Walmart Is Offering Full Thanksgiving Meals Starting at $30
With these deals, you can have a delicious and budget-friendly holiday.
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As much as we look forward to the food-packed holiday season, the fall and winter celebrations can be tough on the old bank account. Given the impact of inflation on grocery store prices, a turkey dinner with all the fixings could pack a very pricey punch.
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If you’re worried about tailoring your Thanksgiving menu to fit a tighter budget this year, Walmart’s Thanksgiving deals may be able to help you out. This year, the retailer is helping shoppers out by providing suggested grocery lists and offering them at a discount—each featuring common ingredients for a Thanksgiving soirée. Each item on the list will be offered at a lower price to help take some of the stress out of holiday grocery shopping.
A well-versed cook can follow the from-scratch basket list, which includes many of the basic ingredients needed for a typical Thanksgiving dinner, from canned pumpkin to turkey. And for a more convenient option, less-confident cooks can shop one of the lists of the two baskets that include premade or ready-to-bake options, like instant potatoes and frozen pies.
Beginning November 1, Walmart is offering all three baskets at prices lower than they were last year, so you know you’ll be saving a few bucks. If you pick up the items from the wide-ranging, from-scratch basket, it will cost $77, and the more convenient options will cost $70 for the larger, name-brand basket and $30 for the smaller, store-brand basket.
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The smaller Thanksgiving meal basket will include the basics you need to whip up green bean casserole and easy mashed potatoes, plus the classic turkey and stuffing. All of the items in this basket are private label, so look for Walmart’s Great Value label on the packaging when you're shopping the aisles. Though this basket might not be the best choice for a showy home cook, it’s a great option for folks who want classic Thanksgiving flavors and dishes without stressful grocery shopping and hours upon hours in the kitchen.
Here’s what will be included in the $30 list:
A 16-pound frozen turkey
Chicken stuffing mix
Canned turkey gravy
French-fried onions
Instant mashed potatoes
Canned whole kernel corn
Canned cut green beans
Canned cream of mushroom soup
Jellied cranberry sauce
A pack of rolls
This list is the smallest of the bunch and will serve six people. If you’re looking to have a quiet, relaxed holiday, the Great Value basket will definitely help you out.
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Of course, you might also want to feed a crowd—that’s where the name-brand basket comes in. Like the from-scratch option, this basket serves eight to ten people, but it includes lots of heat-and-eat options, like refrigerated macaroni and cheese, easy stuffing and frozen desserts. To help stretch your meal, this basket also includes ham as well as turkey, making it a great option for folks who don’t love the Thanksgiving bird.
Here’s the full selection of items in the $70 list:
Bob Evans mac and cheese
Bob Evans mashed potatoes
Whipped topping
Heinz homestyle gravy
Ocean Spray cranberry sauce
Stove Top stuffing
French's fried onions
Del Monte green beans
Campbell's cream of mushroom soup
Spiral-cut ham
A 16-pound frozen turkey
Sweet potatoes
Dinner rolls
Marie Callender's frozen pecan pie
Marie Callender's frozen pumpkin pie
Great Value pecan halves
Jet Puffed mini marshmallows
For the more aspirational cooks, Walmart’s full meal basket may be the way to go. This option includes the ingredients you’ll need to make sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce and the standard turkey and dressing. Many of these ingredients are name-brand, but a few Great Value basics round out the basket.
Even if you already have recipes in mind for the holiday, it could be worth checking to see if this basket will help you shop for the necessary ingredients without breaking the bank.
Here’s what you’ll find in the $77 list:
Frozen turkey
Brown sugar double-glazed spiral-cut ham
Heinz homestyle turkey gravy
Pepperidge Farm Herb Stuffing
McCormick Rubbed Sage
Yellow onion
Celery
Carrots
Cranberries
Russet potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Jet Puffed mini marshmallows
Del Monte green beans
French’s fried onions
Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup
Jiffy corn muffin mix
Dry elbow pasta
Shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
Chicken broth
Dinner rolls
Pillsbury frozen pie crusts
Light corn syrup
Whipped topping
Evaporated milk
Canned pumpkin
Each of these lists definitely contains the ingredients you would need to make classic dishes, and you could always supplement with pantry staples or an extra grocery trip to grab the ingredients for a family-favorite recipe.
Add some fresh herbs to your order and try recipes like our Herb-Roasted Turkey or Melting Potatoes. Or pick up some essential baking supplies, plus an orange, and make a fun and festive dessert like these Cranberry Crumble Bars. However you fill your table, you’ll be doing it at a discount.
Even if your Thanksgiving menu is already all planned out, you can still get in on these deals. Walmart will offer these discounts through December 26, so any holiday season dinner can benefit from the savings. Just check out the Walmart website or app starting November 1 to order your ingredients.
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