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A Less Stressful Thanksgiving with Jennie-O Oven Ready Whole Turkey – Reader Giveaway

By Chrysa | 83 Comments

Holiday Entertaining from Jennie-O - Infographic

Even if you're a well-seasoned cook, Thanksgiving dinner preparation can be more than a little overwhelming. If this is your first attempt at Thanksgiving entertaining, turkey preparation can be the most daunting task of all.  From thawing and cleaning to seasoning, getting the turkey ready for the oven can be a time-consuming and messy process. With a house full of invited guests and a whole menu full of other dishes to prepare, who has that kind of time?

A recent study,conducted by Harris Interactive, showed nearly 1/3 of Thanksgiving hosts spend 2 hours or fewer socializing with guests on the big day (is that even enough time to eat?). Furthermore, 27% devote 8 hours or more just to cooking.  The info graphic above gives you a snapshot of America’s time-stressed holiday preparation.

Jennie-O Oven Ready Whole Turkey

For busy home cooks assigned the task of preparing the Thanksgiving turkey, especially those who are newly married, first-time hosts, juggling work and home, hosting extended family, or have small children tugging at their apron strings, there is a delicious and easy alternative. JENNIE-O® OVEN READY™ Whole Turkey is a foolproof shortcut that takes turkey fromFreezer to Oven to Perfect!™

Step 1: Remove the outer wrapping.

Step 2: Place the frozen turkey in a pan in the oven.

Step 3: Roast, cut and serve.

This juicy, tender turkey never disappoints because Jennie-O has done everything for you. JENNIE-O® OVEN READY™ is the only turkey that goes directly from freezer to oven with no thawing, easy clean up and no worries. Jennie-O helps hosts to serve a flavorful Thanksgiving turkey without the stress or mess, giving time-strapped entertainers more time to give thanks this season.

Reader Giveaway:  One lucky Thrifty Jinxy reader will win a coupon to purchase a FREE  JENNIE-O® OVEN READY™ Whole Turkey. To enter, just complete the entry form below by 11:59pm ET on 11/26/13. Good luck!

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About Chrysa

Chrysa is the founder and owner of ThriftyJinxy.com, a site dedicated to living a fabulous life on a frugal budget. Her approach is that by spending less on the boring everyday stuff, you can have more money to splurge on the things you REALLY want, whether it’s travel, fashion, electronics – you name it! Chrysa is married, has an 11-year-old nephew she dotes on, as well as three lovable cats and a big sweetie of a German Shepherd.

Comments

  1. Monique Bon says

    I’ve cooked a turkey 2 years straight in a row before for my family thanksgiving. everyone thinks its really juicy. I’m just glad its not dried (:

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  5. Nancy says

    I have cooked numerous turkeys over the years and they have all turned out great! My favorite side is cornbread dressing/ stuffing.

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  8. Betty says

    I’ve cooked turkeys – we did a decontrstucted turkey once that came out fantastic. It was a turkey that was cut in pieces, covered in a lot of fresh herbs and cooked at very high temp. The heat hit those herbs and it was quite an experience. The turkey came out with all these blacked herbs on top but it was the best tasting turnkey. I”ve been looking for the actual instructions and now can’t find them.

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  11. Sandra McFadden says

    Yes I have since I was 16 years old and I am 52 now! I love the cooking bags they are great if you don’t want to be fussing over your turkey comes out golden and juicy. My favorite side is my grandmothers dressing that she makes with the turkey.

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  13. Susan Johnson says

    I have cooked a turkey for Thanksgiving twice in the past two years, along with the trimmings, etc. The first one wound up super dry, but the next one was delicious.

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  17. Robyn Dones says

    I’ve been roasting turkeys for over 30 years. It’s my favorite meal. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and thank you for the chance to win!

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  26. Mary Beth Elderton says

    I cooks a few turkeys a year—even when it’s not a holiday. There is no need to go to a lot of fancy trouble unless you want to—sometimes I do 🙂

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  36. Terri Moore says

    Yes I have cooked a whole Turkey and am always so thankful when it comes out right. Love leftover turkey. My favorite side dish is fresh sweet potatoes made in the crock pot.

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  38. Audra O'Hara says

    I’ve never made a turkey and this year will be my first time. I’m a tad freaked out. If I see these in the grocery store, I’m going to buy one…seems to take a lot of the work out of it. My favorite side dish is mashed potatoes.

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  47. Eugenia Hall says

    I’ve cooked a lot of turkeys, most turned out pretty good. My favorite side dish at thanksgiving is the green bean casserole.

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  49. Deb C says

    I’ve cooked turkey many times. Usually they have turned out nicely. My favorite Thanksgiving side is cornbread dressing.

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  50. BeckyJo says

    I’ve cooked many turkeys. I use the Reynolds oven bags as they cook the turkey evenly and it’s still nice and juicy.

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  52. Jennifer Reed says

    I have cooked a turkey in the past and it has turned out good. I think the very first one I ever tried to cook it was not quite done and had to finish in the microwave. Not Good!

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  53. Stacy says

    I am vegan and before that I was vegetarian, so no, I have never cooked a turkey! My husband does eat meat though so he makes himself a turkey every year.

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  54. Stephanie Olmsted says

    I coomed my first turkey last year. It was good and an experience I will never forget. After being married for 11 years I told hubby I wanted him to help me cook it… walk me through it. We usually are visiting family or hubby will cook it if we can’t travel. Well he was helping me and I was looking for a seasoning and couldn’t dind it & my hubby stick his hand in back of acabinet looking for it. That is where I store the food processor blades…. before I could say anything he grabbed one and cut his finger. He had to go to the ER to get stitches. Which he was there I continued to cook everything so it would be done when he got home. I had my 9 yr old daughter help peel potatoes with the veggie peeler. She was doing good then she caught her finger nail and cut part off and rippped some up. Ugh… it was crazy day but the food was good!

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  62. Billie Miller says

    I like cooking my turkey in a bag and turned over on its breast, it’s more juicy…oh, and alot of seasonings! Mmmmmm 🙂

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