Dollar Tree Thanksgiving Dinner from Scratch?! 

Honey.....You dont give your channel enough credit. I love your channel. Your well spoken, creative, organized and the filming is excellent. Dont stop!!

Did anyone else appreciate the genuine surprise/wonder of that "Aah!" when we saw the ham rose????? LOVED IT!

OMG! I had no idea frozen fries could be made into mashed potatoes. Rebecca, you win the cooking internet!

So someone says you can't make an entire Thanksgiving Dinner from scratch with Dollar Tree Ingredients. Don't even bother. Rebecca says "hold my whisk and see for dinner (you are bringing the wine)". Every time I think you can't possibly top your last video you knock it out of the park. #MarthaStewartWho?

As a newer viewer (started watching a month or two ago), I’ve fallen in love with your channel! I’m a disabled vet and with my fiancé being the only one working and me being on fixed income, the inflation is really starting to take its toll. I started showing him your videos because I told him I want to start shopping at the dollar tree so we can save some money and there are so many recipes in this video that look like a lot of fun to try! Thank you so much for making these videos 😁 P.S. LOVE the long form videos, very chill and cozy to watch while cooking, cleaning, or eating

An hour long!? I'm so excited!!! Your channel is my FAVORITE budget cooking channel to watch. You're realistic and take into account so many situations/scenarios. It's beyond impressive. ❤😊

Another idea for the main course if someone doesn't do ham is turkey roll ups. Some sliced turkey deli meat wrap slices around stuffing, place in baking dish and cover with gravy. Bake for 20 mins at 375. I do this all the time . I got the idea from something similar that we make at the school cafeteria I work at called " Turkey Supreme"

$75 is a great price, I got my turkey and ham for free, as well as making pumpkin puree from a free pumpkin and my thanks giving was still over $100, even with sales and bogo deals.

You made my maternal grandmother's exact stuffing (minus the peppers lol) and she hadn't made it in decades before she died in 2015. Thankfully, my mom still has the recipe so she can make it for me. Almost made me cry watching you make it because I miss her so much.

AN HOUR LONG!? Oooooh, what a treat!! The longer episodes are so relaxing and fun to watch. I'm super excited. 😍🩷

The mash 🍍 would be great thrown into carrot cake. Nice menu!

Mix in a smidge of Worcestershire Sauce to your Green Bean Casserole. It’s so good

Yay an hour long vid from the g.o.a.t of budget meals ☺️🎉

The French Fry to mashed potato hack is ingenious especially for people who don’t like instant potatoes. If you don’t have eggs you can substitute 1/4 cup of buttermilk. Thank you for the video. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

im not even from the US, we don't have Thanksgiving nor Dollar Tree but your videos are so fascinating. You're very smart and you're helping so manny people with your videos!! Keep it up

You did a great job and truthfully $75.00 for a Thsnksgiving , Christmas or any special occasion meal is not to much especially considering the large stay of delicious food you made !! The only suggestion I would make to save money is to use a couple of boxes of boxed Mac and cheese snd make a smaller amount of cheese sauce maybe 1/2 as much and mix in with the boxed Mac and cheese after it’s made and just mix in the additional cheese sauce ! And if you make sweet potato casserole in place of the pumpkin pie you could use the left over puréed pineapple in with the sweet potatoes ! But I think you did a great job with your meal it all looked delicious !! I hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving surrounded by loved ones !! 🙏🙋🏻🌈🌈

the frozen french fries idea is Genius !! and what DO you mean you are always surprised when anyone makes any of your DT meals ? GIRL.... you have a huge following of COURSE we are making your meals !!!

I enjoy your videos immensely. I watch them and then I listen to them when I’m trying to relax at night. Thank you for the effort and content. I appreciate you.

This is inspiring and wonderful. Everyone deserves a Thanksgiving dinner. And this looks filling and satisfying, for body and soul. Bless you for your content. You are helping so many.

Watching you from Sweden as I cook my own "thanksgiving" dinner. I made the thanksgiving casserole from last year when visiting in Texas for a regular weeknight meal. It turned out well. When I was first divorced in 2004, I had to do my grocery shopping at Dollar Tree. they were alot more limited then. Now it is amazing.

For the pineapple mash, you could sub some for banana in banana bread, use in morning glory muffins, or make a modified pineapple upside down cake or cupcakes by mixing with brown sugar & butter and putting in before batter.

Girl, your macaroni and cheese is making me drool on my phone and that mashed potato hack with the french fries has blown my mind! You’re so real and down to earth and a pleasure to watch. Keep up the good work!❤

This being $75 makes me so impressed with myself that at my local expensive grocery store called Tops Friendly Markets I got a 5 lb bone in turkey breast for $16.67 and you got ALL the sides free with purchase of turkey breast. I got box of stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, frozen veggies, dinner rolls and even a 2liter and reusable bag. All for around $20 after I bought gravy mix and turkey broth. Fed my family of 3 (and a spoiled cat) multiple meals, and freezing some turkey for soup

Those deli ham roses were amazing! What a cool trick, even just to use on a make-your-own-sandwich board. I love how innovative all this is.

I love this video. It's great to see that it really is possible to make a homemade holiday dinner from Dollar Tree.

Good job! A couple of ideas for you... Mayonnaise can be used in mashed potatoes, they don't need anything else. Try a pumpkin icebox cake which is definitely a day-ahead recipe... a can of pumpkin, the usual seasonings as would be in a pie, a container of Cool Whip, and a box of graham crackers (I use chocolate ones). Combine everything except the crackers. Then layer the pumpkin mixture with the crackers. You can make individual ones, it can be a loaf or square, it all depends on how you want to present it. Refrigerated overnight It can be frozen too. (When I first came up with this, I called it a torte.)

I learn so many things from you. Who knew frozen french fries could be used for mashed potatoes? Not I. Thank you for your videos.

One restaurant I used to work at used chicken base (bouillion in paste form) in their mashed potato recipe. It was cream, chicken base, garlic, white pepper, and white cheddar. So you're on to us by using veg bouillion powder! It's a game changer in so many recipes.

I always have to make sure I’m ready with food when I watch your videos otherwise I end up sitting here starving lol 😅 hi from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺🦘

I love your content so much! Take that mushy pineapple and add brown sugar and use for pineapple upside down cake. It’s actually good with the crushed pineapples. Happy Thanksgiving to you!

I think it’s just great to see someone as young as you cooking from scratch!! Or cooking at all😂😂. My daughter is older than you, she’s 39, and can barely make boxed Mac and cheese😂. I tried to teach her how to cook but she just doesn’t like it!! My grandkids depend on me for the good stuff!!!😂😂. This video was great!! Who woulda thunk you could make mashed taters outta frozen French fries???!!!!!

THANK YOU! Canadian Thanksgiving is long past, but Xmas is coming and the price of Canadian groceries are skyrocketing so high they are discussing it in Parliament! This is allowing me a huge sigh of relief that I might actually be able to have a proper Christmas dinner. You're a gem for doing all this work!

Those ham flowers are absolutely adorable! I'm totally impressed with your creativity and flexibility with this meal. Well done!

"That Lisa Dawn" makes meals from Dollar Tree. I totally enjoyed your effort. Many people could use this perspective. You did a great job. This was a fantastic meal.. Everything looked so very good.

for an hour long video, very impressed. All chill, relax, like we all are there with you. Looks yummy! This is what we used to do every single year back in the day. And even more stuff to cook. Soo glad do not have to anymore!

Love the idea of using French fries for mashed potatoes this would be a great idea for people who live in rural areas because they are frozen and could be stored longer.

Pineapple pulp to Italian ice. Could use a bit of the syrup to sweeten. French fries to mashed, brilliant! Great job!🎉🌟 🏆

Amazing video! I had my boyfriend watch with me and his mouth was drooling! We are recreating every dish 😀 love your channel and the work you put into each video ❤

I don’t know if all these things are going to be leftovers, but I am obsessed with this new viral stuffing waffle situation where you cook your leftover stuffing in a waffle maker and it makes a stuffing cracker and you serve your turkey in potatoes and cranberry sauce, and everything else on top… it looked like a little leftover stuffing, so I thought you might want to give it a try

Really appreciate this video thank you for posting. Also thank you for choosing to edit it in chronological order as it helps with figuring out the order to do things in (which takes a lot of mental energy for me).

Wow now that is a great way to save. I think the ham roses are beautiful. A pie tip: always cut two slices makes the first easier to get out. Thank you for sharing all of your tips!

I can't wait to try the ham flowers! I think they would be pretty to serve with a salad!

I can't actually cook anymore (I'm 70 and disabled), but I LOVE watching your videos and reminiscing about when I still could. I always cooked from scratch, like you, and also somehow always managed to wear black when using flour! LOL Please never stop sharing these.

I have been cooking for ages, but I always learn some new hints from you! Love the ham roses!

Rebecca, you did a great job on this dinner. I loved your reaction to the ham roses and they looked delicious! The frozen fries to mashed potatoes, genius! Thanks for sharing with us. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! 🦃

Rebecca. Next time you shop at dollar tree buy yourself an apron. No more flour dust or gravy stains on your clothes. • Save your pineapple mash for future muffins or add together to make a Banana/ pineapple loaf. That mash can be frozen until you need it. The other option is to add it to a smoothy. ** The ham roses you created could be baked in a muffin tin in order to keep its shape. Excellent job on your thanksgiving meal. Well done. A viewer from Canada 🇨🇦 🍁

Saw them praising your Thanksgiving meal on tv! Work it girl. I’m proud of you!🎉❤

Great job Rebecca! The ham roses are the cutest thing I've ever seen. You are so creative & talented. One of the things I copied from you & made was easy mac & cheese from a box, without boiling pasta first. Turned out awesome & so easy. Today, instead of fighting crowds in Costco for my favorite pumpkin pie, I'm going to make an easy pumpkin bread using white cake mix as a base, plus prepping sweet potato casserole, & stuffing. Mashed potatoes will be from the package of instant, & trying out a 1 1/2 pound turkey tenderloin, with turkey gravy of course. I'm cooking for myself, but with all the leftovers, I'll divide meals into the prep containers & freeze them so each meal is enough for just me. Thanks for all the ideas. I got all 13 things on my list today from Dollar Tree. Woo hoo! Easy peasy. :) Happy Thanksgiving. ♥

I love your videos, and watch them faithfully! Your leftover "pineapple mash" could be added to cream cheese, maybe even with some cranberry sauce or relish stirred in, as a yummy bagel or muffin spread!

I love watching your channel. Awesome how you made Thanksgiving dinner all from scratch. Just wanted to let you know that I didn’t find the video chaotic at all. You do a great job!

I love the main-dish adaptation of the charcuterie board meat roses! Super cute and what a way to make an inexpensive product not just acceptable for a special dinner but an absolute showstopper.

Hi Rebecca, I have to tell you how impressed I am with this video. I have watched every one of your videos, but this one is my favorite. You did an amazing job with humble ingredients from Dollar Store. My favorite was the ham roses and the pie. I think the pie just needed a few more minutes in the oven. Again, congratulations, and I can wait to see your next video. God bless you and your loved ones, too. Maria, from CT

Absolutely amazing, as always! I’ve said it before but an extreme thank you, Rebecca, for all that you do. You will always be a part of my extended “family” and seeing my dad through his hospice journey. He absolutely loved watching your videos and trying your dollar tree meals. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

Girl, you are awesome! I'm feeling so inspired!! I really want to try the mashed potatoes from fries!! Who knew?!?! And ya know... $75 is not bad for serving 8 people a holiday meal. Happy Thanksgiving Rebecca!

Wow I love your channel. Have been a fan from the beginning. 🥰 . Your creativity is amazing 👌. It's helpful that you show that using dollar tree products is very possible. Especially in these financially challenging times. Everything is just super expensive💰 😪 . I feel like alot of single mom's or single dad's will appreciate all the tips and great recipes you provide. There should be no shame in having to shop at dollar tree. Thank you so much for being so caring. I hope you have a wonderful blessed Thanksgiving 🦃🥧 with your family. 🤟🥰. Thanks from Susan Wilson in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 🦃

This was a very important exercise...people watching may forget: these videos are not always just about the budget--it's also about working with the resources that are available to you. While many of us live near WalMarts & grocery stores, there are many others that do not, and some live in actual "food deserts" & if they want to cook a holiday meal, they may have to rely on a Dollar Tree, Dollar General, or Family Dollar or similar because that is all they have in their neighborhood. So thank you for showing them the possibilities & teaching/reminding them how it can be done. It takes a lot of planning and creativity, and it has inspired me and I appreciate you for this! 😊

You’re the best girl. I have no intention of ever making these, but it’s awesome to see and show you can do anything with limited options

Hello DTD, I couldn't stop watching what a fantastic job you did. You can save money and make a great Thanksgiving meal. You could also double or triple the recipe depending on how many are coming. I started watching you at 3:30 AM because I couldn't sleep. Yes, the supermarket was expensive. I should have gone to the dollar tree. YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB!!!!!!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊

Team Smooth and Creamy, but it also needs some gravy. Thanksgiving is nothing with out gravy, because you pour it all over your potatoes, and your stuffing and your meat :D I won't be having thanksgiving this year, so this was a nice treat to watch :D Thank you for your video and ideas on how to make a less expensive thanksgiving/christmas meal. To me, christmas is just a repeat of thanksgiving, although, I would make turkey on thanksgiving and ham on christmas. thanks again! #smooth&creamy Edit: $75 usually buys you just your turkey, or ham. That is awesome that you were able to make THAT much food on $75. And feeding a lot of people at the same time. People would be full coming from your dollar tree thanksgiving, that is for sure.

You should be so proud of yourself. That meal looks absolutely delicious!

Yay! My favorite video meal prepper making a nice dinner with ingredients from my favorite store! You make a person feel good again ( even though times are rough). Thank you!

What a great long content video! It felt like hanging out in the kitchen with you 😊 You're one of the few channels I look forward to watching. My son and I have made some of the recipes you've made or been inspired to create something different. Dollar Tree has always been one of our go-to stores. But you've outdone yourself with this Thanksgiving dinner! Bravo!🎉

The whole meal was amazing, but those ham roses were beautiful. I wish I could be a guest at your table!

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Great idea with the frozen fries! Also: you should take that frozen pineapple mash and freeze it! You can eat it like shaved ice, or mix it into a pina colada!

What fun! I was so excited that this was a long one. I am alone so this is my cooking with a family for Thanksgiving!! I absolutely loved the ham roses, so pretty!!! I watched you make them with the excitement of a 5 year old. I am going out in early am for groceries - french fries for sure, the price of potatoes is terrible and lately not very good. Such a great idea. Don't be surprised that we make your meals. I've been cooking for longer than I'm telling and I learn something new every time I watch. Thank you for this video. I hope you and those you love have the best Thanksgiving ever. Enjoy knowing how much you have helped others feel that they had an abundant day. One thing that hurts about being poor is feeling a lack of happiness and excitement. Not seeing anything to celebrate. Not feeling poor leads to more gratitude which is of course Thanksgiving. I believe many more people will feel fed, grateful, and full of thanks bc of you. 🙂 (One thought about the dishes: if you had food to eat and people to eat it with, isn’t washing dishes a small price?)

I really enjoyed, and appreciate, all the work you put into making this video. I would have loved to have been there with you tasting everything. In my lifetime I have made many made from scratch holiday dinners and it can be very stressful. Your dinner looked amazing. The ham "roses" were gorgeous. Thank you so much, again. Praying that you have a blessed Thanksgiving. Much love to you and your family. ~ Becky ~

Just came across your RU-vid and I’m so happy I did! So simple and looks amazing! I can’t wait to watch all your videos!

Oh my goodness, you knocked it out of the park!!! I love, love, love this! I appreciate the effort that you put into making this meal and this video! I love your channel. You are a rock star!

This was so interesting. I was surprised at how great the food looked. I also did not know that you could use frozen fries to make mashed potatoes.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!🍽 That Thanksgiving dinner was awesome! Im thinking since I don’t have to cook a dinner for family I’d use these ideas so I can make some casseroles for my work week & busy weekends! Your scratch recipes looked wonderful and even tho you had a lot of dishes to wash/scrub, you know all of us here appreciated your taking the time to plan, shop, cook/bake/serve/edit this video!! 🦃 🍁🧡🧡🤎🧡🧡❤️

I think that you are absolutely amazing I love your content and I have taken several of your ideas I have a Dollar Tree literally next door to my office and I have been making inexpensive lunches thanks to your influence thank you so much for sharing have a wonderful holiday

Greta job - proves you can do a lot with even dollar tree items. Thanks always!

This is an easy process, you made Thanksgiving a simple flavorful meal. Keeping the budget friendly holiday! Joyful!

You are the best with frugality and making it good I swear. Hands down my favorite channel!

Another amazing meal. You have truly inspired me. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

I love your channel so much! Thank you for your hard work and giving your tips /recipes.

You Really impressed me! The Mac n' Cheese, Ham Rosettes ( beautiful) are Amazing! Good job Honey! 😊

I was so excited to see this video was so long!! I absolutely love stuffing! My mom always made 2, one plain and one that was made with the inners of the turkey (i didn't eat that one, lol)! I congratulate you on an exceptional dinner! The best thing anyone can do,if they're cooking, is to plan and do anything and everything you can do ahead of the actual day. As of today, I have the stuffing, sweet potatoes, pies and green bean casserole all ready to bake. You did a fabulous job. Thanks for sharing it with us. I hope you and your family had an incredible holiday! ❤❤❤ btw, loved those ham roses!!🌹🌹

Thanks for your thoughtful and well-explained videos. Everything looks so delicious!

I LOVE your videos. I’ve made so many of your recipes. Happy Thanksgiving.

I love your videos so much!! I always get so excited when I see your vids on my recommended, I can’t wait to try out some of the recipes you make!!

I love all your videos, but I think this is the best video you've made...everything looks so delicious and the fact you made it from scratch is amazing. Those ham roses are so cute!

LETS get this amazing lady to 100k by the end of the year.. EVeryone share with a friend.. she makes being grocery poor taste better!!! Thank you

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 I love your videos and now need to try that green bean casserole. Looks yummy.

Great video. Thanks for taking the time and effort to make the food and video. Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving.

I absolutely love how attainable you make these dishes! The mashed potatoes hack is brilliant and the ham roses were so beautiful! I love love love your videos!

Looked absolutely amazing. Great job.

Thank you for all of your hard work. Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 I'm enjoying your video while eating a frozen burrito by myself 😂

I watched the whole video and loved it so so much! You do such great things and man you put so so much work into this video!! ❤️

This is amazing!!! Loved this video and concept! Well done, Happy Thanksgiving ❤

I absolutely LOVED this video. It gave me the confidence to make a pie crust from scratch. Your videos are so fun. Thank you for all your hard work. Much appreciated.

You are amazing! Everything looks delicious!!

So impressed! You were so well spoken and explain things so well. I enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you.

I have watched every single one of your videos I love them all but this one is by far my favorite I love it when you do longer videos and doing everything from scratch is absolutely amazing I do the same thing and I absolutely try many of your recipes thank you for sharing great big hugs Happy Thanksgiving 🖤

I love your vlogs. You have such good recipes and the editing is great. Thank you, it's so helpful when you're on a budget. 🥰♥️🙏🏾

This is spectacular!! Always love your videos 🎉❤

I enjoy your videos! Your enthusiasm is contagious! I especially liked the ham florets - so cute. I may have to try doing those. Keep up the good work! ❤

you are my favorite content creator! thank you for every single wonderful video you make!

Amazing Rebecca!!! You always are so inventive and have great ideas.