pot copycat Applebee’s artichoke & spinach dip recipe
Easy skillet apple pie that tastes delicious, but takes very little time to make
Simple homemade chunky cranberry sauce
Easy mashed potatoes that will take the stress out of your holiday meal
And don’t forget about those leftovers!
10 killer Thanksgiving leftover breakfast and brunch ideas
How to make easy (and super tasty) turkey leftover bites
Scrumptious and simple leftover turkey shepherd’s pie
Leftover turkey, cranberry and stuffing panini
Creamy leftover turkey and tortellini soup
Updated November 2018 with available revisions in October 2019. Prices and availability subject to change.