Walmart Thanksgiving meal deal feeds 10 people with 26 items: What's inside, how much it costs and how to get free delivery

Walmart Thanksgiving meal deal: How much holiday dinner can $35 buy? Walmart is answering that question with its 2026 Holiday Meal Basket, which brings together a turkey, stuffing, side dishes and dessert ingredients for 10 people. The basket costs $3.50 per person and includes more items than last year's selection.

Available in stores and online through December 24, the basket contains 26 items across 17 unique products from national and Walmart brands. Walmart says the selection has 18% more items this year and costs 12% less than the same products did last year.

Walmart US president and CEO, David Guggina said, "The Holiday Meal Basket has become one of our favorite traditions at Walmart. It brings our purpose to life in such a meaningful way by helping families make the holidays special without stretching their budgets."

What's inside Walmart's $35 holiday meal basket

Turkey remains the centrepiece of the assortment. The basket includes a Butterball frozen whole turkey priced at 97 cents per pound, the same price as last year.

The other items cover several familiar holiday dishes. Shoppers will find Stove Top stuffing, fresh cranberries, mashed potato ingredients, brown gravy mix and dinner rolls. Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup is also included for making green bean casserole.

Walmart has added sweet potatoes, Jet-Puffed mini marshmallows and JIFFY corn muffin mix to this year's selection. And these ingredients can be used to prepare sweet potato casserole & corn casserole.

The dessert ingredients include pumpkin, evaporated milk, pie crusts and whipped topping for pumpkin pie.

Walmart's holiday meal basket reaches its lowest price in programme history

The $35 basket is the lowest-priced one-click assortment in the programme's history, according to Walmart. The retailer also said customers have saved more than $350 million through its Holiday Meal Basket programme since 2022.

This year's assortment includes 26 total items across 17 unique products. Walmart said the expanded selection reflects changing customer preferences, with more ingredients for holiday side dishes.

How to order Walmart's 2026 Holiday Meal Basket

Customers can purchase the complete assortment in stores or order it online through Walmart's Holiday Savings Basket page.

Shoppers can also ask Sparky, Walmart's AI shopping agent, to add the basket to their online cart. Other options include curbside pickup, Express Pickup and delivery, with speeds ranging from one hour or less to scheduled delivery.

Walmart's Holiday Food page features recipes created around the basket's ingredients, meal inspiration and ideas for using leftovers.

Walmart's free Express Delivery offer ends November 30

Walmart is offering free Express Delivery on the Holiday Meal Basket through November 30, 2026. Customers must use the code THANKFUL and include at least one qualifying item in their order: Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup, a Butterball turkey or Stove Top stuffing mix.

The order must also meet a minimum purchase requirement of $35. The promotion is subject to terms and restrictions.

There are no purchase quantity limits for the complete basket or individual items, subject to availability.

The Holiday Meal Basket is available in stores and online through December 24, 2026. Walmart's advertised $35 price is based on an average 13.5-pound Butterball turkey priced at 97 cents per pound and three sweet potatoes weighing approximately 3.2 pounds.

Additional pickup, shipping or delivery fees ranging from $0 to $19.95 may apply. The offer excludes Alaska, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico and Wisconsin.