Cracker Barrel announces its 2023 Thanksgiving to-go menu. Here's what you can order

Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal
Updated ·4 min read
Cracker Barrel is offering a Thanksgiving "Heat N Serve" Holiday family meal that feeds up to 10 people.
Cracker Barrel is offering a Thanksgiving "Heat N Serve" Holiday family meal that feeds up to 10 people.

This year, Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, Nov. 23 and we can almost taste the turkey and smell the sweet aroma of pumpkin pie.

If you look forward to the annual feast and time spent around the table with family and friends, but not the prep work, stress and clean up, there is good news for those who prefer to let someone else do the cooking.

Cracker Barrel, the Southern-inspired restaurant chain, is gearing up for its busiest days of the year, with multiple options to make sure you don't go without a meal with all the fixings on Thanksgiving.

When we say Thanksgiving is a busy time for Cracker Barrel, we're not kidding. Since 2010, the Tennessee-based restaurant company has served more than 3.8 million pounds of turkey, 366,400 gallons of gravy, and more than 3 million pounds of sweet potato casserole on Turkey Day.

And that's just the in-house meals. Cracker Barrel also offers carryout meal options to help hungry guests focus on time spent with family.

Whether you celebrate with family and friends in-store at Louisville's six area locations or at home, here are the mouth-watering Thanksgiving options Cracker Barrel offers in 2023.

Cracker Barrel Thanksgiving Heat n' Serve to-go menu

Cracker Barrel's Heat n' Serve Family Dinner (serves 4-6)
Cracker Barrel's Heat n' Serve Family Dinner (serves 4-6)

Spend less time cooking and more time enjoying your family with Cracker Barrel's convenient Heat n' Serve options, which provide a complete homestyle Thanksgiving turkey meal for any size gathering that can be picked up in advance of the holiday and stored in the refrigerator. Preparation requires just a few steps and goes from oven to table in two hours. Here are the options:

Thanksgiving Heat n' Serve Family Dinner (serves four to six): This meal includes oven-roasted turkey breast with turkey gravy, sweet potato casserole, cornbread dressing, cranberry relish, choice of one side and sweet yeast rolls. Use within 72 hours of pickup. Cost: $99.99

Thanksgiving Heat n' Serve Feast (serves eight to 10): This meal includes two oven-roasted turkey breasts, cornbread dressing, turkey gravy, cranberry relish, sweet potato casserole with pecans, choice of two sides, sweet yeast rolls, pumpkin pie and pecan pie. Serve within 72 hours after pickup. Cost: $149.99

Cracker Barrel ready to serve Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving Hot and Ready Dinner (serves four to six): This meal includes turkey n' dressing, turkey gravy, cranberry relish, sweet potato casserole with pecans, green beans, macaroni n' cheese, dinner rolls and pumpkin pie. Cost: $89.99

Cracker Barrel Thanksgiving dessert menu

Cracker Barrel is offering Chocolate Pecan, Pecan, Apple Pecan Streusel, Pumpkinadn Cinnamon Roll pies for $12.99.
Cracker Barrel is offering Chocolate Pecan, Pecan, Apple Pecan Streusel, Pumpkinadn Cinnamon Roll pies for $12.99.

What's Thanksgiving without dessert? Cracker Barrel offers whole pies in pumpkin, apple streusel, chocolate pecan, pecan and cinnamon roll pie for $12.99.

Cracker Barrel Holiday breakfast menu

Cracker Barrel is offering Chocolate Pecan, Pecan, Apple Pecan Streusel, and All-American Apple Pie (no sugar added) and the new Cinnamon Roll Pie $12.99.
Cracker Barrel is offering Chocolate Pecan, Pecan, Apple Pecan Streusel, and All-American Apple Pie (no sugar added) and the new Cinnamon Roll Pie $12.99.

This year, Cracker Barrel is offering a variety of holiday breakfast items to make all your meals easy and stress-free. Choose from items such as a Cinnamon Roll Pie for $12.99, Heat n' Serve Loaded Hashbrown Casserole, in two sizes, which starts at $14.99, Heat n' Serve Fried Apple, in two sizes, which starts at $14.99, and Heat n' Serve Hashbrown Casserole, also in two sizes, which starts at $14.99.

How to order Thanksgiving and Holiday dinners from Cracker Barrel

Thanksgiving and Holiday Heat n' Serve meals are available for pre-order now via their online catering service. Thanksgiving Heat n' Serve meals can be picked up through Saturday. Holiday Heat n' Serve meals can be picked up from Dec. 21-28.

Is Cracker Barrel open on Thanksgiving?

On Thanksgiving Day, Cracker Barrel will serve a Thanksgiving meal featuring traditional dishes.
On Thanksgiving Day, Cracker Barrel will serve a Thanksgiving meal featuring traditional dishes.

Yes, Cracker Barrel is open on Thanksgiving.

Guests who wish to gather around Cracker Barrel’s roaring fireplace to create memories with family and friends on Thanksgiving Day can enjoy a traditional Homestyle Turkey n' Dressing Meal, complete with roasted turkey breast, cornbread dressing and gravy, country green beans, sweet potato casserole topped with pecans, cranberry relish and more. Enjoy in stores or to-go for $16.49 on Nov. 23

If you happen to be traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday, Cracker Barrel has 660 company-owned Cracker Barrel locations in 45 states. For hours of operation on Thanksgiving Day, be sure to check the website of the restaurant you choose to visit at crackerbarrel.com.

Reach Kirby Adams at kadams@courier-journal.com.

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