• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Eat Like No One Else logo

  • 🏠 Home
  • ℹ️ About
    • How to Eat Like No One Else
  • πŸŽ„ Christmas
    • Christmas Breakfast
    • Christmas Cookies
    • Christmas Food Guides
    • Shopping for Christmas Dinner
  • 🎁 Shop for Gifts
  • 🍽️ Recipes
  • ✍️ Sign Up for Virtual Events
  • 🚫 Reduce Food Waste
  • πŸ”¨ Work With Us
  • πŸ“ Privacy Policy
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
menu icon
go to homepage
  • ℹ️ About Us
  • 🍽️ Recipes
  • πŸŽ™οΈ Podcast
  • 🚫 Reduce Food Waste
  • πŸ›’ Best Grocery Stores
  • 🍎 Apples Reviews
  • πŸ”¨ Work With Us
  • πŸ“ Privacy Policy
    • Instagram
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • ℹ️ About Us
    • 🍽️ Recipes
    • πŸŽ™οΈ Podcast
    • 🚫 Reduce Food Waste
    • πŸ›’ Best Grocery Stores
    • 🍎 Apples Reviews
    • πŸ”¨ Work With Us
    • πŸ“ Privacy Policy
    • Instagram
  • Γ—

    Home Β» Christmas Β» Shopping for Christmas Dinner Β» ALDI Ham Christmas Dinner Price

    ALDI Ham Christmas Dinner Price

    Published: Dec 9, 2022 Β· Modified: Dec 21, 2022 by Eric Samuelson

    Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

    How to make a tasty, full Christmas dinner in 2022 on the cheap from ALDI. Serve a ham, sides, and dessert and wow your guests with your frugalness with such delicious food.

    Appleton Farms Hardwood Smoked Shank Portion Bone-In Ham in it's packaging on display at ALDI

    Christmas is by far the most expensive holiday to celebrate. With all the gift giving going on, it might not leave much left in the budget for the Christmas meal.

    That is why I am here to help by showing you how to make a full Christmas dinner on the cheap by purchasing what you need at your local ALDI store.

    For this dinner, we are going to start off with the main course. And what feeds a group of people the cheapest? Why, a ham, of course!

    I am going to show you how to make it super tasty too, with a few extra ingredients!

    Jump to:
    • πŸ– Ham Prices
    • πŸ₯• Side Dishes for Christmas
    • πŸ₯” Mashed Potatoes
    • πŸ„ Shredded Brussels Sprouts + Mushroom Saute
    • πŸ₯§ Homemade Pie<
    • πŸ’² Final Cost
    • Homemade Blackberry Ham Glaze
    Appleton Farms Hickory Smoked Carving Ham with Natural Juice in it's packaging on display at ALDI

    πŸ– Ham Prices

    Here are the prices of ham at ALDI that I found on Wednesday, December 7th at the St. Augustine, FL store.

    Type of Ham Price per pound
    Appleton Farms Shank or Butt Ham $1.79/lb
    Appleton Farms Hickory Smoked Carving Ham$3.49/lb (2021 price)
    Appleton Farms Spiral Half Ham $2.49/lb
    Appleton Farms Spiral Double Glazed Brown Sugar Ham $2.69/lb

    Last year I got the carving ham. This is a boneless ham that is a flat shape similar to the one I get at Costco. It's not like one of those logs they smash together. The bone it removed. It's more expensive than the other hams but you do end up with 100% useable meat, so take that into account. The ham was a hit with my family.

    Let us know in the comments at the end if you found any other ham.

    πŸ§€ Make sure to check out our other ALDI Christmas post on How to Make a Cheese Platter.

    The cheapest ham at ALDI is the Appleton Farms Butt or Shank Ham. It is going for $1.79 per pound. I found that the average ham weights about 8-12 pounds.

    It is impossible that this price will reduced as we get closer to Christmas. I found that to be the case for turkeys for Thanksgiving this year. They went from $1.59/lb in October to $1.07/lb the week before Thanksgiving.

    We have a family of 6, so a 10 pound ham would give us 1 β…” lbs per person. Even including bone we will have enough with some leftovers.

    The cost of a ham at ALDI$17.90

    I love making my own glaze for a ham, even if it comes with one. This is Christmas after all? Here are ingredients to make a homemade ham glaze that will knock the socks off everyone at your dinner table.

    Carlini White Wine Vinegar (16.9oz)$2.49
    Specialty Selected Blackberry or Raspberry Spread$2.89
    Worcestershire Sauce$.99
    TOTAL COST:$4.97
    Bottles of Worcestershire sauce on display at ALDI for 99 cents.
    I do not realize that ALDI carried Worcestershire sauce. I was pleasantly surprised.

    Here are the amount are going to need. The rest can be saved for different uses later.

    • 6 ounces Blackberry Spread
    • 2 teaspoons white or vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

    A recipe is posted at the bottom of this post.

    πŸ₯• Side Dishes for Christmas

    I love pairing carrots with ham. Cooked carrots in my opinion are really underrated

    For a quick, cheap, and tasty side, just cut the carrots into cubes or matchsticks. Saute in a pan with butter (the butter can be extra from buying it for making a pie) until browned.

    Check your pantry for any additional spices you can use. If you have any of the following already give them a try: cumin, coriander, dill seed, fennel seed, and freshly grated nutmeg.

    Bag of carrots for 3 lbs$1.79

    πŸ₯” Mashed Potatoes

    Another cheap option is Russet potatoes. They are the cheapest potatoes in the store going for $5.49 for 10 pounds, which at 54.9 cents a pound.

    Want to save oven space on Christmas day? Try making mashed potatoes in the slow cooker. Just put the potatoes into your slow cooker with some water on the bottom so they don't burn, and cook them on high for 2-3 hours..

    Russet potato skins are a little tough so you might want to peel them before hand.

    When potato are done add in your milk ($3.05/gallon which only need a small amount of) and butter and whip them with a hand mixer. Leave them in the slow cooker on warm until it's time to eat.

    Russet Potatoes + Milk (you will have alot of milk left)$8.54
    Bags of brussels sprouts at ALDI.

    πŸ„ Shredded Brussels Sprouts + Mushroom Saute

    This time of year Brussels Sprouts are my favorite veggie. To make them quick you can shred in a food processor. If not food processor chop them up as small as you can with a knife.

    You can also add some mushrooms to the pan as well. Just slice the mushrooms and cook them all together with whatever other seasonings you have on hand.

    Bag of Brussels Sprouts + 1 package of mushrooms$4.88
    Bags of frozen fruit in the freezer section at ALDI

    πŸ₯§ Homemade Pie<

    How about a homemade pie for dessert. Making your own pie crust is not that hard and can be done with just a bag of flour ($2.11 for 5 pound bag) water, and butter ($3.29)

    As for the filling, take advantage of the frozen fruit at ALDI and make a mixed berry pie. The frozen berries cost $3.85 for 12oz. I would get 2 bags for a whole pie. Then you will need some sugar as well and you can get that for $1.69 for a bag of Baker's Choice sugar.

    2 bags of frozen fruit + butter + flour + sugar$14.79

    Remember you will have extra flour and sugar leftover.

    For instruction on how to make a homemade pie crust check out out post on Peach Pie. You can use all butter instead of lard and butter that recipe calls for and just use regular flour.

    πŸ’² Final Cost

    For your meal you have:

    • Ham with Blackberry Glaze
    • Cooked Carrots
    • Shredded Brussels Sprouts & Mushroom Saute
    • Mashed Potatoes
    • Mixed Berry Pie
    Final Cost$52.87

    Not bad at all when you consider you will have possibly have leftovers and leftover ingredients.

    Now let's get to that ham glaze recipe, I promised.

    What are you going to make for your Christmas breakfast? Are you in need of some ideas? Check out our post on ALDI Christmas Breakfast ideas.

    Dijon Mustard-Brown Sugar Glaze for Costco Master Carve Ham Kirkland

    Homemade Blackberry Ham Glaze

    How to make a Blacberry ham glaze using ingredients from ALDI.
    No ratings yet
    Print Pin Rate
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: glaze, ham
    Author: Eric Samuelson

    Ingredients

    • 6 ounces Blackberry Perseveres
    • 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
    • ΒΌ teaspoon ground cloves optional
    • pinch of salt

    Instructions

    • In a small saucepan, add all the ingredients. Stir to combine.
    • Heat until warm.
    • When the ham is about 20 minutes from being done or at 120 degrees. Remove the ham from the oven and apply the glaze with a pastry brush.
    • Return the ham to the oven and finish cooking. Internal temperature needs to be 140 degrees.
    • Save any leftover glaze to be used at the table.

    Notes

    You can use whatever types of preserve you want. Raspberry would be great as well.Β 
    Tried this recipe?Mention @eatlikenooneelse or tag #eatlikenooneelse
    « Episode 057 - How to Make Sugar Cookies Keep Their Shape
    ALDI 2022 Christmas Cheese for Cheeseboard »

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    Nice to Meet You,

    Hi! I'm Eric : Father of 4, living just south of Ann Arbor, MI. I'm a reformed picky eater finding a new way to not conform. Eating what's in season is my jam (I also make it!)

    ☘️ Instant Pot Corned Beef Recipe

    Categories

    Top Posts & Pages

    Episode 102 - How to Know When Cauliflower is Bad
    Costco Ham Prices 2023
    Candy Snaps Grapes
    What Easy Side Dishes for Easter Ham

    Recent Posts

    • Episode 102 - How to Know When Cauliflower is Bad
    • Costco Ham Prices 2023
    • Candy Snaps Grapes
    • What Easy Side Dishes for Easter Ham
    • Episode 101 - Make Your Own Pan Pizza

    Reduce Food Waste in Your House

    Copyright © 2023 Eat Like No One Else on the Foodie Pro Theme