The best ‘inflation-free’ Thanksgiving deal is $5 per person

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Some people love to use Thanksgiving as a excuse to cosplay as Martha Stewartwith homemade filling, mashed potatoes, roast turkeyand everything else. But not everyone wants to spend the day over the stove. After all, there is football to watch.

Fortunately, 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 deals this year? Let’s unpack all the big Thanksgiving meals together, shall we?

Goal

Target’s Thanksgiving meal is without a doubt the best deal you’ll find this holiday season. And while it’s always been affordable, it’s $5 cheaper this year for the same quality and quantity. Here’s everything you get in the set, which feeds four people for just $20:

• Good & Saml Frozen Premium Basted Young Turkey—up to 10 lbs

• Good and collect russet potatoes – 5 lbs

• Del Monte Cut Green Beans – 14.5 oz.

• Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup—10.5 oz.

• Ocean Spray Jelly Cranberry Sauce—14 oz.

• Stove Top Turkey Stuffing Mix—6 oz.

• Heinz Home Style Roasted Turkey Gravy—12 oz.

Walmart

When you break down the cost of Walmart’s $52 Thanksgiving Meal Kit, that’s less than $7 per person. The retailer’s “inflation-free” dinner contains 29 items and serves up to eight people.

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

Aldi

Aldi’s take on Thanksgiving dinner is too cheapest it has been in years. However, it will require a little more work than other options – which means, yes, you’ll need to mix some ingredients.

The $47 meal feeds 10 people and you get a turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing mix, rolls, mac and cheese, gravy mix and the ingredients to make mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole and pumpkin pie. This option is for the amateur cook who wants to cook some food, but without too much pressure from scratch recipes.

Sam’s club

Thanksgiving meal from Sam’s Club is slightly more expensive than the competition and it serves up to 10 people. If you’re planning a large holiday gathering, this might be the best choice. For $100, you get a smoked turkey, dinner rolls, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, a pumpkin pie, Brussels sprouts, a crunchy salad and sweet mashed potatoes. It definitely has 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’s coupon. It is available for pre-order and includes 5-pound all-natural, ABF, free-range, Amish-raised turkey breast, two pounds of mashed potatoes, two pounds of mac & cheese, two pounds of green bean casserole, two pounds of sweet corn, two pounds of stuffing and gourmet dinner rolls. It even includes dessert: Apple Scones and Cranberry Pie.

Lidl

Lidl’s 10-person set for $45– which costs only $4.50 per person – has turkey, stuffing, gravy, rolls, mac and cheese and the ingredients for mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole and pumpkin pie.

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