Dishes
Where to Grab Pre-Made Thanksgiving Meals in Springfield and the Ozarks
Cooking is time consuming and the holidays are stressful. Avoid the hassle altogether by ordering a pre-prepared Thanksgiving meal or enjoying a turkey day feast at a 417-land restaurant.
By Michelle Lewis, Tessa Cooper
Nov 01 2024 at 8 a.m.
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Flat Creek & Billy Gail Restaurants
Several locations throughout 417-land
The Thanksgiving Family Dinner Packs at the Flat Creek and Billy Gail restaurants include all the holiday classics. With baked turkey, pineapple-glazed ham, a pie of your choice and a variety of sides.
Hy-Vee
Hy-Vee offers pre-cooked meal packs with proteins like whole Butterball turkeys and honey-glazed spiral ham and sides like mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, dinner rolls, stuffing, apple pies and a bunch more.
Mama Jean’s Natural Market
Previous years’ menus included dishes like farrow-mushroom stuffing, maple-chipotle roasted sweet potatoes, roasted turnips and Brussels sprouts, jalapeno cranberry sauce and more. Check the website for updates on when to order.
Costco
Costco’s pre-cooked meal features a turkey breast with all the fixings and sides bundled together. Also, have you seen the size of the pies at Costco?
Sam's Club
These turkey-centric feasts include with a whole oven-roasted turkey and sides like creamed spinach, creamed corn and mashed potatoes to reheat.
Homemade. Delivered.
Order your meal a la carte or purchase a Thanksgiving dinner bundle from Homemade. Delivered. Their meals are made from scratch with quality ingredients and include a rosemary butter-basted turkey breast, herb stuffing stuffed chicken, brussel spouts with pecans and honey, sweet potato casserole with crisp steusel topping and other assorted dishes.
Queen City Soul Kitchen
Queen City Soul Kitchen is serving up a delicious southern Thanksgiving meal including candied yams, collard greens cooked with smoked turkey, corn pudding, scalloped potatoes, peach cobbler and more. You can take all of these home with a single dinner purchase that includes turkey, dressing, gravy, three sides and a dessert.
Pop’s Smoke Shack
If you’re based in Branson, you won’t have to drive too far to pick up a delicious Thanksgiving feast. You’ll find all the classics up for grabs on this menu, like mashed potatoes and gravy and green bean casserole. However, there are also some unique offerings, like challah rolls and cheesecake.
Uptown Hog at 14 Mill Market
Get your smoked turkeys, sides and pies all crossed off your list by placing an order with Uptown Hog. And to keep up with the smoked theme, they’re also offering smoked cream corn, green beans and baked beans.
Angela’s Kitchen Creations
This Thanksgiving menu is full of nostalgic offerings, like Watergate salad made with pistachios, collard greens and pecan pie. If you mainly need help with sides and desserts, look no further. However, they are taking limited orders for turkeys and hams.
Infused Catering and Q66
This culinary dream team has partnered to bring you a delicious
Thanksgiving mega feast. Think lemon sage brined turkey, herb-crusted
lamb, smoked gouda mac and cheese and candied peppered whole carrots.—Tessa Cooper
Where to Grab a Thanksgiving Dessert
Get those orders in early for your Thanksgiving pies, because you know dessert is the best part of the meal. Here are four great local pie bakers who’ve got you covered.
Prairie Pie
307 S. Jefferson Ave., Springfield, 417-459-8222
The Pie Box
Springfield, 417-886-4743
European Café
207 Park Central East, Springfield, 417-986-4646
The Pie Safe
109 N. Commercial St., Branson, 417-334-0594
