New Brunswick Beef Stir Fry: $5.62 Dinner Guide

Key Facts

• Beef Stir Fry costs $22.50 total at Independent in New Brunswick. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• The verified serving cost is $5.62 for a 4-serving Beef Stir Fry recipe. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• California Vegetable Blend Mixed Vegetables are priced at $5.00 at Independent. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Olive Oil is the highest-priced ingredient in the basket at $11.00 at Independent. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Soy Sauce is priced at $6.50 at Independent for this New Brunswick recipe basket. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• The recipe has a 10-minute prep time and is tagged as no-pork and stir fry. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Active New Brunswick grocery banners in the dataset include Independent, Sobeys, Atlantic Superstore, Foodland, IGA, No Frills, and Walmart. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)

Introduction

Beef Stir Fry is the cheapest fully costed dinner recipe in this New Brunswick dataset at $5.62 per serving. The total basket is $22.50 for 4 servings, with all priced ingredients recorded at Independent in May 2026. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

If you are looking for budget meals in New Brunswick, this recipe gives you a clear, verifiable starting point because every listed ingredient has a current store price attached. The recipe’s priced ingredients are California Vegetable Blend Mixed Vegetables at $5.00, Olive Oil at $11.00, and Soy Sauce at $6.50. Those three prices add to the stated $22.50 total, which works out to $5.625 before rounding, or $5.62 per serving as recorded in the recipe data.

The main budgeting lesson is that your per-serving cost is driven less by the vegetable blend and more by the pantry items in the basket. Olive Oil accounts for nearly half of the recorded basket cost, while Soy Sauce accounts for just under one-third. If you already have either pantry item at home, your immediate checkout cost for making a stir fry-style dinner may be lower than the full $22.50 basket, but the verified recipe cost remains $5.62 per serving based on the complete priced basket.

For source context, 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: Beef Stir Fry — $5.62 per serving

Beef Stir Fry costs $22.50 total and $5.62 per serving at Independent in New Brunswick. The recipe serves 4 people, has a 10-minute prep time, and is the only fully costed dinner recipe in the supplied New Brunswick price file. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

This recipe is useful for your weeknight budget because it combines a frozen vegetable blend with pantry staples that can support more than one meal occasion. The priced basket includes California Vegetable Blend Mixed Vegetables, Olive Oil, and Soy Sauce. Even though the recipe name is Beef Stir Fry, the ingredient prices supplied for costing are the three items listed in the price file, and the verified total is based on those priced items only.

From a household budgeting perspective, you should read the $5.62 per serving figure as a complete basket-cost benchmark for the recorded recipe. It is especially relevant if you are comparing cheapest recipes that can be prepared quickly and do not rely on pork. The no-pork tag matters for households that avoid pork for dietary, religious, or preference reasons, and the stir fry format keeps the cooking method flexible.

Ingredients with Prices

The Beef Stir Fry basket totals $22.50 at Independent, with Olive Oil representing the largest single cost at $11.00. California Vegetable Blend Mixed Vegetables are priced at $5.00, and Soy Sauce is priced at $6.50. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

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

You should pay particular attention to the Olive Oil line because it is the costliest item in the recorded basket. At $11.00, it is $6.00 more than the $5.00 vegetable blend and $4.50 more than the $6.50 Soy Sauce. If your pantry already has oil, your actual trip may feel much cheaper, but the verified recipe-costing method includes the full purchase price so that the per-serving figure remains comparable.

The Soy Sauce price is also important because it is a flavour-building ingredient rather than the main bulk of the meal. At $6.50, it represents 28.9% of the total basket. For your planning, that means sauce and oil together account for $17.50 of the $22.50 cost, or 77.8% of the basket before rounding.

Where to Buy Cheapest

Independent is the cheapest recorded store for the fully costed Beef Stir Fry basket in New Brunswick, at $22.50 total and $5.62 per serving. No lower priced store is present in the supplied recipe-costing data for this basket. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

When you are comparing budget meals New Brunswick shoppers can actually price, the store record matters. This recipe’s priced items are all attached to Independent, which gives you a single-store basket rather than a split-store shop. That is useful because your checkout planning is simpler: one store, three priced ingredients, one verified recipe total.

You can still use the active banner list as a comparison checklist before you shop. In New Brunswick, the dataset identifies Your Independent Grocer, Sobeys, Atlantic Superstore, Foodland, IGA, No Frills, and Walmart as active grocery banners. If you normally shop at more than one of those banners, your best next step is to compare the same three items before committing to a store, especially because pantry staples such as oil and soy sauce can move the final basket cost materially.

Recipe 2: Soy Vegetable Stir-Fry Base — $5.62 per serving using the same priced basket

A soy vegetable stir-fry base can be costed from the same verified $22.50 Independent basket, which equals $5.62 per serving across 4 servings. The real prices are $5.00 for mixed vegetables, $11.00 for Olive Oil, and $6.50 for Soy Sauce. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

This second dinner idea is not a separate recipe record; it is a practical way for you to use the same verified New Brunswick basket when you want a meat-light or vegetable-forward meal. The reason it belongs in a budget dinner guide is that the costing remains anchored to real prices rather than estimated pantry values. You are still working from the same $22.50 basket and the same 4-serving assumption, which preserves the $5.62 per-serving benchmark.

For your meal planning, the soy vegetable version is best understood as the core stir fry base. The California Vegetable Blend Mixed Vegetables provide the bulk of the plate, while Soy Sauce provides seasoning and Olive Oil supports cooking. Since the supplied price file does not include rice, noodles, beef, chicken, tofu, or additional vegetables, those items are not added to the cost calculation here.

Ingredients with Prices

The same three priced ingredients support the soy vegetable stir-fry base: $5.00 mixed vegetables, $11.00 Olive Oil, and $6.50 Soy Sauce at Independent. The complete priced basket remains $22.50, or $5.62 per serving for 4 servings. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

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

You should treat this as a controlled-cost recipe variation. Because no extra priced ingredients are added, the total does not move above $22.50. That makes it helpful when you are trying to keep cheap dinner recipes under $6 per serving and want to avoid quietly adding unpriced extras that would change the real cost.

Where to Buy Cheapest

Independent remains the cheapest recorded store for this costed stir-fry base because every verified ingredient price in the basket is from Independent. The total is $22.50, and the serving cost is $5.62. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

If you shop at Sobeys, Atlantic Superstore, Foodland, IGA, No Frills, Walmart, or Your Independent Grocer, you can use the Independent basket as your benchmark. Your comparison question is straightforward: can your usual store beat $5.00 on the mixed vegetables, $11.00 on Olive Oil, and $6.50 on Soy Sauce in the same shopping trip. If it cannot, Independent remains the recorded low-cost option for this specific basket.

Recipe 3: Pantry Stir-Fry Dinner Plate — $5.62 per serving using the verified basket

A pantry stir-fry dinner plate built from the verified New Brunswick basket costs $22.50 total, or $5.62 per serving for 4 servings, when costed at Independent. The priced items are mixed vegetables, Olive Oil, and Soy Sauce. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

This third dinner format is useful if you want the same costed basket presented as a meal-planning template rather than a single named recipe. You are still using the same underlying data: $5.00 for California Vegetable Blend Mixed Vegetables, $11.00 for Olive Oil, and $6.50 for Soy Sauce. The value for your budget is consistency, because you can plan around a known $22.50 checkout figure instead of building a dinner from rough estimates.

For families and households tracking grocery costs in New Brunswick, this kind of recipe costing helps separate the meal idea from the price evidence. You can adjust the plate at home depending on what you already have, but the published cost remains tied to the verified Independent basket. That makes the recipe easier to compare with other cheapest recipes once more price records are available for additional meals.

Ingredients with Prices

The pantry stir-fry dinner plate uses the same $22.50 costed basket at Independent, with no additional priced ingredients added. Olive Oil is $11.00, Soy Sauce is $6.50, and California Vegetable Blend Mixed Vegetables are $5.00. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

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

You can use this version when your main goal is to stretch pantry purchases across several meals. The $11.00 Olive Oil line may look high for a single dinner, but oil is typically a pantry item that can support more than one cooking occasion. For strict recipe costing, however, the purchase price remains part of the recorded basket.

Where to Buy Cheapest

Independent is the only store with a complete verified price record for this pantry stir-fry basket in the supplied New Brunswick data, so it is the cheapest recorded store at $22.50 total. The per-serving cost remains $5.62. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

You should use the Independent price as your benchmark when checking other New Brunswick banners. If you see the same mixed vegetables, oil, or soy sauce for less at No Frills, Walmart, Sobeys, Atlantic Superstore, Foodland, IGA, or Your Independent Grocer, then your personal basket may change. For this article’s verified costing, however, the documented store is Independent.

Price Comparison Table: All Recipes Side by Side

All three dinner formats in this guide are anchored to the same verified $22.50 Independent basket, which equals $5.62 per serving for 4 servings. The fully supplied recipe record is Beef Stir Fry, while the two additional dinner formats are costed variations using the same real ingredient prices. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

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

The table is intentionally conservative because it does not add unpriced ingredients. That matters for your grocery budget because recipe articles often become misleading when they assume you already have several pantry items at home. Here, every costed recipe format stays tied to the same verified basket and the same store.

If your goal is to find cheap dinner recipes under $6 in New Brunswick, the $5.62 per-serving benchmark is the number to watch. It gives you a practical ceiling when you compare other dinners: if another 4-serving meal costs more than $22.50, it is more expensive than this recorded stir fry basket; if it costs less, it beats the current benchmark.

Basket Index: New Brunswick Stir-Fry Staples at Independent

The New Brunswick stir-fry basket costs $22.50 at Independent, and the three priced staples range from $5.00 to $11.00. Olive Oil is the largest line item at $11.00, followed by Soy Sauce at $6.50 and mixed vegetables at $5.00. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

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

This basket index shows why your cheapest recipe may not always be driven by the item that takes up the most space on the plate. The mixed vegetables are the visible base of the meal, but they are the lowest-priced item in the basket. Olive Oil and Soy Sauce together represent $17.50 of the $22.50 total, which means pantry decisions have a major effect on the recorded cost.

For your own shopping, this table also gives you a simple price audit. If you are standing in an aisle at another New Brunswick banner, compare the shelf prices directly against $11.00 for Olive Oil, $6.50 for Soy Sauce, and $5.00 for the mixed vegetable blend. Those three numbers are the benchmark you need to beat.

Top Priced Items in the Recipe Basket

The top priced item in the New Brunswick Beef Stir Fry basket is Olive Oil at $11.00 at Independent, followed by Soy Sauce at $6.50 and California Vegetable Blend Mixed Vegetables at $5.00. The source record does not provide regular prices or discount percentages, so no savings claim is made. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

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

This table is still useful because it identifies the items that matter most to your final checkout. If you can reduce the $11.00 Olive Oil line on a future shop, you would have the biggest opportunity to lower the total basket. If you focus only on the $5.00 vegetable blend, your potential reduction is smaller because it is already the lowest-priced item in the recorded basket.

The absence of regular-price data also matters. You should be cautious about calling an item a “deal” unless you can compare it with a regular price or another store’s current price. In this guide, the evidence supports current-price recipe costing, not a percentage-discount claim.

How to Use This New Brunswick Price Data When You Shop

Your best use of this recipe-costing data is to treat $22.50 as the benchmark basket price and $5.62 as the benchmark serving cost. If another dinner costs less than $22.50 for 4 servings, it is cheaper than the recorded Beef Stir Fry basket; if it costs more, it is not. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

When you plan your grocery list, start with the items that move the total most. Olive Oil is the first item to check because it costs $11.00 in the recorded basket. Soy Sauce is next at $6.50, while the mixed vegetables are third at $5.00. This ranking gives you a practical order of operations in the store: verify oil first, then sauce, then vegetables.

You can also use the data to compare your usual store against Independent. For example, Independent offers Olive Oil at $11.00, while no lower competing price is provided in the supplied New Brunswick recipe file, so no percentage savings claim is made. Independent offers Soy Sauce at $6.50 and California Vegetable Blend Mixed Vegetables at $5.00 under the same source record. That is the correct comparison frame because it avoids inventing discounts that are not present in the data.

If you want to keep building a lower-cost weekly menu, you can compare current grocery prices through https://eezly.com/deals, browse dinner ideas at https://eezly.com/recipes, or use meal-planning tools at https://eezly.com/meal-plans. Those pages are most useful when you are checking whether another dinner can beat the $5.62 per-serving benchmark established here.