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Holiday Meal ideas from Walmart

Posted by on Dec 23, 2009 in Food & Drink Reviews, Giveaways | 253 comments

My mom’s house is just about a block away from Walmart, so I know the store very, very well. Little known fact – my first job was actually as a sales associate in Walmart’s shoe department! Now I live over 1000 miles away, but still feel the same way about Walmart… I can always find exactly what I need at a good price.

In November, Walmart took steps to help Americans share a memorable Thanksgiving with its Thanksgiving Dinner for Eight for as low as $20. Now, with Christmas and New Year’s right around the corner, Walmart has two great encores — Christmas Dinner for Eight for only $30 and a New Year’s Eve party for 10 for under $40. With help like this, moms don’t have to cut corners or sacrifice taste or quality when entertaining this winter.

The current economy impacts overall holiday plans for 80% of us, which makes deals like these that much more important when it comes to ensuring that Americans everywhere have the opportunity to enjoy holiday meals with their families. And with the majority of moms planning to entertain more than 7 people for the holidays, Walmart’s fresh and affordable holiday meals help eliminate some of the stress that comes from hosting a large get-together.

Walmart’s Christmas Dinner for Eight under $30 provides all the ingredients necessary for a traditional meal, including a 10-lb Spiral Cut Half Ham, three cans of Del Monte green beans, one 10-lb bag of russet potatoes, Sara Lee dinner rolls, and a pumpkin pie. The New Year’s party basket for 10 for under $40 includes a Shrimp Tray, Vegetable Tray, Hillshire Farms Little Smokies, Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, Land O’Lakes Egg Nog, and a Red Velvet cake. And to give your recipes a new spin, Aarón Sánchez of Food Network fame shares cooking tips and unique, delicious recipes he created with Walmart’s basket of holiday and New Year’s ingredients. You can find these tips and more on Walmart’s Holiday Meals website – www.walmart.com/holidaymeals.

So that you can do a little Walmart shopping in the New Year, I have a couple of gift cards to give away! Two readers will each win a $30 Walmart gift card. To enter, please leave a comment below. I’d love to know what’s on your holiday menu this year!

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Contest ends: January 7th, 2010 11:59 pm EST. US entries only. One person per household may enter. Leave a separate comment for each entry & a valid email address. Winners, chosen at random, have 3 days to claim their prize.

I wrote this review while participating in a campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Walmart. In addition, I received a Walmart gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate, and two to offer as a giveaway.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page for a list of all my latest giveaways!

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  1. Cassie / December 27, 2009

    there was crown roast on my holiday menu and it came out fantastic!
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  5. Tamara B. / December 27, 2009

    We had cornish hens with wild rice,stuffing and green bean casserole this year for Christmas.
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  8. Katie / December 27, 2009

    Christmas I made a turkey, homemade cranberry sauce, garlic mashed potatos, and cornbread/cranberry stuffing

  10. Kimberly / December 27, 2009

    I had Turkey, potatoes with gravy, green beans with bacon, rolls,
    deviled eggs and pumpkin pie with whip cream.

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  12. jen / December 27, 2009

    We had ham and mashed potatoes on our table!

  13. whitney / December 28, 2009

    We had the traditional turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, beans, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, rolls, desserts…. :) YUM

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  17. Diane / December 28, 2009

    For christmas my MIL made Lasagna, meatballs and italian sausage : ) It was so yummy. We arent sure what we will eat new years day yet – probably a spiral ham with scalloped potatoes
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  19. Madeliene / December 28, 2009

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  22. Velvet Hubler / December 28, 2009

    We had an italian christmas dinner this year with baked ziti, meatballs,sausage meatballs, and garlic bread. This was very different from the usual holiday meal we usually have of ham and all the fixings.

  23. Julie Cutshaw / December 28, 2009

    we had ham with lil round potatoes baked, sweet slaw,homemade cream corn,yeast rolls,green beans, mashed potatoes with brown gravey, corn bread stuffing, homemade mac & cheese, strawberry short cake, taffy apple salad and we were stuffed
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  27. Corina / December 28, 2009

    For Christmas morning we had crockpot breakfast (hashbrowns, eggs, ham, cheese, peppers & onions), sticky buns and hashbrown casserole!!

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  30. Karen B / December 29, 2009

    Ham, Turkey, Dressing, Brown Rice, Sweet Potatoes, and lots of other yummy dishes!

  32. Christine W / December 29, 2009

    I had a frozen apple pie in the freezer that I was hoping to take somewhere for Christmas dinner. It turned out that my part of town lost power on Christmas Eve. Another teacher called and was very concerned about me staying by myself during the power outage. It turned out that I had Christmas dinner of Baked Chicken, dressing, potatoes, gray, and salad with this young man and his mom. I was most appreciative of a wonderful Christmas dinner as none of my brothers and sisters asked me to come to their homes for Christmas dinner.

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  35. Lisa A. / December 29, 2009

    Christmas dinner was at my mother’s house, so we had all the holiday favorites: turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, corn, etc. Yummy! Dessert was pumpkin pie or caramel cake or cherry cheesecake. Not to mention all the candy that had magically appeared . . .
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  40. Michelle C / December 29, 2009

    We always have ham and all the sides! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  44. Michelle S. / December 30, 2009

    We had prime rib for Christmas and would like Turkey for New Years!

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  47. Ginny / December 30, 2009

    We had Turkey for Thanksgiving, Turkey & Beef for Christmas & Ham for New Years :) I bought my turkey before hearing Walmarts great prices, but did take advantage of the great price for Christmas.
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