Thanksgiving Dinner for $30 or Less
Feed a Large Family Thanksgiving Dinner for $30 or Less
Thanksgiving Dinner for $30 or Less: Main Course
During the Thanksgiving holiday, there are several great deals to be found at your local grocery stores. In order to get the best deals, you may have to go to more than one store, but it will be well worth it. For your Thanksgiving dinner, you will, of course, want to serve turkey. This actually works out to your advantage because many grocery stores will have turkeys on sale for anywhere from $0.19 to $0.39 per pound. Even if you have a large family, you'll be able to get the main dish for your Thanksgiving dinner for around $3.80 to $7.80. That's for a 20-pound turkey, which will easily feed a large family.
Thanksgiving Dinner for $30 or Less: Side Dishes
Thanksgiving dinner, of course, needs side dishes. I make a delicious cornbread dressing that can be made for around $4. Of course, you do have the option of serving a boxed stuffing, such as Stove Top. During the Thanksgiving holiday, you can find Stove Top for around $0.98 a box. Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce will also be on sale for around $0.98 a can. You can also make fresh cranberry relish for around $4. Potatoes are another item that can be found on sale at Thanksgiving. Even for a large Thanksgiving dinner, you will only need around five pounds of potatoes. With a splash of heavy cream and a stick of butter, this side dish will cost around $3. Last, you'll want a vegetable. You can find canned corn for around $0.25 a can or you can buy frozen corn and make fried corn from scratch. This side dish would cost around $3.
Thanksgiving Dinner for $30 or Less: Drinks
If you want your Thanksgiving dinner to cost $30 or less, I highly suggest serving inexpensive drinks such as water or sweet tea. Several large pitches of sweet tea will only cost around $3 to make.
Thanksgiving Dinner for $30 or Less: Desserts
Last, but not least, even an expensive Thanksgiving dinner can end with a delicious dessert. During the Thanksgiving holiday, you can find pumpkin pies for only $2. You can also find Cool Whip for $1 a container. If you wanted to offer two options, you can also find apple pies for the same price.
Homemade Thanksgiving Dinner:
Turkey $7.80
Cornbread Dressing $4
Cranberry Relish $4
Mashed Potatoes $3
Fried Corn $3
Sweet Tea $3
Pumpkin Pie with Cool Whip $3
Apple Pie $2
Total $29.80
Store-Bought Thanksgiving Dinner:
Turkey $7.80
Two Boxes Stove Top Stuffing $1.96
Three Cans Cranberry Sauce $2.94
Mashed Potatoes $3
Four Cans Corn $1
Sweet Tea $3
Pumpkin Pie with Cool Whip $3
Apple Pie $2
Total $24.70
Published by Amy Brantley - Featured Contributor in Lifestyle
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- Hit the sales.
- Serve inexpensive drinks.
- Serve pies for dessert.
28 Comments
Post a CommentGreat article! Sounds delicious and affordable. I hate these glitches though with trying to post comments!
Good information at a very needed time, Amy. My problem is I don't stop at just those items. I have four or five more side dishes and tons of desserts. Hmmm, maybe that's my problem...don't make so much food and it won't be so expensive. Yeah!lol
Great ideas to save money on Thanksgiving dinner!
I wish my turkey was that cheap. They went on sale here at .79 cents a pound for the store brand. I got a 14 pounder for about $10... not too bad but not too cheap either. Last year they were .49 cents a pound. I really like the rest of the list though. I always do thanksgiving on a budget so this is right up my alley.
Thanks for the article. Helpful and useful tips.
Great ideas, and reminder that you don't have to spend a ton on Thanksgiving! The most valuable part is sharing the meal with friends and family!
Great ideas, Amy! :)
Great article - prices are right on here in Texas and the simplicity of it is music to my ears. I typically fix Turkey, Ham, Corn, Green Beans, Sweet Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes, Rolls, Cresents Rolls, Apple Crisp or Apple Pie, Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Cheesecake. Our family loves variety but I'm thinking this year simpler is better!
This article is more timely than ever!
Then move or quit whining! Why does everyone think the world should cater to THEM! The rpices are supposed to be AVERAGE!