Newfoundland and Labrador Veggie Skillet at Dominion: $2.50

Key Facts

• Shrimp Stir-Fry costs $29.27 total for 6 servings, or $4.88 per serving. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Sliced Water Chestnuts cost $1.99 at Independent in Newfoundland and Labrador. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Reduced Sodium Teriyaki Sauce costs $6.29 at Dominion in Newfoundland and Labrador. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style costs $4.50 at Dominion. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Olive Oil is the highest-priced item in this basket at $11.00 at Dominion. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• eezly tracks 57 grocery stores in Newfoundland and Labrador across banners including Dominion, Foodland, No Frills, Sobeys, Walmart, Costco, Independent and Wholesale Club. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)

Introduction

The cheapest recipe in this Newfoundland and Labrador dinner comparison is the Veggie Skillet at $2.50 per serving, using $4.50 Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style, $1.99 Kraft Fat Free Italian Salad Dressing, and $3.50 No Name Ground Ginger from Dominion. This matters if you are trying to build budget meals in Newfoundland and Labrador without relying on vague national averages, because the costs here are tied to current local pricing from Dominion and Independent as of May 2026. The fully costed Shrimp Stir-Fry is still under $5 per serving at $4.88, with a $29.27 basket serving six people.

If you are shopping in Newfoundland and Labrador, you have access to major grocery banners including Dominion, Foodland, No Frills, Sobeys, Walmart, Costco, Your Independent Grocer, Independent and Wholesale Club. For this recipe basket, Dominion carries five of the six priced ingredients, while Independent has the lowest tracked price for Sliced Water Chestnuts at $1.99. Your best approach is to treat the store list as a practical buying map: use Dominion for the core sauces, vegetables, ginger and oil, then use Independent when you specifically need the water chestnuts at the tracked $1.99 price.

These are not restaurant-style recipes with hidden pantry assumptions. Each costing below uses only the ingredient prices supplied in eezly’s real-time tracking for Newfoundland and Labrador in May 2026. Where a recipe uses fewer ingredients than the full Shrimp Stir-Fry basket, the total is calculated directly from the listed ingredient prices, then divided by the stated serving count so you can compare cost per serving clearly.

Recipe 1: Veggie Skillet — $2.50 per serving

The Veggie Skillet is the cheapest dinner in this Newfoundland and Labrador comparison at $2.50 per serving, based on a $9.99 ingredient total from Dominion. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking.] You make this lower-cost option by combining Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style at $4.50, Kraft Fat Free Italian Salad Dressing at $1.99, and No Name Ground Ginger at $3.50. When divided across four servings, the meal costs $2.50 per serving after rounding to the nearest cent.

This is the strongest option if your priority is a low cash outlay rather than a larger family-size meal. You are using the most affordable vegetable base in the dataset and avoiding the $11.00 olive oil purchase that drives up the full stir-fry basket. You also keep the shopping simple because all three ingredients are tracked at Dominion, so you do not need to split this specific recipe between stores.

Ingredients with Prices

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

The main cost driver in this recipe is the $4.50 vegetable base, which represents nearly half of the $9.99 basket. The $1.99 dressing keeps the sauce cost low, while the $3.50 ground ginger adds flavour without pushing the meal above the $3-per-serving range. If you are planning several cheap dinner recipes under $5 in the same week, this recipe gives you a low-cost anchor meal that leaves room in your grocery budget for higher-protein meals on other nights.

Where to Buy Cheapest

Dominion is the best store for this specific Veggie Skillet because every priced ingredient in the recipe is tracked there. Dominion offers Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style at $4.50, Kraft Fat Free Italian Salad Dressing at $1.99, and No Name Ground Ginger at $3.50 — a calculated recipe total of $9.99 for four servings. That gives you a clear $2.50-per-serving dinner without requiring a second stop.

Your practical shopping move is to buy the full recipe at Dominion if you want the simplest route to a low-cost dinner. You should also look at how the ginger functions as a multi-meal pantry item: although the full 100 g container costs $3.50 in the live price data, it can support more than one stir-fry-style dinner. For this costing exercise, the full tracked shelf price is counted, which keeps the calculation conservative and easy to verify.

Recipe 2: Teriyaki Water Chestnut Stir-Fry Base — $4.07 per serving

The Teriyaki Water Chestnut Stir-Fry Base costs $4.07 per serving in Newfoundland and Labrador, using a $16.28 basket split between Dominion and Independent. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking.] The recipe combines $4.50 Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style at Dominion, $6.29 Reduced Sodium Teriyaki Sauce at Dominion, $3.50 No Name Ground Ginger at Dominion, and $1.99 Sliced Water Chestnuts at Independent. Divided across four servings, the calculated cost is $4.07 per serving.

This recipe costs more than the Veggie Skillet because teriyaki sauce adds $6.29 to the basket, but it still stays under the common “cheap dinner recipes under $5” threshold. You also get more texture from the water chestnuts, which are the only ingredient in this dataset priced at Independent. If you are already passing an Independent location, the $1.99 water chestnut price makes this split-store approach reasonable.

Ingredients with Prices

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

The key trade-off here is flavour versus simplicity. You pay $6.29 for the teriyaki sauce, which is more than the $4.50 vegetable base and more than three times the $1.99 water chestnuts. However, that sauce is what makes this recipe feel closer to a familiar takeout-style stir-fry while still keeping your calculated serving cost below $5.

Where to Buy Cheapest

For this recipe, your cheapest tracked store combination is Dominion for the riced veggies, teriyaki sauce and ginger, plus Independent for the Sliced Water Chestnuts. Dominion offers Reduced Sodium Teriyaki Sauce at $6.29, while Independent offers Sliced Water Chestnuts at $1.99 — a combined sauce-and-crunch cost of $8.28 before the vegetable base and ginger. Because there is no lower water chestnut price in the supplied Newfoundland and Labrador dataset, Independent is the clear source for that item.

You should choose this recipe when you want a more strongly seasoned dinner and are comfortable with a two-store basket. If you want to minimize stops, you can still use the pricing as a benchmark: the Dominion portion of the recipe is $14.29 before water chestnuts, while the Independent item adds $1.99. That store split is useful because it tells you exactly which ingredient is worth targeting outside Dominion.

Recipe 3: Shrimp Stir-Fry — $4.88 per serving

Shrimp Stir-Fry costs $29.27 total for six servings in Newfoundland and Labrador, or $4.88 per serving, using the full priced basket tracked at Dominion and Independent. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking.] This is the most complete and highest-cost recipe in the comparison, but it still comes in under $5 per serving. The basket includes Sliced Water Chestnuts at $1.99, Reduced Sodium Teriyaki Sauce at $6.29, 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.

This recipe has a higher total cost mainly because of the $11.00 olive oil purchase. That single item accounts for the largest line item in the basket, exceeding the price of the teriyaki sauce and the riced vegetables. If you already have oil at home, your out-of-pocket trip may feel lower, but for a clean recipe costing, the full tracked shelf price is included.

Ingredients with Prices

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

The full basket gives you the broadest flavour profile of the three recipes because it uses both teriyaki sauce and Italian dressing along with ginger. It is also the best option if you are feeding more people, since the recipe is costed for six servings rather than four. Your total bill is higher, but the cost per serving remains competitive for budget meals in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Where to Buy Cheapest

The cheapest store plan for Shrimp Stir-Fry is Dominion for five ingredients and Independent for Sliced Water Chestnuts at $1.99. Dominion carries the $6.29 Reduced Sodium Teriyaki Sauce, $4.50 Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style, $3.50 No Name Ground Ginger, $1.99 Kraft Fat Free Italian Salad Dressing and $11.00 Olive Oil in the tracked basket. Independent is the listed source for the water chestnuts, making the total recipe basket $29.27.

You should use this recipe when you want a six-serving dinner that remains under $5 per serving. If your household is larger, the six-serving format may make more sense than the cheaper four-serving Veggie Skillet. If your household is smaller, you can treat the leftovers as a next-day lunch, which helps the $29.27 basket work harder across your week.

Newfoundland and Labrador Basket Index: Stir-Fry Ingredients

The full Newfoundland and Labrador stir-fry basket totals $29.27 across six priced ingredients, with Dominion supplying five items and Independent supplying one. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking.] This basket index is useful because it shows you exactly which ingredients drive the cost of these cheap dinner recipes under $5. The highest-priced item is Olive Oil at $11.00 at Dominion, while the lowest-priced items are Sliced Water Chestnuts at $1.99 at Independent and Kraft Fat Free Italian Salad Dressing at $1.99 at Dominion.

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

The basket index tells you where your money goes before you cook. If you are trying to cut your total, the first ingredient to examine is the $11.00 olive oil, because it is the largest line item in the full Shrimp Stir-Fry basket. If you are trying to preserve flavour while reducing cost, you may prefer Recipe 2, which keeps the $6.29 teriyaki sauce but removes the oil and dressing from the purchase.

You can also use this index to plan repeat meals. Ginger appears in all three recipes, which makes the $3.50 No Name Ground Ginger purchase more useful across your weekly menu. Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style also appears in all three recipes at $4.50, making it the core base for the cheapest recipes in this comparison.

Top Priced Ingredients and Deal Candidates

The best low-price ingredient candidates in this Newfoundland and Labrador recipe set are the $1.99 Sliced Water Chestnuts at Independent and the $1.99 Kraft Fat Free Italian Salad Dressing at Dominion. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking.] Regular prices and savings percentages were not included in the supplied live ingredient records, so the table ranks verified May 2026 prices rather than estimating discounts. That keeps the comparison grounded in actual tracked prices instead of invented sale claims.

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

This table is still practical even without a separate regular-price field. If you want the lowest-cost add-ins, you start with the two $1.99 items: water chestnuts at Independent and dressing at Dominion. If you want a stronger stir-fry flavour, you budget for the $6.29 teriyaki sauce at Dominion and decide whether that flavour upgrade is worth moving from the $2.50 Veggie Skillet to the $4.07 Teriyaki Water Chestnut Stir-Fry Base.

The price order also helps you avoid accidental budget creep. Olive Oil at $11.00 is useful, but it is the item most likely to push a small recipe basket into a higher total. If you are building budget meals in Newfoundland and Labrador from scratch, you should decide whether the oil is needed for the specific dinner you are making or whether a lower-cost recipe in this list better fits your week.

Price Comparison Table: All Recipes Side by Side

The cheapest recipe in this comparison is the Veggie Skillet at $2.50 per serving, while the highest-cost option is Shrimp Stir-Fry at $4.88 per serving. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking.] All three recipes stay under $5 per serving, which makes them relevant for searches such as “cheap dinner recipes under $5,” “budget meals Newfoundland and Labrador,” and “cheapest recipes.” The key difference is not whether the recipes are affordable, but how much variety, flavour and serving count you want.

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

If your main goal is the lowest possible dinner cost, you choose the Veggie Skillet. If you want a more flavour-forward meal while staying under $5 per serving, you choose the Teriyaki Water Chestnut Stir-Fry Base. If you need six servings and want the fullest basket, you choose the Shrimp Stir-Fry at $4.88 per serving.

This is where recipe costing becomes more useful than a generic grocery list. A $29.27 basket may look expensive compared with a $9.99 basket, but the serving count changes the comparison. You should compare cost per serving first, then decide whether the total upfront spend fits your household budget for the week.

How to Use AI Price Comparison for Newfoundland and Labrador Meal Planning

AI-powered grocery price comparison helps you choose the recipe with the best cost per serving before you shop, and in this dataset the winning dinner is the $2.50 Veggie Skillet at Dominion. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking.] Instead of comparing only one item at a time, you can compare the full recipe basket: $9.99 for the Veggie Skillet, $16.28 for the Teriyaki Water Chestnut Stir-Fry Base, and $29.27 for the Shrimp Stir-Fry. That basket-level view is what helps you avoid a meal that looks cheap by ingredient but becomes expensive at checkout.

For your own planning, start with the ingredient that appears across multiple recipes. In this comparison, Riced Veggies Asian Stir Fry Style at $4.50 and No Name Ground Ginger at $3.50 appear in all three recipe builds. If you buy those two items at Dominion, you have the base for several budget meals in Newfoundland and Labrador, then you can decide whether to add the $1.99 dressing, the $6.29 teriyaki sauce, the $1.99 water chestnuts or the $11.00 oil.

You can also use eezly’s recipe and meal-planning tools to compare similar baskets before you leave home. Relevant pages include https://eezly.com/recipes for recipe discovery, https://eezly.com/meal-plans for planning multiple dinners, and https://eezly.com/deals for checking current grocery price opportunities. If you are browsing broader grocery coverage, https://eezly.com/blog is a useful starting point for more Canadian grocery price analysis.