15 Aldi Essentials To Make a Full Thanksgiving Meal Under $100

Did you know that if you stretch your Aldi budget, you can buy everything you need for a full Thanksgiving meal for less than $100?

The aisles at Aldi are filled to the brim with pumpkin-flavored everything and autumn spices galore. With an easy shopping list of inexpensive essentials, you may even have some money left over to splurge on tasty limited-time finds.

Here are 15 essentials to make a full Thanksgiving meal — for way under $100.

Editor’s note: Prices are subject to change and may vary by location.

Price: $12.09

While Aldi does offer full turkeys a couple of times a year, they are usually sold out within a day — if they last that long. 

They often have a good Butterball Frozen Boneless Turkey Breast in stock for about 25 cents per ounce. It’s the perfect main for small families or those who don’t love turkey.

Price: $3.85

Mashed potatoes are a staple with every Thanksgiving meal that has ever existed. Make them from scratch on a budget with the low price of a five-pound bag of russet potatoes available for just 77 cents per pound.

Price: $1.75

Many Thanksgiving meals aren’t complete without a sweet cranberry sauce. While fresh cranberries are found during a very short window of time at Aldi, whole-berry cranberry sauce can be found in a can for 12 cents per ounce during most of the year.

Check the aisles for both, and you won’t leave disappointed.

Price: $1.39

Making a Thanksgiving meal on a budget isn’t always easy. But these vegetable oil spread sticks are a great substitute for butter in some recipes, and you can grab it for just nine cents per ounce.

Use it to soften up your stuffing, on your mashed potatoes, or in your pie crust.

Price: $2.75

Autumn is the time for decadent, warm desserts. Fresh-out-of-the-oven cookies, cinnamon-filled breads, and pies for days. But rolling out pie crust by hand for all of those homemade pies and quiches can get exhausting.

Cut your baking time with delicious, inexpensive pre-made crusts. You can snag a pack of two for just $1.38 each.

Price: $3.75

Stocking up on baking items a couple of times a year is important, especially now. It’s time to check your stock, and see if you need to nab some essential ingredients.

You can grab sugar for less than $1 per pound to help sweeten up your cranberry sauce, apple pie, and citrus pecan bread.

Price: $6.05

Olive oil is much better for you than other oils like canola and vegetable, which we historically bake with. Consider swapping out other, less healthy options for an extra virgin olive oil like Priano’s affordable option at Aldi.

If nothing else, use it to prepare your savory dishes and as the base of homemade salad dressings for that Thanksgiving salad.

Price: $2.05

Aldi sells incredible jumbo flaky biscuits with zero grams of trans fat that are fluffy and perfect. And at around $2, they won’t break the bank.

Make eight biscuits with one sleeve of dough, and dip them in extra virgin olive oil and herbs or smother them in butter spread.

Price: $3.65

Aldi’s chopped salad kits are under $4 per bag and can serve as two firm meals on their own or enhanced to make an easy Thanksgiving side salad.

Add a protein or various toppings to the kit of black pepper, parmesan, romaine, Caesar dressing, and garlic crouton crumbles to expand its serving size.

Price: $1.55

If you want your stuffing to be a little outside of the box this year, check out this Hawaiian stuffing mix that delivers a sweet bite to your stereotypical yearly meal.

Made with Hawaiian bread, the hint of pineapple is fun with fresh herbs scattered on top.

Price: $4.99

Aldi is offering a classic 8-inch, 24-ounce pumpkin pie for less than $5 while supplies last. With a thick crust, this pie is best served with whipped cream, cinnamon, and nutmeg scattered across the top.

Price: $1.75

Green beans – served fresh or as part of a green bean casserole – are often a staple at a holiday meal. While it is an off-season for most produce, green beans are hearty and keep year-round in cans and bags in the freezer.

This organic bag is less than $2 and free of sodium and preservatives.

Price: $2.89

Any classic Thanksgiving casserole isn’t complete without the storied French-fried onions. Built like shoe strings, these little crispy delights are only guaranteed to be in your store this time of year — so stock up while you can.

Price: $4.39

Aldi’s Emporium Selection brand has a double- creme soft-ripened brie cheese for less than $5. Use it as a decadent cheese on a cheese board, bake it on its own, in a crock with jams or herbs, or inside biscuit dough for a fun appetizer.

Brie is also fantastic on leftover turkey and cranberry sauce sandwiches.

Price: $0.69

The classic taste of cornbread is a Thanksgiving must for many families. Make this side easy by purchasing the tried-and-true Jiffy box mix.

Bake it according to the directions, add corn, or make a cheesy corn casserole-like dish with it.

One of the best shopping hacks for food-forward holidays is to make a stop at Aldi. Their everyday prices often rival sale prices at other grocers, and they have all of the essentials you’ll need for a delicious and affordable Thanksgiving meal.