6 Alternative Thanksgiving Turkeys

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, lots of us are starting to stress about the bird. No, not how to avoid flipping the bird to your creepy uncle who is always a little too eager with the hugs, but TURKEY! They are often too large to fit in standard ovens, cooking them is extremely time consuming, and if you mess up…well you are going to have a lot of very unhappy dinner guests. And on top of everything else, who wants a boring turkey?

Not to worry, Thanksgiving lovers, we have compiled a countdown of the top 6 Alternative Turkeys that are sure to please even the toughest of Thanksgiving critics.

6. The Meat Lovers Turkey

The trifecta of poultry: The Turducken. For those who are unfamiliar, this is in fact a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken stuffed with stuffing.

5. The Heart Attack

Yeah, thats a turkey wrapped in bacon, stuffed with mini tacos. Why wouldn’t it be? Leave it to Americans…

4. The Dirty Bird

This sunburned turkey gives a whole new meaning to, “I’d like a piece of the breast.”

3. The Turkey Burger

Two classic American dinners combined: Hamburgers and Thanksgiving. And on the plus side, you won’t hear any complaints from the kids.

2. The False Dessert

Ok people, before you get mad and tell me that cake is not turkey, take a closer look! It’s not frosting– those are mashed potatoes. And sweet potatoes, stuffing, and yes…turkey! A wonderful solution for an overcrowded Thanksgiving table.

1. Turkey a la Vodka

Ok, so the pictures is a joke but the concept is real! A New York nightclub owner came up with an ingenious idea to get people through their long, boring Thanksgiving dinners: The Vodka Turkey. It’s a turkey injected with 100 proof Georgi Vodka. And this guy even figured out a way to get past the alcohol burning off in the oven–extra saucy gravy. And by extra saucy, we mean loaded with the good stuff (booze) and served with a straw.

Have you eaten a turducken, gotten drunk off a turkey dinner, or made any of your own wacky turkeys? Tell us about them!