Boston Market for the Holidays + Giveaway

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The holiday season is here and shoppers everywhere are bustling around in search of the perfect gift for family and friends.  After working, shopping, and preparing for the holidays, one is not left with much energy to do the cooking!  That is where Boston Market comes to your rescue.

Since families are getting down to crunch time to take care of the holiday meal, many are turning to Boston Market for an easy solution for anything from a potluck to a full family dinner.  Boston Market makes the home style meals and sides people love around the holidays and they’ve been doing it for the past 25 years.  They are the holiday experts you can count on to feed your family and friends.

With food costs going up this holiday season, it can be pretty stressful to plan a budget-friendly meal for family and friends.  Boston Market has holiday catering options starting at just $5.95 per person.  This saves you time and money this season without sacrificing quality!

HOLIDAY MEAL TIPS

– Make a list of the family and friends you are hosting the holiday meal for.
– Make a list of the dishes you would like to serve and how many people each dish will serve.
– Assign a helper – someone to help tie up the loose ends, gather the dishes, set the table, etc.
– If you are serving a new recipe, make it at least one time before you serve it to family and friends, especially for a holiday meal.
– If ordering pre-made dishes, always order for a few more guests than you expect to attend.

GIVEAWAY

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I received no compensation for this campaign.  The giveaway is sponsored by Boston Market.  All opinions expressed on this post are 100% mine.

265 thoughts on “Boston Market for the Holidays + Giveaway”

  10. Jackie

    My tip is to make as much as you can before hand, so that the food just has to be reheated.
    Thanks!
    jackievillano at gmail dot com

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  31. clarissa

    make sure you are prepared for leftovers afterwards… have recipe picked out to use up things, have containers ready for storing. If you will be freezing some leftovers (great option btw, pull them out when they are new and exciting again and not the same old thing again!) make sure you have freezer bags etc ready and waiting.

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  68. Douglas Houston

    Serve Chilled or frozen desserts, they can be prepared ahead of time and don’t require any precious oven space.

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  77. katie mitchell

    Make dishes that everyone loves so you dont have to make this for this person this for these 2 people and dont have to make as much, also make the desserts ahead of time , if making mashed potatoes make sure you peel them and cut them in the morning, same thing with other veggies you need to have cut up, make sure you have all the ingredients ahead of time so you arent running to the store while trying to cook

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  97. Amy

    We usually cook a lot two days before and leave just the main recipes in the end. Still a lot of work and nobody likes to get up early in the morning on Xmas or Thanksgiving with an hangover and start to cook… 🙂

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  104. Stacy

    We always do potluck for the holidays. Everyone has a dish to prepare so it makes it easier on the host.
    nrdunningATgmailDOTcom

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  108. Missy Lynnh

    My tip is do all of the prep work possible ahead of time so that you can enjoy the holiday and still make a great meal.

    mlynnh5 at gmail dot co

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  113. Alisha L.

    My best tip would be to get as much prepared the night before as you can. Get everything you can cut up, make anything that will be ok overnight. It will save you a ton of work the next day on prep.

    bakergurl02 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  122. Susan Smith

    My best tip is to accept help from other family members. We all bring a dish so the hostess doesn’t spend the whole day cooking.

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  141. Erica C.

    My biggest tip is to make a shopping list and run down it a couple times before you go to the store to prevent yourself from forgetting something!

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  172. Emma Peel

    tip- make festive dishes like casseroles and platters, breads, desserts that coincide with the holiday, like browns, beiges and blacks for Thansgiving, for CHristmas meals, reds, greens white or tans

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  179. CherylS22

    My holiday meal tip is to get everyone involved – have the young adults set the table, share the cooking & clean up responsibilities.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  192. Claire McKeon

    Holiday meal tip-ask guests to bring a covered dish! Coordinate though so you don’t wind up with 5 sweet potato casseroles!

    mosaic317 at gmail dot com

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  205. Stephanie A

    We delegate different tasks at Holiday meals such as peeling potatoes, putting together the condiments and setting the table so that not one person is doing everything.

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  210. Vicki D.

    Make casseroles, or one pan dishes that you can just pop in the oven and heat while you’re enjoying your guests.

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  214. cassandra

    My best tip is to try everything before hand especially when preparing for guests. you don’t want to have any horrible surprises when something goes wrong. Preparation!!
    cmarquez482(at)ymail(d0t)com

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  223. Janine

    Put the mashed potatoes and stuffing in the oven for the last 15-20 min to create a nice crispy topping prior to serving!

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  232. Beth Gomez

    My holiday tip is to actually not open up the oven to baste the turkey, because this causes the temp of the oven to change and actually dries out the turkey.

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  237. Sarah L

    Tip: Do as much as you can before the day of the party so you will have more time with the guests.
    Thanks for the contest.

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  239. brian e.

    Thanks for the giveaway…during the holidays, with a house full of dinner guests, we serve dinner buffet style…makes it much easier.

    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  242. Robert Ranieri

    prepare to finish cooking at least 20 minutes before the planned meal time…something always comes up causing a delay

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  245. Deborah Wallin

    My tip is to prepare as much ahead of time as possible. I will do my Christmas baking at the beginning of December and freeze it. I make up some salads the day before. I will make up foods that go in the oven that morning, and put into the fridge until baking time.
    wallindeb@yahoo.com

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  263. Racheal S

    My holiday meal tip is to prep any thing you can in advance; this year I made my green bean casserole the night before (minus the onions on top).

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