8 Thanksgiving meal kits that’ll take cooking off your to-do list — starting at just $25

Aside from being a lot of work, preparing an extravagant Thanksgiving dinner is costly. Luckily, stores like Walmart, Costco, Sam’s Club, Williams Sonoma and Whole Foods sell entire Thanksgiving meal kits several weeks ahead of the holiday. These meal kits come with everything you need to make a traditional Thanksgiving feast, including a whole turkey (some brands also offer partial pieces), and staple sides, like stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pie, vegetables, potatoes and much more. The most exciting part is that many of these meal kits are available at a great value, with some starting at as little as $25. If your family doesn’t love spending hours in the kitchen or you’re trying to keep this season’s big dinner below a certain cost without missing out on your favorites, these meal kits are perfect for you. Below, I rounded up the best Thanksgiving meal kits to pick up or have delivered this year and help you and your family save a few dollars ahead of holiday gifting season. Some of the kits below have all the ingredients and require you to still prepare and cook the meal and many include premade dishes that you can simply heat and serve. Either way, order ahead to ensure your entire meal is ready for you by the time the big day arrives.Selected.Our top picksMost affordable meal kitLearn moreBest meal kit under $200Learn moreBest meal kit splurgeLearn moreWant more from NBC Selected? Sign up for our newsletter, The Selection, and shop smarter.With grocery prices increasing due to inflation, going with a pre-made meal kit is a great way to be strategic. As of Sept. 2026, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for groceries (food at home) in the United States increased 1.8 percent year-over-year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Individual categories, like produce and meat, poultry and eggs have all increased compared to Sept. 2025, so the same exact ingredients you bought this time last year will be higher overall. These meal kits and grocery bundles could save you time and money. Many of them, including Walmart, Costco and Sam’s Club, also offer loyalty programs that could help you earn rewards on your future purchases. This Thanksgiving meal kit from Walmart is one of the most popular options available, largely because it is the most affordable meal kit you can buy. All together, the grocery bundle costs $35, but you can save even more. Use promo code TRIPLE10 at checkout to get $10 off your order. Compared to last year, the bundle includes 18% more food items and costs 12% less than last year for the same products, according to Walmart. This applies only to your first three orders and only on orders of $35 or more. The bundle includes almost all of the ingredients you need to make traditional Thanksgiving dishes like a roast turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and stuffing. This meal kit comes with enough to feed roughly 10 to 12 people and since it comes to around $150, the price per person is around $10, according to Sam’s Club. It includes prepared dishes like mac and cheese and sweet corn, as well as trays for appetizers and snacks like charcuterie and salad, dressing included on the side. While it doesn’t include stuffing, it comes with a boneless ham (in addition to the whole turkey), which most of the kits and bundles on this list don’t have. This meal kit includes many of your favorite Thanksgiving staples, like a whole turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing, and all you have to do is heat and serve most of the dishes. In fact, Whole Foods also has an instruction manual on how to prepare each dish included in the order, which has oven temperatures and times, as well as directions on how long to heat things like gravy in the microwave. BETAThis meal kit is one of the best options that’s worth the splurge in my opinion. It’s one of the only meal kits that offers different types of turkey preparations, including ones with different seasonings and even an option that includes just the turkey breast. It also includes more customized vegetable side dishes like sweet potatoes and butternut squash, Brussels sprouts and creamed spinach, in addition to the usual dishes like mac and cheese and mashed potatoes. You can also choose between a pumpkin, pecan or apple pie for the meal. Also, if you have someone at your celebration who’s gluten free, Williams Sonoma also offers gluten-free dishes to pair with this.This Thanksgiving meal kit from Omaha Steaks is great if you and your family love slightly untraditional flavor profiles and dishes for the holiday. Instead of the usual pumpkin, apple and pecan pies, the kit includes a cheesecake with multiple flavors like strawberry swirl, triple chocolate, turtle and New York style. It comes with a whole turkey, though the brand offers a boneless ham that you can pair with it. Plus, you can save up to $20 on orders of $149 or more by using the promo code SAVEBIG at checkout. The discount doesn’t apply to certain product categories like gift cards and wine, and cannot be combined with other offers, according to Omaha Steaks.This Thanksgiving meal kit includes a whole turkey that feeds up to a dozen people. Like the other options on this list, the meal kit comes frozen and the brand has helpful instructions for prepping it, including how many hours to start defrosting the turkey before cooking it. Plus, the brand also has advice for storing leftovers and for how long. Additionally, if you end up loving your order, you may also want to consider ordering one of the brand’s famous Honey Baked Hams.If your family prefers to make the sides, appetizers and desserts but just need a bird to serve as a main, this Cajun-style turkey from Popeyes is a great choice. It comes frozen and fully cooked, and all you have to do is follow the brand’s instructions for thawing and baking. One thing to note about this option is that the brand doesn’t offer delivery, so you can find a location near you to order your turkey and pick it up later. Why trust NBC Selected?I’m a commerce editor at NBC Selected, where I write about deals and sale events, food and kitchen gadgets, home and kitchen appliances and more. 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