Thanksgiving Dinner To Go, Cooked From Scratch in Pittsburgh
The whole table — a fully cooked Butterball turkey, homemade stuffing and gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, rolls and a side — ready to pick up the day before Thanksgiving and reheat at home. Order by Friday, Nov 20. Pick up Wednesday, Nov 25, 10 AM–4 PM at Oakdale or Leechburg.
A Complete Thanksgiving Dinner, Picked Up Cold and Reheated at Home
For 45+ years, Cooked Goose Catering has cooked Thanksgiving for Pittsburgh families the same way we cook for weddings and church picnics: a whole Butterball turkey, stuffing and gravy made from scratch in our kitchen, and sides that taste like somebody’s grandmother stood over the stove.
Everything arrives fully cooked and chilled in oven-safe pans, so Thanksgiving morning is about an hour and a half of oven time instead of a day of basting. Pick up at our Oakdale kitchen on Steubenville Pike or at Leechburg on Angel Drive — whichever is closer — and take all the credit. We won’t tell.
What’s on the Table
Ordering Thanksgiving dinner to go should not mean a boneless turkey roast and a stack of plastic tubs. Here is the whole table, one dish at a time, the way it comes out of our kitchen.
The turkey — a whole Butterball, fully cooked
The centerpiece is a whole Butterball turkey, roasted in our kitchen and delivered uncut, so it comes to the table looking like Thanksgiving is supposed to look. Reheat it in the pan it comes in, carve it in front of everyone, and keep the carcass for Friday's soup.
Host tip: a whole turkey for 10 leaves real leftovers. Feeding 12 to 14? Add a pan of Sliced Turkey with Gravy from the add-ons list.
Homemade stuffing and two quarts of gravy
Our stuffing is made from scratch — real bread, celery, onion, herbs — and baked in its own pan so every scoop has a crisp top and a soft middle. It comes with two full quarts of homemade turkey gravy, which is more than most tables use and exactly as much as a Pittsburgh table wants.
Host tip: gravy is the first thing to run out. Extra quarts are $9.95 on the add-ons list.
Mashed potatoes
Creamy, buttery, and made the plain old-fashioned way. They reheat beautifully covered in the oven alongside the turkey and hold well on the table while everyone goes back for seconds.
Cranberry sauce
Whole-berry cranberry sauce, tart enough to cut through the gravy. It is served cold, so this is the one dish you don't have to think about on Thursday.
Your side — pick one
Every Thanksgiving dinner includes one homemade side: Green Beans Almondine (fresh green beans with toasted almonds), Buttered Corn Niblets, or Sweet Potato Casserole with a brown-sugar top. Can't choose? Green beans and sweet potato casserole are both on the add-ons list as extra pans that serve 10.
Host tip: for a table of 10, two sides plus mashed potatoes is the sweet spot.
Two dozen rolls
Soft dinner rolls, two dozen of them — enough for the table and the turkey sandwiches that follow. Warm them for the last few minutes while the turkey rests.
Dessert (add it on)
Finish with a 12" pumpkin pie, a 10" apple pie, or a pumpkin log — or one of each, because somebody always wants apple. Desserts are add-ons so you only pay for what your table will eat.
Two Ways to Bring Thanksgiving Dinner Home
| Heat & Serve Thanksgiving Dinner | Holiday Feast | |
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| Price | $319.95 — serves 10 | $21.95 per person — 15-guest minimum |
| Turkey | Whole Butterball, fully cooked, uncut | Roasted sliced turkey |
| Gravy | Homemade, 2 quarts | Homemade, 1 quart per 15 guests |
| Also included | Homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, two dozen rolls, one side | Homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, rolls, one side |
| Best for | The family table, 6–14 people | Offices, churches, Friendsgiving, big reunions |
| More detail | How heat & serve works, minute by minute → | Group & office Thanksgiving catering → |
How Much Thanksgiving Dinner to Order
| Guests | What to order | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 6–10 | Heat & Serve Dinner | One whole turkey, all the fixings, and leftovers for the weekend. |
| 11–14 | Heat & Serve + Sliced Turkey with Gravy + one extra side | The whole bird stays the centerpiece; the sliced pan covers the extra plates. |
| 15–30 | Holiday Feast ($21.95/person) | Sliced turkey is easier to serve buffet-style and scales exactly to your headcount. |
| 30+ | Holiday Feast — call the kitchen | We'll size gravy, sides and pickup timing for the crowd. |
Rule of thumb: plan on one pie for every 6 to 8 guests, and an extra quart of gravy for every 10. See the full Thanksgiving menu and add-on prices →
Three Easy Steps to Turkey on the Table
Your Thanksgiving week, planned: order by Friday, pick up cold on Wednesday, reheat Thursday morning, carve at the table. Everything is already in oven-safe pans; plan on roughly 90 minutes of oven time for the full meal.
Order Early
Reserve your meal online or call 412-258-5944. Holiday orders are first-come, first-served — and they sell out every year.
Order by: Friday, Nov 20, 2026Pick Up Cold
Grab your fully prepared, chilled meal at either of our locations the day before the holiday. It travels easy and keeps beautifully.
Pickup: Wednesday, Nov 25, 10 AM–4 PMReheat & Serve
Follow the simple reheat instructions included with every order, then take all the credit. We won't tell.
Instructions includedPick Up at Either Location
All holiday meals are picked up cold with reheat instructions provided. No substitutions. Prices subject to change without notice.
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Add-Ons: Pies, Extra Sides and More
Somebody always wants apple. Add a pie, a second side, roast beef for the one cousin who doesn’t eat turkey, or an extra quart of gravy — everything below reheats alongside the dinner and serves about 10 unless noted.
| Add-on | Price |
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| Roast Beef (serves 10) | $79.95 |
| Sliced Turkey with Gravy (serves 10) | $59.95 |
| Green Beans Almondine (serves 10) | $39.50 |
| Sweet Potato Casserole (serves 10) | $39.50 |
| Quart of Gravy | $9.95 |
| 10" Apple Pie | $12.95 |
| 12" Pumpkin Pie | $14.95 |
| Pumpkin Log | $9.95 |
All holiday meals are picked up cold with reheat instructions provided. No substitutions. Prices subject to change without notice.
Thanksgiving Dinner To Go: Questions We Get Every November
Pickup, reheating, headcounts and swaps — the answers before you ask.
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Order online or by phone by Friday, November 20. Pick up your fully cooked, chilled dinner on Wednesday, November 25 between 10 AM and 4 PM at our Oakdale or Leechburg kitchen. Reheat on Thanksgiving using the printed instructions included with every order.
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The Heat & Serve Dinner comes with a whole, uncut, fully cooked Butterball turkey. The Holiday Feast (15 guests and up) comes with roasted sliced turkey, which is easier to serve buffet-style.
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Plan on about 90 minutes of oven time for the full meal, with the sides going in for the last stretch. Exact times and temperatures are on the instruction sheet in your order. Cranberry sauce is served cold.
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Holiday dinners are picked up cold on Wednesday, November 25, 10 AM–4 PM, at either location. That keeps the food at its best and gives you a stress-free Thursday morning. Delivery is not offered for holiday dinners.
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Holiday packages are fixed so the kitchen can cook for the volume of orders, so no substitutions — but you can add extra pans of sides, sliced turkey, roast beef, gravy and pies from the add-ons list.
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It’s built for 10 with leftovers. For 11 to 14, add a pan of Sliced Turkey with Gravy and an extra side; for 15 or more, the Holiday Feast at $21.95 per person scales to your exact headcount.
A relaxed Thanksgiving, finally
Pittsburgh hosts who’ve handed off the cooking and reclaimed the day.
I will never cook a turkey or entree for a holiday again. The food was delicious. I did not have to cook and clean up the kitchen in advance. I got to spend more time with my guests. Overall, it was a very relaxed holiday compared to past events.
The food is always delicious! Actually, delicious is an understatement! We have used this caterer for Thanksgiving for the last 2 years and we just used them for my son’s first birthday! Wow you guys never cease to amaze us!
Awesome dinner. I wanted to take credit, but everyone loved it so much that I had to tell them I got it from the Cooked Goose! Thank you and Happy New Year!
Reserve your Thanksgiving dinner before Friday, Nov 20.
Holiday orders are first-come, first-served and the kitchen sells out every year. Order online in a couple of minutes, or call Oakdale at 412-258-5944 or Leechburg at 724-845-6247.