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Thanksgiving Calculator
Enter your guest count and we’ll estimate how much turkey, stuffing, sides, and pie you’ll need for Thanksgiving dinner.
Planning your Thanksgiving spread
This calculator uses commonly recommended per-person amounts for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner: about 1.25 pounds of whole turkey, 0.75 cups of stuffing, 0.5 pounds of mashed potatoes, and a quarter cup each of gravy and cranberry sauce per guest, plus roughly one pie for every eight guests.
These figures assume a full spread of sides and are meant as a general planning guide for a home gathering, not a strict rule. Feel free to scale portions up if you want generous leftovers, or down if your menu includes many additional dishes.
Last reviewed August 2026