No doubt, the Thanksgiving dinner is one of the most special meals of the year.

And it can also be the cheapest, if you take advantage of these great offers that appear in grocery shelves this season.

I just read a Walmart press release stating that "the price of a Thanksgiving treat offered by Walmart to feed 10 people is only $ 33.83 – much less than the national average of $ 48.90 of this year".

I believe him.

And I think I could do even better than Walmart on that total price, with some of those deals I see in town

I'm off to a good start.

Thanksgiving turkey and ham price

Last week, I bought our frozen 21 pound fat turkey from Kroger at a price of 49 cents a pound for our Turkey Day meeting, consisting of about 20 friends and family members.

The price of the big bird came in at $ 10.29, and I think it will easily feed our group, with enough room for some leftovers of turkey sandwich and maybe even the stuff to make turkey soup at home. end.

Kroger's turkey price this week is 59 cents a pound, but Publix announces 49 cents a pound. Anyway, it's a good deal that if you have a cold room, you might even consider buying an extra bird for cooking later.

The only thing that is better than a cheap turkey dinner is two affordable turkey dinners.

Most of the other recipes from our traditional Thanksgiving menu are not only economical, but simple.

I love the oven-roasted turkey at the old time that my husband cooks on the Thanksgiving morning. Almost as good as the turkey itself, it's the incredible aroma that floats in the house while the turkey is roasting.

If you're a ham family, Aldi's sliced ​​spiral ham at $ 1.69 a pound is wonderful. I had the habit of buying and cooking it for my mother loving ham. One year, she said, "I can not believe you came across a ham cooked in honey," and I did not correct it.

The best sides of Thanksgiving are cheap

Every year, I make the corn bread vinaigrette that my mother and my grandmother from Mississippi have always served. It is basically their pan-baked corn bread, crumbled and slowly cooked in a large Dutch oven with sautéed celery and onion chopped onions, plus a double dose of black pepper and a ladle in broth.

Speaking of broth – which home cooks need for dressing and gravy – there are good sales on cans and boxes this season, or better still, you can make your own turkey broth for free, from your turkey. Easy.

My group must have sweet potatoes at Thanksgiving and I've seen ads this week showing them at 29 and 39 cents a pound, making it an ultra-economical casserole since most recipes only require two or three pounds .

It will not be hard to come to an agreement on a green vegetable like our favorite "Billy's Beans" that our husband is preparing by making tin cans of Allen's Bean Green Beans.

We have to have rolls and amassed some coupons that will get me rolls from Sister Schubert Parker House, which are pretty damn close to the homemade rolls for which my grandmother was known.

Thanksgiving dessert prices depend on tastes

Dessert prices can be everywhere and we always make a fifth-generation lemon chess pie made of butter, sugar, eggs, lemon juice and zest cooked in a ready-made pie crust. I'm not sure about the cost of all these ingredients, but if you want to buy cheaper, I've already seen pumpkin pies advertised for just $ 2.99 at Sprouts. No question, a cook at home could make any pie at this price.

Add it all and I'm sure I could prepare a delicious traditional meal for a hungry audience at a lower price than Walmart's estimate and certainly lower than it would cost a single person to eat in. one of these fine restaurants in the area. city.

Yes, I really like the Thanksgiving action, especially when the low cost is another reason to be grateful.

Meal Offers "Heat and Eat"

If you want a traditional Thanksgiving meal and want to serve it at home but do not want to lift a finger, consider one of those "hot and eaten" full meals.

No mess, no fuss and always pretty cheap doggone too!

The Walmart "Kit" includes a fully cooked and heat-ready Thanksgiving meal for 6-8 people, with iced spiral ham or smoked turkey breast, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and sauce, stuffing and macaroni with cheese, all for only $ 47.88.

At Kroger, you could get a meal that would feed six to eight people for $ 59.99. It includes a 10-12lb (already cooked) turkey or 7-9lb cooked ham, two sides of the chef's choice (fresh never frozen, preparation time of 15 minutes or less, and all ingredients including you need to prepare at home), an eight-inch pumpkin pie, and a pack of 12 King's Hawaiian Rolls charges.

Publix offers a "boneless ham dinner" for 7 to 10 people, priced at $ 59.99, which includes pots of sweet potatoes and green beans and a "marshmallow delight".

Stay cheap and happy Thanksgiving!

MRS. CHEAP: Ten sales of the season not to be missed

MRS. CHEAP: Breakfast offer summary for $ 10 or less at Nashville restaurants

OFFERS IN YOUR BOX: Sign up for the Ms. Cheap newsletter for creative ways to save

Contact Ms. Cheap at 615-259-8282 or [email protected]. Follow her on Facebook at facebook.com/mscheap, and on Tennessean.com/mscheap, as well as on Twitter @Ms_Cheap, and find her every Thursday at 11 am on WTVF-Channel 5's Talk of the Town.

Read or share this story: https://www.tennessean.com/story/life/shopping/ms-cheap/2018/11/16/thanksgiving-dinner-prices-year-cheap/2023010002/