Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and whether you’re setting the table for two or 22, it’s time to start planning for the feast. For some, the joy comes from crafting each dish by hand, and watching favorite recipes come to life. For others, it’s about gathering family and friends around a beautifully set table without spending the entire day cooking. This year, Central Market makes room for both.
With its 2025 Chef-Prepared Thanksgiving Menu, Central Market invites Fort Worth families to celebrate the holiday their way — whether that means ordering a complete chef-made feast or adding a few gourmet touches to a homemade spread. Each dish is crafted by Central Market chefs using premium ingredients, bringing the flavors of the season to your table with ease, elegance, and the same spirit of generosity that defines the holiday.
After all, Thanksgiving isn’t about how much time you spend in the kitchen. It’s about gathering gratefully, sharing good food, and creating memories that last long after the last slice of pie.
A Feast Fit for Any Table
At the top of the lineup is the Central Market Holiday Feast, a complete dinner for 12 to 14 guests. The spread features an all-natural hickory-smoked, spiral-sliced bone-in ham with apple-butter glaze, an all-natural oven-roasted turkey, and all the traditional trimmings including savory cornbread dressing, macaroni and cheese, creamy whipped Yukon potatoes, green beans with toasted almonds, turkey gravy, cranberry sauce, and two signature salads: Wintertide and Roasted Apple, Potato & Kale. Everything arrives oven-ready, so you can heat, serve, and enjoy the day.
Smaller gatherings can opt for the Traditional Turkey Meal, serving 6 to 8, and ham lovers will find equal comfort in the All-Natural Hickory-Smoked Ham Meal. New this year — and perfect for smaller family gatherings, Friendsgivings, or office and school celebrations — our Carved Turkey Breast Meal and Carved Ham Meal are new additions to the holiday lineup. Each serves four and includes the same delicious, made-from-scratch sides featured in our full-size Turkey and Ham Meals — all freshly prepared and ready to heat and enjoy. It’s an easy, flavorful way to share a complete holiday feast without the full-sized commitment, making it a great value for cozy celebrations.
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For vegetarians, there’s a Baby Broccoli and Butternut Squash Lasagna Meal, paired with a crisp Wintertide Salad and broccoli tossed with dates, raisins, and almonds. This colorful entrée proves Thanksgiving can be both plant-full and indulgent.
For those non-traditional Thanksgiving goers or those seeking a show-stopping dinner, the Beef Tenderloin Meal offers an herb-encrusted tenderloin with herb au jus, paired with a Wintertide Salad and also accompanied by baby broccoli, roasted tomato and quinoa and whipped Yukon potatoes.
Beyond the Bird: Sides, Casseroles, & More
The à la carte menu reads like a greatest-hits list of Thanksgiving comfort foods: Savory Cornbread Dressing, Butternut Squash and Apple Dressing, Jalapeño Pecan Dressing, Italian Sausage Bread Stuffing, Macaroni and Cheese, Asiago Mac and Cheese, Cheesy Potato Casserole, Roasted Acorn Squash, and more. Sauces and glazes including turkey gravy, herb au jus, horseradish cream, apple-butter glaze and cranberry sauce complete the spread.
Festive Starts and Sweet Endings
To begin the celebration, consider a Brie en Croûte (wrapped in flaky puff pastry and ready to bake) or one of the store’s expertly curated cheese and charcuterie–filled Graze Boards available in Spanish Showcase, American Favorites, or Best of Europe themes. Fruit and cheese trays, cranberry-turkey meatballs, and heat-and-eat dip duos like Spinach & Artichoke or Tomato & Goat Cheese with Naan Dippers make pre-dinner snacking effortless and elegant.
No holiday meal is complete without dessert, and Central Market delivers a variety of pies baked fresh for the season. Classics like Pumpkin, Traditional Pecan, and Apple share the spotlight with Bourbon Pecan, Chocolate Pecan, Pumpkin Cream Cheese, Four Seasons and the new Apple Berry Delicious Pie. Add Pumpkin Bread, Brioche Pull-Apart Rolls, or golden Cornbread, and your kitchen will smell like Thanksgiving even if you never turned on the oven.
Let’s Talk Top Turkeys
Whether you’re letting Central Market chefs take the lead or cooking your own bird, the store’s Meat Market offers the best selection in town. Their lineup of fresh, brined, and smoked turkeys make it easy to find the perfect fit for your table size and taste.
Fresh Turkeys like Mary’s All-Natural Antibiotic-Free Whole Turkey and Diestel Organic or American Heirloom varieties deliver tender, true Thanksgiving flavor. Brined birds, including Diestel Antibiotic-Free Brined Whole Turkey and Free-Range Brined Turkey, arrive perfectly seasoned and ready to roast with no basting required. For those who want deep, smoky flavor without the work, Smoked Turkeys such as Greenberg Hickory-Smoked and Diestel Pecan-Smoked are fully cooked and ready to serve warm or chilled.
Not sure what size to buy? Use this quick guide:
- Boneless Turkey Breast (3 lbs) or Bone-In (4–6 lbs): Serves 2–4
- Bone-In Turkey Breast (5–8 lbs) or Whole Turkey (9–12 lbs): Serves 6–8
- Whole Turkey (15–18 lbs): Serves 10–12
- Whole Turkey (20–24 lbs): Serves 14–16
Expanded Hours and Easy Ordering
To make the holiday even smoother, Central Market will offer extended Thanksgiving hours: Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 24-26, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Ordering is simple: visit centralmarket.com/holiday-meals to browse the full menu, choose your pickup location and time, and let the chefs handle the rest. With oven-ready trays and clear reheating instructions, you can spend more time where it matters — with the people who make the holiday special.
This Thanksgiving, whether you cook it all from scratch or let Central Market lend a hand, the goal is the same: great food, full hearts and time to truly enjoy the holiday.
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