A cheap Thanksgiving when you can’t go home
Don and I aren’t going to make it back home for Thanksgiving because he’s working over the holiday (he works in retail), so we weren’t planning to do anything special. I was thinking about making chicken fried steak since we have everything we need, but now, I think I’m going to make my own Thanksgiving.
- Cooked rotisserie chicken - $5.99
- Kraft Stove Top stuffing mix - $1.99
- Green beans - $0.25 a can
- Kraft macaroni and cheese - $0.25 a box
- Cranberry sauce - $0.89 a can
- Pumpkin pie mix - $1.99
Total: 11.36
My local grocery store has cooked rotisserie chickens, which is what I’m going to use, but you can over-roast a small, inexpensive turkey or chicken, which can be about $5 if you pay attention. Most of this stuff doesn’t require a whole lot of work, and can be a nice substitute for a great home-cooked Thanksgiving. While Kraft mac and cheese doesn’t even come close to Grandma’s, it’ll be better than cold pizza.
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Yay, for finding Thanksgiving dinner supplies for so cheap
And I hope you have great one (Thanksgiving, that is)!
Happy thanksgiving
I’d totally do something like that also, I do love a good bargain 
Glad you found some cheap Thanksgiving stuff!
We don’t have Thanksgiving in Singapore … unfortunately.
Delicious! Nothing wrong with this meal. Those chickens are really tasty and the macaroni and cheese add just the right touch.
I never really thought of all that before, getting it all for so cheap. I always just imagine a huge dinner and it being a lotttt of money. I guess just because I’ve always eaten it with my family so there’s a lot of people.
Anyway, I hope yours turned out good