Black Bean Soup - $4.95 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 match is 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup onion, chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 150 g | $0.39 | $0.80 |
| 3/4 cup celery, chopped | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.59 | 75 g | $2.59 | - |
| 2 teaspoons garlic, chopped | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.49 | 6 g | $2.49 | - |
| 1 1/2 cups beef broth, reduced sodium, fat removed | Kroger® Fat Free Beef Broth · 32 oz | $1.59 | 360 ml | $0.63 | $0.96 |
| 2 cans (15 ounces each) black beans, low-sodium, drained and rinsed | Kroger® Black Beans · 15.25 ozx2 | $1.00 | 850 g | $1.97 | $0.03 |
| 1/2 cup thick and chunky salsa | Kroger® Mild Traditional Salsa · 16 oz | $2.19 | 120 g | $0.58 | $1.61 |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 4 g | $0.33 | $3.16 |
| 1/2 teaspoon onion powder | Lawry's Onion Powder · 2.62 oz | $2.99 | 1 g | $0.04 | $2.95 |
| 1/4 teaspoon dried oreganoCHECK THIS | Smart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz | $1.25 | 1 g | $0.07 | $1.18 |
ground cumin drives this basket at $3.49, 18% of the total. The next biggest lines are onion powder ($2.99) and celery ($2.59). $10.69 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.
- McCormick Ground Cumin · about 39 g left, $3.16 of value
- Lawry's Onion Powder · about 73 g left, $2.95 of value
- Kroger® Mild Traditional Salsa · about 334 g left, $1.61 of value
- Kroger® Fat Free Beef Broth · about 547 ml left, $0.96 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 304 g left, $0.80 of value
Cumin, onion powder, oregano, and garlic pack a flavorful punch in this bean soup.
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 3/4 cup celery, chopped
- 2 teaspoons garlic, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups beef broth, reduced sodium, fat removed
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) black beans, low-sodium, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup thick and chunky salsa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Good Food Cookbook: A Special Collection of Quick and Healthy Bean Recipes Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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