If slaving away in the kitchen sounds less than appetizing, why not consider a catered feast instead? Your guests will never know the difference and you'll arrive at the dinner table without even breaking a sweat.
Check out this city-by-city guide to find a beautiful Turkey Day meal that can be picked up or delivered straight to your door.
Atlanta
Alon's has everything you need for the big feast including festive starters and artisan breads. Murphy's will also be offering its traditional Thanksgiving feast to-go. This one always sells out, so make your order pronto.
Boston
Deborah's Natural Gourmet prepares beautiful takeaway meals featuring grain-fed, hormone-free birds. East Meets West Catering's award-winning menus are another great option. East Meets West will prepare everything, package it up and deliver it to you complete with re-heating instructions.
Chicago
Corky's Catering will deliver a feast straight to your doorstep - freshly cooked and still warm.
Dallas
Pick up a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings at Two Sisters Catering To Go, Rathbun's Blue Plate Kitchen or Eatzi's Market and Bakery.
Denver
Order a just-like-homemade meal from Marczyk Fine Foods. The turkeys are all natural and the mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing and gravy are all made from scratch.
Detroit
Make entertaining a snap with the help of Holiday Market. You can order your Thanksgiving dinner, plus pick up great wines and "grab and go" flowers all in one place.
Houston
Order the whole shebang at Rice Epicurean Markets or Bistro Don Camillo.
New York
If you live in the Big Apple, order your Thanksgiving dinner from one of these great eateries.
Los Angeles
Leave it to health-conscious L.A. to have a pre-made feast that's entirely vegan. Order your animal-free dinner from Real Food Daily and nosh on faux turkey breast and pumpkin pie with tofu whip.
Miami
Dominion Catering has been serving the South Florida area since 1970 and this year's holiday menu is a winner yet again. Epicure Market and Perricone's Marketplace & Cafe are also dishing out complete turkey dinners.
Philadelphia
Choose from Bacchus Market & Catering's a la carte menu to put a personal touch on your big feast.
Phoenix
Several restaurants are offering holiday dinners to go including Meritage Steakhouse, Vincent on Camelback and Marie Callender's.
Seattle
The chefs at Salty's are taking the hassle out of cooking with their bountiful to-go menu. Many markets, such as Metropolitan Market and PCC Natural Markets, are also offering oven-ready turkeys, hams and roasts as well as complete meals to go.
Washington, D.C.
Let BlackSalt's kitchen put together a memorable Thanksgiving feast for you and your family. Market Salamander is another great choice for Thanksgiving dinner to-go. Enjoy an oven-ready all-natural 14-lb. turkey and choose from an array of sides including roasted butternut squash soup with truffle chestnut puree, clementine and cranberry ginger relish and creamy yukon mashed potatoes.
