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.

5 Responses to “A cheap Thanksgiving when you can’t go home”

  1. Kaisa says:

    Yay, for finding Thanksgiving dinner supplies for so cheap :) And I hope you have great one (Thanksgiving, that is)!

  2. Starlet says:

    Happy thanksgiving :) I’d totally do something like that also, I do love a good bargain :)

  3. Lixin says:

    Glad you found some cheap Thanksgiving stuff!

    We don’t have Thanksgiving in Singapore … unfortunately.

  4. David says:

    Delicious! Nothing wrong with this meal. Those chickens are really tasty and the macaroni and cheese add just the right touch.

  5. Angela says:

    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 :)

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