Ground Beef and Mixed Vegetables Skillet
Quick browned beef mixed with canned vegetables and served over egg noodles, delivering comfort food speed on a budget.
- Per serving
- $1.83
- Serves
- 4
- Time
- 25 min
- Whole dinner
- $7.32
Ingredients
1.5 lb Ground beef
about $3.7515 oz Mixed vegetables canned
On sale at Publix: Veg-All Mixed Vegetables, 15-oz can
$1.00$1.9912 oz uncooked Egg noodles
about $1.501 medium Onion
about $0.502 tablespoons Butter
pantry1 teaspoon Salt
pantry1 teaspoon Black pepper
pantry1 cup Beef broth
On sale at Publix: College Inn Broth, Or Bold or Vegetable Stock, 32-oz ctn.; or Rotel Tomatoes, 1
$1.70$3.39
Prices are from Publix the week of October 11, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Cook noodles according to package directions, then drain and set aside.
- Dice onion and cook in butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until soft, about 3 minutes.
- Add ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it up as it cooks, about 8 minutes. Drain excess fat.
- Stir in mixed vegetables with their liquid, beef broth, salt, and pepper.
- Simmer for 5 minutes until heated through.
- Toss with cooked noodles and serve.
Why it’s cheap
2 of the 8 ingredients were on sale at Publix the week of October 11, 2026, led by mixed vegetables canned at $1.00 instead of $1.99.
The sale items rang up $2.68 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 $1.83 a serving, or $7.32 for 4 servings.
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