Walmart has recently teamed up with some of Food Networks stars Melissa D’Arabian from Ten Dollar Dinners and Aaron Sanchez of Chefs vs. City to create tasty twists on traditional holiday dishes. And this holiday season, Walmart is reducing prices on key holiday meal items to help make holiday meals a little more affordable.
the following meal idea was provided with permission by Walmart
A turkey dinner for eight as low as $20
According to a survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation, last year’s average cost of a turkey was roughly $1.19 per pound. Select Grade A turkeys are available now for 40 cents per pound at Walmart.* These gobblers are part of Walmart’s $20 Thanksgiving menu guaranteeing family favorites will be on the dinner table this holiday season. Walmart’s $20 Thanksgiving feast includes:
One 12-pound Grade A turkey*
Three 11 to 15.5-ounce cans Green Giant vegetables
Two 14-ounce cans Ocean Spray cranberry sauce
Three 6-ounce boxes of Stove Top stuffing
One 5-pound bag of red potatoes
One 12-count package of Sara Lee dinner rolls
One 22-ounce pumpkin roll cake
*Prices and availability may vary in AK, HI, OK, NM, WI and at Walmart.com. Prices on select Grade A turkeys begin November 4; limit two turkeys per customer; weights and brands vary by store. Quantities are limited; no rain checks. All prices do not include tax.
My Budget Friendly Holiday Meal Idea:
Walmart recently supplied me with a giftcard to see if I could make my own holiday meal on the cheap. Prior to being asked to participate in this I had already purchased most of my holiday meal items. I would like to share with you what I would do for a budget friendly holiday meal:
To start things off it would be to find the perfect turkey. When it comes to cooking turkey I must admit that I am very hesitant to do it all “from scratch”. Me, I’m more of a turkey cook when all the hard work has been done for me. I personally love these Jennie O’s Oven Ready Whole Turkey’s because they come pre-seasoned and ready for the oven. I’ve used this type of turkey for years and it always seems to be a hit at my holiday dinners. They can be a bit expensive though but with the help of turkey breast options and discounted sales you can get one of these at a good price. For example I saw a whole bird (Jennie O’s Oven Ready) just the other day for half price. I don’t know why it was marked down but I’m glad I decided to dig around in the cooler to find the best price. So what I’ve learned from that experience is don’t just pick the first one off of the top, meat is priced by the lb. so search around a bit to find the lowest price available.
With the turkey I would serve green bean casserole which takes only a couple cans of green beans, french onions, and cream of mushroom soup. An easy and delicious staple for our holidays around at the Diva household.
The turkey that I picked actually comes with its own gravy but we need something to serve that gravy with, right? Homemade mashed potatoes are SO easy, we never buy the box. Cook peeled, cubed russet potatoes until fork tender. Drain and Cream potatoes with a little butter and milk with an electric handmixer (its easier than using a potatoe masher in my opinion). Easy delicious whipped potatoes for turkey and gravy.
I’m drooling just writing my budget holiday meal plan but we are not done yet. Of course we will have a can of jellied cranberry sauce per hubby’s request, he loves the stuff. And for dessert I would go with Krusteaz: Pecan Bars Supreme Mix. You might have seen me tweeting about eating Pecan Bars this past week, well these are the pecan bars that I was talking about. They are SO good, our family loves them. Very easy to make and easier since all the ingredients are in one box. And for the bread of the meal we often choose Sister Schubert’s: Dinner 10 ct. yeast rolls.
Want to try your hand at creating a budget friendly holiday meal courtesy of Walmart? Read below on how to enter the giveaway.
Walmart $30 Holiday Meal Giftcard Giveaway
Walmart has offered to sponsor a giveaway of 2 $30 giftcards to 2 lucky readers to help in preparing their Holiday Meals this year.
How to Enter
Simply leave a comment in the comment section of this post telling us what your best tip is for saving money or time on holiday meals.
Details
This giveaway runs from now until December 1, 2009 @ midnight EST.
Please provide a valid email address in the comment form for notification purposes in case your name is drawn as the winner.
2 winner will receive 1 $30 Walmart Giftcard.
Winner will be drawn using the random integer generator at random.org.
This giveaway is open to US residents only.
Winner will be announced on this post.
Winner has 48 hours to respond to notification email, if no response is given in the time allowed a new winner will be chosen.
This giveaway is closed:
Our winners are…
Disclosure: As a Walmart Elevenmom, Walmart provides me with opportunities and company information that you will see in this post. Read more about the Elevemoms program at walmart.com/elevenmoms.
The Walmart gift card for myself and the giveaway winners were provided to me for free by Walmart.
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