Baked Trout - $4.20 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). 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 pounds trout fillets, cut into six pieces (or other fish) | Simple Truth® Wild Caught Mahi Mahi Fillets · 12 oz (340 g)SIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMEDSUBSTITUTE | $10.49 | 907 g | $10.49 | - |
| 3 tablespoons lime juice (about 2-3 limes) | Fresh Limes - Each · 1 eachx3 | $0.69 | 3 | $2.07 | - |
| 1 medium tomato, chopped | Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.99 | 1 | $0.53 | $1.46 |
| 1/2 medium onion, chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped | Cilantro · 1 ct | $0.99 | - | $0.99 | - |
| 1/2 teaspoon olive oil (or cooking oil of choice) | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | - | $8.49 | - |
trout fillets drives this basket at $10.49, 42% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and lime ($2.07). $2.36 of the basket - 9% - 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.
- Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · about 334 g left, $1.46 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
Tangy lime, sweet tomatoes, and savory onions make this trout colorful and tasty.
- 2 pounds trout fillets, cut into six pieces (or other fish)
- 3 tablespoons lime juice (about 2-3 limes)
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 1/2 medium onion, chopped
- 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil (or cooking oil of choice)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- red pepper (1/4 teaspoon, optional)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes/ Platillos Latinos Sabrosos y Saludables US Department of Health and Human Services National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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