Beef Pot Roast - $5.33 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). 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 cup onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 80 g | $0.21 | $0.98 |
| 2 1/2 pounds beef chuck roast (boneless) | Choice Beef Chuck Roast · 1 lbx3 | $8.99 | 1134 g | $22.48 | $4.49 |
| 1 beef bouillon, low-sodium (cube) | Better Than Bouillon® Reduced Sodium Beef Base · 8 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMEDSUBSTITUTE | $5.99 | 1 | $5.99 | - |
| 1/16 cup orange juice (1 tablespoon) | Kroger® Premium Orange Juice Pulp Free · 46 fl oz | $4.49 | 15 ml | $0.05 | $4.44 |
| 1/4 teaspoon allspice | Simple Truth Organic® Ground Allspice Shaker · 1.76 oz | $3.99 | 1 g | $0.08 | $3.91 |
beef chuck roast drives this basket at $26.97, 63% of the total. The next biggest lines are beef bouillon ($5.99) and orange juice ($4.49). $13.83 of the basket - 32% - 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.
- Choice Beef Chuck Roast · about 227 g left, $4.49 of value
- Kroger® Premium Orange Juice Pulp Free · about 1345 ml left, $4.44 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Ground Allspice Shaker · about 49 g left, $3.91 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 374 g left, $0.98 of value
This pot roast recipe is seasoned with orange juice, allspice, and pepper for a savory meal.
- 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 1/2 pounds beef chuck roast (boneless)
- 2 cups water (hot)
- 1 beef bouillon, low-sodium (cube)
- 1/16 cup orange juice (1 tablespoon)
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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