Turkey Breast Dinner for 4-6 People

This Turkey Breast Dinner for 4-6 People is the perfect option for your smaller family gatherings. It has it all! From a Turkey Breast instead of a whole turkey, to choices of 2 cranberry sauces and 2 potato options, to Sweet Potato Casserole for dessert!

1. The Main Dish – The Juiciest Turkey Recipe!

The star of the show is the turkey, of course. This is the best option for smaller families who want turkey but don’t want to make a whole turkey. I only ever use this for my family. The standard sizes are 3-4 pounds and 6-7 pounds. If you can’t find a 3 pound breast, you can buy the 6 pounder, cook it as per instructions, and simply freeze half for later use.

Juicy Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast

Recipe Servings: 10

Alteration: literally just use half of the ingredients

Juicy Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast is the juiciest, yummiest, turkey breast recipes you’ll ever try! With a herbed butter rub, perfectly blended herbs seasoning, and a simple technique to give you crispy skin, this recipe is shamelessly delicious!

2. Potatoes

It is almost unthinkable to have a turkey dinner without potatoes. Here are two amazing potato recipes that will give you something to sop up that awesome gravy and dip your turkey in!

Sour Cream and Chives Smashed Potatoes

Recipe Servings: 6

Alteration: none needed

Sour Cream and Chives Smashed Potatoes are a fun and delicious way to make potatoes. The wonderful flavors of chives and herbs with the creaminess of the sour cream and butter make this a delightful alternative to your standard mashed potatoes. You will be so pleased with the taste and simplicity of this comfort food side!

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Recipe Servings: 10

Alteration: use the rule of thumb of 1 medium potato per person and adjust the other ingredients accordingly

Garlic Mashed Potatoes are the perfect side dish for a wide variety of meals! The creaminess with the mild garlic flavor just begs for gravy or sauce to be poured over them. Throw away the basic bland mashed potato recipe and enter into the world of flavor! Simple and delicious, these will be a family favorite from the first time you make them!

3. Side Dishes

Below are 2 must have side dishes for your turkey dinner. These are nice spins off of traditional recipes. Instead of sticking with the same-old, same-old, below are my recipes for Stuffing and Green Beans.

For the stuffing, you have a sausage and herb stuffing that tastes simply amazing. I’ve seen friends eat almost nothing but this stuffing for their meal.

The green beans are French green beans that are thinner, more tender, and tastier. They’re mixed with delicate sauteed mushrooms and fresh garlic.

Best Sausage and Herb Stuffing

Recipe Servings: 10

Alteration: literally just use half of the ingredients

This is the Best Sausage and Herb Stuffing recipe you’ll ever have! With the perfect blend of fresh herbs, the aromatic vegetables, and the scrumptious sausage, this is so alluring you won’t be able to contain yourself! Being so simple and easy to make, you’re family and friends will fall in love with tantalizing stuffing!

Haricot Verts (French Green Beans) with Garlic and Mushrooms

Recipe Servings: 10

Alteration: literally just use half of the ingredients

Haricot Verts (French Green Beans) with Garlic and Mushrooms is a simple flavor packed side dish for many meals. The delicate thin green beans with sauteed garlic and mushrooms in butter is such an alluring combination your mouth will tingle with expectation. Give these a try today!

4. Toppings

You cannot have turkey without toppings! I think there’s like a law or something that says that. Just kidding. But here are my recipes for classic turkey dinner toppings.

First, the gravy. Yum! If you use my Juicy Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast, you will already have the roasted garlic needed for this recipe. This add a flavor you usually don’t have in a turkey gravy. But, I promise you, if you like roasted garlic, you’ll never make another turkey gravy again!

Next, I have 2, yes, 2 cranberry sauces. Skip the canned cranberry jelly and go with a homemade one. Both recipes only take a total of 15-20 minutes to make. First, I have a basic cranberry sauce that I add honey to. It is so sweet! Second, I have a Jalapeño Cranberry Sauce to spice things up! The heat really is subtle, but the taste is outrageous! I often eat it by itself or on an English muffin.

Roasted Garlic Turkey Gravy

Recipe Servings: 10

Alteration: literally just use half of the ingredients.

Roasted Garlic Turkey Gravy is a simple and delicious attention grabbing gravy. The simple addition of roasted garlic takes this to a level you wouldn’t think possible with a gravy. And no pan drippings are used! Make this with your next turkey meal. Really, this goes great with any poultry. You will not be disappointed!

Best Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Recipe Servings: 3 cups

Alteration: half the recipe for a family of 4-6 people

This really is the Best Homemade Cranberry Sauce! The fresh cranberries with a touch of orange juice and brown sugar to help offset the tartness of the cranberries beats anything you can get in a can. And this only takes 15-20 minutes to make with little attention needed. Don’t waste your money on the canned jelly, give your family and friends a real treat!

Jalapeño Cranberry Sauce

Recipe Servings: 3 cups

Alteration: half the recipe for a family of 4-6 people

Spice it up! Jalapeño Cranberry Sauce has a nice kick of spice for you spicy heat lovers! You still have that delicious sweet and tangy flavor of traditional Cranberry Sauce, but this adds that note of heat you have been missing with your turkey dinner, or whatever else you eat with Cranberry Sauce. This is a definite must try!

5. Dessert

A traditional turkey dinner needs a traditional dessert to bring it all together and wrap things up. Here is a dessert that will blow your mind, and maybe your belt. You will love this Simple Sweet Potato Casserole – the perfect ending to the perfect small turkey dinner!

Simple Sweet Potato Casserole

Recipe Servings: 3 cups

Alteration: half the recipe for a family of 4-6 people

Simple Sweet Potato Casserole is a sweet decadent dessert with brown sugar and marshmallows! When you bring out your fall food, be sure to add this to the menu. You’ll wonder where this has been your whole life!