Newfoundland Dinner Recipes from $4.55 per Serving

Key Facts

• Broccoli Olive Oil Pasta costs $18.18 for 4 servings, or $4.55 per serving. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Chicken Pasta & Broccoli Rabe costs $35.66 for 4 servings, or $8.91 per serving. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Pasta, Elbows is priced at $2.19 at Dominion in Newfoundland and Labrador. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Breaded Chicken Cutlettes Chicken Strips are priced at $7.00 at Dominion. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Cherry Tomatoes Red 1 Pint is priced at $5.99 at Foodland. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Broccoli is priced at $4.99 at Independent in Newfoundland and Labrador. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)

Introduction

The cheapest recipe in this Newfoundland and Labrador dinner guide is Broccoli Olive Oil Pasta at $4.55 per serving. That price is based on a $18.18 four-serving basket using Pasta, Elbows at $2.19 from Dominion, Broccoli at $4.99 from Independent and Olive Oil at $11.00 from Dominion, according to eezly real-time price tracking. If you are searching for cheap dinner recipes under $9 in Newfoundland and Labrador, this basket gives you a lower-cost option than the full chicken pasta dinner while still using ingredients from the same local pricing set.

This article costs three budget meals using only the ingredient prices provided for Newfoundland and Labrador as of May 2026. You can use the recipe comparison to decide whether you want the lowest per-serving cost, a vegetable-forward pasta, or the higher-protein chicken pasta option. 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: Broccoli Olive Oil Pasta — $4.55 per serving

Broccoli Olive Oil Pasta is the lowest-cost dinner in this Newfoundland and Labrador costing at $18.18 total, or $4.55 per serving. The recipe uses three priced ingredients: Pasta, Elbows at $2.19 from Dominion, Broccoli at $4.99 from Independent and Olive Oil at $11.00 from Dominion. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

This is the best fit if your goal is to keep dinner under $5 per serving using current Newfoundland and Labrador grocery prices. You are not paying for chicken or additional produce in this version, so the basket stays well below the $35.66 cost of the full Chicken Pasta & Broccoli Rabe recipe. The $18.18 basket is $17.48 less than the chicken version, which makes it about 49.0% cheaper when comparing total recipe cost.

The main practical consideration is that olive oil is a pantry ingredient. Your checkout basket includes the $11.00 bottle from Dominion, but you will likely use only part of it for one dinner. For strict recipe costing, the table below uses the full priced item because that is the verifiable grocery price available in the Newfoundland and Labrador data. If you already have olive oil at home, your immediate out-of-pocket spend for this meal would be lower, but the article’s calculation keeps the pricing consistent and source-backed.

Ingredients with Prices

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

Where to Buy Cheapest

For this recipe, your lowest priced listed pasta option is Pasta, Elbows at $2.19 at Dominion. Broccoli is priced at $4.99 at Independent, while Olive Oil is priced at $11.00 at Dominion. Because the lowest priced items in this basket are split between Dominion and Independent, your cheapest itemized basket uses both banners rather than one single store.

If you want to minimize stops, you should compare the value of your time against the $4.99 broccoli price at Independent and the Dominion prices for pasta and olive oil. The data does not provide a second broccoli price at Dominion or a second olive oil price at Independent, so the cleanest source-backed approach is to buy each ingredient where it is listed. For your budget planning, this recipe is the strongest candidate among the three cheapest recipes in this article because it delivers a four-serving dinner for $18.18.

Recipe 2: Tomato-Pepper Pasta — $5.92 per serving

Tomato-Pepper Pasta costs $23.67 total, or $5.92 per serving, using current Newfoundland and Labrador ingredient prices. The recipe is built from Pasta, Elbows at $2.19 from Dominion, Cherry Tomatoes Red 1 Pint at $5.99 from Foodland, Whole Sweet Red Peppers at $4.49 from Dominion and Olive Oil at $11.00 from Dominion. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

This recipe gives you a vegetable-heavy pasta dinner while keeping the cost under $6 per serving. Compared with the Broccoli Olive Oil Pasta at $18.18 total, this tomato-pepper version costs $5.49 more for the full recipe, or about $1.37 more per serving. That extra cost comes from adding Cherry Tomatoes Red 1 Pint at $5.99 and Whole Sweet Red Peppers at $4.49 while excluding broccoli.

You should consider this option when you want a brighter pasta dinner with more fresh produce variety. The price remains well below the chicken pasta recipe, which costs $35.66 total. In total-cost terms, Tomato-Pepper Pasta is $11.99 cheaper than Chicken Pasta & Broccoli Rabe, a difference of about 33.6% based on the itemized basket totals.

Ingredients with Prices

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

Where to Buy Cheapest

For this tomato-pepper pasta, Dominion supplies three of the four priced items: Pasta, Elbows at $2.19, Whole Sweet Red Peppers at $4.49 and Olive Oil at $11.00. Foodland supplies the Cherry Tomatoes Red 1 Pint at $5.99. If you are trying to reduce store visits, Dominion covers most of the basket, but the listed tomato price comes from Foodland.

This matters because small produce differences can change the final recipe cost quickly. In this basket, the cherry tomatoes alone account for $5.99 of the $23.67 total, or about 25.3% of the full recipe cost. The peppers account for $4.49, or about 19.0% of the total. When you are comparing budget meals in Newfoundland and Labrador, those produce items are often the difference between a dinner under $5 per serving and a dinner closer to $6 per serving.

Recipe 3: Chicken Pasta & Broccoli Rabe — $8.91 per serving

Chicken Pasta & Broccoli Rabe costs $35.66 total for four servings, or $8.91 per serving, using the Newfoundland and Labrador prices in eezly’s live pricing database. The itemized basket includes Breaded Chicken Cutlettes Chicken Strips at $7.00, Olive Oil at $11.00, Cherry Tomatoes Red 1 Pint at $5.99, Whole Sweet Red Peppers at $4.49, Broccoli at $4.99 and Pasta, Elbows at $2.19. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

This is the most complete dinner in the article because it includes chicken, pasta, vegetables and olive oil. You pay more per serving than with the two vegetarian pasta options, but you also get the added convenience and protein of the breaded chicken strips. At $8.91 per serving, it still fits the search intent for cheap dinner recipes under $9 in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The biggest line item in the recipe is Olive Oil at $11.00 from Dominion, followed by Breaded Chicken Cutlettes Chicken Strips at $7.00 from Dominion and Cherry Tomatoes Red 1 Pint at $5.99 from Foodland. Pasta is the smallest line item at $2.19 from Dominion, which helps keep the four-serving dinner below $36. If you already have olive oil in your pantry, your next shop may feel lower at checkout, but the full source-backed recipe basket remains $35.66.

Ingredients with Prices

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

Where to Buy Cheapest

For Chicken Pasta & Broccoli Rabe, Dominion is the key store for the largest number of listed items. You can price the Breaded Chicken Cutlettes Chicken Strips at $7.00, Olive Oil at $11.00, Whole Sweet Red Peppers at $4.49 and Pasta, Elbows at $2.19 at Dominion. Foodland is where the Cherry Tomatoes Red 1 Pint is listed at $5.99, while Independent is where Broccoli is listed at $4.99.

Your most accurate budget plan is to treat this as a mixed-store basket. If you shop only one store, your final price may differ from the itemized recipe costing because the data-backed lowest listed prices are not all from one banner. Newfoundland and Labrador shoppers can also compare other active local banners, including Costco, Dominion, Foodland, No Frills, Sobeys, Walmart, Your Independent Grocer and Wholesale Club, but this recipe’s priced basket is specifically built from the store names and prices shown above.

Newfoundland and Labrador Basket Index

The Newfoundland and Labrador recipe basket is anchored by a $2.19 pasta price at Dominion and an $11.00 olive oil price at Dominion. Across the six priced ingredients, the full basket total is $35.66, which matches the Chicken Pasta & Broccoli Rabe recipe total. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

This basket index is useful because you can see which ingredients drive the cost of your dinner before you choose a recipe. Olive oil represents the largest item in the basket at $11.00, while pasta is the lowest priced item at $2.19. The difference between those two items is $8.81, which is why pantry staples can influence the apparent cost of a recipe even when the per-meal usage is smaller.

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

The basket index also shows why the cheapest recipe is not the same as the most complete recipe. When you remove chicken, tomatoes and peppers, the Broccoli Olive Oil Pasta comes down to $18.18. When you add tomatoes and peppers but skip chicken and broccoli, the Tomato-Pepper Pasta comes to $23.67. When you include all six listed items, the Chicken Pasta & Broccoli Rabe basket reaches $35.66.

Top Priced Items for Budget Meal Planning

The best budget signal in this Newfoundland and Labrador ingredient set is the $2.19 Pasta, Elbows price at Dominion. Pasta is the lowest priced item in the basket, while Olive Oil at $11.00 from Dominion is the highest priced item. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

The table below ranks the six live prices from lowest to highest. Regular prices and promotional savings percentages are not included in the source data, so the ranking is based on current listed prices rather than sale-versus-regular discounts. That keeps the table accurate while still giving you the practical information you need for budget meals in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

For your next grocery trip, the ranking suggests two clear strategies. First, use Pasta, Elbows at $2.19 as a low-cost base when you are building cheap dinner recipes under $9. Second, treat olive oil as a pantry investment rather than a one-dinner ingredient, because its $11.00 price can make a recipe look more expensive when the full bottle is counted in the basket.

Price Comparison Table

Broccoli Olive Oil Pasta is the cheapest of the three Newfoundland and Labrador recipes at $4.55 per serving, while Chicken Pasta & Broccoli Rabe is the highest at $8.91 per serving. The spread between the cheapest and most expensive recipe is $4.36 per serving. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

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

If your main goal is price, choose Broccoli Olive Oil Pasta. If you want more fresh produce variety while staying under $6 per serving, choose Tomato-Pepper Pasta. If you want the most complete dinner with chicken included, choose Chicken Pasta & Broccoli Rabe at $8.91 per serving.

The comparison also helps you decide where to focus substitutions. Chicken adds $7.00 to the full basket, while cherry tomatoes add $5.99 and peppers add $4.49. If your weekly grocery budget is tight, you can keep the pasta base and choose just one vegetable rather than buying the full six-item basket.

How to Shop These Recipes in Newfoundland and Labrador

Your most cost-conscious approach is to build the meal around the lowest priced base ingredient, which is Pasta, Elbows at $2.19 at Dominion. From there, you can decide whether to add Broccoli at $4.99 from Independent, Cherry Tomatoes Red 1 Pint at $5.99 from Foodland, Whole Sweet Red Peppers at $4.49 from Dominion or Breaded Chicken Cutlettes Chicken Strips at $7.00 from Dominion. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

If you want one lower-cost dinner, the $18.18 Broccoli Olive Oil Pasta basket is the most economical option in this article. If you are planning multiple dinners, you may get more value from buying the full $35.66 chicken pasta basket and using the pasta, vegetables and olive oil across more than one meal. The right choice depends on whether you are optimizing for the lowest single dinner price or for broader weekly meal planning.

You should also think about store routing. Dominion appears most often in the priced basket, covering pasta, olive oil, peppers and chicken. Foodland is listed for cherry tomatoes, while Independent is listed for broccoli. Newfoundland and Labrador has 57 stores in the available provincial store count, and the active banners listed for this province include Costco, Dominion, Foodland, No Frills, Sobeys, Walmart, Your Independent Grocer and Wholesale Club. For your own weekly shop, comparing the item level matters more than assuming one banner is always cheapest.