Baked Meatballs - $2.70 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). 1 pantry staples excluded. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.
| The recipe says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 pound ground beef, 90% lean (or ground turkey) | Kroger® 85/15 Ground Beef Tray 1 LB · 1 lb | $8.99 | 454 g | $8.99 | - |
| 1 egg | Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · 18 ct | $2.79 | 1 | $0.16 | $2.63 |
| 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley | Smart Way™ Parsley Flakes · 0.5 oz | $1.25 | 1 g | $0.09 | $1.16 |
| 1/2 cup bread crumbs | Kroger® Plain Bread Crumbs · 15 oz | $1.99 | 60 g | $0.28 | $1.71 |
| 1/2 cup milk, 1% (or non-fat) | Kroger® Vitamin D Whole Milk Gallon · 1 gal | $3.59 | 120 ml | $0.11 | $3.48 |
| 1 teaspoon onion powder | Lawry's Onion Powder · 2.62 oz | $2.99 | 3 g | $0.12 | $2.87 |
ground beef drives this basket at $8.99, 42% of the total. The next biggest lines are milk ($3.59) and onion powder ($2.99). $11.85 of the basket - 55% - 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® Vitamin D Whole Milk Gallon · about 3665 ml left, $3.48 of value
- Lawry's Onion Powder · about 71 g left, $2.87 of value
- Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · about 17 left, $2.63 of value
- Kroger® Plain Bread Crumbs · about 365 g left, $1.71 of value
Make your own meatballs to use now or freeze them for a quick dinner at another time.
- 1 pound ground beef, 90% lean (or ground turkey)
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup milk, 1% (or non-fat)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Simple Healthy Recipes Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education ONIE Project), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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