Easter falls on Sunday, April 5, 2026. If you want to enjoy the holiday with minimal kitchen time, check out these options for ordering an Easter brunch or dinner to enjoy at home. Most are heat-and-serve options for a complete meal.
You might also like our list of family-style takeout options that feed a crowd for less than what you’d spend on individual entrees for each family member.
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Get a prepared Easter meal to-go
It’s the best of both worlds — more frugal than dining out, but less work than meal prep and clean-up!
Ordering a ham for Easter dinner?
Check out our suggestions for 12 ways to use leftover Easter ham in yummy meals!
The Fresh Market
Order online by April 1, 2026 at 2 p.m.
Pick up in in-store from April 2 – 5.
Stores are open from 8am to 4pm on Easter.
Offering complete Easter meals that are ready to cook or heat.
They include entree, sides, and desserts.
View all the offerings and order here
Below is a small selection of the dozens of meal options available:
• Rack of lamb for 2 people — $49.99
• Ham meal for 4 people — $69.99
• Ham meal for 8-10 people — $89.99
• Easter brunch featuring your choice of quiche — $20
•And so much more!
The meals above are just a small sampling of what’s available — there are many more meal packages.
You can also choose from a large selection of entrees, side dishes, and desserts a la carte.
Lamb dinner for two, courtesy of Fresh Market.
Publix
Order at least 48 hours in advance (24 hours for bakery items)
Publix is closed on Easter Sunday, so you’ll have to pick up the day before.
A heat-and-serve ham dinner with sides is $79.99 for a meal that serves 7 to 10 people.
A smaller dinner for $49.99 serves 2 to 4 people.
Both meals include, in varying portion sizes:
- One boneless ham (size varies by meal chosen)
- Sweet potato casserole
- Green bean casserole
- Marshmallow delight
Depending on the store you shop at, you may have a choice between pickup or delivery.
Get more info and order here
Note that you’ll have to choose your preferred store to see prices.
You can also order turkey meals, side dishes, Easter-themed bakery items, a deviled-egg platter, or a sliced ham, all a la carte (use the link above).
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Whole Foods
Order online with 48-hours notice.
Heat-and-serve dinner options may vary between stores.
We got our examples from the Chamblee store. When you click thru the links for details, you should update the store location before starting an order.
Below is a small selection of what’s available:
- Turkey breast dinner for 4 people — $99.99
- Braised lamb shank meal for 4 people (includes 3 sides)– $139.99
- Ham dinner for 8 people (includes 4 sides) — $170
- Easter feast for 12 people (includes ham, turkey, and 7 sides)– $340
You can also order all kinds of entrees and side dishes a la carte.
View the Easter menu and order online (remember to change your store location — it’s at the top of the left column)
Amazon Prime members can also get 30% OFF bone-in, spiral-cut hams. See the weekly flyer for details.
Golden Corral
Pre-order for pickup starting March 30, 2026.
There are meal options for anywhere from 4 to 10 people, with a variety of entrees — including ham, fried chicken, roast turkey, pork roast, and beef roast.
The Easter Glazed Ham Meal serves 6 to 8 people and costs $120.99. It comes with mashed potatoes, gravy, yeast rolls, choice of two more sides, and choice of dessert.
You can also order sides and entrees a la carte.
More info and order — remember to change your store location before you start your order.
Kroger
Home Chef’s Easter feasts are now available to pre-order from your local Kroger store HERE. (Remember to change your store location!)
Order at least 24 hours ahead.
Home Chef Easter Bundle (serves 4-6 people; starts at $45)
- Your choice of boneless or bone-in Ham
- 3 seasonal sides including:
- Scalloped Potatoes
- Herb Parmesan Creamed Corn
- Broccoli Cheddar Au Gratin
- Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
Home Chef Easter Meal, image courtesy of Kroger
Seasons 52
Order now for pickup on Saturday, April 4, 2026 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Choose from these full meals for 4 to 6 people.
Honey-glazed ham meal with sides and desserts is $155.
Side of cedar-planked salmon with sides and desserts is $200.
View the menu and order here
Olive Garden
This Easter, enjoy the comfort of Olive Garden classics. Selections include family bundles of Lasagna, Chicken Parmigiana, Chicken Alfredo, with homemade soup or salad and breadsticks. You can also get a Family Pan of pasta without any sides.
Family meals start at $65 and serve 4 to 6 people.
In some locations, you can add beer and wine to your order.
NOTE: These family meal bundles are not just an Easter special — they are available until further notice.
Cracker Barrel
Pre-order with 24 hours notice.
Pick up between April 2 and 5.
Heat-and-serve Easter meals include:
• Ham dinner for 4-6 people — $120
• Ham dinner for 8-10 people — $180
• Prime rib dinner for 4-6 people — $150
The meals come with choice of sides, mashed potatoes and gravy, and yeast rolls. Some options come with buttermilk pie.
There is also a large selection of items a la carte!
You can just a ham, or just some yummy sides, or whatever you need to customize your family meal at home.
Order the Easter meals and a la carte items here — note that you’ll have to first choose a store location.
Honey Baked Ham
The classic Easter ham!
To reserve the ham of your choice, find your store, and order from the selections available there.
There is also a selection of full meals available.
The lowest-priced meal is $132 and includes an 8-lb ham (serves 12-16 people) and your choice of 4 sides (note that the sides come frozen, so require some preparation. NOTE: At the time of writing, this meal was on sale for $113, but we assume it was a limited time offer, so you may want to pre-order now.)
And if you buy a ham, you may be interested in our suggestions for 12 ways to use leftover Easter ham in yummy meals.
Omaha Steaks
This famous mail-order food company is offering create-your-own Easter dinner packages that allow you to customize your entire menu.
The lowest-priced option is a package that serves 4 people for $159.99. (Keep in mind that you need to spend $149 to get free shipping.
A customized package for 8 people is $199.99.
Entrees include ham, lamb of leg, sirloin roast, and turkey roulade.
You’ll also get your choice of a potato dish, 2-3 vegetable sides, and dessert.
View the Easter menu and order online
