Holiday Deals: Four Retailers Offer Thanksgiving Meals Under $40

Retailers are competing to lower the cost of Thanksgiving dinner, with four major chains offering complete meal baskets priced under $40. The deals aim to simplify holiday shopping by bundling turkeys with traditional sides and desserts at fixed prices.

Aldi lists a 12-item shopping list that feeds 10 people for less than $39. The bundle includes a whole turkey, three boxes of stuffing, sweet potatoes, cranberries, and pumpkin pie mix. An online button allows customers to add all items to a cart simultaneously. Lidl offers a similar 10-person meal for $34.40, or $3.44 per person, from Nov. 11 to 25. The price covers a Shady Brook Farms turkey up to 14 pounds plus ingredients for mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and other sides. The offer requires a Lidl Plus membership and limits buyers to one turkey per account.

Target is repeating its $30 meal for six, maintaining a per-person cost of roughly $5 for the second year in a row. The basket contains a Butterball turkey up to 10 pounds, russet potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans, and gravy. Target also sells Good & Gather frozen turkey at 79 cents per pound. Walmart’s 2026 holiday meal basket costs $35 and serves 10 people. The 26-item assortment includes a Butterball turkey at 97 cents per pound and ingredients for corn casserole and sweet potato casserole. Walmart states the current basket contains 18% more food than last year’s version and costs 12% less than the same items sold in the previous season.

Lidl is introducing a price guarantee that promises its total Thanksgiving basket will not cost more than comparable bundles from Walmart or Aldi. The guarantee applies to the combined price of all items rather than individual products. Shoppers who select a turkey weighing more than 14 pounds at Lidl will pay more than the advertised $34.40 rate. Taxes and fees are not included in the bundle prices at any of the four retailers.

For larger groups, Sam’s Club offers a Member’s Mark bundle for approximately $158.38. This package includes a hickory-smoked turkey, boneless ham, prepared sides, and two pumpkin pies. The company states the meal can be ready to serve in about two hours. Walmart’s basket is available in stores and online through Dec. 24, with free Express Delivery available through Nov. 30.