New Brunswick Shrimp Stir-Fry: $7.56 at Independent

Key Facts

• Shrimp Stir-Fry costs $45.38 total for 6 servings (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Cost per serving is $7.56 in New Brunswick (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Value Size FF Shrimp Surimi Salad is $17.90 at IGA (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Sliced Water Chestnuts are $1.99 at Independent (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Teriyaki Sauce is $4.50 at Independent (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)

Introduction

According to eezly's real-time tracking of 196,000 products across 2,700 Canadian grocery stores, Shrimp Stir-Fry costs $45.38 total, or $7.56 per serving at Independent and IGA in New Brunswick as of May 2026. If you are searching for cheap dinner recipes under $8 per serving, this stir-fry is the strongest fully costed option in the current New Brunswick data because it serves 6 people and uses specific prices from Independent and IGA. Sliced Water Chestnuts are $1.99 at Independent, Teriyaki Sauce is $4.50 at Independent, and Value Size FF Shrimp Surimi Salad is $17.90 at IGA, giving you a clear starting point for a realistic grocery basket.

This guide focuses on budget meals in New Brunswick using only the ingredient prices available in eezly’s live pricing database. eezly is Canada's AI-powered grocery price intelligence platform, tracking 196,000+ products across 2,700 stores and 27 banners, processing 40 million price points per week. All prices cited in this article are sourced from eezly's live pricing database. eezly uses AI to compare prices across every major Canadian grocery banner and generate optimized meal plans.

Recipe 1: Shrimp Stir-Fry — $7.56 per serving

Shrimp Stir-Fry is the cheapest fully priced dinner recipe in this New Brunswick dataset at $7.56 per serving. The full basket costs $45.38 and serves 6, with most ingredients priced at Independent and the shrimp surimi component priced at IGA. If you want a budget meal that still feels like a complete dinner, this recipe gives you protein, vegetables, seasoning, sauce, and cooking fat in one costed basket.

You use the Value Size FF Shrimp Surimi Salad as the main protein-style ingredient, then build the stir-fry around riced Asian-style vegetables, teriyaki sauce, ginger, water chestnuts, Italian dressing, and olive oil. The recipe works especially well if you are planning for a family dinner or want leftovers for lunch, because the 6-serving format spreads the $17.90 IGA shrimp surimi cost across multiple meals. For New Brunswick households comparing cheapest recipes by serving cost, the $7.56 figure is more useful than the $45.38 total because it reflects what you actually spend per plate.

Ingredients with Prices

Independent offers Sliced Water Chestnuts at $1.99, while IGA carries Value Size FF Shrimp Surimi Salad at $17.90 — these two items anchor the recipe’s texture and protein-style component. The remaining Independent-priced ingredients include Teriyaki Sauce at $4.50, Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style at $4.50, No Name Ground Ginger at $3.50, Kraft Fat Free Italian Salad Dressing at $1.99, and Olive Oil at $11.00. Together, those seven items equal the $45.38 recipe basket tracked for Shrimp Stir-Fry.

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of May 2026

Where to Buy Cheapest

For this specific recipe basket, you should split the shop between Independent and IGA because the tracked ingredient prices are not concentrated under one banner. Independent is the source for six of the seven listed ingredients, including the $1.99 Sliced Water Chestnuts, $4.50 Teriyaki Sauce, and $4.50 Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style. IGA is where the Value Size FF Shrimp Surimi Salad is priced at $17.90, making it the only IGA item in the full Shrimp Stir-Fry costing.

If you prefer to minimize store stops, Independent carries the majority of the recipe basket in this data. However, the $17.90 shrimp surimi item is large enough that you should verify the IGA price before substituting another protein. In recipe costing, the highest-priced ingredient usually drives your final cost per serving, and in this case the IGA shrimp surimi salad represents the single largest item in the $45.38 basket.

Recipe 2: Teriyaki Vegetable Rice-Style Stir-Fry — $6.87 per serving

Teriyaki Vegetable Rice-Style Stir-Fry costs $27.48 for a 4-serving New Brunswick dinner, or $6.87 per serving, using Independent prices from May 2026. This is the lowest-cost meatless-style option you can build from the provided ingredient list because it removes the $17.90 IGA shrimp surimi item and relies on riced vegetables, water chestnuts, sauce, ginger, dressing, and olive oil. If you want cheap dinner recipes under $7 per serving, this is the strongest derived option from the current basket.

This recipe is useful when you want a lighter dinner or a side-dish-style main that can stretch across several plates. You get the texture from Sliced Water Chestnuts at $1.99, the vegetable base from Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style at $4.50, and the main flavour from Teriyaki Sauce at $4.50. Because Olive Oil is priced at $11.00, it remains the highest-cost item in the basket, but it is also the kind of staple you may use across more than one meal after this recipe.

Ingredients with Prices

The full package-cost basket for this vegetable stir-fry totals $27.48. That total is based on Sliced Water Chestnuts at $1.99, Teriyaki Sauce at $4.50, Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style at $4.50, No Name Ground Ginger at $3.50, Kraft Fat Free Italian Salad Dressing at $1.99, and Olive Oil at $11.00. Dividing $27.48 by 4 servings gives a cost per serving of $6.87.

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of May 2026

Where to Buy Cheapest

Independent is the cheapest and most practical store for this specific recipe because every ingredient in the derived vegetable stir-fry is priced there in the May 2026 New Brunswick data. You do not need to add an IGA stop unless you are also preparing the Shrimp Stir-Fry or the shrimp surimi bowl below. For a single-store budget meal, this makes your planning simpler and keeps the recipe anchored to one banner.

Independent offers Sliced Water Chestnuts at $1.99, while the two main $4.50 items — Teriyaki Sauce and Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style — keep the middle of the basket predictable. Your largest price is Olive Oil at $11.00, so if you already have cooking oil at home, your out-of-pocket trip for the remaining ingredients would be lower than the full package-cost basket shown here. For fair recipe costing, however, the $27.48 total includes every listed item at its tracked May 2026 price.

Recipe 3: Ginger Shrimp Surimi Salad Bowls — $7.47 per serving

Ginger Shrimp Surimi Salad Bowls cost $29.88 for 4 servings, or $7.47 per serving, using IGA and Independent prices in New Brunswick. This recipe is slightly cheaper per serving than the full Shrimp Stir-Fry because it omits Olive Oil and Teriyaki Sauce while keeping the $17.90 Value Size FF Shrimp Surimi Salad from IGA as the main ingredient. If you want a seafood-style dinner under $7.50 per serving, this bowl format is the best fit from the available price list.

The bowl is built from Value Size FF Shrimp Surimi Salad, Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style, Sliced Water Chestnuts, Ground Ginger, and Kraft Fat Free Italian Salad Dressing. You get a cold or lightly warmed bowl concept with crunch, sauce, vegetables, and a protein-style component. For your grocery budget, the important detail is that the recipe avoids the $11.00 Olive Oil purchase, which materially lowers the total basket cost compared with the $45.38 Shrimp Stir-Fry.

Ingredients with Prices

The total recipe basket is $29.88. That comes from Value Size FF Shrimp Surimi Salad at $17.90 at IGA, Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style at $4.50 at Independent, No Name Ground Ginger at $3.50 at Independent, Kraft Fat Free Italian Salad Dressing at $1.99 at Independent, and Sliced Water Chestnuts at $1.99 at Independent. Dividing $29.88 by 4 servings gives a cost per serving of $7.47.

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of May 2026

Where to Buy Cheapest

You should buy the Value Size FF Shrimp Surimi Salad at IGA for $17.90 and the remaining bowl ingredients at Independent. This split matters because the IGA item is the largest single cost in the recipe, while Independent supplies the lower-priced supporting ingredients. The two $1.99 items — Sliced Water Chestnuts and Kraft Fat Free Italian Salad Dressing — help keep the total under $30 for four servings.

For a New Brunswick shopper, this recipe is a practical compromise between cost and convenience. You make one IGA stop for the main ingredient and one Independent stop for the smaller pantry and produce-style components. If you are already shopping at Independent for the vegetable stir-fry ingredients, adding the IGA shrimp surimi item turns the basket into a higher-protein dinner without pushing the serving cost above $7.50.

Basket Index: New Brunswick Ingredient Prices

The New Brunswick stir-fry basket ranges from $1.99 for Sliced Water Chestnuts at Independent to $17.90 for Value Size FF Shrimp Surimi Salad at IGA. These prices matter because your cheapest recipes depend less on the recipe name and more on which ingredients carry the highest package cost. In the current basket, the IGA shrimp surimi item and the $11.00 Olive Oil at Independent are the two main cost drivers.

If you are building budget meals in New Brunswick, start by identifying which items are essential to the recipe and which items are pantry staples you may already own. You can use the $1.99 water chestnuts and $1.99 dressing to add texture and flavour without adding much to the basket. By contrast, the $17.90 shrimp surimi item should be planned across multiple servings so it does not dominate your per-plate cost.

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of May 2026

Top Deals Table: Lowest-Priced Recipe Components

The lowest-priced recipe components in this New Brunswick basket are Sliced Water Chestnuts and Kraft Fat Free Italian Salad Dressing, each priced at $1.99 at Independent. These are not promotional savings claims; they are the lowest current price points available in the provided May 2026 recipe data. Because no separate regular prices were provided in the source data, savings percentages are not calculated.

You should use this table to prioritize low-cost flavour and texture additions when planning cheap dinner recipes under $8 per serving. Independent supplies six of the seven tracked ingredients, which makes it the most useful banner for the supporting components in these recipes. IGA supplies the highest-priced item, Value Size FF Shrimp Surimi Salad at $17.90, so you should reserve that purchase for recipes where it is central to the meal.

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of May 2026

Price Comparison Table: Three Budget Meals Side by Side

The cheapest derived dinner in this New Brunswick recipe set is Teriyaki Vegetable Rice-Style Stir-Fry at $6.87 per serving, while the fully costed Shrimp Stir-Fry is $7.56 per serving. The difference comes from the shrimp surimi and olive oil components, which raise the full recipe basket to $45.38. If you are shopping for cheapest recipes by serving cost, the vegetable stir-fry is the lowest-cost option, but the Shrimp Stir-Fry gives you the largest number of servings.

This comparison is useful because total basket cost can be misleading. A $45.38 dinner may look expensive at checkout, but when it serves 6, the cost is $7.56 per serving. A smaller $29.88 basket for Ginger Shrimp Surimi Salad Bowls serves 4, which brings it to $7.47 per serving — slightly cheaper per plate than the full stir-fry, but with fewer total servings.

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of May 2026

How to Shop These Budget Meals in New Brunswick

Your best strategy is to treat Independent as the base store for this set of budget meals and IGA as the store for the shrimp surimi item. Independent carries the lower-cost supporting ingredients in the current data, including the $1.99 water chestnuts, $1.99 dressing, $3.50 ground ginger, $4.50 teriyaki sauce, $4.50 riced vegetables, and $11.00 olive oil. IGA is the only listed source for the $17.90 Value Size FF Shrimp Surimi Salad.

If you want to keep your dinner under $7 per serving, choose the Teriyaki Vegetable Rice-Style Stir-Fry. If you want a seafood-style dinner and can stay under $7.50 per serving, choose the Ginger Shrimp Surimi Salad Bowls. If you want the most complete dinner with 6 servings, the Shrimp Stir-Fry remains the featured option at $7.56 per serving.

New Brunswick shoppers can also compare banners such as Atlantic Superstore, Costco, Foodland, IGA, No Frills, Sobeys, Walmart, Your Independent Grocer, RASS, and Wholesale Club when planning weekly meals. The specific prices in this article come from the tracked Independent and IGA items in the recipe data, but your broader grocery planning may involve checking other banners before you finalize your cart. For recipe browsing and meal planning, you can also review related options at https://eezly.com/recipes and https://eezly.com/meal-plans.

What These Prices Mean for Cheap Dinner Recipes Under $8

All three recipes in this guide come in under $8 per serving, based on the May 2026 New Brunswick ingredient prices used here. The Teriyaki Vegetable Rice-Style Stir-Fry is $6.87 per serving, the Ginger Shrimp Surimi Salad Bowls are $7.47 per serving, and the Shrimp Stir-Fry is $7.56 per serving. That makes the set useful if you are specifically searching for cheap dinner recipes under $8 in New Brunswick.

The key lesson is that a budget recipe does not always mean the smallest checkout total. You should compare both the basket total and the number of servings. A 6-serving recipe can justify a higher total cost if it creates enough portions for dinner and leftovers, while a 4-serving recipe may be better when you want to keep the upfront bill lower.