Beef Bottom Round Steaks with Tomato Sauce and Pasta

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb Bottom round steaks

  On sale at Publix: Bottom Roast or Bottom Round Steaks, Publix USDA Choice Beef

  $6.15 $12.29

• 24 oz Rao's pasta sauce

  On sale at Publix: Classico Pasta Sauce, Or Pizza Sauce or Traditional Basil Pesto,8.1 to 24-oz jar

  $2.50 $4.99

• 1 lb Rao's pasta

  On sale at Publix: Rao's Homemade Pasta, 16-oz bag

  $1.70 $3.39

• 14.5 oz Hunt's tomatoes

  On sale at Publix: College Inn Broth, Or Bold or Vegetable Stock, 32-oz ctn.; or Rotel Tomatoes, 1

  $1.70 $3.39

• 1 lb Frozen green beans

  On sale at Publix: Birds Eye Vegetables, 8 to 32-oz pkg.

  $3.60 $7.19

• 2 tablespoons Olive oil

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• 1 teaspoon Garlic powder

  On sale at Publix: Badia Garlic Powder Value Pack, 8 oz (226.8 g)

  $2.49 $5.19

• 1 teaspoon Salt

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• 0.5 teaspoon Black pepper

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Prices are from Publix the week of October 11, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.

Steps

1. Bring a pot of salted water to boil and cook pasta to al dente, about 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and season steaks with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
3. Sear steaks 4 minutes per side until browned, then remove.
4. Pour pasta sauce and tomatoes into the skillet, return steaks, and simmer 15 minutes.
5. Heat green beans according to package directions and serve alongside pasta and steaks with sauce.

Why it’s cheap

6 of the 9 ingredients were on sale at Publix the week of October 11, 2026, led by bottom round steaks at $6.15 instead of $12.29.

The sale items rang up $18.30 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 $3.16 a serving, or $12.64 for 4 servings.

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