Thanksgiving

Your Complete Last-Minute Thanksgiving Shopping List

Everything you need to cook our super-fast, ready-in-3-hours Thanksgiving menu.
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Print out this Thanksgiving shopping list and head out to the supermarket to make our amazingly fast menu. There's not a minute to waste!

PRODUCE

  • 2 Anjou pears (about 1 1/4 pounds)
  • 8 ounces fresh cranberries (2 1/2 cups)
  • 5 lemons
  • 7 garlic cloves (1 head)
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 1 bunch fresh rosemary
  • 1 bunch fresh thyme
  • 1 bunch fresh sage
  • 3 pounds sweet potatoes (about 7 small or 5 medium)
  • 4 Delicata squash (about 4 pounds)
  • 2 large bunches of Tuscan kale (about 1 1/2 pounds)
  • 3/4 pound Brussels sprouts
  • 8 ounces wild mushrooms

MEAT & POULTRY

  • 2 bone-in turkey legs (thigh and drumstick attached) and 2 bone-in turkey breasts (about 8 pounds total, or one 10–12 pound turkey)
  • 1/2 pound hot or sweet Italian sausage links (uncooked)
  • 3 large eggs

DAIRY

  • 1 pound unsalted butter
  • 4 1/2-ounce block of Parmesan or Pecorino cheese

FREEZER

  • One (14 to 17-ounce) package puff pastry, preferably all-butter

BAKERY

  • 2 crusty white demi-baguettes (10 1/2 ounces total—if you can't find demi-baguettes, which I prefer because of the greater bread-to-crust ratio, you can get one baguette that's at least 10 1/2 ounces.)

PANTRY

  • Granulated sugar
  • Kosher salt
  • Black pepper
  • Red-pepper flakes
  • Cornstarch
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • Dijon mustard
  • Red-wine vinegar
  • Maple syrup
  • 1 bottle dry white wine
  • 16 fluid ounces low-sodium chicken or turkey broth
  • 1/3 cup raw, skin-on almonds