Baked Parmesan Fish - $7.64 a serving

Makes 4 servings · mediterranean · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$30.54
basket total, in-store
$7.64
per serving (4 servings)
+$3.01
dearer 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
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese, non-fat4C® Homestyle™ Parmesan Grated Cheese · 6 oz$4.9933 g$0.97$4.02
1/3 tablespoon all-purpose flour (1 teaspoon)CHECK THISKroger® All Purpose Bleached Enriched Flour · 2 lbs$1.693 g$0.01$1.68
1 teaspoon thyme sprigs, leaves removed and crushedSoli Organic™ Living Thyme · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$2.991 g$2.99-
4 (6 ounces each) tilapia fish fillets (or other white fish)CHECK THISKroger® Farm Raised Tilapia Fillets Frozen BIG DEAL! · 32 ounces$10.00680 g$7.50$2.50
1 medium onion, choppedJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$1.191$0.29$0.90
1 cup halved mushroom capsKroger® Sliced White Mushrooms BIG DEAL! · 24 oz$6.0070 g$0.62$5.38
1/2 cup green onions (scallions), finely slicedGreen Onions · 1 eachSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$1.1950 g$1.19-
1 clove garlic, crushedKroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct$2.491$0.50$1.99

tilapia fish fillets drives this basket at $10.00, 33% of the total. The next biggest lines are mushrooms ($6.00) and grated parmesan cheese ($4.99). $16.49 of the basket - 54% - 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 parmesan-crusted fish is topped with mushrooms, onions, green onions, and garlic. It's the perfect heart-healthy meal to cook for a loved one.

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.

Simple Healthy Recipes Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education ONIE Project. 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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