Sam's Club meal kit feeds a family for under $16 as shoppers seek affordable dinners

As families look for ways to keep dinner costs down, warehouse clubs are competing for shoppers with prepared meals that offer an alternative to cooking from scratch or spending money on takeout.

Among the prepared meal options is Sam's Club's Member's Mark Chicken Shawarma Kit, a 37-ounce meal listed for just under $16 on the retailer's website.

The offering is part of a broader push by the warehouse club to give members more convenient options for putting dinner on the table, a Sam's...