The 6 Best Walmart Frozen Meals, According to My Mom (2024)

It’s a new year and I’m still taking Mami (my mother whom I am caretaker to) to do her grocery shopping at her local Walmart. She loves Walmart's grocery selection and more importantly, the prices!

While she shops, I still kill time wandering the aisles of Walmart to see what types of brands and items they carry that no one else does. The good news is that I’ve been able to find some of the organic and natural products that I enjoy, but at Walmart they’re a lot more affordable for Mami. Which is a good thing considering we’re shifting a 70-year-old woman’s diet from Skippy peanut butter to Adam’s Natural and Wonderbread to Dave’s Killer.

My Mami doesn’t love to cook, so frozen and ready-made meals are her go-to because they’re quick and convenient. She’s found some pretty good finds at Walmart, here are our favorites.

1. Great Value Cheese Ravioli

This is the one thing I constantly keep in the freezer. It’s decent quality and with your favorite pasta sauce, it’s a meal that comes together within 30 minutes. I add ground beef and sofrito to a cast iron skillet and sauté until the meat is cooked through. I add the jarred pasta sauce to the ground meat, followed by the ravioli. I make sure all of the ravioli is coated in the sauce and then I top with shredded cheese, pieces of fresh mozzarella, and grated parmesan. Broil (or cook on 500°F) until the cheese is brown and bubbling. Want to add some veggies? Stir some chopped (and strained) frozen spinach to the sauce.

2. Great Value Pork Egg Rolls

When it’s cold outside, I’m notorious for whipping up a quick soup for dinner. I make the soup in a small pot and don’t even bother to transfer the soup into a bowl. Instead, I prefer to eat straight from the pot so everything stays hot all the way until the last bite. There are some people in my house who think soup isn't a full meal and need a little something extra to go with it: That’s where these egg rolls come in. They’re the perfect addition and only take 15 minutes in the air fryer to come out piping hot on the inside and crispy crunch on the outside.

3. Great Value Buttermilk Biscuits

Speaking of air fryers. I grew up on tube biscuits, but a recent revisit to them left me feeling horrified that they were ever the status quo in our home. Maybe they were different back in the day, but the tube biscuits I purchased recently were…weird. The texture was plasticky and the dough didn’t absorb the gravy when I poured it on top. Six-years ago I made the switch over to the frozen biscuits and they’re much closer to homemade and the texture is so different from the tube, it’s mind-boggling. I like to shove a few of the frozen biscuits into the air fryer and make a quick pan gravy using a roux, chicken stock and a splash of milk or cream.

4. Great Value Stuffed Shells

Have you ever tried to make stuffed shells? It seems simple, but while you’re standing over your kitchen counter trying to cram the ricotta mixture into the crevices of your third shell, you contemplate if there’s a more efficient (and faster) way to stuff the shells (there’s not). Well, here's your solution: just buy these little convenient single servings of Great Value stuffed shells and call it a day.

5. Great Value Poblano Enchiladas

I wouldn’t go as far as to say these are amazing enchiladas. However, they are a delicious quick-cooking option reminiscent of enchilada casserole. This roasted poblano version comes with two enchiladas in a package that are stuffed with cheese and topped with a tangy chile verde sauce.

6. Great Value Lasagna

Last, but certainly not least, is Mami’s go-to. When I can’t get Mami to eat, all I have to do is bribe her by painting a picture of lasagna, garlic bread and a side salad. But, if you think I’m going to waste my time making Mami a four-layer lasagna that she’s just going to compare to the one in the box, it’s a battle you can take on and inevitably lose. Fortunately, Great Value has both single serving lasagnas and family-sized. They also have a variety of flavors including meat sauce, meat lovers, five cheese, and vegetable.

Bonus: Marketside Butter Pecan Ice Cream Cake

This isn’t a meal, but every meal needs to end with a “little something sweet,” as Mami says. Marketside is Walmart’s brand that they list their “fresher” items under, like deli and bakery products including take-and-bake pizzas and cakes. If you’re a person that craves sweets, then you’ll be happy to know that these frozen ice cream cakes are going viral on TikTok, which is how I found out about them. They contain a thick layer of creamy butter pecan flavored ice cream layered on top of a cookie crumb crust and the whole thing is topped with whipped topping, pecan pieces and caramel drizzle. It's a must-try.