Yahoo News The cheapest NI supermarket to buy your Christmas dinner revealed
With Christmas being just under 40 days away households across Northern Ireland will be planning for dinner on the big day.
For many people Christmas dinner can be their favourite meal of the year as they gather with family and friends to celebrate and stuff their faces.
But the festivities do not come cheap and it can also prove to be one of the most expensive and labour intensive meals that families will cook. You also do not want to get caught out missing an essential ingredient and be stuck searching shops on Christmas eve for some elusive cranberry sauce or a turkey in a worst case scenario.
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A recent study conducted by BravoVoucher, looked at five Northern Irish supermarkets to see which came out the best value for customers looking to buy their Christmas dinners and looked at the total cost of 16 festive dinner items, including a medium turkey crown, pigs in blankets, Yorkshire puddings, seasonal vegetables, condiments, and a Christmas pudding.
Lidl came out on top as the supermarket with the cheapest Christmas dinners costing a total of £32.61. This was followed by Tesco at £38.76 and Asda came in third place at £38.89.
The most expensive place to get your Christmas dinner was M&S at £54.35.
Below is a full breakdown of the prices in each of the five supermarkets, Lidl, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and M&S;
Lidl
Product | Price |
Medium frozen turkey crown | £16.49 |
Maris Piper potatoes | £1.79 |
Carrots | £0.65 |
Swede | £0.62 |
Brussels sprouts | £0.69 |
Parsnips | £0.69 |
Broccoli | £0.99 |
Frozen garden peas | £0.99 |
Frozen cauliflower cheese | £2.25 |
12 frozen pigs in blankets | £1.99 |
12 frozen Yorkshire puddings | £0.95 |
Chicken gravy granules | £1.09 |
Cranberry sauce | £0.49 |
Mint sauce | £0.55 |
Stuffing mix | £0.39 |
Christmas pudding | £1.99 |
Total cost: | £32.61 |
Tesco
Product | Price |
Medium frozen turkey crown | £19.50 |
Maris Piper potatoes | £1.79 |
Carrots | £0.69 |
Swede | £0.63 |
Brussels sprouts | £0.95 |
Parsnips | £0.75 |
Broccoli | £0.82 |
Frozen garden peas | £1.45 |
Frozen cauliflower cheese | £2.40 |
12 frozen pigs in blankets | £2.50 |
12 frozen Yorkshire puddings | £1.40 |
Chicken gravy granules | £0.73 |
Cranberry sauce | £0.55 |
Mint sauce | £0.90 |
Stuffing mix | £0.45 |
Christmas pudding | £1.99 |
Total cost: | £38.76 |
Asda
Product | Price |
Medium frozen turkey crown | £19.00 |
Maris Piper potatoes | £1.79 |
Carrots | £0.69 |
Swede | £0.62 |
Brussels sprouts | £1.00 |
Parsnips | £0.75 |
Broccoli | £0.79 |
Frozen garden peas | £1.45 |
Frozen cauliflower cheese | £2.25 |
12 frozen pigs in blankets | £3.25 |
12 frozen Yorkshire puddings | £0.95 |
Chicken gravy granules | £1.00 |
Cranberry sauce | £0.55 |
Mint sauce | £1.35 |
Stuffing mix | £0.45 |
Christmas pudding | £3.00 |
Total cost: | £38.89 |
Sainsbury’s
Product | Price |
Medium frozen turkey crown | £23.00 |
Maris Piper potatoes | £1.90 |
Carrots | £0.69 |
Swede | £0.62 |
Brussels sprouts | £1.00 |
Parsnips | £0.75 |
Broccoli | £0.79 |
Frozen garden peas | £1.45 |
Frozen cauliflower cheese | £2.40 |
12 frozen pigs in blankets | £3.00 |
12 frozen Yorkshire puddings | £1.40 |
Chicken gravy granules | £0.62 |
Cranberry sauce | £0.69 |
Mint sauce | £0.76 |
Stuffing mix | £0.45 |
Christmas pudding | £3.00 |
Total cost: | £42.52 |
Marks & Spencer
Product | Price |
Medium frozen turkey crown | £25.00 |
Maris Piper potatoes | £2.65 |
Carrots | £1.90 |
Swede | £0.65 |
Brussels sprouts | £1.20 |
Parsnips | £0.75 |
Broccoli | £0.70 |
Frozen garden peas | £1.45 |
Frozen cauliflower cheese | £4.50 |
12 frozen pigs in blankets | £4.25 |
12 frozen Yorkshire puddings | £1.40 |
Chicken gravy granules | £2.00 |
Cranberry sauce | £1.00 |
Mint sauce | £0.90 |
Stuffing mix | £2.00 |
Christmas pudding | £4.00 |
Total cost: | £54.35 |
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