Add this to your list of things to be thankful for: Just like last year, Walmart and Aldi have rolled back prices on classic Thanksgiving ingredients to pre-inflationary levels. Walmart’s rollback will also save you money on your Christmas feast: Prices will be good through Dec. 26, 2023.
Here’s what you can expect to find at each of the discount grocery retailers.
Walmart
Photo: Walmart
Walmart is offering two Thanksgiving meal options at an even lower price than last year, one with ingredients for customers who like to cook from scratch, and one for customers who like more convenient, ready-to-bake options. (The “lower price” claim is based on the total cost of the suggested Thanksgiving menu items, not necessarily for each individual item.)
Walmart’s Thanksgiving meal includes customers’ favorites and fixings including many national brands. You can get turkey for less than $1 per pound, ham, stuffing, pumpkin pie and more. Purchase the meal baskets with a single click on Walmart.com or the Walmart app for quick and easy pickup or delivery in as soon as 30 minutes and up to 90 minutes.
The “convenience” basket for a meal for 8 costs about $70 (all items may not be availabel in all stores). It includes a spiral-cut ham and frozen turkey plus:
- 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 marshmallow
The holiday meal from scratch costs about $77. It includes frozen turkey and spiral-sliced ham plus:
- 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
Aldi
Photo: Aldi
Discount grocery chain Aldi is reducing prices on some popular Thanksgiving items up to 50%. Starting Nov. 1, and lasting throughout the end of the year, customers will see price reductions of up to 50% on items across the store. These items include seasonal favorites like gravy, potatoes, green beans, cranberries and pumpkin pie, as well as staples such as butter and flour.
Here are some of the revised prices:
- Countryside Creamery Salted Pure Irish Butter (On sale for $2.19/regularly $3.19)
- Stonemill Pure Vanilla (On sale for $3.49/regularly $5.89)
- Baker’s Corner Pumpkin Pie Mix (On sale for $1.89/regularly $2.69)
- Southern Grove Pecan Halves (On sale for $3.49/regularly $5.59)
- Bake House Creations Refrigerated Pie Crust (On sale for $1.79/regularly $2.49)
Side ingredients
- Stonemill Regular Gravy Mix (On sale for $0.29/regularly $0.59)
- Chef’s Cupboard French Fried Onions (On sale for $1.79/regularly $2.89)
- Specially Selected Brioche Rolls (On sale for $3.29/regularly $4.69)
- 12 oz. Fresh Cranberries (On sale for $0.99 /regularly $1.49)
- Assorted Herbs Mixed Case (On sale for $1.29 /regularly $1.79)
More Living on the Cheap articles about frugal Thanksgiving feasting:
- The best grocery items to stock up on during November sales
- How to save money on Thanksgiving dinner
- Thanksgiving turkey deals
- What to do with leftover Thanksgiving side dishes
- Quick and easy ways to use leftover turkey
Even more Thanksgiving articles:
- Restaurants open Thanksgiving Day
- Where to buy Thanksgiving dinner to go
- Turkey talk: how to choose, prep, and cook your Thanksgiving turkey
- Develop a gratitude attitude
