All in all, I’d absolutely make Aldi’s $40 Thanksgiving meal again.
I loved the ease of the cooking process and found that with all of my must-have flavors on the plate, I was just as happy eating this affordable Thanksgiving meal as I had been eating more elaborate ones of years past.
Minus a few staples I had on hand, the list felt spot on for what we needed to cook a full meal. As a bonus, we ended up with a half-bag of potatoes, plus a few onions, carrots, and celery stalks left over, which I used for other meals throughout the week.
The only thing I’d do differently is to ensure that turkeys were in stock before I shopped for the rest of the ingredients.
Unfortunately, needing to go elsewhere for a pricier turkey resulted in us having to buy a smaller one to stay on budget, so we had way less leftover turkey than we’d have liked.
That’s truly the only real downside of an otherwise amazing meal.
When reached for comment, an Aldi spokesperson told me the chain has seen “increased demand” for turkeys since announcing the promotion, “which briefly affected supply in select stores.”
“Our teams are working hard to ensure a full restock of turkeys across the country this week,” the spokesperson added.