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Turkey Alternatives To Serve This Thanksgiving

Imagine the possibilities! 🙅 🐔

A Thanksgiving turkey isn’t everyone’s game. This year, it might be nice to let another meat like beef, lamb or pork shine instead.

These carnivorous entrees look just as momentous as an imposing roast turkey, but without the “I-eat-this-meat-every-day-for-lunch” vibes. They’ll have you and your guests gobbling for more.

1
Roasted Rack of Lamb with Basil Goat Cheese Sauce
Half Baked Harvest
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2
Crock-Pot Bacon Wrapped Beef Tenderloin With Balsamic Glaze
A Spicy Perspective
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3
Slow-Cooker Herbed Balsamic Pork Roast
Cafe Johnsonia
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4
Coffee Rubbed Prime Rib Roast with Roasted Garlic Gorgonzola Butter
Half Baked Harvest
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5
Mini Beef Wellingtons
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6
Baked Ham with Brown Sugar Glaze
A Spicy Perspective
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7
Maple Mustard Roasted Chicken
Cafe Johnsonia
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8
Cranberry Pot Roast
Feasting at Home
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9
Roasted Game Hens
A Spicy Perspective
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10
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
Chaos in the Kitchen
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11
Raspberry Balsamic And Pecan Encrusted Rack Of Lamb
Adventures in Cooking
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12
Bourbon Honey Glazed Ham
Goodie Godmother
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13
Roast Chicken with Yams, Oranges and Blue Moon
Adventures in Cooking
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14
Rabbit In Mustard Sauce
Simply Recipes
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15
Beef Wellington With Green Peppercorn Sauce
Eat Little Bird
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16
Pork Tenderloin With Thyme-Fennel Spice Rub And Cider Cream Sauce
Cafe Johnsonia
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17
Classic Prime Rib
Simply Recipes
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18
Sticky Glazed Asian Ham
Foodie Crush
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19
Stuffed Flank Steak With Prosciutto And Wild Mushrooms
A Spicy Perspective
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20
Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Mushrooms and White Wine Cream Sauce
Half Baked Harvest
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21
Prime Rib Roast With Red Wine Jus
Steamy Kitchen
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22
Chipotle Pineapple Jerk Glazed Ham
Half Baked Harvest
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23
Pancetta Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Half Baked Harvest
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24
Roast Chicken With Persimmons And Sage
Adventures in Cooking
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25
Slow Cooker Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin
Damn Delicious
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26
Coffee-Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Red Wine Jus
The Crepes of Wrath
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