Aldi Thanksgiving meal 2026 feeds 10 people for under $39

Aldi’s turkey dinner deal is back with a 16-pound turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. It’s a dollar cheaper than last year’s, but the shopping list is a lot shorter.

Aldi is putting a price on Thanksgiving again, and it’s a low one.

The grocery chain says shoppers can buy everything for a classic Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people for under $39, or less than $4 a person. Aldi announced the deal on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

No coupons, loyalty cards, memberships or minimum purchases are required, according to Aldi’s press release. You just buy the 12 items on the list.

The deal runs from Oct. 14 through Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving.

Here’s WUSA9’s report on the deal:

What’s in the Aldi Thanksgiving meal for 2026?

A 16-pound turkey and the classic sides. Here’s the shopping list from Aldi:

• Whole turkey (a 16-pound Farmer’s Choice)

• Chef’s Cupboard Stuffing Mix (three)

• Baby peeled carrots

• Celery

• Cranberries (12 ounces)

• Sweet potatoes (3 pounds)

• L’oven Fresh Hawaiian Sweet Rolls

• Season’s Choice Steamable Frozen Peas (two)

• Baker’s Corner Pumpkin Pie Mix

• Bake House Creations Pie Crusts

• Friendly Farms Whole Milk

• Friendly Farms Heavy Whipping Cream

The items are marked with a turkey logo on store shelves, Aldi said.

When is the Aldi turkey available?

Some of the list isn’t in stores yet. Most items are priced for the deal now, but three arrive later, according to the fine print in Aldi’s release:

• Cranberries: Oct. 26

• Farmer’s Choice turkey: Nov. 4

• Pumpkin pie mix: Nov. 11

So if you shop this weekend, you’ll leave without the main event. Prices on everything else are good from Oct. 14 to Nov. 25. Aldi says the actual total can vary by location and product.

How does the Aldi Thanksgiving meal compare to last year?

It’s a dollar cheaper and a lot shorter. Aldi’s 2025 deal was $40 for 21 items, The Takeout reported, while this year’s is under $39 for 12.

The 2026 list drops the ingredients for mac and cheese, mashed potatoes with gravy and green bean casserole, The Takeout noted. Sweet potato casserole became plain sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce became fresh cranberries.

Aldi built this year’s meal around the same core items the American Farm Bureau Federation tracks in its yearly Thanksgiving dinner cost survey, so shoppers can compare prices easily, the company said.

The Farm Bureau put the 2025 national average for a dinner for 10 at about $55.18, according to Tasting Table. By that math, Aldi’s price is roughly 30% lower.

Aldi says its shoppers have saved an average of 26% on a classic Thanksgiving meal over the last five years, compared with the Farm Bureau’s national average.

What did Aldi say about the Thanksgiving deal?

CEO Atty McGrath kept it simple.

“Thanksgiving shouldn’t require a calculator or a coupon strategy,” McGrath said in the release. “No hoops. Just a really good meal at a really good price.”

Chief Commercial Officer Scott Patton said the goal is for families to spend “less time chasing deals and more time enjoying the holiday with loved ones.”

Can you order the Aldi Thanksgiving meal online?

Yes, and that part is new this year. Shoppers can add the whole list to an online cart in one click for curbside pickup or delivery at ALDI.us, according to the release.

Aldi also posted a printable shopping list on its Thanksgiving page.

Are other stores doing Thanksgiving meal deals?

A couple already are. Lidl’s meal for 10 is $35.86, starting Nov. 11, and Sam’s Club has a $160 meal that feeds 16, according to The Takeout.

Aldi has more stores to sell turkeys from, too. The chain planned to open more than 180 stores in 2026, its 50th year in the U.S., and end the year with nearly 2,800, it said in January.

One in three U.S. households shopped at Aldi last year, McGrath said at the time.

Why is Aldi so cheap?

Aldi credits its setup. Smaller stores and stocking shelves with products still in the boxes they shipped in help keep prices down, the company said in its Thanksgiving release.

Aldi also claims the lowest prices of any national grocer, citing its own 2026 Price Leadership Report.

Just don’t count on picking up the turkey before Nov. 4.

Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.

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Hat Tips:

• Aldi press release (Oct. 14, 2026), the meal, prices, dates and quotes

• The Takeout, Dylan Murray (Oct. 15, 2026), the 2025 comparison and other retailers

• Tasting Table, Bridget Sharkey (Oct. 15, 2026), the Farm Bureau comparison

• Aldi press release (Jan. 12, 2026), store growth plans

• WUSA9 on YouTube (Oct. 15, 2026), the news report

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