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Who has the best Thanksgiving meal deal – Target, Walmart, Aldi or Sam’s Club?

Some people like to use Thanksgiving as an excuse to dress up as Martha Stewart with homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes, roasted turkey, and everything else. But not everyone wants to spend the day at the stove. After all, there is football to watch.

Luckily, stores like Target, Walmart, Aldi, Lidl, Sam’s Club, and more have a solution: Thanksgiving meal kits that simplify the entire cooking process. But which store has the best deal this year? Let’s unpack all the Thanksgiving meal essentials together, shall we?

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Goal

Target’s Thanksgiving meal is arguably the best deal you’ll find this holiday season. And while it’s always been affordable, this year it’s $5 cheaper for the same quality and quantity. Here’s everything you get in the kit, which feeds four people for just $20:

  • Good & Gather Frozen Premium Basted Young Turkey – up to 10 pounds
  • Good & Gather Russet Potatoes – 2.3kg
  • Del Monte Sliced ​​Green Beans – 14.5 oz.
  • Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup – 10.5 oz.
  • Ocean Spray Jelly Cranberry Sauce – 14 oz.
  • Stovetop Turkey Stuffing Mix – 6 oz.
  • Heinz Home Style Roasted Turkey Gravy – 12 oz.
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Walmart

If you break down the cost of Walmart’s $52 Thanksgiving meal package, it’s less than $7 per person. The retailer’s “inflation-free” dinner includes 29 items and is suitable for up to eight people.

You’ll receive a 16-pound frozen turkey, Hawaiian rolls, sweet corn, cranberry sauce, corn muffin mix, potatoes, and the ingredients for green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, and pumpkin pie.

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Aldi

Aldi’s take on Thanksgiving dinner is also the cheapest it’s been in years. However, it requires a little more work than other options – meaning you have to mix some ingredients.

The $47 meal serves 10 people and includes a turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing mix, rolls, mac and cheese, gravy mix and the ingredients for mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole and pumpkin pie. This option is for the home cook who wants to cook something but doesn’t want to put too much pressure on recipes from scratch.

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Sam’s Club

Sam’s Club’s Thanksgiving meal is slightly more expensive than its competitors and serves up to 10 people. If you’re planning a large holiday gathering, this may be your best choice. For $100 you get a smoked turkey, rolls, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, a pumpkin pie, Brussels sprouts, a cranberry crunch salad and mashed sweet potatoes. It definitely offers more variety than the other options too!

Costco

Costco’s Fortune Gourmet Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner serves eight people and costs $180 with a $50 manufacturer credit. It is available for pre-order and includes 5 pounds of all-natural, free-range ABF turkey breast, Amish-raised turkey breast, two pounds of mashed potatoes, two pounds of mac & cheese, two pounds of green bean casserole and two pounds of sweet corn, two pounds of stuffing and gourmet rolls . There’s even dessert: apple cobbler and cranberry pie.

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Lidl

Lidl’s $45 set for 10, which costs just $4.50 per person, includes turkey, stuffing, gravy, rolls, macaroni and cheese, plus the ingredients for mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole and pumpkin pie.

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Lidl

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Megan Schaltegger is a New York-based author. She loves strong coffee, eating her way through the Manhattan food scene, and loves her dog Murray. She promises not to talk about herself in the third person IRL.

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