Don’t feel like cooking on Thanksgiving? These DFW grocery stores will do the work for you
Cooking isn’t for everyone, and with a holiday centered on a big meal, non-chefs need a backup plan.
Luckily, pretty much every grocery store is picking up the load.
Whether you want a meal ready to heat up or a basket full of items ready to cook, there are plenty of options to choose from.
Dallas-Fort Worth grocery stores with Thanksgiving meal packages
Here are 10 North Texas grocers who will provide your friends and family with a Thanksgiving dinner.
Holiday meals for in-store pickup at your local Central Market.
Pickup and reheat.
Turkey breast meal: $119.99, feeds 4-6, includes all-natural, oven-roasted, bone-in turkey breast, savory cornbread dressing, green beans with toasted almonds, whipped Yukon potatoes, turkey gravy, and cranberry sauce.
Traditional turkey meal: $149.99, feeds 6-8, includes all-natural oven-roasted turkey, savory cornbread dressing, green beans with toasted almonds, whipped Yukon potatoes, turkey gravy, and cranberry sauce.
All-natural hickory smoked ham meal: $149.99, feeds 6-8, and includes all-natural, hickory-smoked, spiral-sliced bone-in ham with apricot-ginger glaze, savory cornbread dressing, green beans with toasted almonds, whipped sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce.
Herb-encrusted beef tenderloin meal: $319.99, feeds 6-8, and includes herb-encrusted beef tenderloin with herb au jus, wintertime family salad, jalapeño pecan dressing, green beans with toasted almonds, and whipped Yukon potatoes.
Holiday feast: $399.99, feeds 12-14, and includes all-natural, hickory-smoked, spiral-sliced bone-in ham with apricot-ginger glaze, all-natural oven-roasted turkey, wintertime family salad, macaroni and cheese, whipped Yukon potatoes, green beans with toasted almonds, Brussels sprouts with carrots and cranberries, savory cornbread dressing, turkey gravy, and cranberry sauce.
They also offer a la carte entrees (turkey, ham, or tenderloin) and sides.
Pies offered: four seasons, traditional apple, traditional cherry, pumpkin chiffon, pumpkin cream cheese, apple maple pecan crisp, traditional pecan, bourbon pecan and chocolate pecan.
Curbside pickup until Nov. 28, or home delivery is available through Nov. 27.
Oven-roasted turkey breast meal: $69.99, feeds 4, includes H-E-B natural* fully cooked oven-roasted bone-in turkey breast, cornbread stuffing, Yukon gold mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, turkey gravy, and cranberry sauce.
Honey-cured spiral ham meal: $69.99, feeds 4, and includes fully cooked honey-cured spiral-sliced ham, cornbread stuffing, Yukon gold mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, turkey gravy, and cranberry sauce.
Oven-roasted whole Turkey Meal: $129.99, feeds 8, and includes the same as the turkey breast meal in larger quantities.
Prepared Thanksgiving sides are available for $9.35.
Pies are available for $13.98.
Fully cooked meals that need two to three hours of heating.
Homestyle turkey dinner: $69.99, feeds 6-8, includes 10-12 lb. fully cooked turkey, mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, turkey gravy, cranberry sauce.
Cajun turkey dinner: $79.99, feeds 6-8, includes 9-11 lb. fully cooked turkey, mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, turkey gravy, and cranberry sauce.
Spiral ham dinner: $79.99, feeds 8-10, includes 7-9 lb. fully cooked spiral ham, scalloped potatoes, mashed sweet potato, green bean casserole, and spiced apples.
Prime rib dinner: $99.99, feeds 4-5, includes: 4-5 lb. Fully Cooked Prime Rib Roast, scalloped potatoes, mashed sweet potato, green bean casserole, and spiced apples.
“Inflation-free Thanksgiving meal” comes with all the ingredients to prepare a meal that feeds eight people for $7 a person.
Basket includes whole frozen turkey 10 – 16 pounds, sweet Hawaiian rolls, golden sweet whole kernel corn, cranberry sauce, canned green beans, crispy fried onions, condensed cream of mushroom soup, brown gravy mix, pecan pie, frozen whipped topping, frozen deep dish pie crusts, 100% pure pumpkin, evaporated milk, mini marshmallows, corn muffin mix, poultry seasoning, chicken broth, fresh whole russet potatoes, fresh whole sweet potatoes, fresh yellow onions, fresh celery stalks.
Comes with a basted turkey and sides to prepare.
$20 for four people.
This includes a 10-pound turkey, potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing, gravy, cream of mushroom soup, and green beans.
Baskets with all ingredients to prepare your own Turkey dinner.
Feast for 10 for only $47.
Includes: Butterball turkey with spices, gravy, rolls, mac and cheese, stuffing, cranberry sauce ingredients, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, and pumpkin pie.
Ready to heat holiday Home Chef meals, as well as baskets with $50 baskets that serve 10 people with ingredients to prepare your own feast.
Thanksgiving feat bundle: $175, feeds 8-10, includes Butterball turkey, double-l boneless ham, 2 cornbread stuffing, 2 green bean casserole, 2 maple pecan mashed sweet potatoes, 2 cranberry sauce, 4 home-cook mashed potatoes, and 2 home-cook gravy.
Prime rib dinner: $100, feeds 4-6, includes Double L Ranch prime rib, 2 mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, maple pecan mashed sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce.
Boar’s Head Carve and Serve Turkey Dinner: $95, feeds 4-6, includes: Boar’s Carve and Serve turkey, cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, maple pecan mashed sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, 2 mashed potatoes, gravy.
Bone-In turkey dinner: $90, feeds 6-8, includes Butterball bone-in turkey, 2 mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, maple pecan mashed sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce.
Bone-in ham dinner: $85, feeds 6-8, includes: Private Selection bone-in ham, 2 mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, maple pecan mashed sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce.
Boneless ham dinner: $80, feeds 4-6, includes: Double L Ranch boneless ham, 2 mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, maple pecan mashed sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce.
Boneless turkey dinner: $75, feeds 4-6, includes Double L Ranch boneless turkey, 2 mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, maple pecan mashed sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce.
Ready-to-serve meals with pickup and delivery options.
$100 for 10 people.
The meal includes Member’s Mark hickory-smoked whole turkey, 24 dinner rolls, macaroni and cheese, a two-pack of Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, a cranberry crunch salad, sweet potato mash, and pumpkin pie.
Order until Nov. 26, and pickup until Nov. 28.
Come ready to heat up with 50-60 minutes of heating.
Thanksgiving meal options with just about any meat you can imagine: salmon, lobster, truffle chicken, various types of turkeys, prime rib, beef Wellington, ham, and lamb shank. There is also a vegan meal option.
Classic roast turkey meal: $99.99-$239.99, with options to feed 4, 8, or 12 people. It includes a classic roast turkey with turkey gravy, sea salt and cracked pepper green beans, creamy mashed russet potatoes, classic holiday herb stuffing, and zesty cranberry orange sauce.
Maple bourbon ham meal: $159.99, feeds 8, and includes Maple bourbon ham with brown sugar citrus glaze, homestyle green bean casserole, maple mashed sweet potatoes, and classic macaroni and cheese.
Prime rib meal: $259.99, feeds 8. It includes a salt and pepper prime rib roast with burgundy red wine jus, citrus-herb asparagus with pine nuts, velvety creamed spinach, and truffled parmesan mashed potatoes.
See Whole Foods full Thanksgiving catering offers here.
Fully prepared holiday meals that only need two to three hours of heating.
Must alert Sprouts with a 48-hour minimum to order.
Natural NAE Turkey Meal: $69.99, feeds 6-8, includes fully cooked turkey, red-skinned mashed potatoes, homestyle stuffing, homestyle gravy, and cranberry sauce.
Spiral-Sliced NAE Ham Meal: $69.99, feeds 6-8, includes: Fully cooked spiral-sliced ham, red skin mashed potatoes, homestyle stuffing, homestyle gravy, cranberry sauce.
USDA Choice Boneless Rib Roast Meal: $89.99, feeds 6-8, includes USDA choice boneless beef rib roast, red skin mashed potatoes , homestyle stuffing, homestyle gravy, cranberry sauce.
Boneless NAE Turkey Breast Meal: $39.99, feeds 2-3, includes Natural roasted boneless turkey breast, red skin mashed potatoes, homestyle stuffing, homestyle gravy, cranberry sauce.
Holiday Ham Meal: $39.99, serves 2-3, includes slow-cooked ham, red-skin mashed potatoes, homestyle stuffing, homestyle gravy, and cranberry sauce.
This story was originally published November 18, 2024 at 4:07 PM.