10 Cheapest Grocery Chains to Order Your Thanksgiving Feast

As Thanksgiving approaches, hosts around the country are starting to make shopping plans, and even if you're bringing in a catered meal, hosting can be expensive — but that doesn't mean there aren't ways to save on your groceries.

Many stores and restaurants offer pre-made meals that can be picked up in advance and easily reheated on the big day, but some are cheaper than others. To help consumers decide which pre-prepared option best suits their needs this Thanksgiving, we compiled details for some of the largest grocery store chains in the country to make comparisons easier.

Here are the full details on the costs of a fully catered Thanksgiving meal at each chain to see which stores offered the best takeaway sales this season.

• Total cost: $269.99
• How many people it feeds: 8-10
• Cost per person: $30.00
• What's included:
• Antibiotic-free turkey breast roast pre-seasoned in cooking bag
• Crème fresh mashed potatoes
• Traditional stuffing (old fashioned)
• Brussel sprouts casserole
• Green beans almondine
• Cranberry, apple, orange relish
• Turkey gravy
• 10-inch pumpkin pie (baked)
• 10-inch apple pie (unbaked)

Costco's roast turkey dinner comes with a wide variety of easy-to-make dishes, including turkey breast that's delivered pre-seasoned and in an oven-ready cooking bag. Place your order by Sunday to have your meal delivered by Nov. 27.

• Total cost: $168.88
• How many people it feeds: 6
• Cost per person: $28.15
• What's included:
• Roasted turkey
• Turkey gravy
• Traditional stuffing
• Mashed Yukon Gold potatoes
• Crispy green beans
• Cranberry sauce

Walmart's meal is designed for eight people and comes fully cooked. Just heat, serve, and enjoy.

• Total cost: $169.99
• How many people it feeds: 8
• Cost per person: $21.25
• What's included:
• Whole turkey with gravy
• Sea salt and cracked pepper green beans
• Creamy Russet mashed potatoes
• Classic holiday herb stuffing
• Zesty cranberry orange sauce

Order now through Nov. 26 and pick up this catered meal from Whole Foods from Nov. 22-28. The items are packed cold, but all you have to do is heat for 60-90 minutes.

• Total cost: $179.00
• How many people it feeds: 10
• Cost per person: $17.90
• What's included:
• All-natural, slow-roasted turkey (12-14 pounds)
• Herb bread stuffing
• Signature whipped potatoes
• Green bean casserole with crispy onions
• Macaroni & cheese
• Homestyle gravy
• Cranberry orange relish

Wegmans' Thanksgiving feast is packed with diverse dishes and includes a slow-roasted turkey. The meal is ready to heat and serve in about two hours.

• Total cost: $129.99
• How many people it feeds: 8
• Cost per person: $16.25
• What's included:
• Turkey
• Mashed potatoes
• Cranberry sauce
• Sweet potato casserole
• Turkey gravy
• Cornbread stuffing
• Green bean casserole

Curbside pickup for this dinner is available through Nov. 28, or you can opt for home delivery available through Nov. 27.

• Total cost: $119.99
• How many people it feeds: 8
• Cost per person: $15.00
• What's included:
• Butterball turkey (10-12 pounds),
• Two large sides of mashed potatoes
• Two large sides of your choice
• Beef or turkey gravy
• 12 dinner rolls

Order Hy-Vee's prepared inner at least a week before Thanksgiving to secure their party pleaser. This meal comes refrigerated, so allow about two hours for reheating.

• Total cost: $90.00
• How many people it feeds: 6-8
• Cost per person: $12.86
• What's included:
• Butterball bone-in turkey
• Mashed Potatoes
• Turkey gravy
• Homestyle stuffing
• Green bean casserole
• Maple pecan mashed sweet potatoes
• Cranberry sauce

The deadline to order Kroger's Thanksgiving dinner is Nov. 26. The items require heating but come fully cooked.

• Total cost: $100.00
• How many people it feeds: 10
• Cost per person: $10.00
• What's included:
• Whole turkey
• 24-count yeast rolls
• Macaroni and cheese
• Mashed potatoes
• Pumpkin pie
• Brussel sprouts
• Cranberry crunch salad
• Sweet potato mash

All of the eight prepared dishes in this pre-cooked meal can be ready to serve in under two hours. Order the meal on the store's Scan & Go app, and you can opt to have it delivered to your home in less than two hours.

• Total cost: $69.99
• How many people it feeds: 6-8
• Cost per person: $10.00
• What's included:
• Fully cooked turkey (10-12 pounds)
• Mashed potatoes
• Homestyle stuffing
• Homestyle gravy
• Cranberry sauce

For under $70, you can grab a turkey and four sides from Safeway. The store specifies that you should allow two to three hours at home for heating.

• Total cost: $59.99
• How many people it feeds: 6
• Cost per person: $10.00
• What's included:
• Turkey
• Cranberries
• Green bean casserole
• Stuffing
• Mashed potatoes and gravy
• One dozen rolls

Available in-store only, you must order Meijer's Thanksgiving meal at least 24 hours in advance to secure the turkey dinner. 

• Total cost: $85.99
• How many people it feeds: 8-10
• Cost per person: $9.55
• What's included:
• Smoked turkey
• Cornbread dressing
• Mashed potatoes
• Cranberry relish
• Giblet gravy
• One dozen rolls

Pick up this meal from Albertsons, which comes cold, fully cooked, and ready to heat. You can place your order while supplies last until Nov. 26.

• Total cost: $69.99
• How many people it feeds: 7-10
• Cost per person: $8.75
• What's included:
• Fully cooked turkey (10-12 pounds)
• Cornbread dressing
• Yukon Gold mashed potatoes
• Cranberry orange relish
• Marshmallow Delight
• Homestyle gravy

This fully cooked Thanksgiving dinner comes with a 10-12 pound turkey turkey surrounded by plenty of side dishes. Today is the last day to place your order for this Publix premade meal.

• Total cost: $20.00
• How many people it feeds: 4
• Cost per person: $5.00
• What's included:
• Basted frozen turkey (up to 10 pounds) 
• Russet potatoes 
• Cut green beans 
• Cream of mushroom soup 
• Jellied cranberry sauce 
• Stuffing 
• Turkey gravy

Target gives you the most bang for your buck with a Thanksgiving meal that feeds four. Better yet, it's also priced $5 cheaper than last year.

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Prices and menus for pre-made meals come directly from the official website of each store or an official press release. To calculate the price per person for meals with a range of people it can feed, we used the middle number of that range (i.e., if a meal is advertised as feeding six to eight, we calculated its per-person cost for seven people).

Cooking everything from scratch isn't for everyone, and opting for a premade meal can take the stress out of Thanksgiving cooking. You can lower your financial stress, too, by taking advantage of the best prices.

To save even more money, remember to take along your favorite rewards credit card so you can earn cash back and other perks on your purchases.