Major Stores Just Made Easter Dinner Way More Affordable
You’ve got the table linens picked out, the guest list in your head and maybe even a dessert recipe bookmarked. But somehow Easter dinner still has a way of sneaking up on you before the grocery shopping gets done. Sound familiar? Here’s the good news: Major grocers have been rolling out limited-time Easter meal deals that pair holiday staples at steep discounts. If you’ve been paying full price for your Easter spread, this year could look very different.
Grocery stores are selling Easter meals at a fraction of the cost
These aren’t hidden promotions you need a secret code to unlock. Instead, you’ll find these Easter meal deals in stores’ weekly circulars, on their apps and across dedicated holiday landing pages on their websites.
Last year, Kroger offered a roundup of seasonal favorites—a spiral ham, russet potatoes and fresh fruit pies—for less than $6 per person. That’s right: a holiday meal with all of those components, priced for less than what many of us spend grabbing lunch on a Tuesday. And this year, Kroger is offering customers an 8- to 10-lb. ham (enough to serve more than 10 people!) for under $10. They’re also offering sales on baking essentials, vegetables (fresh, canned and frozen!), potatoes and more, making it easy to host the holiday for less!
Other stores, like ShopRite, offer a free Easter main dish (choose from ham, turkey, frozen lasagna, mac and cheese and more) or a giant tub of ice cream to shoppers who spend $400 in the weeks leading up to the holiday.
And Walmart is making celebrating easy and affordable with their Easter meal deal: Now through April 20, pick up the ingredients for an Easter dinner for 8 complete with a brown sugar ham, potatoes, asparagus, fresh green beans, mac and cheese, corn on the cob, rolls, a cake and more—all for less than $6 a person.
Where and when to look for the best deals
Start with your store’s app. Most major grocery chains push their best deals through their mobile platforms first, often with digital coupons you need to clip before checkout. If you’re not regularly checking the app for your preferred grocer, you’re likely leaving money on the table year-round.
The weekly circular works too. It lands in mailboxes and gets posted online, usually refreshing on Wednesdays or Sundays depending on the chain. Look for holiday-specific pages or sections near the front.
Don’t skip the website either. Kroger, Walmart and Target both tend to create dedicated holiday landing pages that consolidate their seasonal offers in one place, making it simple to compare what’s included in a bundle versus buying items separately.
How to build your Easter menu around the deal
Whether you’re hosting a big gathering or putting together a smaller meal at home, the strategy stays the same: shop the deal first, then fill in the gaps.
If a sale like Kroger’s gives you a spiral ham for just $10, your remaining budget goes further on extras. A bag of dinner rolls. A fresh salad. An extra dessert.
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A version of this article originally appeared in the March 30, 2026 print issue of Woman’s World.
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This story was originally published March 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM.