Baked Fish with Tomatoes, Peppers, and Onions - $4.25 a serving

Makes 4 servings · mediterranean · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$17.01
basket total, in-store
$4.25
per serving (4 servings)
-$0.37
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). 2 matches are flagged for you to check rather than silently swapped. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 pound cod fillets, fresh or frozen, skinless and thawed (or other white fleshed fish)Pacific Cod Fillet Wild Caught (sustainably sourced) · 1 lb$11.99454 g$11.99-
1/4 cup green bell pepper, choppedFresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$0.9937 g$0.00$0.99
1/2 can (14.5 ounces) low-sodium tomatoes (about 8 ounces)CHECK THISSimple Truth Organic® No Salt Added Petite Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz$1.59227 g$0.88$0.71
1/4 cup onion, choppedJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.1940 g$0.10$1.09
1/4 teaspoon oreganoCHECK THISSmart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz$1.251 g$0.03$1.22

cod fillets drives this basket at $11.99, 70% of the total. The next biggest lines are canned low-sodium tomatoes ($1.59) and dried oregano ($1.25). $4.00 of the basket - 24% - 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.

Make dinner in a flash. This fast and easy fish is delicious and perfect for a busy evening. A fresh green salad and a whole grain roll or brown rice would m...

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Adapted from Spicy Baked Fish Montana State University Extension Service Nutrition Education Program), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Adapted from Spicy Baked Fish Montana State University Extension Service Nutrition Education Program. 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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