Best Places to Buy Pre-Made Thanksgiving Dinner To-Go

Stress less and enjoy more family time with a premade Thanksgiving dinner to go!

If cooking Thanksgiving dinner isn’t your idea of a good time, skip the stress and consider buying a fully prepared meal instead! We’re sharing restaurants and retailers that offer delicious options for a premade Thanksgiving dinner to go so you can let someone else do the cooking this year.

All you have to do is turn your oven on (required in most cases to heat up the food), set the table, light a few candles, and spend all that time you saved relaxing with your loved ones. It doesn’t get any easier than that!

Here are the restaurants & retailers that served up premade Thanksgiving dinners to go in 2022:

Albertsons Market offered premade Thanksgiving dinners to go.

Albertson’s had three different turkey dinners for Thanksgiving 2022, starting at just $79.99! Customers could choose from a whole smoked or baked turkey (serving 8-10), or opt for a fully-cooked turkey breast (serving 6-8).

No matter which meal you chose, it came cold, fully cooked, and ready to heat.

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Bob Evans’ heat & serve dinners were another affordable choice for Thanksgiving 2022.

Bob Evans’ signature Farmhouse Thanksgiving Feast always makes for an easy and delicious Thanksgiving Day meal! All you had to do was heat it up, and they even provided step-by-step directions so everything was done perfectly at the same time.

Bob Evans’ Turkey Farmhouse Feast fed 4 people for just $74.99. You had the option to add additional bakery treats and extra sides if needed, too.

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Boston Market’s premade Thanksgiving dinner fed up to 12 people.

Boston Market had several options to help you feed your crew in 2022. You could order a Boneless Turkey Breast Meal for 4-6 people starting at $99.99, or a Whole Roasted Turkey Meal for 12 starting at $139.99.

Note that prices did vary by location. Meals could be picked up chilled, fully cooked, and ready to heat and eat!

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Buca di Beppo served up a piping hot Thanksgiving celebration to go.

At Buca di Beppo, their delicious Thanksgiving feasts were available to pre-order up until the day before Thanksgiving, 2022. You could choose to pick up your meal cold in advance, or piping hot on Thanksgiving or the day before.

Buca di Beppo’s prepared dinners were priced at $99 (serves 3) and $186 (serves 6). You also had the option to add any of their delicious Italian side dishes to round out your holiday dinner.

Chart House sold hot Thanksgiving meals to go in 2022.

Chart House sold family meal packs to go in 2022, and they were available to pick up hot between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day! Choices included their famous Slow Roasted Prime Rib ($130) or Turkey Dinner ($105).

Each pack served 3-4 and came with a seasonal salad, entrée, accompaniments, and dessert for the whole family.

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Costco’s easy and affordable Thanksgiving meals returned for one week in 2022.

Every year, Costco sells refrigerated turkey dinners for just $3.99 per pound. Prices did vary depending on weight, but we found them ranging from $37 to $39 at our local warehouse. Hip readers always love this affordable option because there is minimal work required to get these meals ready to eat!

Costco also had prepared sides such as Mashed Sweet Potatoes w/ Brown Sugar for just $2.49/lb and Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes for $1.99/lb. These can also be a great time-saving option for anyone preparing their own turkey but wanting a little help with the side dishes.

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Cracker Barrel sold a premade Thanksgiving dinner fit for a crowd.

Cracker Barrel’s Thanksgiving Heat & Serve Feast fed 8-10 people for $154.99 in 2022. For anyone keeping their celebration small, the restaurant’s Thanksgiving Heat & Serve Family Meal served 4-6 for $104.99.

Cracker Barrel’s holiday meals were available between November 19 and November 26, 2022.

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Dickey’s Barbeque Pit had a Holiday Feast to go.

Dickey’s had several heat-and-eat options for Thanksgiving, including a Complete Feast (serves 10-12 for $145), à la carte holiday meats & sides, and other non-turkey options.

They also had a Holiday Big Yellow Box, which feeds up to 12 and could be ordered hot and ready-to-eat for $129.

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The Fresh Market had a Thanksgiving meal option for every gathering.

In 2022, The Fresh Market offered a variety of fully cooked holiday meals featuring everything from prime rib to ham, to turkey breast, to whole turkeys.

The Fresh Market’s Traditional Holiday meal served 8-10 with turkey and all the sides for $99. Better yet, members of The Fresh Market’s loyalty program (free to join) got $10 off this option!

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Golden Corral had turkey dinner to go available for pre-order in 2022.

Golden Corral had a complete family meal for 6-8 that you could preorder up until the day before Thanksgiving. Main entrées included either Holiday Glazed Ham or Whole Roasted Turkey. Both options were priced at $119.99.

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Harry & David let you create your own gourmet turkey feast, but it was one of the more spendy options!

Harry & David offers an impressive Thanksgiving dinner that you can have shipped directly to your doorstep. But at $249.99 plus shipping, this meal ended up costing over $300 in 2022!

Harry & David’s Create Your Own Gourmet Turkey Feast was a totally customizable heat-and-serve meal that fed 8-10. A roasted turkey was the mouthwatering main course, and the rest of the meal was yours to customize!

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Thanksgiving meal kits from Home Chef

During the week of Thanksgiving, Home Chef offered all your favorite Thanksgiving essentials delivered straight to your door!

Home Chef’s Thanksgiving meal kits were available to order through noon CT on November 18, 2022.

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Honey Baked Ham served up a turkey feast for pick-up or delivery.

Honey Baked Ham can ship a premade Thanksgiving dinner to go right to your home, including a fully-cooked turkey that will be ready to heat and eat upon thawing! In 2022, you could order just the turkey or the entire Thanksgiving meal with all the sides and desserts.

Honey Baked’s Oven-Roasted Whole Turkey Feast fed 10-12 for $120.99. It required 48-96 hours to thaw in the refrigerator and then about 2 hours in the oven before serving.

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iGourmet had frozen turkey dinners available to order in 2022.

iGourmet sold fully-cooked Holiday Turkey Dinners that shipped frozen to your door for $18.75 – $21.99 per person. All you had to do is heat and eat!

Note that shipping was FREE on orders of $149+ with promo code FREESHIP149. Shipping rates for orders less than $149 can be seen at igourmet.com. The Fully Cooked Turkey Meal for 8 was $149 shipped, making the final cost just $18.75/person!

Kroger had complete heat & eat holiday meals in 2022.

The Kroger deli offered three tiers of heat-and-eat holiday meals in 2022, each one with your choice of protein and all the holiday sides! Choose from boneless Home Chef turkey or ham for 4-6 ($65), bone-in turkey, smoked turkey, or ham for 6-8 ($80), or prime rib for 6-8 ($90).

There were three ways to order your holiday meal from Kroger: online at Kroger.com, by phone at 1-877-894-3707, or in person at the Kroger deli. The last day to order was Tuesday, November 22.

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Marie Callender’s had a Thanksgiving dinner for every celebration.

Marie Callender’s sold several different types of holiday feasts, with one to fit every family’s needs. Whether you needed a traditional turkey dinner or wanted to splurge on a ham too, they had you covered!

Marie Callender’s holiday feasts came frozen and required about 3 hours of cook time. Marie Callender’s dinner feasts served either 4-6 or 6-8 people and ranged in price from $149.99 up to $219.99 with additional à la carte options and legendary holiday treats available at an extra cost.

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Meijer had deluxe Thanksgiving dinners to go.

Meijer offered a deluxe turkey dinner for $59.99, which included a 10-12 pound prebaked Butterball turkey.

Customers could order the dinners at their Meijer deli counter or by calling 1-866-518-4293 by Tuesday, November 22. Limited quantities were available per store.

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Mimi’s Bistro & Bakery offered a premade Thanksgiving dinner to go for pickup.

Mimi’s Bistro & Bakery sold a classic Thanksgiving dinner online for $179.99. Mimi’s Thanksgiving Holiday Take-Home Feast served 10 and included a whole Herb-Buttered Turkey and all the fixings! It was available for cold pickup from November 19 through November 23, 2022.

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Omaha Steaks let you build your own premade Thanksgiving dinner.

That’s right – the company famous for its juicy mail-order steaks can deliver Thanksgiving dinner directly to your doorstep too! In 2022, you could select 5 of your favorites from a menu of main dishes, sides, and desserts, and have dinner for four people delivered to your home for $129.99 shipped.

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You could grab a premade Thanksgiving dinner from the Publix deli in 2022.

In 2022, you could take home a quick and easy Thanksgiving dinner from Publix for just $64.99! Publix’s Fully Cooked Turkey Dinner served 7-10 and included a whole, fully-cooked Butterball Turkey and some of the store’s holiday favorites!

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Shoprite sold a complete Friendsgiving dinner fit for a crowd.

Shoprite’s deli department offered a heat-and-eat Friendsgiving Bundle for $159.99. It served a whopping 15 people for just $10.67 per person!

The store required 72 hours’ notice to prepare your order, and you needed to allow about 48 hours to defrost your meal in the refrigerator.

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You could order a premade Thanksgiving dinner to go from Whole Foods in 2022.

Whole Foods had a classic Thanksgiving dinner available online for easy pickup in 2022, but it cost a pretty penny! Whole Foods’ Thanksgiving Feast for 12 included two entrées, loads of classic sides, and two iconic desserts for $399.99.

In addition to Whole Foods’ Holiday Meal packages, the store also offered the option to order additional sides and desserts à la carte too.

All holiday orders had to be placed a minimum of 48 hours ahead of your desired pickup date and time.

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Now that you have a little more free time, plan your Black Friday shopping accordingly!