Beef and cranberry rice bowl
Tart cranberries and tender beef make this rice bowl feel special on a budget weeknight.
- Per serving
- $3.50
- Serves
- 4
- Time
- 30 min
- Whole dinner
- $14.00
Ingredients
12.5 oz package Beef jerky
On sale at BJ's: (1) Jack Link's Original Beef Jerky, 12.5 oz.
$7.99$12.991 cup, about 4 oz Fresh cranberries
On sale at BJ's: Ocean Spray Cranberries, 2 lbs.
$3.992 cups cooked White rice
about $1.504 cups chopped Kale
about $2.502 tablespoons Oil
pantry3 cups Water
pantryto taste Salt
pantryto taste Black pepper
pantry
Prices are from BJ's the week of October 4, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Tear jerky into bite-sized pieces. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat and cook kale 3 to 4 minutes, stirring until wilted. Remove to a plate.
- In the same pot, bring water to a boil. Add rice and cook according to package directions, about 18 minutes, until tender.
- Stir in jerky, cranberries, and kale. Cook 2 minutes more until heated through. Season with salt and pepper.
Why it’s cheap
2 of the 8 ingredients were on sale at BJ's the week of October 4, 2026, led by beef jerky at $7.99 instead of $12.99.
The sale items rang up $5.00 under their regular prices.
Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $3.50 a serving, or $14.00 for 4 servings.
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