It may seem a bit strange to talk about buying a turkey in December. But now is the absolute best time to snag an incredible deal on Turkey and save money on meat.
I was able to snag a pretty good deal on my Thanksgiving turkey this year. I paid $0.59/lb at Publix a few days before Thanksgiving. That’s $0.10 per pound less than I paid last year.
I almost bought a second turkey that day just to take advantage of the good deal. But I decided against it since I didn’t have room to store two turkeys. I’m thankful I didn’t purchase a second one that day since I was able to find an even better deal a few days later.
I happened to stop by Target Saturday night (two days after Thanksgiving) and found whole turkeys at $0.49/lb. That is a rock bottom price in my area. So, I bought another turkey even though Thanksgiving was long gone.
I made the second turkey last night. We had some of the turkey for dinner and shredded up the other 90% in freezer bags to store for dinner throughout the next few weeks.
I plan on using the turkey in place of chicken in most of my recipes. So, even though we will be having turkey for dinner, it won’t feel like a long, drawn-out version of Thanksgiving. I’ll use it just like I’d use shredded chicken.
I foresee a bunch of turkey enchiladas, soups and casseroles in my menu plan in the coming weeks/months. But, I’m not complaining. For $0.49/lb I’ll gladly eat turkey every day. (Read this post and this post to see how else I save money on meat).
Do you, or would you, purchase a turkey after Thanksgiving for the sake of saving money?
Also, if you have any recipes ideas that include shredded turkey/chicken, please tell me in the comments below. I have turkey coming out of my ears (since I was also able to store a few freezer bags of shredded turkey from our Thanksgiving turkey as well) and I’m definitely in need of some great recipes!
Wow, you scored big time!!
We recently made the BEST turkey soup ever. We just threw in a bunch of left overs/canned goods we had on hand. The smell lingered for hours… made me want to eat more after we were already full!! Cheers for happy accidents!
I have a board on Pinterest dedicated to recipes that will use up Thanksgiving leftovers, and most of them are focused on the turkey 🙂
https://www.pinterest.com/klinkj0806/thanksgiving-leftovers/
I have made the Turkey, Mushroom and Puff Pastry pockets and we loved them. As puff pastry is not a low cost item I will finally be biting the bullet this year and attempting to make it myself. When butter prices drop at Aldi that is!
There is also a Turkey and Stuffing Bake recipe on the board that we’ve made and liked – and of course there are always Turkey “Paninis” made in a frying pan. We have a panini maker but I honestly never pull it out, since I can press down on the sandwiches using a wide spatula and get pretty much the same effect – minus the pretty grill lines, lol.
This year I plan to snag at least 2 turkeys at the lowest price possible – I’ve always done the deals in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving but will make a note to check stores a couple days after for markdowns too! Thanks for the tip!
they don’t have turkeys on sale where I live after Thanksgiving. they are on special for 2 weeks and that is that. they go up in price after the holiday. I buy many turkeys before the holidays. The same with ham they are on sale before Easter and that is when I stock up. After Easter they go up in price`