Don’t You Need a Break? 22 Thanksgiving Meals Ready to Go Home With You

Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday for many people and one of the biggest home-entertaining days of the year. There’s no need to buy gifts, wear a costume or worry about getting pinched for not wearing green. 

On Thanksgiving, all you need to worry about is eating a delicious turkey dinner, watching football, taking a nap, eating some more food, watching some more football and just chilling with family and friends.

That’s a holiday!

You might think, “That’s all well and good if you’re not the one who has to make that massive feast.” Well, you don’t have to be the one who does all the cooking this year. You have plenty of options to order Thanksgiving dinner to go from your favorite grocery store or restaurant.

It just depends on what you’re willing to spend.

Here’s Where to Order Thanksgiving Dinner to Go

This year, many big box retailers, restaurants and meal services are rolling out discount Thanksgiving meals as hosts look for ways to combine savings and festivities into one delicious holiday meal. This year that includes chains like Target. So, if you’re thinking of paying someone else to handle dinner, it might be more budget-friendly than you think. And that way, you can spend time decorating the table.

So, what are your options when you want to skip the cooking entirely and let someone else do the heavy lifting?

Here’s where you can order Thanksgiving meals to go — or at least part of dinner — to feed family and friends on the big day. Plus, reduce the work in the kitchen.

Publix

If you live in the Southeast, you probably know and love Publix. It loves you right back with the premade Publix Complete Turkey Dinner. All you have to do is buy it, take it home and heat it up. It’ll feed about 15 people. 

This Thanksgiving meal costs $139.99, which comes out to about $9 per person.

The meal price includes:

• One fully cooked 16- to 18-pound cooked Butterball turkey
• 5 pounds dressing
• 5 pounds mashed potatoes
• 64 ounces gravy
• 52 ounces Marshmallow Delight, a sweet fruit salad
• 32 ounces cranberry orange relish

And if you’re feeding a smaller family, you can get the Publix Deli turkey dinner for eight people for $69.99, or about $8.75. 

The meal includes:

• One 9.5 to 12.5 pound fully cooked Butterball turkey
• 2.5 pounds dressing
• 2.5 pounds mashed potatoes
• 32 ounces gravy
• 26 ounces Marshmallow Delight
• 16 ounces cranberry orange relish

Some items require up to 2.5 hours to heat because of their size so plan accordingly. Heating instructions are included for both meals.

Sprouts

With nearly 500 stores in 25 states, there’s a chance you might be able to snag a prepared Thanksgiving meal from a Sprouts near you. Their Natural Nae Turkey Meal serves six people for $89.99 — or about $15 per guest. 

This particular meal includes:

• Oven roasted, antibiotic-free turkey
• 32 ounces of red skin mashed potatoes
• 28  ounces homestyle stuffing
• 20 ounces homestyle gravy
• 14 ounces cranberry sauce

Sprouts also offers holiday meals built around a spiral-sliced uncured ham, a grass-fed boneless beef rib roast and a boneless turkey breast, as well as organic versions of its turkey and sides.

Holiday pre-orders are open online through Nov. 24 at noon local time, and pickup runs Nov. 19 through Thanksgiving morning.

Cracker Barrel

Nothing says “homestyle” like Cracker Barrel. With its Heat n’ Serve Holiday Family Meal To-Go, you know you’ll get comfort food — and plenty of it.

The Heat & Serve Turkey Feast feeds eight to 10 people and is typically priced around $189.99, or about $19 to $23.75 per person. 

The meal includes:

• Two oven-roasted turkey breasts
• Cornbread dressing
• Turkey gravy
• Cranberry relish
• Sweet potato casserole with pecans
• Your choice of two country sides
• Sweet yeast rolls
• Pumpkin pie and pecan pie

If you’re planning a smaller gathering, the Heat & Serve Turkey Family Dinner serves four to six people. At around $119.99, that comes out to about $20 to $30 per person. . The meal includes the following:

• Oven-roasted turkey breast
• Cornbread dressing
• Turkey gravy
• Cranberry relish
• Sweet potato casserole with pecans
• Green beans
• Your choice of one country side
• Sweet yeast rolls

If you just want a bit of help in the kitchen, you can grab the Heat n’ Serve Turkey Breast for $39.99 or the Heat n’ Serve Spiral Sliced Sugar-Cured Ham for $69.99.

Target

Yes, Target has made the list! The retail giant is back with a Thanksgiving dinner for six this year at the same $5-per-person value as last year. You can get all the ingredients you need to whip up something tasty for $30, including:

• Butterball Premium Whole Young Turkey (up to 10 pounds)
• Good & Gather Russet Potatoes (3 pounds)
• Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce (14 ounces)
• Del Monte French Style Green Beans (two 14.5-ounce cans)
• Campbell’s Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (10.5 ounces)
• Good & Gather French Fried Onions (6 ounces)
• Stove Top Stuffing Mix for Turkey (6 ounces)
• Heinz Homestyle Turkey Gravy (12 ounces)
• Favorite Day Take & Bake Baguettes (two-count)

The deal runs Nov. 8 through Nov. 29 and isn’t available in Alaska or Hawaii.

Target is also selling Good & Gather frozen turkey for 79 cents a pound again, for the third year in a row. That’s a useful line if you want an extra detail.

The Fresh Market

The Fresh Market is known as an upscale grocer, but it doesn’t stretch the budget with its ultimate holiday dinner. If you want variety in your meal, you’ll get it with this one.

The cost to feed 12 to 14 people is $199.99, which comes out to about $14.29 to $16.67 per person.

The meal kit includes:

• One 10- to 12-pound cooked turkey
• 3½  pounds boneless sliced ham
• 6 pounds of Yukon Gold whipped potatoes
• 3 pounds of traditional herb stuffing
• 30 ounces of turkey gravy
• 2 pounds of roasted butternut squash with pecans and cranberries 
• 2 pounds of green bean medley
• 2 pounds of cranberry relish with walnuts
• 24 dinner rolls

Wait. Turkey and ham? That we can get behind. Plus, the sides look amazing. If you have a Fresh Market nearby, this could be a great option.

If your Thanksgiving dinner will be a little smaller — as in 8 to 10 people — then you can go for the traditional holiday dinner for $109.99, or about $9.99 to $12.50 per person.

This meal includes:

• One 10- to 12-pound cooked turkey
• 4 pounds Yukon Gold whipped potatoes
• 3 pounds traditional herb stuffing
• 30 ounces turkey gravy
• 16 ounces cranberry relish with walnuts
• 12 golden dinner rolls

And if your Thanksgiving table is even smaller, you can grab the essential holiday dinner for 3 to 5 people. This heat-and-serve meal rings in at $79.99, or about $15 to $25 per person, and includes:

• 2.75-pound cooked turkey breast
• 2 pounds Yukon Gold whipped potatoes
• 2 pounds traditional herb stuffing
• 1 pound green bean medley
• 30 ounces homestyle turkey gravy
• 1 pound cranberry relish with walnuts

Bob Evans

To feed 12 people with Bob Evans’ Farmhouse Feast, you’d need to order one eight-person meal and one four-person meal. The turkey version runs $242.98 ($137.99 plus $104.99), or about $20.25 per person, while the ham version costs $222.98 ($127.99 plus $94.99), or about $18.58 per person.

The meal includes:

• Slow-roasted turkey and cranberry relish or hickory-smoked ham
• Bread-and-celery dressing
• Mashed potatoes with gravy
• Corn
• Green beans with ham
• Dinner rolls
• Pumpkin pie
• Pumpkin bread

You can also opt for the Premium Farmhouse Feast, which feeds 8 to 10 people for $174.99, or about $21.87 per person, and includes:

• Slow-roasted turkey 
• Hickory-smoked ham
• Bread-and-celery dressing
• Mashed potatoes with gravy
• Corn
• Green beans with ham
• Cranberry relish
• Macaroni and cheese
• Pumpkin bread
• Dinner rolls
• Pumpkin pie
• Double-crust apple pie

The meals are packed cold, but heating instructions are included.

Hy-Vee

If you’re lucky enough to live in the Midwest where you can shop at Hy-Vee, you have a great holiday meal option with its family feast turkey dinner. Those outside the Midwest don’t know what they’re missing from this Iowa-based grocery store chain.

The price for up to 12 people is $179.99, which comes out to roughly $15 per person.

This Thanksgiving feast includes:

• One 14- to 16-pound Butterball turkey
• 32 ounces beef or turkey gravy
• Two large sides of mashed potatoes
• Four large sides of your choice (including dessert)
• 24 dinner rolls

Other side options include buttered sweet corn, cranberry relish, green bean casserole, holiday potatoes with cheddar, sage bread dressing, white cheddar macaroni or pie (apple, banana cream, French silk or pumpkin). The instructions say to plan for 2.5 hours to reheat the meal.

Whole Foods Market

If you’re ready to pull out all the stops, Thanksgiving Extravaganza for 12 may be your best option. It’s not cheap, but it will blow the doors off your typical Thanksgiving dinner — as well as your belt buckles and buttons.

The price for up to 12 people is $549.99, which comes out to about $46 per person.

It includes:

• One roast whole turkey with turkey gravy
• One maple bourbon ham with brown sugar citrus glaze 
• Creamy mashed russet potatoes
• Classic holiday herb stuffing
• Sea salt and cracked pepper green beans 
• Roasted butternut squash with cranberries and sage
• Velvety creamed spinach 
• Aromatic butternut squash soup
• Zesty cranberry orange sauce
• Shrimp trio platter
• Classic antipasti platter
• Vegetable crudites with hummus 
• Truffle and chive deviled eggs
• Spinach artichoke Parmesan dip
• Brioche rolls

If that’s a little too pricey for your taste, we get it. Whole Foods also offers a cheaper version, the Classic Whole Roast Turkey Meal for 8 for $169.99.

Costco

It’s no surprise to find Costco on this list. Just like most things you buy here, you can expect a quality, delicious meal with their Complete Gourmet Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner. 

The meal serves eight to 8 people and costs $199.99 (you save $70, off the original $269 if you order before 11/30) and is currently only available online. 

This meal includes:

• 5-pound all natural free range turkey breast
• 3 pounds mash potatoes
• 3 pounds tray mac and cheese
• 3 pounds tray of sweet corn
• 3 pounds green bean casserole
• 2 pounds candied yams
• 3 pounds cornbread stuffing
• 20 ounces cranberry relish
• 12 gourmet dinner rolls
• 2 pounds apple cobbler
• 2-pound pumpkin pie

Costco ships directly to you, and the shipping costs are included in the overall price.

Albertsons

If you live west of the Mississippi, Albertsons has your back this Thanksgiving. You can order a fully cooked Roasted Turkey Holiday Dinner that serves eight to 10 people for $135.99 (exact prices may be more or less based on your location) . That’s about $14 to $17 per person.

It includes:

• 10 to 12 pound whole roasted turkey
• Herb giblet gravy
• Cranberry relish with oranges, pecans and coconut
• Homestyle cornbread dressing
• Mashed potatoes
• Green bean amandine
• Praline sweet potatoes

Shoprite

Looking to feed 8 people? Check out the Turkey Bundle from Shoprite for $129.99 — about $16 a person. It includes:

• 4.5-pound herb-roasted turkey breast
• 2 pounds fall-spiced roasted butternut squash with cranberries
• 3 pounds country stuffing
• 3 pounds Yukon Gold mashed potatoes
• Cranberry orange relish
• 2 pounds turkey gravy
• Apple pie

Shoprite also offers a Friendsgiving Bundle that feeds 15 for $199.99 or about $13 per person. The bundle includes:

• 4.5-pound herb-roasted turkey breast
• 6 pound Applewood-smoked cider glazed ham
• 3 pounds green beans with roasted garlic
• 4 pounds Yukon Gold mashed potatoes
• 3 pounds fall-spiced roasted butternut squash with cranberries
• 4 pounds white cheddar mac and cheese
• 4 pounds country stuffing
• 2 pounds turkey gravy
• 1.5 pounds cranberry orange relish
• Apple pie

If you’re looking for just a few sides or desserts, Shoprite offers those as well.

Popeyes

When it comes to Thanksgiving meals, the turkey is the main attraction. It seems deceptively simple to roast a perfect bird, but how many of us have served it dried out or undercooked? Stick to making the sides and pick up a perfectly pre-cooked turkey from Popeyes instead.

Popeye’s turkey starts at $59.99, but prices vary by location. The turkey is infused with Cajun seasonings, roasted, then frozen — so all you need to do on Thanksgiving day is reheat the thawed bird. Check thawing times because you should start that a day or two ahead of the day you want to heat and eat. 

If you don’t want to make your own sides either, you can pick up sides, including mashed potatoes, biscuits, and mac and cheese, from a Popeyes in your area.

Blue Apron

Blue Apron is offering something called The Full Feast again this year for $94.99. It serves six to eight people, coming out at about $12 to $16 per person. The box includes:

• Savory butter roasted turkey breast
• Homemade garlic and herb gravy
• Fresh cranberry sauce with ginger and spicy maple syrup
• Roasted Brussels sprouts with fried rosemary and pumpkin seeds
• Brown butter and white cheddar mashed potatoes with romano cheese and chives
• Apple crumb pie with almonds

Harry and David

Harry & David is known for its premium foods that it delivers by mail nationwide. You can order the Gourmet Turkey Feast for your family for $269.99. It serves eight to 10 people.

The meal includes:

• 10-pound oven-roasted turkey
• Apple sausage stuffing
• Black truffle and almond green beans
• Brown sugar sweet potatoes
• Classic turkey gravy
• Spiced cranberry chutney
• Pumpkin cheesecake

You can also upgrade to the Wow Holiday Meal for $499.99 if you’re really feeling fancy — and flush with money — this year.

Omaha Steaks

Omaha Steaks is typically known for its namesake meat, but at Thanksgiving you’ll want to get your hands on one of their prepared Thanksgiving dinners.

There are three Turkey dinner options available: Thanksgiving Feast ($163), Cozy Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner ($189), Thanksgiving Turkey Essentials ($204). Depending on which you order, the per-head price may be up to $40 per person.

Once you’ve ordered, your meal will ship directly to you at no additional charge and all you’ll need to do on the day is reheat it.

Hello Fresh

Meal delivery service Hello Fresh offers an Ultimate Thanksgiving meal kit shipped straight to your door that feeds eight to 10 guests (price not listed).

You can customize your box depending on your food preferences. Choices include:

• Roast turkey with garlic herb butter rub
• Ciabatta stuffing with chicken sausage and cranberries
• Creamy mashed potatoes with garlic and sour cream
• Classic gravy
• Fresh cranberry sauce
• Broccoli cheddar gratin
• Apple ginger crisp

As is typical with Hello Fresh meals, this meal will require some prep work. The turkey also requires four days to thaw.

Williams Sonoma

You may not think a kitchen and home retailer would sell complete meals, but Williams Sonoma is in on the prepared meal business. This includes their Deluxe Thanksgiving Dinner for those of us who have a bougie budget and a palate to match. 

The dinner serves eight to ten people and costs $499.95. It includes:

• A seasoned whole organic turkey

• Classic mashed potatoes
• Brussels sprouts gratin
• Roasted root vegetables
• Italian sausage stuffing
• Crowd-pleasing sweet potatoes
• Steakhouse creamed spinach
• Mushroom and leek bread pudding
• Bacon mac and cheese

That’s not your run-of-the-mill Thanksgiving dinner, but it obviously comes with a not run-of-the-mill price. 

Williams Sonoma also offers many other prepared Thanksgiving dinners, but be ready for sticker shock.

Goldbelly

Goldbelly is a unique business that took off during the pandemic. They allow customers to buy meals directly from their business partners across the country, which include everything from small shops to world-famous restaurants. 

Goldbelly now ships from more than 850 restaurants, food shops and chefs in all 50 states. Its Thanksgiving dinner options currently include:

• Holiday dinner for four from Commander’s Palace in New Orleans ($189.95).
• Complete Cajun fried turkey dinner (serves 12 to 15) from The Cajun Turkey Company in Dallas ($289.95).
• Holiday turkey dinner for four from the Goddess and Grocer in Chicago ($239.95).

Goldbelly also gives you the opportunity to simply just order a whole turkey or several sides from restaurants all over the country – such as a small turducken with Cajun pork cornbread stuffing from Hebert’s Specialty Meats in Maurice, Louisiana, or a roasted sous vide turkey breast from Hinck’s Turkey Farm in Manasquan, New Jersey.

HoneyBaked Ham

Of course they’re known for their hams, but HoneyBaked Ham also offers prepared Thanksgiving dinners with a choice of ham or whole roasted turkey.

HoneyBaked’s Thanksgiving dinner costs $179.99 and feeds up to 13 people. The menu is more limited, but includes:

• 9-pound bone-in slow smoked ham or 11- to 13-pound slow roasted whole turkey
• Green bean casserole (24 ounces)
• Country cornbread stuffing (22 ounces)
• Roasted turkey gravy (24 ounces)

Shipping opens on Nov. 3. The company says their hams can be frozen for up to six weeks for future use, and turkeys can be frozen for up to 12 weeks.

Safeway

The large grocery store chain offers an affordable prepared Thanksgiving dinner that feeds six to eight people for only $79.99. That’s a reasonable $$10 to $13.33 per person. The dinner includes:

• 10- to 12-pound fully cooked turkey
• 32 ounces mashed potatoes
• 28 ounces homestyle stuffing
• 24 ounces homestyle gravy
• 14 ounces cranberry sauce

All the dinners are fully cooked and take two to three hours for reheating.

Wegmans

Wegman’s — an East Coast-based grocery store chain — offers two Thanksgiving dinner options for carryout only, all available for pickup between Nov. 21 to 26. 

If you’re feeding just a few people, the Holiday Turkey Meal may fit the bill. Each individual dinner is $16 and includes turkey, whipped potatoes, herb stuffing, butternut squash, cranberry relish and homestyle gravy. These are available to order Nov. 10 through Dec. 31.. 

For a bigger crowd, the Hand-Carved Turkey Dinner feeds six for about $200 or or 12 for $290. It includes a turkey platter and your choice of four sides from the following:

• Herb stuffing (2 or 4 pounds)
• Signature whipped potatoes (2 or 4 pounds)
• Seasoned green beans (1.5 or 3 pounds)
• Mashed sweet potatoes (2 or 4 pounds)
• Macaroni and cheese (2 or 5 pounds)
• Cauliflower spinach gratin (2 or 4 pounds)
• Butternut squash, spinach and dried cranberries (1.5 or 3 pounds)
• Roasted Brussels sprouts (1.5 or 3 pounds)

Wegmans’ Classic Turkey Dinner costs $185 and feeds 10. It includes: 

• 12- to 14-pound slow roasted whole turkey
• Herb bread stuffing
• Signature whipped potatoes
• Green bean casserole with crispy onions
• Macaroni and cheese
• Homestyle gravy
• Cranberry orange relish
• The option to add on a pie or dinner rolls

Finally, Wegmans offers a Signature Ham Dinner that serves 10 to 12 people, and starts at $180. This meal includes a 7- to 8-pound spiral-sliced glazed ham and your choice of four sides:

• Herb stuffing
• Whipped potatoes 
• Seasoned green beans
• Mashed sweet potatoes
• Macaroni and cheese
• Cauliflower and spinach gratin
• Roasted butternut squash with baby spinach and cranberries
• Roasted Brussels sprouts

Sam’s Club

Sam’s Club’s 2026 Thanksgiving meal can be ready in two hours for less than $10 a person. It costs $160 and serves up to 16 people. 

The price gets you:

• Boneless carver ham
• Hickory smoked turkey
• Yukon Gold mashed potatoes
• Turkey gravy
• Green beans with dried cranberries and almonds (x2)
• Macaroni and cheese (x2)
• Sweet corn with garlic butter
• Cranberry crunch salad
• Yeast dinner rolls
• Charcuterie entertainment tray
• 12” pumpkin pies (x2)

Robert Bruce is a senior writer with The Penny Hoarder. Freelance writers Catherine Hiles and Larissa Runkle contributed.

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