3-Can Chili - $0.92 a serving

Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-17 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

chili powder drives this basket at $2.49, 45% of the total. The next biggest lines are canned beans ($1.00) and corn ($1.00). $2.46 of the basket - 45% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.

• Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 110 g left, $2.42 of value

With almost no cooking required to prepare this chili, just open cans of beans, corn, and tomatoes, and heat everything together in a pan!

• 1 can (15.5 ounces) beans, low-sodium, undrained (pinto, kidney, red, or black)
• 1 can (15.2 ounces) corn, drained (or 10-oz package of frozen corn)
• 1 can (14.5 ounces) crushed tomatoes, low-sodium, undrained
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (or more, to taste)

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Recipe Adapted from: Eating Smart, Being Active Colorado State University and University of California at Davis), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

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