Manitoba Seasonal Recipes: $12.98 Chicken Dinner

Key Facts

• Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner costs $12.98 for 4 servings at Nofrills in Manitoba. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Skillet Ziti and Vegetables costs $17.61 for 6 servings, or $2.94 per serving, at Freshco. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Pasta with Tomato Sauce costs $13.47 for 4 servings, or $3.37 per serving, at Nofrills. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Vegetarian Patties cost $54.06 for 14 servings, or $3.86 per serving, at Nofrills. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Pasta Salad costs $44.02 for 6 servings, or $7.34 per serving, with Costco as the recipe store. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Whole Water Chestnuts are priced at $1.49 at Nofrills in two Manitoba recipes. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)

Introduction: The $12.98 Manitoba Chicken Dinner Leads This Seasonal Recipe List

Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner is the lowest-total priced recipe in this Manitoba seasonal collection at $12.98 for 4 servings at Nofrills. That works out to a listed cost per serving of $3.25, using priced ingredients that include Breaded Chicken Cutlettes Chicken Strips at $6.00 at Nofrills, Whole Water Chestnuts at $1.49 at Nofrills, Cream of Chicken Soup at $1.50 at Nofrills and Instant Rice at $3.99 at Safeway. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

If you are searching for seasonal recipes Manitoba households can price before shopping, this collection gives you a practical starting point because every recipe has a real total cost, serving count and cost per serving. You can compare a quick dinner, a pasta meal, a vegetarian batch recipe and a larger pasta salad without relying on estimated pantry math. The Manitoba recipe set includes Pasta with Tomato Sauce, Vegetarian Patties, Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner, Skillet Ziti and Vegetables and Pasta Salad, each tied to specific store-level ingredient prices in May 2026.

The strongest budget signal is not always the lowest recipe total. Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner has the lowest listed total at $12.98, while Skillet Ziti and Vegetables has the lowest listed cost per serving at $2.94 for 6 servings at Freshco. If your goal is to build cheap seasonal meals Manitoba families can repeat during a busy week, you should compare both numbers: the cash needed at checkout for the recipe and the cost per plate once the meal is divided into servings.

Seasonal Recipes with Real Ingredient Costs

The five Manitoba seasonal recipes in this collection have real listed costs from $12.98 to $54.06, with store references including Nofrills, Freshco, Safeway, Costco Winnipeg and Freshco Henderson. Source: eezly real-time price tracking. You can use these priced recipes to decide whether your May 2026 grocery list should prioritize a lower upfront dinner, a lower per-serving meal, or a larger batch recipe that gives you more servings.

Pasta with Tomato Sauce — $13.47 Total, $3.37 Per Serving

Pasta with Tomato Sauce costs $13.47 for 4 servings at Nofrills in Manitoba, with a listed cost per serving of $3.37. Source: eezly real-time price tracking. For a simple seasonal pasta option, this recipe is built from three priced ingredients in the data: Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Sauce at $3.49 at Nofrills, Kumato Tomatoes at $4.99 at Safeway and Garlic at $4.99 at Safeway.

This is the kind of recipe you may choose when you want a short ingredient list and a predictable dinner format. The May 2026 data shows that the priced ingredients are split between Nofrills and Safeway, so your planning decision is not only about the $13.47 total. You also need to decide whether you are willing to shop across both stores or whether you would substitute based on what you already have at home. The provided recipe cost does not require any invented seasonal premium or discount claim; it simply shows that the priced Manitoba ingredient set totals $13.47 for 4 servings.

For your seasonal grocery list Manitoba planning, Pasta with Tomato Sauce sits close to the Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner total, but it has a listed cost per serving of $3.37 instead of $3.25. The distinction is small enough that your choice may depend more on diet preference, prep time and store convenience than on price alone. Both recipes list a prep time of 20 minutes or less, with Pasta with Tomato Sauce listed at 20 minutes.

Vegetarian Patties — $54.06 Total, $3.86 Per Serving

Vegetarian Patties cost $54.06 for 14 servings at Nofrills in Manitoba, with a listed cost per serving of $3.86. Source: eezly real-time price tracking. This is the largest-serving recipe in the collection, and its diet tags identify it as vegetarian, no beef, no fish, no lamb, no pork, no red meat and no shellfish.

Because the recipe has 14 servings, you should read the $54.06 total differently from a 4-serving dinner. The upfront grocery cost is the highest in this Manitoba set, but the listed cost per serving is $3.86, which places it below Pasta Salad’s $7.34 per serving. If you are meal-prepping lunches or planning several vegetarian portions, this recipe gives you a larger batch format with a real per-serving number.

The ingredient list also shows why store planning matters. California Vegetable Blend Mixed Vegetables are priced at $4.00 at Nofrills, Shredded Parmesan Cheese is $4.00 at Nofrills, Shallots Onions are $11.00 at Safeway, Celery Sticks are $5.49 at Freshco and Basil & Chives are $7.49 at Freshco Henderson. Other priced items include Thyme at $3.00 at nofrills #12 Highway 10 North Box 810, Prepared Yellow Mustard at $1.29 at Nofrills, Creamery Butter Unsalted at $5.79 at Nofrills, Pure Olive Oil at $8.00 at Nofrills and Heinz Mayonnaise Real 340 ml at $4.00 at Safeway. If you are building cheap seasonal meals Manitoba shoppers can batch-cook, this recipe is useful because it gives you a complete store-by-store ingredient map.

Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner — $12.98 Total, $3.25 Per Serving

Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner costs $12.98 for 4 servings at Nofrills, making it the lowest-total recipe in this Manitoba collection. Source: eezly real-time price tracking. Its listed cost per serving is $3.25, and its diet tags include no pork and no red meat.

The recipe uses four priced ingredients, which makes it one of the easiest options to plan from the data. Breaded Chicken Cutlettes Chicken Strips are priced at $6.00 at Nofrills, Whole Water Chestnuts are $1.49 at Nofrills, Cream of Chicken Soup is $1.50 at Nofrills and Instant Rice is $3.99 at Safeway. If you are trying to reduce decision fatigue, this ingredient list is shorter than the lists for Vegetarian Patties and Pasta Salad.

For your May 2026 recipe costs Manitoba comparison, this dish is the clearest answer when you want the lowest checkout-style recipe total in the provided collection. It is also listed with a prep time of 15 minutes, which aligns with the seasonal tag “quick dinner.” If your weeknight plan depends on both price and time, Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner is the benchmark meal in this Manitoba set.

Skillet Ziti and Vegetables — $17.61 Total, $2.94 Per Serving

Skillet Ziti and Vegetables costs $17.61 for 6 servings at Freshco, with the lowest listed cost per serving in this collection at $2.94. Source: eezly real-time price tracking. Its diet tags include no fish, no lamb, no pork, no red meat and no shellfish.

This recipe is especially useful if your priority is cost per serving rather than the lowest total receipt. The ingredient prices include Provolone Cheese Slices at $7.19 at Freshco, Mix Vegetable 370 g at $5.99 at Freshco Henderson, Whole Water Chestnuts at $1.49 at Nofrills and Marinara Pasta Sauce at $2.94 at Nofrills. The recipe store is Freshco, but the priced ingredient rows show that your list may involve Freshco, Freshco Henderson and Nofrills.

You can also compare this recipe directly with Pasta with Tomato Sauce because both use a pasta-sauce format, but the serving counts differ. Pasta with Tomato Sauce is $13.47 for 4 servings at a listed $3.37 per serving, while Skillet Ziti and Vegetables is $17.61 for 6 servings at $2.94 per serving. That makes Skillet Ziti and Vegetables a strong candidate when you want a slightly larger meal format with a lower listed per-serving cost.

Pasta Salad — $44.02 Total, $7.34 Per Serving

Pasta Salad costs $44.02 for 6 servings, with Costco listed as the recipe store and a cost per serving of $7.34. Source: eezly real-time price tracking. It is the highest listed cost per serving among the five Manitoba recipes in this collection.

This recipe has a broader ingredient mix than the quick dinners, which helps explain its larger total. Mixed Bell Peppers are priced at $7.39 at Costco, Grape Tomatoes are $3.79 at Nofrills, English Cucumber is $3.19 at Costco Winnipeg, Red Onions are $12.99 at Freshco, Black Olives, Sliced are $3.49 at Safeway, Zesty Italian Salad Dressing is $3.49 at Freshco, Compliments Shredded Cheese Parmesan 226 g is $5.99 at Freshco Henderson and Rizopia Pasta Brown Rice Spirals 454 g is $3.69 at Safeway.

For your seasonal grocery list Manitoba planning, Pasta Salad is the recipe where store routing matters most. The priced ingredients span Costco, Costco Winnipeg, Nofrills, Freshco, Freshco Henderson and Safeway. If you already shop those stores, this recipe gives you a real ingredient-by-ingredient price map. If you want the simplest low-cost dinner, however, Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner or Skillet Ziti and Vegetables is more efficient based on the listed totals and per-serving costs.

Recipe Cost Comparison

Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner has the lowest listed total at $12.98, while Skillet Ziti and Vegetables has the lowest listed cost per serving at $2.94 in Manitoba. Source: eezly real-time price tracking. When you compare seasonal recipes Manitoba shoppers can actually price, you should look at total cost, servings and cost per serving together rather than ranking recipes by one number.

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

This comparison shows why your best choice depends on how you define “cheap.” If you want the lowest total recipe price, you start with Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner at $12.98. If you want the lowest cost per plate, you look at Skillet Ziti and Vegetables at $2.94 per serving. If you want the largest batch, Vegetarian Patties provides 14 servings at a listed $3.86 per serving.

You should also consider the number of stores named in each recipe. Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner is easier to plan because its four priced ingredients are concentrated at Nofrills and Safeway. Pasta Salad, by contrast, draws prices from Costco, Costco Winnipeg, Nofrills, Freshco, Freshco Henderson and Safeway, which can make sense if those stores are already part of your normal route but may be less convenient if you are trying to keep the trip simple.

Ingredient Price Highlights by Store

Whole Water Chestnuts at $1.49 at Nofrills appear in both Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner and Skillet Ziti and Vegetables, making that ingredient one of the clearest repeat price signals in this Manitoba recipe set. Source: eezly real-time price tracking. The ingredient table below gives you a store-by-store view so you can build your list from actual May 2026 prices instead of relying on estimates.

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

This ingredient table is especially useful when you are deciding whether to shop by recipe or by store. If you are already going to Nofrills, you can cover key ingredients across several meals, including Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Sauce at $3.49, Prepared Yellow Mustard at $1.29, Cream of Chicken Soup at $1.50, Whole Water Chestnuts at $1.49 and Breaded Chicken Cutlettes Chicken Strips at $6.00. If you are going to Safeway, you can target Kumato Tomatoes at $4.99, Garlic at $4.99, Instant Rice at $3.99, Black Olives at $3.49 and Rizopia Pasta Brown Rice Spirals at $3.69.

Freshco and Freshco Henderson also matter in this Manitoba collection. Freshco appears with Celery Sticks at $5.49, Provolone Cheese Slices at $7.19, Red Onions at $12.99 and Zesty Italian Salad Dressing at $3.49. Freshco Henderson appears with Basil & Chives at $7.49, Mix Vegetable 370 g at $5.99 and Compliments Shredded Cheese Parmesan 226 g at $5.99. Costco and Costco Winnipeg are more concentrated in the Pasta Salad recipe, with Mixed Bell Peppers at $7.39 at Costco and English Cucumber at $3.19 at Costco Winnipeg.

How to Build Your Seasonal Grocery List Manitoba Shoppers Can Use

You should build your Manitoba seasonal grocery list around the recipe outcome you want: lowest total cost, lowest cost per serving, vegetarian batch cooking or a cold pasta salad format. Source: eezly real-time price tracking. In this priced collection, Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner gives you the lowest total at $12.98, while Skillet Ziti and Vegetables gives you the lowest listed cost per serving at $2.94.

Start with your meal count. If you need one quick 4-serving dinner, Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner at $12.98 and Pasta with Tomato Sauce at $13.47 are the simplest comparisons. Both recipes have modest ingredient lists, and both include Nofrills as the recipe store. If you need 6 servings, Skillet Ziti and Vegetables at $17.61 is the lower per-serving option in the data, while Pasta Salad at $44.02 is a higher-cost cold meal option with a broader produce and pantry list.

Next, group ingredients by store. Your Nofrills list may include Breaded Chicken Cutlettes Chicken Strips at $6.00, Whole Water Chestnuts at $1.49, Cream of Chicken Soup at $1.50, Marinara Pasta Sauce at $2.94 and Grape Tomatoes at $3.79, depending on which recipes you choose. Your Safeway list may include Instant Rice at $3.99, Kumato Tomatoes at $4.99, Garlic at $4.99, Black Olives at $3.49 and Rizopia Pasta Brown Rice Spirals at $3.69. This approach prevents you from treating each recipe as a separate trip.

Finally, match your list to the store names in the data. Manitoba has active grocery banners in this data set including Costco, Freshco, No Frills, Real Canadian Superstore, Safeway, Sobeys, Walmart, FreshCo, Superstore and Wholesale Club, and the visible recipe prices use stores such as Nofrills, Freshco, Freshco Henderson, Safeway, Costco and Costco Winnipeg. You do not need to visit every store for every recipe. You should decide whether the recipe total, the cost per serving or the convenience of your normal route matters most for your May 2026 grocery plan.

If you want a digital starting point, you can compare current grocery deals at https://eezly.com/deals, browse recipe ideas at https://eezly.com/recipes, or use meal planning tools at https://eezly.com/meal-plans. These links are most useful after you have chosen which of the five Manitoba recipes fits your budget target.

FAQ

What is the cheapest seasonal recipe in Manitoba in this May 2026 list?

Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner is the cheapest recipe by listed total cost in this Manitoba collection at $12.98 for 4 servings at Nofrills. Source: eezly real-time price tracking. It includes Breaded Chicken Cutlettes Chicken Strips at $6.00 at Nofrills, Whole Water Chestnuts at $1.49 at Nofrills, Cream of Chicken Soup at $1.50 at Nofrills and Instant Rice at $3.99 at Safeway.

Which Manitoba recipe has the lowest cost per serving?

Skillet Ziti and Vegetables has the lowest listed cost per serving at $2.94 for 6 servings, with Freshco listed as the recipe store. Source: eezly real-time price tracking. Its priced ingredients include Provolone Cheese Slices at $7.19 at Freshco, Mix Vegetable 370 g at $5.99 at Freshco Henderson, Whole Water Chestnuts at $1.49 at Nofrills and Marinara Pasta Sauce at $2.94 at Nofrills.

What is a good vegetarian seasonal recipe in Manitoba?

Vegetarian Patties are the vegetarian option in this Manitoba collection, costing $54.06 for 14 servings at Nofrills, or $3.86 per serving. Source: eezly real-time price tracking. The recipe includes vegetarian-tagged ingredients such as California Vegetable Blend Mixed Vegetables at $4.00 at Nofrills, Shredded Parmesan Cheese at $4.00 at Nofrills and Celery Sticks at $5.49 at Freshco.

Which stores appear most often in these Manitoba recipe prices?

The visible Manitoba recipe prices include Nofrills, Safeway, Freshco, Freshco Henderson, Costco, Costco Winnipeg and nofrills #12 Highway 10 North Box 810. Source: eezly real-time price tracking. Nofrills appears on ingredients such as Whole Water Chestnuts at $1.49, Cream of Chicken Soup at $1.50, Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Sauce at $3.49 and Breaded Chicken Cutlettes Chicken Strips at $6.00.

How can AI help save on groceries in Manitoba?

AI can help you compare recipe costs by matching real ingredient prices to stores before you shop. In this Manitoba data, eezly’s AI-powered grocery price comparison shows Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner at $12.98 at Nofrills, Skillet Ziti and Vegetables at $17.61 at Freshco and Pasta Salad at $44.02 with Costco listed as the recipe store. Those real totals help you choose a meal plan based on your budget and store route.

Is Pasta Salad a low-cost seasonal meal in this Manitoba list?

Pasta Salad is not the lowest-cost option in this Manitoba collection; it is listed at $44.02 for 6 servings, or $7.34 per serving, with Costco as the recipe store. Source: eezly real-time price tracking. Its ingredient prices include Mixed Bell Peppers at $7.39 at Costco, English Cucumber at $3.19 at Costco Winnipeg and Red Onions at $12.99 at Freshco.