Turkey

A simple wet brine, one clever use for a cooler, and a golden roast turkey that needs no basting.

Whether you’re roasting your turkey whole or in parts, here’s how to get the timing just right.

Whole birds, turkey breasts, braised legs, and more ways to rule the Thanksgiving table.

Dry-brined for juicy meat and glazed for crispy skin, this Thanksgiving turkey delivers.

All the comfort, none of the layering.

This Thanksgiving essential can be whipped together while the turkey rests.

The dishes you wait all year for.

A flavorful bourbon-brown sugar glaze makes for a glossy turkey while separate cooking techniques for breast and legs ensures a tasty end result.

These tender turkey meatballs swimming in gravy are ready to be served up with mashed potatoes and sweet-tart cranberry jam.

Fully loaded, meal-prep friendly, and ready to be dressed up, down, or sideways.

Melty American cheese transforms into a silky gravy (yes, really) to make the base for this pastry-clad turkey pie.

A melty layer of chopped leftover turkey and cheese centers these post-Thanksgiving sandwiches.

Packed with shrimp, bean sprouts, and tofu puffs, this Malaysian-style laksa noodle soup is the revivifying post-holiday balm you’ll crave.

Thanks to its high smoke point, ghee is an ideal fat for basting your holiday turkey; pair the perfectly burnished bird with a duo of sauces for maximum flavor.

A holiday on a sheet pan—with green beans, potatoes, and cranberry sauce.

This savory and spicy dinner takes less than 30 minutes to make.

Ideal for weekend meal prep or a speedy weeknight dinner, these ground beef taco bowls keep things simple while being both versatile and delicious.

We stripped these Italian-style meatballs down to the most essential elements for weeknight realness.

Steamy pot pies, silky rice porridge, and more than one post-Thanksgiving sandwich, which, yes, you do need a recipe for.

This easy turkey pot pie recipe makes the most of leftover Thanksgiving turkey and store-bought pie crust—postholiday, we all deserve a break.

Post-Thanksgiving turkey disappears surprisingly fast in this strategic sandwich designed like a tuna melt.

Our never-fail turkey is excellent in every way that other turkeys often fall short. Period.

There are many (many!) Thanksgiving turkey recipes out there. But this roast spatchcock turkey recipe with its aniseed and orange dry brine is, as former BA test kitchen director Carla Lalli Music put it, “for people who want a turkey that actually tastes good, and not a turkey that just looks good.” (Watch her make this recipe.)

Ditch the overcrowded oven and turn to your trusty grill—no smoker required.