Turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie ingredients, and a grocery bill that starts at $35. Walmart’s holiday meal basket is back, and this year the retailer says the assortment can feed 10 people.
That is $3.50 per person on Walmart’s estimate. Before you plan the entire Thanksgiving budget around that number, there are a few details to check, starting with where you live and how much your turkey weighs.
What comes in Walmart’s $35 holiday meal basket?
The 2026 assortment announced by Walmart has 17 different products and 26 total items. It is a grocery basket you cook at home, with a frozen Butterball turkey as the centerpiece.
- Turkey and produce: a Butterball frozen whole turkey, a 5-pound bag of russet potatoes, three sweet potatoes, and a 12-ounce bag of fresh cranberries.
- Stuffing and sides: two boxes of Stove Top turkey stuffing, two boxes of Jiffy corn muffin mix, three cans each of corn and green beans, Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup, French fried onions, two packets of brown gravy mix, and a bag of mini marshmallows.
- Rolls and dessert ingredients: 12 brown-and-serve rolls, a package of two frozen pie crusts, canned pumpkin, evaporated milk, and frozen whipped topping.
The fresh cranberries are worth noticing. The shopping list has a bag of berries, rather than a can of ready-to-serve cranberry sauce. And these are ingredients, so check your chosen recipes and pantry before assuming every extra ingredient you need is covered.
Where the $35 price applies
Walmart’s advertised price is valid October 28 through December 24, 2026, with item availability varying. Alaska, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, and Wisconsin are excluded from the advertised pricing.
The estimate uses a 13.5-pound turkey at 97 cents per pound and 3.2 pounds of sweet potatoes at 88 cents per pound. Pick a different weight and your total can change. Check the actual basket for your store before checking out.
You do not need a special membership to buy the basket. Pickup, shipping, or delivery can add fees of $0 to $19.95, according to Walmart’s terms.
The delivery code is a separate offer
Walmart also announced free Express Delivery through November 30 with code THANKFUL. That offer requires an order of at least $35 containing Campbell’s mushroom soup, a Butterball turkey, or Stove Top stuffing mix. Taxes and other restrictions apply, and the offer can change or expire without notice.
That code is for the delivery promotion, not a requirement to buy the grocery assortment. Walmart’s announcement links to the basket and recipes, so you can compare the ingredients with the meal you actually want to make before adding it to your cart.
