Cooking Thanksgiving dinner is no easy feat, your mother will tell you that. A burgeoning trend for busy-bees is to get the turkey with all the trimmings, but none of the work. Numerous hotels, restaurants and shops are jumping on the trend and offering options of specially cooked birds along with sides and desserts.

What could be easier than high-end take-out Thanksgiving dinner? Here are five places to reserve your meal in Calgary.

Westin Calgary

Westin homemade turkey with trimmings: farm potatoes, sweet potato and cornbread stuffing, squash and root vegetables, brussell sprouts, pumpkin sour cream pie, fruit pie.

Menu: Online

Reservations: 403-508-5146 or [email protected]

Pick-Up Date: Saturday, October 10 to Monday, October 12

River Café in Prince’s Island Park

Winters honey brined free range turkey, brussel sprouts, carrots, parsley, roasted beet salad, mashed potatoes, pumpkin sticky toffee pudding.

Menu: Online

Reservations: 403-261-7670

Pick-Up Date: Sunday, October 11 between 8 to 10 a.m.

Sunterra Market

Choice of bourbon mustard ham, roasted prime rib, turducken, turkey and all the trimmings.

Menu: Online

Reservations: Online ordering through website

Boxwood Café

Not a turkey, but a chicken-to-go. Customize your meal with a selection of sides like roasted vegetables, quinoa salad or bread and butter, and some tasty desserts.

Menu: Online

Reservations: 403-265-4006

Green’s Restaurant at Blackfoot Hotel

Roast turkey with baked rolls, salad, vegetables, whipped potatoes, citrus cranberry compote, spiced pumpkin flan and chocolate almond rochers.

Menu: Online

Reservations: 403-259-1705

Pick-Up Date: Friday, October 9 to Monday, October 12