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2024 Thanksgiving Menu and Meal Prep Timeline

* image These past few months have been busy for our family, especially since our oldest joined a local swim team. Between juggling our work schedules and balancing school with practices... we're all pretty wiped out. Although it's a lot of work, I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving. Preparing the holiday meal for our family fills my heart with joy, and I can't wait to get started. To make things easier for me, I don't deviate much from  our first Thanksgiving  as a family. The dishes I make are familiar ones, and the recipes for them live at my fingertips. Keeping the same menu year after year means I don't have to spend time researching recipes or planning a new one. Here are my tried-and-true Thanksgiving recipes, as well as my prep timeline for the big day!

14 Make-Ahead Freezer Meals

Looking for meals that you can make ahead of time and freeze for later? Be sure to check out this amazing round-up of freezer-friendly recipes on Taste As You Go!

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14 Make-Ahead Freezer Meals

With my due date quickly approaching, I'm definitely experiencing periods of nesting. I'm starting to tackle decluttering projects around the house and am looking forward to spending some quality time preparing the nursery for the arrival of Baby R. Of course, I'm also hoping to spend some time in the kitchen stocking up our freezer with an assortment of dishes and meals that Stephen and I can live off of during our first few weeks/months of parenthood.  

I've enlisted the help of my fellow food bloggers to put together this photo-heavy round-up of 14 Make-Ahead Freezer Meals that I can use for inspiration. If you're curious to see what made the cut, then keep reading!  

14 Make-Ahead Freezer Meals

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1. Baked Turkey Meatballs with Grilled Onions from It's Yummi

Okay, yes. Not technically a full meal. But these meatballs would make the perfect foundation to a number of dishes -- pasta with marinara sauce, meatball subs, meatball sliders... I could go on and on.

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2. Cheezy Broccoli Quinoa Burgers from Simply Quinoa

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3. Chicken Noodle Soup from Simply Sated

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4. Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu from One Sweet Appetite

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5. Easy Creamy Tomato Basil Soup from Color Me Meg

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6. Freezer Lasagna from Bake Love Give

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7. Lasagna Stuffed Shells from One Sweet Appetite (featured in above collage)

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8. Perfect Quiche from Simply Sated

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9. Quick & Easy Chipotle Turkey Chili from Cupcakes & Kale Chips

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10. Red Lentil Marinara Sauce from Kitchen Treaty (featured in above collage)

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11. Slow Cooker Ginger Chicken & Rice Soup from The Lemon Bowl

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12. Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken & Black Beans from Cupcakes & Kale Chips

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13. Smoky Delicata Squash & Black Bean Baked Quesadillas from Kitchen Treaty

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14. Three Alarm Vegetarian Quinoa Chili from Simply Quinoa (featured in above collage)

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