NL Asian Burgers at Foodland: $5.70 per serving

Key Facts

• Asian Burgers cost $28.52 for 5 servings (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Cost per serving is $5.70 in Newfoundland and Labrador (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Foodland has shallots onions at $7.69 (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Dominion has lean ground beef at $7.36 (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Dominion has hoisin squeeze sauce at $3.49 (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)

Introduction

Asian Burgers are the cheapest fully priced dinner in this Newfoundland and Labrador recipe costing at $5.70 per serving. The recipe costs $28.52 for five servings, making it a practical option when you want cheap dinner recipes under $6 in Newfoundland and Labrador without relying on vague national averages. Your key priced ingredients are lean ground beef at $7.36 from Dominion, hoisin squeeze sauce at $3.49 from Dominion, Chinese five spice at $2.49 from Foodland, shallots onions at $7.69 from Foodland, and crushed red pepper at $7.49 from Dominion.

For budget meals in Newfoundland and Labrador, the useful takeaway is not just the total price; it is where each ingredient is cheapest in the priced basket. Your beef and hoisin come from Dominion in this costing, while Foodland supplies the shallots and five-spice seasoning. If you are planning dinners around Foodland, Dominion, No Frills, Sobeys, Walmart, Costco, Your Independent Grocer, or Wholesale Club, you should compare the items that drive the cost first: protein, sauces, and seasonings. In this basket, the $7.36 lean ground beef price is the anchor that keeps the five-serving dinner under $6 per person.

Recipe 1: Asian Burgers — $5.70 per serving

Asian Burgers cost $28.52 total, or $5.70 per serving, for a five-serving Newfoundland and Labrador dinner basket. The lowest-priced store attached to the recipe record is Foodland, while the item-level pricing shows that Dominion supplies several of the lowest-cost ingredients in this specific basket. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

This recipe is built around lean ground beef seasoned with Chinese five spice, hoisin sauce, crushed red pepper, and shallots. You get a dinner that works well as burgers, patties, or a plate-style meal depending on what you already have at home. Because the priced basket includes the flavour builders as well as the beef, the $5.70 per serving figure is more useful than a protein-only estimate. You can plan your dinner knowing the full tracked ingredient list totals $28.52, rather than estimating from a single meat price.

For your Newfoundland and Labrador grocery plan, the main savings discipline is to avoid buying the whole recipe at one store if one banner has better pricing on the key items. Dominion offers lean ground beef at $7.36 and hoisin squeeze sauce at $3.49 in this basket, while Foodland offers Spice Barn Chinese Five Spice 36 g at $2.49. That combination matters because sauce and spice purchases can quietly push a budget dinner above $7 or $8 per serving when you do not compare them. Here, the complete five-serving recipe remains at $5.70 per person.

Ingredients with Prices

The Asian Burgers ingredient list is short, but each item affects the cost per serving differently. Lean ground beef is the main protein at $7.36 from Dominion, while shallots onions are the largest single line item at $7.69 from Foodland. Crushed red pepper is $7.49 at Dominion, which means it costs nearly as much as the beef in this priced basket. Hoisin squeeze sauce is the lowest-cost flavour item at $3.49 from Dominion, and Foodland’s Chinese five spice comes in at $2.49.

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

This table shows why your ingredient strategy should start with the beef and high-cost flavour items. The lean ground beef at Dominion is $7.36, but the crushed red pepper at Dominion is $7.49 and the shallots onions at Foodland are $7.69. If you already have crushed red pepper or onions at home, your out-of-pocket shop could be lower, but the full priced recipe basket is $28.52. For a fair recipe costing, the full tracked basket is the figure to use.

Where to Buy Cheapest

For this Asian Burgers basket, your lowest tracked ingredient split is Foodland for shallots onions and Chinese five spice, and Dominion for lean ground beef, crushed red pepper, and hoisin sauce. The recipe record is attached to Foodland at $28.52 total, but the item-level pricing shows that Dominion is important for keeping the protein and sauce components controlled. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

You should buy the Foodland items when you need the seasoning and aromatics, especially the Spice Barn Chinese Five Spice 36 g at $2.49. You should use Dominion for the lean ground beef at $7.36 and the hoisin squeeze sauce at $3.49. The crushed red pepper at Dominion is $7.49, so if you are buying it only for this recipe, you should treat it as a pantry investment that can support multiple future meals. When you spread that spice across later dinners, your future per-meal cost can improve, but this costing keeps the full June 2026 purchase in the $28.52 total.

Recipe 2: Five-Spice Beef Patties with Hoisin Shallots — $5.70 per serving

Five-Spice Beef Patties with Hoisin Shallots use the same $28.52 Newfoundland and Labrador ingredient basket, so your cost remains $5.70 per serving for five servings. The same Foodland and Dominion prices apply: lean ground beef is $7.36 at Dominion, Chinese five spice is $2.49 at Foodland, and hoisin squeeze sauce is $3.49 at Dominion. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

This second preparation is useful if you want the flavour of Asian Burgers but do not want a traditional burger format. You season the beef with Chinese five spice and crushed red pepper, form smaller patties, and use hoisin sauce with cooked shallots as a topping or glaze. The cost structure does not change because the priced ingredients are identical to the original basket. Your serving cost stays at $5.70, which keeps this in the category of budget meals Newfoundland and Labrador households can plan around when ground beef is the main protein.

The practical advantage of this format is portion control. Five smaller patties allow you to divide the $7.36 lean ground beef component across five plates more predictably. You also get more flexibility with sides you may already have, such as leftover rice, cabbage, frozen vegetables, or buns from a previous shop. Those extra items are not included in the $28.52 costing, so the clean comparison remains the tracked Foodland and Dominion basket.

Ingredients with Prices

The priced ingredients for this preparation match the Asian Burgers basket, which lets you compare formats without changing the grocery bill. Shallots onions are $7.69 at Foodland, and they become the topping rather than being mixed entirely into the beef. Chinese five spice is $2.49 at Foodland and serves as the main seasoning. Dominion supplies the lean ground beef at $7.36, crushed red pepper at $7.49, and hoisin squeeze sauce at $3.49.

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

For your shopping list, the most important decision is whether you need to purchase every seasoning item this week. The full tracked price is $28.52, and that is the correct comparison for a new purchase. If your pantry already contains crushed red pepper, the checkout total could differ, but this article keeps the recipe costing tied to the live basket. That makes the $5.70 per serving figure consistent and comparable across the three preparations.

Where to Buy Cheapest

Your cheapest route for this costed basket is still split between Foodland and Dominion. Foodland is the source for shallots onions at $7.69 and Chinese five spice at $2.49, while Dominion is the source for lean ground beef at $7.36, hoisin sauce at $3.49, and crushed red pepper at $7.49. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

You should think of Dominion as the protein-and-sauce stop for this recipe. The $7.36 lean ground beef price is central because it carries five servings, and the $3.49 hoisin sauce keeps the sweet-savoury flavour from becoming an expensive add-on. Foodland is the better stop for the $2.49 five-spice seasoning in this basket. If you are already visiting both banners in Newfoundland and Labrador, this is a reasonable split shop; if you are only visiting one store, prioritize the beef price because protein usually drives the largest week-to-week dinner cost.

Recipe 3: Crushed Pepper Hoisin Beef Skillet — $5.70 per serving

Crushed Pepper Hoisin Beef Skillet also costs $28.52 total and $5.70 per serving when you use the same five priced ingredients from Foodland and Dominion in Newfoundland and Labrador. The basket includes $7.36 lean ground beef from Dominion, $7.49 crushed red pepper from Dominion, and $7.69 shallots onions from Foodland. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

This third version turns the same costed ingredients into a skillet-style dinner instead of burgers or patties. You brown the lean ground beef, add sliced shallots, season with Chinese five spice and crushed red pepper, and finish with hoisin sauce. The result is a flexible dinner base that you can serve over pantry staples you already own. From a budgeting perspective, the important point is that your tracked grocery cost remains identical at $28.52 for five servings.

The skillet format is often the easiest way to reduce waste because it uses chopped aromatics and sauces directly in the pan. You are less likely to leave partial toppings unused, and the cooked mixture can be portioned into five containers. If you are meal planning for work lunches or repeat dinners, this preparation may give you the best practical value from the same basket. The recipe still qualifies as one of the cheapest recipes in this Newfoundland and Labrador costing because it stays at $5.70 per serving.

Ingredients with Prices

The skillet version uses every priced item in the basket, which helps your shopping stay simple. Dominion’s lean ground beef at $7.36 is the base, while Dominion’s hoisin squeeze sauce at $3.49 provides the finishing flavour. Foodland’s shallots onions at $7.69 become the main aromatic, and Foodland’s Chinese five spice at $2.49 gives the dish its core seasoning. Dominion’s crushed red pepper at $7.49 adds heat and can be adjusted to taste.

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

Your best use of this preparation is batch cooking. You can cook the full $28.52 basket once and divide it into five portions at $5.70 each. Because the ingredient list is concentrated, you are not paying for many single-use extras. For a Newfoundland and Labrador household trying to keep dinner predictable in June 2026, that kind of repeatable basket is more useful than a recipe that depends on unpriced specialty items.

Newfoundland and Labrador Basket Index: Recipe Staples by Store

The cheapest tracked basket for these recipes uses Foodland for shallots onions and Chinese five spice, and Dominion for lean ground beef, crushed red pepper, and hoisin sauce. The complete five-item basket totals $28.52 and supports five servings at $5.70 each. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

This basket index is not a generic national grocery list; it is the specific Newfoundland and Labrador dinner basket used in the three recipe formats above. You can use it as a practical checklist before you shop. The table also shows which store is responsible for each price, helping you decide whether a split shop is worth your time. If you are already near both Foodland and Dominion, buying the listed items at the tracked stores gives you the cleanest match to the $28.52 recipe cost.

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

The basket index highlights one important budget point: the cheapest dinner is not always found by choosing a single banner for everything. Your Foodland items total $10.18 when you add the $7.69 shallots onions and $2.49 Chinese five spice. Your Dominion items total $18.34 when you add the $7.49 crushed red pepper, $7.36 lean ground beef, and $3.49 hoisin sauce. Together, those itemized prices equal the $28.52 tracked recipe total, so the arithmetic supports the $5.70 per serving estimate.

Top Priced Ingredients for Budget Dinner Planning

The best-value ingredient in this Newfoundland and Labrador basket is Spice Barn Chinese Five Spice 36 g at $2.49 from Foodland, while the lowest-cost major flavour sauce is hoisin squeeze sauce at $3.49 from Dominion. The highest-priced items are shallots onions at $7.69 from Foodland and crushed red pepper at $7.49 from Dominion. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

Because no separate regular-price field is included in this recipe dataset, the table below uses the current tracked price as the reference price and shows no promotional savings calculation. That keeps the numbers accurate and avoids implying a sale where one is not provided. For your planning, the current price still matters: it tells you which ingredients are carrying the basket and which ones are relatively inexpensive add-ons. In this recipe, the $2.49 five-spice seasoning and $3.49 hoisin sauce are the two lowest-cost line items.

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

This table is useful because it ranks your attention. You should compare the $7-range items first if you are trying to lower the total basket cost. Shallots onions, crushed red pepper, and lean ground beef together account for $22.54 of the $28.52 basket, which means they represent most of the dinner cost. The hoisin sauce and five spice together account for $5.98, making them relatively modest additions for the amount of flavour they bring to five servings.

Price Comparison Table

All three dinner formats cost $28.52 total and $5.70 per serving because they use the same Newfoundland and Labrador ingredient basket. The cheapest store designation is Foodland for the recipe record, with the item-level basket split between Foodland and Dominion. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

The comparison below is designed to help you choose a cooking format, not to imply different ingredient prices. If you want a classic dinner, use the Asian Burgers version. If you want portioned patties for meal prep, use the Five-Spice Beef Patties format. If you want the easiest batch-cooked option, use the Crushed Pepper Hoisin Beef Skillet.

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

For your weekly meal plan, the key decision is how much repetition you can tolerate from one basket. If you cook the skillet first, you can use leftovers in burger-style servings later. If you cook patties first, you can chop leftover patties into a skillet meal. The $28.52 basket gives you flexibility because the flavour profile works across several dinner formats without adding new priced ingredients.

How to Use AI Price Comparison for Budget Meals in Newfoundland and Labrador

AI price comparison helps you save on groceries by matching each ingredient to the store where it is priced best in the tracked basket. In this Newfoundland and Labrador recipe costing, that means Foodland for $7.69 shallots onions and $2.49 Chinese five spice, and Dominion for $7.36 lean ground beef, $7.49 crushed red pepper, and $3.49 hoisin sauce. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

You can use this approach before you build your dinner plan. Start with the protein because it often determines whether a recipe can stay under your target serving price. In this case, lean ground beef at $7.36 from Dominion helps keep the full five-serving recipe at $5.70 per person. Then compare the flavour items, because sauces and spices can make a “cheap” recipe more expensive than expected if you buy them without checking prices.

For more price-aware planning, you can compare current grocery deals at https://eezly.com/deals, browse recipe ideas at https://eezly.com/recipes, and build lower-cost meal plans at https://eezly.com/meal-plans. If you prefer to research stores directly, you can also start from https://eezly.com/stores or read more grocery price coverage at https://eezly.com/blog. These pages are most useful when you already know your target dinner cost, such as keeping meals near $5.70 per serving in Newfoundland and Labrador.