How much food do you need for Christmas dinner? This free Christmas dinner calculator tells you how much turkey or ham, potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, rolls and dessert to cook for your guests. Type the number of adults and kids, choose your main dish, and get your list and a cooking timeline. It works on phone and computer and needs no sign-up.
How Much Christmas Dinner Food Do I Need?
Tell me how many guests you have. Get the amount of meat, sides and dessert to cook, and a timeline for dinner day.
1. Your guests
2. Your shopping list
Kids count as half a portion. Amounts are rounded up so you will not run out.
3. Your cooking timeline
Times use the longest estimate, so dinner is never late. Oven and size vary, so always check with a food thermometer: turkey 165°F (74°C), ham 140°F (60°C).
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How it works: enter the number of adults and kids (kids count as half a portion), choose turkey, ham or both, pick light, average or big appetites, and tick the box if you want leftovers. You get the weight of meat to buy, cups of stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce, pounds of potatoes and vegetables, rolls, dessert, appetizers and drinks. Turkey is based on 1 to 1.5 pounds per person, bone-in, and bone-in ham on half to one pound per person. Cooking times follow USDA guidelines at 325°F.
Also useful: the Secret Santa generator, the Christmas gift and budget tracker and the Christmas Eve countdown for kids.
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