Thanksgiving: Frozen and Shelf Stable Entree Options

Since not everyone knows how to cook, wants to cook, or may have really messed up their planned Thanksgiving dinner I submit the following frozen and shelf stable entrees for your consumption. This is not an endorsement or ranking of any of these products.


Frozen Entrees

• Atkins: Roasted Turkey with Garlic Mashed Cauliflower
• Banquet: Turkey Meal
• Boston Market: Turkey Breast Medallions with Stuffing 
• Boston Market: Turkey Breast Medallions
• Healthy Choice: Golden Roasted Turkey Breast 
• Hungry-Man: Roasted Carved White Meat Turkey
• Lean Cuisine: Roasted Turkey Breast
• Marie Callender’s: Roasted Turkey Breast & Stuffing
• Marie Callender’s: Honey Roasted Turkey Breast
• Stouffer’s: Roast Turkey Breast
• Stouffer’s: Roast Turkey

Shelf Stable Entree

• HORMEL COMPLEATS: Turkey & Dressing

Easy Oyster Stuffing

Ingredients

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 fresh spicy Italian sausage link, or 1/3 pound fresh ground spicy  Italian sausage (pork, chicken, or turkey)
1/4 cup minced onion
1 small minced jalapeño chili pepper
1 can hole oysters, undrained
1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 box of stuffing mix (flavor of your choice)





Step One:
Add the oil to a medium sized pot.  If using link sausage you will need to remove the sausage from its casing.  Place the link on a cutting board.  Use a sharp knife to make an incision through the casing.  Pull the casing away from the sausage and discard it.

Step Two:
Cook the sausage in the pot under medium heat. As the sausage cooks break it up into crumbles. Cook the sausage completely, and remove it from the pot and set it aside. Add the chopped onions and cook until soft.  Add the jalapeño chili pepper and cook for 1 minute. 

Step Three:
Return the sausage to the pot, and pour in the can of oysters including the liquor. Stir in the cayenne pepper. Prepare the stuffing mix per its instructions except for reducing the amount of water by a third.