MODESTO, CALIF. – In response to the growing cooking fatigue that has increased since consumers have been prepareing their own meals during the pandemic, Save Mart, Lucky and Lucky California stores are offering a variety of ready-to-serve holiday meal solutions. 

“With the ongoing pandemic blended with ‘cooking fatigue’ we have been anticipating shoppers’ needs by making sure our stores are stocked with meal solutions to help everyone enjoy the holidays,” said Hal Levitt, senior vice president of retail operations for The Save Mart Companies. 

With a focus on allowing families to spend less time in the kitchen and more time together, the prepared meals are available for purchase in two convenient sizes: complete dinners that feed six to eight and a smaller size for two.  

The holiday meals are now offered at all Save Mart, Lucky and Lucky California stores with full-service delis. Customers can pre-order meals online and pick up in-store or have meals delivered through Instacart and Door Dash.   

Ready-to-serve meals include:  

  • Thanksgiving Dinner for Two includes either hand carved turkey breast or pecan wood smoked ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, roasted root vegetables or roasted Brussel sprouts for $19.99 

  • Complete Turkey Dinner for six to eight includes fully cooked Butterball turkey, savory bread stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, and cranberry sauce for $49.99 

  • Complete Ham Dinner for six to eight includes fully cooked ham, scalloped potatoes, green bean casserole, and brown sugar sweet potatoes for $49.99 

  • Complete Rib Roast Dinner for six to eight includes fully cooked rib roast, scalloped potatoes, green bean casserole and brown sugar sweet potatoes for $79 

Shoppers can also pick up an assortment of popular side dishes including roasted vegetables, casseroles, cornbread stuffing, dinner rolls and desserts, including pumpkin, pecan, and fruit pies at all Save Mart, Lucky, and Lucky California stores with full-service delis and bakeries. The meals are frozen and require cook time. A full menu and ordering information can be found on www.savemart.com and www.luckysupermarkets.com.