One-hour Thanksgiving dinner

A "one-hour Thanksgiving dinner" is the practice of preparing a complete Thanksgiving dinner (often with convenience foods, as depicted in Norman Rockwell's 1943 Freedom From Want Thanksgiving dinner depiction), in one hour of time for a small family or group of 4-8 people, assuming the turkey breast is thawed. The use of readily off the shelf items commonly found in U.S. supermarkets allows for the meal to not only be prepared in a short time, but at a minimal cost, by someone who is not familiar with cooking.

Related Topics:
Thanksgiving - Convenience foods - Norman Rockwell - Freedom From Want - Supermarket

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As will be discussed below, the ideal of a one-hour Thanksgiving can also be achieved by modifying or replacing scratch recipes for time efficiency, though the result will often be less than traditional.

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