Frozen Vegetable Stir-Fry’s are quick, flavorful and deliver when time is short. Stir-fry’s are a great gateway to create your own flavors with different ingredients. I started making stir-fry’s by following recipes and then modifying as I went to fit our tastes. A great stir-fry is vegetables, sauce and a starch. The variations are endless.
Cost Per Serving $3.62 as of June 2022
If you have zero ingredients then this recipe will cost about $14.49.
If you have a fully stocked pantry this recipe will cost about $4.23.
- This reduces the cost per serving to $1.06.
I am assuming you have salt and pepper and do not add it into the recipe total cost.
Stove top
Recipe serves: 4
Equipment needed: Wok or deep frying pan and a large pot for rice or a rice cooker
Cook time: 15 minutes
Equipment
Let's grocery shop!
Pantry & Spices
Total: $10.26 as of June 2022
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corn starch $1.72
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seasoned vegetable base $3.97
**Better than Bouillon
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soy sauce $1.58
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canola oil $2.99
Grocery
Total: $4.23 as of June 2022
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frozen mixed vegetables 20 oz $2.33
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garlic bulb $0.50
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1 onion $0.62
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rice 16 oz $0.78
Let's prep!
| 1 tablespoon cornstarch |
| 1 teaspoon seasoned vegetable base (better than bouillon) |
| 1 cup water |
| 1/4 cup reduced soy sauce |
| 20 oz frozen stir fry |
| 1 medium onion |
| 2 garlic cloves |
| 2 teaspoons canola oil |
| 1/8 teaspoon pepper |
| 2 cups cooked rice |
- Gather all of your ingredients and measuring tools
- Cook 1 cup of dry rice then place in a medium bowl. This should yield 2 cups of cooked rice.
- Chop 1 onion and place in a small prep bowl
- Mince 2 cloves of garlic and place in a small prep bowl
- Add to a medium bowl and mix:
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon vegetable base
- 1 cup water
- If you are using vegetable bouillon boil the water and dissolve the bouillon then let the water cool.
Let's cook!
- Complete the prep from the prep tab above.
- Add 2 teaspoons of oil to the pan and heat the pan over high heat
- Add the onion for 2-3 minutes
- Add the garlic for 1 minute
- Add the frozen vegetables for 4-6 minutes until they are tender
- Add the sauce and let cook for 2-3 minutes to thicken the sauce
- Add the rice; mix together. Enjoy!
This recipe can also be found in Weekly Dinners for 4 under $70 – Menu 5
