Beef & Potatoes - $3.75 a serving
Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 pound 90% lean ground beef | Ground Beef Sirloin 90% Lean · 1 lb | $10.49 | 454 g | $10.49 | - |
| 3 Servings Eating Smart Seasoning Mix (3/4 cup) | Old El Paso Original Taco Seasoning Mix Value Size · 6.25 ozSUBSTITUTE | $4.49 | 150 g | $3.80 | $0.69 |
90% lean ground beef drives this basket at $10.49, 70% of the total. The next biggest lines are seasoning mix ($4.49). $0.69 of the basket - 5% - 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.
The Eating Smart Seasoning Mix helps make this a quick and flavorful dinner of beef and potatoes. Try sweet potatoes or other types for increased variety.
- 1 pound 90% lean ground beef
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 7 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
- 3 Servings Eating Smart Seasoning Mix (3/4 cup)
- salt (to taste, optional)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Eating Smart Being Active Recipes Colorado State University and University of California at Davis), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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