NL Weekly Meal Plan: $7.99 Popcorn Chicken Deal

Key Facts

• Watson Ridge Frozen Popcorn Chicken is $7.99 at Foodland, down from $10.79. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Chicken Burgers cost $26.78 for 8 servings, or $3.35 per serving. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Salad Mix costs $31.10 for 14 servings, or $2.22 per serving at Costco St. John’s. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Beef and Broccoli costs $31.27 for 6 servings, or $5.21 per serving. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Healthy Choice General Tao’s Spicy Chicken is $4.00 at Dominion, down from $6.00. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)
• Ataulfo Mango is $1.50 at Dominion, down from $2.00. (Source: eezly real-time price tracking, June 2026)

Introduction

A practical weekly meal plan for Newfoundland and Labrador can be built around a $213.36 core recipe basket, equal to about $7.62 per person per day for a family of four. That total uses seven priced recipes from local banners including Dominion, Foodland, Costco St. John’s, Independent and Blackmarsh Road listings, with recipe costs ranging from $2.22 per serving for Salad Mix to $8.68 per serving for Salmon with Dill Sauce. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

For June 2026, your best approach is to combine low-cost, high-yield recipes with a few summer BBQ-season meals that still fit a grocery budget meal plan. Chicken Burgers at $3.35 per serving, Beef and Broccoli at $5.21 per serving, and Asian Burgers at $5.70 per serving give you filling dinners without depending entirely on premium seafood or steak. You can also use the $7.99 Foodland popcorn chicken deal and the $4.00 Dominion frozen entrée deal as backup meals for nights when your schedule does not allow full cooking.

This guide is written for Newfoundland and Labrador families looking for a weekly meal plan Newfoundland and Labrador shoppers can actually use with local banners. The province’s active grocery banners in the data include Costco, Dominion, Foodland, No Frills, Sobeys, Walmart, Your Independent Grocer and Wholesale Club, with 57 tracked stores in Newfoundland and Labrador. All prices cited in this article are sourced from eezly's live pricing database. 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. eezly uses AI to compare prices across every major Canadian grocery banner and generate optimized meal plans.

This Week's Meal Plan

This Newfoundland and Labrador meal plan uses seven priced recipes with a combined cost of $213.36, or $7.62 per person per day for a family of four. The lowest-cost anchor is Salad Mix at $2.22 per serving, while Chicken Burgers offer the best main-dish value at $3.35 per serving. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

Your best strategy is to cook once and reuse ingredients across lunches, especially when a recipe has more than four servings. Salad Mix provides 14 servings, which makes it useful as a side dish, lunch base and topping for burger nights. Chicken Burgers provide 8 servings, Beef and Broccoli provides 6 servings, Asian Burgers provides 5 servings and Turkey Burgers provides 6 servings, so your family can roll leftovers into lunches without adding another full grocery shop.

This plan also fits June’s Summer BBQ Season in Newfoundland and Labrador. You get burger-style dinners on multiple nights, but the week is not overloaded with one flavour profile. Salmon Cakes and Salmon with Dill Sauce bring in fish-based meals, Beef and Broccoli adds a stir-fry option, and Salad Mix helps stretch the higher-cost dinners by adding a lower-cost side.

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

The plan deliberately places the most expensive dinner, Salmon with Dill Sauce at $8.68 per serving, on Sunday, when you may have more time to cook and serve it with remaining Salad Mix. You can keep Saturday practical by using Watson Ridge Frozen Popcorn Chicken at $7.99 from Foodland for lunch, then cooking Turkey Burgers at $5.96 per serving for dinner. If your family prefers fewer seafood meals, you can move Chicken Burgers or Asian Burgers into the Sunday slot and reserve salmon for another week.

Complete Grocery List with Prices

The core grocery list for this Newfoundland and Labrador meal plan totals $213.36 across seven priced recipes. Your recipe basket includes Chicken Burgers at $26.78, Beef and Broccoli at $31.27, Salad Mix at $31.10, Asian Burgers at $28.52, Salmon Cakes at $30.74, Bunless Burgers at $29.20 and Turkey Burgers at $35.75. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

The most budget-friendly recipe in the list is Salad Mix, which costs $31.10 but stretches across 14 servings. That gives you a $2.22 per-serving cost and makes it one of the strongest tools for keeping lunch spending under control. Chicken Burgers are the next key value item because the recipe costs $26.78 for 8 servings, giving you a main-dish cost of $3.35 per serving.

Your higher-cost items are still useful if you plan portions carefully. Salmon with Dill Sauce costs $34.73 for 4 servings, or $8.68 per serving, and Salmon Cakes cost $30.74 for 4 servings, or $7.68 per serving. If your priority is cheap family meals Newfoundland and Labrador shoppers can repeat weekly, use salmon once during the week and rely more heavily on chicken, salad and beef-based recipes.

Recipe basket index for the week

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

Staple ingredient basket index

This basket index shows the ingredient-level prices that matter most when you are building a grocery budget meal plan. Dominion offers Extra Lean Ground Chicken at $6.00, while Independent lists Extra Lean Ground Turkey at $6.50 — a difference of $0.50, or about 7.7% less for the chicken option based on the listed prices. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

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

This table also shows why you should avoid judging a recipe only by the protein price. Beef and Broccoli uses a $2.29 stir-fry sauce from Foodland and $1.79 sliced mushrooms from Dominion, but the total recipe cost still reaches $31.27 because the full ingredient list includes oil, shallots, garlic and broccoli florets. When you use eezly’s AI-powered grocery price comparison before you shop, you can see whether a low-price protein is still economical after sauces, seasonings and produce are added.

Where to Shop for Best Prices

Foodland has the strongest top deal in this week’s Newfoundland and Labrador data: Watson Ridge Frozen Popcorn Chicken at $7.99, down from $10.79, a savings of 26.0%. Dominion is also important for this plan because it carries several key ingredients and deals, including Healthy Choice General Tao’s Spicy Chicken at $4.00 and Ataulfo Mango at $1.50. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

You should think of this week as a split-shop week rather than a single-store week. Foodland is useful for the popcorn chicken deal, Marcangelo Spicy Italian Pork Sausage at $4.99 and Blue Dragon Stir Fry Sauce at $2.29. Dominion is central for ground beef, extra lean ground chicken, frozen salmon, mangoes, sauces and several pantry ingredients. Costco St. John’s is valuable for Salad Mix because the $31.10 recipe provides 14 servings, helping you spread the cost across multiple meals.

The key is to avoid adding a store stop for a tiny saving unless the item is part of a larger basket. For example, Foodland offers Watson Ridge Frozen Popcorn Chicken at $7.99 while its regular price is $10.79 — a $2.80 package saving. If you are already buying Foodland ingredients for Asian Burgers or Beef and Broccoli, the popcorn chicken becomes an easy add-on. If Foodland is far from your usual route, you should compare whether the $2.80 savings is worth the trip.

Top grocery deals in Newfoundland and Labrador this week

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

Dominion offers Healthy Choice General Tao’s Spicy Chicken at $4.00, while the listed regular price is $6.00 — a savings of 33.3% based on eezly data, June 2026. Foodland offers Watson Ridge Frozen Popcorn Chicken at $7.99, while the regular price is $10.79 — a savings of 26.0%. Dominion offers Ataulfo Mango at $1.50, while the regular price is $2.00 — a savings of 25.0%.

For BBQ season, Bull’s-Eye Buffalo Barbecue Sauce at $3.50 from Dominion is a useful add-on because it can support chicken burgers, turkey burgers or popcorn chicken. The savings is smaller at 12.5%, but the price point is low and the item can improve several meals. Marcangelo Spicy Italian Pork Sausage at $4.99 from Foodland is another BBQ-season option if you want one extra protein outside the core plan.

Prep Tips & Time Savers

Your biggest time saver this week is to batch-cook the recipes with the highest serving counts first: Salad Mix at 14 servings and Chicken Burgers at 8 servings. Those two recipes create the backbone of your lunches and side dishes at $2.22 and $3.35 per serving, respectively. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

Start by washing and portioning the Salad Mix ingredients into containers for the first three or four days. The recipe includes Romaine Lettuce Hearts at $10.29 from Costco St. John’s, Green Onions at $7.99 from Costco, Radishes at $2.99 from Independent, Red Cabbage at $5.84 from Independent and Romaine Lettuce at $3.99 from Independent. When you prep the salad early, you reduce the chance that produce sits unused in the fridge, which is one of the easiest ways your grocery budget can leak money.

Cook Chicken Burgers early in the week because they are one of the cheapest hot meals in the plan. The recipe includes Burnbrae Farms Egg Creations Whole Egg Original at $5.79 from Blackmarsh Road, Grated Parmesan at $8.99 from Blackmarsh Road, Poultry Rub Seasoning at $6.00 from Independent and Extra Lean Ground Chicken at $6.00 from Dominion. At 8 servings, this recipe can cover Monday dinner, Tuesday lunch and another quick meal later in the week.

You can also prep the flavour bases for Beef and Broccoli and Asian Burgers together. Beef and Broccoli uses Shallots Onions at $7.69 from Foodland, Minced Garlic at $4.00 from Independent, Sliced Mushrooms at $1.79 from Dominion and Blue Dragon Stir Fry Sauce at $2.29 from Foodland. Asian Burgers use Shallots Onions at $7.69 from Foodland, Chinese Five Spice at $2.49 from Foodland, Crushed Red Pepper at $7.49 from Dominion, Lean Ground Beef at $7.36 from Dominion and Hoisin Squeeze Sauce at $3.49 from Dominion. If you chop shallots once and store them properly, you reduce weeknight prep time.

For your higher-cost seafood meals, make them deliberate rather than rushed. Salmon Cakes cost $7.68 per serving and include Free Range Large Brown Eggs at $8.06 from Blackmarsh Road, Red Onion at $2.45 from Dominion, Black Pepper at $8.99 from Dominion, Garlic & Herbs Spicy Seasoning at $2.49 from Dominion and Whole Wild Pink Salmon at $8.75 from Dominion. Because the per-serving cost is higher than Chicken Burgers or Beef and Broccoli, you should serve salmon with Salad Mix to keep the plate balanced without adding another expensive side.

How to Keep This Grocery Budget Meal Plan Flexible

The easiest way to keep this grocery budget meal plan flexible is to treat the seven recipes as a core basket rather than a rigid calendar. The $213.36 total gives you a full week of planned dinners and leftover-friendly lunches, but you can move meals around based on weather, work schedules and how much cooking time you have. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

If you need the lowest-cost version of the week, prioritize Salad Mix, Chicken Burgers, Beef and Broccoli and Asian Burgers. Those recipes range from $2.22 to $5.70 per serving, and they provide enough servings to generate leftovers. If you want a more BBQ-focused week, keep Bunless Burgers, Turkey Burgers and Chicken Burgers in the plan, then use Bull’s-Eye Buffalo Barbecue Sauce at $3.50 from Dominion to create a consistent flavour profile across meals.

If you need convenience, use the prepared and frozen deals strategically. Healthy Choice General Tao’s Spicy Chicken at $4.00 from Dominion is not a full family dinner on its own, but it is a useful lunch replacement when the regular price is $6.00. Watson Ridge Frozen Popcorn Chicken at $7.99 from Foodland can be paired with Salad Mix for a quick lunch or casual weekend meal. This kind of backup prevents you from replacing a planned $3.35 to $5.70 serving with a more expensive takeout meal.

You can also use price comparisons to decide when a substitution makes sense. Dominion offers Extra Lean Ground Chicken at $6.00, while Independent lists Extra Lean Ground Turkey at $6.50 — the chicken price is $0.50 lower, or about 7.7% less. Dominion lists Medium Ground Beef at $6.44, while Lean Ground Beef is $7.36 — a difference of $0.92, or about 12.5% less for the medium ground beef. These differences matter when you cook burger-style meals more than once per week.

FAQ

What is the cheapest grocery store in Newfoundland and Labrador for this meal plan?

For this specific June 2026 meal plan, there is no single cheapest store for every item; your best value comes from combining Foodland, Dominion, Costco St. John’s and Independent. Foodland has Watson Ridge Frozen Popcorn Chicken at $7.99, down from $10.79, while Dominion has Healthy Choice General Tao’s Spicy Chicken at $4.00, down from $6.00. Costco St. John’s is important for Salad Mix, which costs $31.10 for 14 servings, or $2.22 per serving. Source: eezly real-time price tracking.

How much does this weekly meal plan cost for a family of four in Newfoundland and Labrador?

This plan’s seven core recipes cost $213.36 in total, which works out to about $7.62 per person per day for a family of four over seven days. The total includes Chicken Burgers at $26.78, Salad Mix at $31.10, Beef and Broccoli at $31.27, Asian Burgers at $28.52, Salmon Cakes at $30.74, Bunless Burgers at $29.20 and Turkey Burgers at $35.75. Those recipes provide more than four servings in several cases, so you can use leftovers for lunches.

What are the cheapest family meals in Newfoundland and Labrador this week?

The cheapest family meal in the recipe data is Salad Mix at $2.22 per serving, followed by Chicken Burgers at $3.35 per serving. Beef and Broccoli is also a strong value at $5.21 per serving, and Asian Burgers cost $5.70 per serving. If you are searching for cheap family meals Newfoundland and Labrador shoppers can use in June, those four recipes should be your starting point.

Which Newfoundland and Labrador grocery deals are best for BBQ season?

The best BBQ-season deal in the data is Watson Ridge Frozen Popcorn Chicken at $7.99 from Foodland, down from $10.79, for a 26.0% savings. Bull’s-Eye Buffalo Barbecue Sauce is $3.50 at Dominion, down from $4.00, and Marcangelo Spicy Italian Pork Sausage is $4.99 at Foodland, down from $6.49. For burger-style meals, Chicken Burgers cost $3.35 per serving, Turkey Burgers cost $5.96 per serving and Bunless Burgers cost $7.30 per serving.

How can AI help save on groceries in Newfoundland and Labrador?

AI can help you compare grocery prices across banners before you build your cart, which matters when the best prices are split across stores. In this week’s data, Foodland has the $7.99 popcorn chicken deal, Dominion has the $4.00 Healthy Choice entrée and Costco St. John’s supports the $2.22-per-serving Salad Mix. eezly’s AI-powered grocery price comparison uses real-time price tracking across 27 Canadian grocery banners and 2,700 stores nationally, so you can plan meals around current prices instead of guessing.

Is it cheaper to meal plan with burgers or salmon this week?

Burgers are generally cheaper than salmon in this Newfoundland and Labrador meal plan. Chicken Burgers cost $3.35 per serving, Asian Burgers cost $5.70 per serving and Turkey Burgers cost $5.96 per serving. By comparison, Salmon Cakes cost $7.68 per serving and Salmon with Dill Sauce costs $8.68 per serving. If your weekly grocery budget is tight, use salmon once and rely on chicken, beef or turkey burgers for the rest of the week.

What is the best low-cost lunch option in this plan?

The best low-cost lunch option is Salad Mix at $2.22 per serving, especially when paired with leftovers from Chicken Burgers at $3.35 per serving or Beef and Broccoli at $5.21 per serving. The Salad Mix recipe provides 14 servings, which makes it practical for repeated lunches. If you need a convenience lunch, Healthy Choice General Tao’s Spicy Chicken is $4.00 at Dominion, down from $6.00.