Food & Nutrition

22 small-batch Thanksgiving recipes that your pod will eat right up

Not cooking for a crowd this year? Here’s how to enjoy your favorite flavors without eating leftovers for years.

By Leslie Fink, RD

As the 2020 holiday season approaches, most experts agree this is not the year to host large groups of friends and family. But that doesn’t mean you have to forfeit the foods you look forward to all year. These small batch Thanksgiving recipes make between four and eight portions each, meaning they’ll serve up just enough for your immediate family, maybe even leave you with the leftovers that are just as traditional as the holiday itself.

Lemon-sage roast turkey breast

Poached turkey breast with cranberry gremolata by Chef Eric Greenspan

Turkey breast roulade with apple, corn bread and sausage

Caramelized pear and pomegranate chutney

Chopped spinach and pear salad with sherry vinaigrette

Air fryer sweet potatoes and sprouts

Green bean casserole with almonds

Herby popcorn and sourdough stuffing

Mashed butternut squash and apples

Easiest ever sweet potato casserole

Cheesy cauliflower gratin with crispy panko topping

Pumpkin spice cheesecake-stuffed baked apples

Baked pumpkin spice donuts

Baked oat and walnut-stuffed apple

Mini apple pies

Individual apple-cinnamon pies

Mini pumpkin pie cheesecakes

Thanksgiving leftovers crunch wrap

Thanksgiving Quesadillas

Poblano and turkey chili

Leftover turkey hash with roasted veggies and a fried egg by Chef Eric Greenspan

Leftover-turkey curry

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Leslie Fink, MS, RD has been working at WW for 20 years. In addition to her role as a WW Nutritionist and Recipe Editor, she works on food and program development for a variety of projects such as the WW cruises, WW Ambassador partnerships, WW Fresh, and WW X Blue Apron. Leslie helps bring delicious food and meal ideas to WW events, program materials, and more.