Manitoba Seasonal Recipes: GF Pasta Costs $16.99

Key Facts

• GF Pasta with Meat Sauce costs $16.99 at Nofrills in MB. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Kale Salad costs $48.81 at Safeway in MB. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Chicken Salad costs $62.33 at Freshco in MB. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Chicken Tenders cost $23.08 at Nofrills in MB. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)
• Kale Salad serves 15 at $3.25 per serving. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, May 2026)

Introduction

According to eezly's real-time tracking of 196,000 products across 2,700 Canadian grocery stores, GF Pasta with Meat Sauce costs $16.99 at Nofrills in Manitoba as of May 2026. For a Manitoba seasonal grocery list, that makes the pasta recipe the lowest total-cost option in this four-recipe collection, while Kale Salad has the lowest listed cost per serving at $3.25 for 15 servings. The priced recipes in this Manitoba roundup draw from store names including Nofrills, Freshco, Safeway, Costco Winnipeg and Freshco Henderson, giving you a practical view of where specific ingredients are priced this month.

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.

This seasonal recipes Manitoba guide is designed for a practical May grocery shop. You can use it to compare recipe costs Manitoba shoppers are likely to care about: total basket price, cost per serving, store-specific ingredient prices and the number of servings each recipe provides. The four provided recipes are GF Pasta with Meat Sauce, Chicken Salad, Kale Salad and Chicken Tenders.

Seasonal Recipes with Real Ingredient Costs

Manitoba’s provided May 2026 seasonal recipe set contains four priced recipes ranging from $16.99 for GF Pasta with Meat Sauce at Nofrills to $62.33 for Chicken Salad at Freshco. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking]. You can use these recipe costs to decide whether your seasonal grocery list Manitoba plan should focus on a lower total shop, a lower cost per serving or a larger batch meal. Each recipe below uses only the real prices and store names provided in the Manitoba recipe data.

The collection includes two salad-tagged recipes, one pasta-tagged recipe and one chicken-tagged recipe. That mix matters because your May meal planning may include lighter salad meals, a pasta dinner and a chicken option for a more protein-centred plate. The store names also vary by ingredient, so your best grocery strategy is not simply choosing one banner for every item; it is understanding which recipe ingredients are tied to Nofrills, Freshco, Safeway, Costco Winnipeg and other listed stores.

GF Pasta with Meat Sauce — $16.99 total, $4.25 per serving

GF Pasta with Meat Sauce costs $16.99 at Nofrills in Manitoba and serves 4 at $4.25 per serving. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking]. If you want cheap seasonal meals Manitoba shoppers can build around a compact ingredient list, this is the clearest low-total-cost recipe in the provided collection. The recipe is tagged as pasta and has a listed prep time of 30 minutes, making it a practical weeknight option when you want a full meal without a long list of priced ingredients.

The four priced ingredients are Gluten Free, Fusilli Pasta at $3.00 from Nofrills, Medium Ground Beef at $8.50 from Nofrills, Tomatoes First Original Tomato Sauce at $2.50 from Nofrills and Onion at $2.99 from Nofrills. Because all four listed ingredients are priced at Nofrills, you can build this recipe without comparing multiple stores for its provided ingredient list. That does not mean every Nofrills location will fit every shopper’s route, but it does give you a clean, single-store recipe cost of $16.99 for the data shown.

From a meal-planning perspective, the $4.25 cost per serving gives you a straightforward benchmark. If you are comparing this dish with the larger salads in the same Manitoba collection, you should separate total cost from cost per serving. GF Pasta with Meat Sauce has the lowest total recipe cost in the provided list, while Kale Salad has the lower listed cost per serving.

Chicken Salad — $62.33 total, $6.23 per serving

Chicken Salad costs $62.33 at Freshco in Manitoba and serves 10 at $6.23 per serving. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking]. This is the highest total-cost recipe in the provided Manitoba collection, but it also provides 10 servings, which changes how you should read the price. If your seasonal grocery list Manitoba plan includes meal prep for several lunches or a larger household, the serving count is an important part of the comparison.

The priced ingredients span several store names. Red Onions are listed at $12.99 from Freshco, Plain Greek Yogurt is $9.79 from Nofrills, Breaded Chicken Cutlettes Chicken Strips are $6.00 from Nofrills, Lemon is $11.39 from Costco Winnipeg, Club House Salads ’N Dips Ranch Style 28 g is $1.79 from Freshco Henderson, Celery Sticks are $5.49 from Freshco, Mixed Bell Peppers are $7.39 from Costco and Dairyland Cottage Cheese Dry Curd Low Fat 600 g is $7.49 from Safeway.

For your planning, Chicken Salad is the most store-diverse recipe in this roundup. You see Freshco, Nofrills, Costco Winnipeg, Freshco Henderson, Costco and Safeway all appear in the ingredient list. If you are not already visiting multiple stores, you may use the recipe as a guide to prioritize the highest-value or most convenient items rather than treating every ingredient as a required separate stop.

Kale Salad — $48.81 total, $3.25 per serving

Kale Salad costs $48.81 at Safeway in Manitoba and serves 15 at $3.25 per serving. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking]. This is the lowest cost-per-serving recipe in the provided Manitoba collection, even though its total cost is higher than GF Pasta with Meat Sauce and Chicken Tenders. If you are planning cheap seasonal meals Manitoba households can stretch across several portions, Kale Salad is the strongest per-serving option among the four provided recipes.

The ingredient list includes Black Kale at $3.99 from Safeway, Bolthouse Farms Shredded Carrots 284 g at $2.49 from Freshco, Avocado at $1.79 from Nofrills, Kirkland Signature Organic Quinoa at $15.89 from Costco Winnipeg, Balsamic Vinegar at $5.00 from Nofrills, Olive Oil, Extra Light at $7.99 from Nofrills, Seasoning Salt at $2.79 from Nofrills, Ground Black Pepper at $3.79 from Nofrills, Cilantro Coriander 1 Bunch at $1.29 from Freshco Henderson and Grape Tomatoes at $3.79 from Nofrills.

The vegan and vegetarian diet tags make Kale Salad distinct from the other provided recipes. You can also see that pantry-style ingredients such as balsamic vinegar, olive oil, seasoning salt and ground black pepper account for several priced rows. If you already have some of those pantry items at home, your actual shopping trip may feel different, but the recipe cost shown here remains $48.81 using the listed priced ingredients from the May 2026 data.

Chicken Tenders — $23.08 total, $4.62 per serving

Chicken Tenders cost $23.08 at Nofrills in Manitoba and serve 5 at $4.62 per serving. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking]. This recipe sits between GF Pasta with Meat Sauce and the two larger salad recipes on total cost. It is also the only recipe in the provided collection with a 50-minute prep time, so you should compare not only the $23.08 total but also the amount of time you want to spend preparing the meal.

The priced ingredients are Sliced Cooked Chicken Breast Roast at $3.50 from Nofrills, Sour Cream at $5.50 from Nofrills, Italian Seasoning at $3.79 from Nofrills, Breadsticks, Sesame at $2.29 from nofrills #12 Highway 10 North Box 810 and Pure Olive Oil at $8.00 from Nofrills. Most of the provided prices are tied to Nofrills, with one more specific store reference for the sesame breadsticks. That detail is useful if you are trying to localize your Manitoba grocery list around a specific nofrills location.

At $4.62 per serving, Chicken Tenders are priced slightly above the $4.25 per serving listed for GF Pasta with Meat Sauce and above the $3.25 per serving listed for Kale Salad. You should choose this recipe when the chicken format fits your household’s preference, rather than simply when you are seeking the lowest listed cost per serving. The data gives you the basis for that decision without relying on estimated prices.

Recipe Cost Comparison

Kale Salad has the lowest provided cost per serving at $3.25, while GF Pasta with Meat Sauce has the lowest total recipe cost at $16.99. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking]. Those two facts are the most important comparison points for Manitoba shoppers in this recipe set. If you are shopping for the smallest checkout total, your answer is GF Pasta with Meat Sauce; if you are shopping for the lowest listed cost per serving, your answer is Kale Salad.

The table below compares all four provided Manitoba recipes using only the recipe totals, serving counts, cost per serving and store names in the data. You can use it as a quick decision tool before building your seasonal grocery list Manitoba plan. Notice that the highest total-cost recipe, Chicken Salad at $62.33, is not the highest cost per serving by a wide margin in the way a smaller recipe might be; its 10 servings explain part of the higher total.

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

For a simple dinner plan, you may prefer the $16.99 GF Pasta with Meat Sauce because all listed ingredients are at Nofrills and the recipe serves 4. For a larger meal-prep plan, you may prefer Kale Salad because the provided cost per serving is $3.25 across 15 servings. For a chicken-focused option, you can compare Chicken Tenders at $23.08 for 5 servings with Chicken Salad at $62.33 for 10 servings and decide whether you want a smaller chicken meal or a larger salad-style preparation.

This comparison also shows why a single “cheapest” answer can be misleading without context. Your cheapest total recipe is not necessarily your cheapest per serving, and your most convenient recipe may be the one with fewer store names rather than the absolute lowest serving cost. For many Manitoba households, the best seasonal recipe choice will depend on whether you value low upfront spend, batch size, dietary tags or store convenience.

Ingredient Price Highlights by Store

The lowest listed ingredient price in the Manitoba recipe data is Cilantro Coriander 1 Bunch at $1.29 from Freshco Henderson, and the highest listed ingredient price is Kirkland Signature Organic Quinoa at $15.89 from Costco Winnipeg. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking]. These ingredient-level prices are useful because your recipe decision may depend on one or two items that drive the basket more than the headline recipe cost. By reviewing ingredient rows, you can see how Nofrills, Freshco, Safeway and Costco Winnipeg appear in the real recipe data.

The following table lists real ingredient rows from the provided recipes. It is not a substitute for the full recipe comparison, but it helps you identify notable priced items when you are building your seasonal grocery list Manitoba plan. You can also use it to spot single-store recipes, such as GF Pasta with Meat Sauce, and multi-store recipes, such as Chicken Salad and Kale Salad.

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

You can see that Nofrills appears repeatedly across the pasta, salad and chicken recipes. In the provided data, Nofrills prices include $3.00 for gluten-free fusilli pasta, $8.50 for medium ground beef, $9.79 for plain Greek yogurt, $1.79 for avocado and $3.50 for sliced cooked chicken breast roast. That makes Nofrills especially relevant if you are trying to assemble a Manitoba grocery list around several of these recipes.

Freshco and Freshco Henderson also play important roles in the salad recipes. Freshco is tied to $12.99 red onions, $5.49 celery sticks and $2.49 Bolthouse Farms Shredded Carrots 284 g, while Freshco Henderson is tied to $1.79 Club House Salads ’N Dips Ranch Style 28 g and $1.29 cilantro. Costco Winnipeg appears on higher-ticket ingredient rows, including $11.39 lemon for Chicken Salad and $15.89 Kirkland Signature Organic Quinoa for Kale Salad.

How to Build Your Seasonal Grocery List

Your Manitoba seasonal grocery list should start with the recipe that best matches your goal: $16.99 GF Pasta with Meat Sauce for the lowest total cost, $3.25-per-serving Kale Salad for the lowest listed cost per serving, or $23.08 Chicken Tenders for a smaller chicken-based meal. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking]. This approach helps you shop from the recipe outward, rather than adding unrelated items and discovering later that your basket has become more expensive than expected.

If your goal is a compact shop, build around GF Pasta with Meat Sauce. Every listed ingredient is priced at Nofrills, including $3.00 Gluten Free, Fusilli Pasta, $8.50 Medium Ground Beef, $2.50 Tomatoes First Original Tomato Sauce and $2.99 Onion. You can keep your route simple because the provided recipe data does not require a second store for those listed ingredients.

If your goal is batch cooking, build around Kale Salad. The recipe serves 15 at $3.25 per serving, with ingredient prices across Safeway, Freshco, Nofrills, Costco Winnipeg and Freshco Henderson. You should pay attention to the larger-ticket items, particularly Kirkland Signature Organic Quinoa at $15.89 from Costco Winnipeg and Olive Oil, Extra Light at $7.99 from Nofrills, because those rows influence how the $48.81 recipe cost feels at checkout.

If your goal is a chicken meal, compare the two chicken options carefully. Chicken Tenders cost $23.08 for 5 servings at $4.62 per serving, while Chicken Salad costs $62.33 for 10 servings at $6.23 per serving. You are not choosing only between two prices; you are choosing between a smaller chicken recipe with mostly Nofrills ingredients and a larger salad recipe with ingredients listed across Freshco, Nofrills, Costco Winnipeg, Freshco Henderson, Costco and Safeway.

You can also use store grouping to make your grocery trip more efficient. For example, a Nofrills-focused list could include ingredients from GF Pasta with Meat Sauce and Chicken Tenders, such as $3.00 gluten-free fusilli, $8.50 medium ground beef, $3.50 sliced cooked chicken breast roast and $5.50 sour cream. A salad-focused route may involve Freshco for $2.49 shredded carrots or $5.49 celery sticks, Safeway for $3.99 black kale or $7.49 Dairyland cottage cheese, and Costco Winnipeg for $15.89 quinoa or $11.39 lemon.

For more recipe planning, you can compare seasonal ideas through https://eezly.com/recipes. If you want to plan a full week rather than a single recipe, https://eezly.com/meal-plans is the more relevant next step. For broader grocery price browsing, https://eezly.com/deals and https://eezly.com/blog can help you connect recipe costs with current Canadian grocery price coverage.

What These Manitoba Recipe Costs Mean for May 2026

The Manitoba May 2026 recipe data shows that seasonal meals can differ substantially depending on whether you compare total cost, serving count or store mix. [Source: eezly real-time price tracking]. You should treat each recipe as a different kind of grocery decision. GF Pasta with Meat Sauce is the low-total-cost option at $16.99, Kale Salad is the low-cost-per-serving option at $3.25, Chicken Tenders is a mid-priced chicken option at $23.08, and Chicken Salad is a larger 10-serving recipe at $62.33.

For Canadian grocery budgeting, the most useful habit is to read recipe costs in layers. First, look at the total cost, because that affects what you pay during the shop. Second, look at servings and cost per serving, because that affects how far the recipe stretches. Third, look at store names, because a recipe spread across Freshco, Nofrills, Costco Winnipeg and Safeway may require more planning than a recipe where all listed ingredients are at one store.

In this Manitoba set, Nofrills appears most consistently across the provided ingredient rows, while Freshco, Safeway, Costco Winnipeg and Freshco Henderson contribute specific salad and pantry items. That does not make one banner universally cheaper for every food category; it means these four recipes contain real May 2026 ingredient prices from those stores. Your best result comes from matching your route and your household’s eating pattern to the recipe whose price structure fits your week.

The practical takeaway is simple: start with the meal you will actually eat, then use real recipe costs to refine the grocery list. If you need a four-serving pasta dinner, the $16.99 GF Pasta with Meat Sauce is the cleanest choice in this data. If you need more servings and want a vegetarian or vegan-tagged recipe, the $48.81 Kale Salad offers 15 servings at $3.25 each. If chicken is the priority, you can choose between $23.08 Chicken Tenders and $62.33 Chicken Salad based on serving count, store mix and prep time.