Christmas Dinner 2022: Supermarkets offering cheapest turkeys, stuffing & gravy including Asda, Aldi and Tesco
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BBC festive episode - including Larry Lamb">Christmas is just a few short weeks away, with the obligatory adverts doing the rounds on TV and shoppers rushing to buy last-minute gifts. But now December 1 has passed and your decorations no doubt already up and twinkling away, your mind may now be turning to turkey and all the trimmings.
The cost of living crisis means that many of us are having to scale back this year as energy bills soar and record rates of inflation push up the prices of day-to-day household items. Even supermarket value ranges have seen hikes and the cost of most food items you’d find on a Christmas dinner plate such as meat, vegetables and sauces have all risen considerably.
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Hide AdThe BBC reports the average Christmas dinner would normally set you back £27.48, but in 2022 it will be around 22% more expensive. Traditional Christmas fare has not escaped the price hikes, with turkey in particular rocketing in cost due to the bird flu crisis.
With budgets tight, it can be helpful to shop around as supermarkets are offering different items at cheaper prices. We trawled through each major UK supermarket’s online site to look for the best deals for the following items:
- Turkey
- Pigs in blankets
- Stuffing
- Brussels sprouts
- Carrots
- Parsnips
- Potatoes
- Cranberry sauce
- Bread sauce
- Gravy
- Brandy butter
- Christmas pudding
- Crackers
Prices were correct at the time of writing, but may vary. Here’s a product-by-product break down:
Turkey
- Tesco British frozen small basted whole turkey bird (2.6Kg-3.8KG) - £14 (£5.39/kg)
- Sainsbury’s small British turkey crown (1.5kg-1.9kg) - £16 (£9.41/kg)
- Asda basted small British turkey (average 2.6kg) - £13.50 (£5.19/kg)
- Aldi Ashfields small fresh Turkey crown (average 1.445kg) - £12.93 (£8.95/kg)
- Morrisons small Turkey crown (0.99kg-1.99Kg) - £8.99 (£6.03/kg)
Winner: Morrisons
Pigs in blankets
- Tesco 12 British pigs in blankets (222g) - £2.50
- Sainsbury’s Butcher’s Choice British pork & British bacon pigs in blankets x12 (260g) - £3 (down from £3.25)
- Asda scrummy 12 pigs in blankets (222g) - £2.40
- Aldi Let’s Party pigs in blankets x12 (240g) - £1.99
- Morrisons 12 Pigs In Blankets (210g) - £2.25
Winner: Aldi
Stuffing
- Tesco sage and onion stuffing mix (170g) - 60p
- Sainsbury’s sage and onion stuffing mix (170g) - 65p
- Asda Just Essentials sage and onion stuffing mix (85g x2) - 50p
- Aldi sage and onion stuffing mix (130g) - £1.25
- Morrisons sage and onion stuffing mix (170g) - 55p (down from 59p)
Winner: Asda
Brussels sprouts
- Tesco Redmere Farms sprouts unpeeled (500g) - 95p
- Sainsbury’s Brussels sprouts (500g) - £1
- Asda Sweet & Nutty trimmed Brussels sprouts (200g x2) - £2
- Aldi Nature’s Pick Brussels sprouts (500g) - 95p
- Morrisons Brussels sprouts (500g) - 99p
Winners: Tesco and Aldi
Carrots
- Tesco loose carrots - 45p/kg
- Sainsbury’s loose British carrots - 23p/kg (down from 47p/kg)
- Asda crunchy & sweet carrots (500g) - 25p (50p/kg)
- Aldi Nature’s Pick carrots (500g) - 24p (48p/kg)
- Morrisons carrots (500g) - 35p (70p/kg)
Winner: Sainsbury’s
Parsnips
- Tesco Perfectly Imperfect parsnips (500g) - 49p (98p/kg)
- Sainsbury’s British parsnips loose - 61p/kg (down from £1.22/kg)
- Asda Sweet & Earthy parsnips (500g) - 65p (£1.30/kg)
- Aldi Sweet & Earthy Parsnips (500g) - 49p (98p/kg)
- Morrisons parsnips (500g) - 69p (£1.38/kg)
Winners: Tesco and Aldi
Potatoes
- Tesco large baking potatoes loose - 70p/kg
- Sainsbury’s British baking potatoes loose - 70p/kg
- Asda Just Essentials white potatoes (2.5kg) - £1.15 (46p/kg)
- Aldi Nature’s Pick mini roasting potatoes (1kg) - 69p (69p/kg)
- Morrisons baby potatoes (1kg) - 99p (99p/kg)
Winner: Aldi