Baked Fish - $3.04 a serving

Makes 4 servings · american · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$12.18
basket total, in-store
$3.04
per serving (4 servings)
-$1.58
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner

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). 3 pantry staples excluded. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1. nonstick cooking sprayKroger® Nonstick Canola Oil Cooking Spray · 8 oz$2.99-$2.99-
2. 1 pound fish fillets (whitefish, trout, or tilapia)Kroger® Fresh Farm Raised Tilapia Fillets · 16 oz$8.00454 g$8.00-
3. 1 onion, slicedJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$1.191$0.29$0.90

whitefish fillets drives this basket at $8.00, 66% of the total. The next biggest lines are nonstick cooking spray ($2.99) and yellow onion ($1.19). $0.90 of the basket - 7% - 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.

This dish can be served with vegetables and rice, pastas, or potatoes.

  1. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
  2. Place about a 12-inch piece of foil on the counter. Coat the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. Place the fillets in the middle of the foil. If the fillets have skin, place the skin side down.
  4. Spread the onions, salt, pepper, and oil on top of the fillets. If using lemon pepper seasoning, add that too.
  5. Fold the foil over the fish to wrap it. Place foil pouch on a baking sheet, and place it in the oven.
  6. Bake the fish for 15 to 20 minutes until the fish is flaky when tested with a fork.
  7. Divide into four portions and serve.
A Harvest of Recipes with USDA Foods Adapted from a recipe by Veronica “Babe” Newago, Red Cliff Ojibwe. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What each protein actually costs per serving.
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