Brilliant Chili Topped with Walnuts - $4.44 a serving

Makes 8 servings · mexican · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$35.48
basket total, in-store
$4.44
per serving (8 servings)
-$0.19
cheaper 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). 1 pantry staples excluded. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oilSimple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.4930 ml$0.51$7.98
1 onion, medium-large, choppedJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$1.191$0.29$0.90
1 carrot, large, slicedCarrots · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$1.691$0.22$1.47
2 teaspoons cuminMcCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz$3.495 g$0.41$3.08
2 tablespoons chili powderKroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz$2.4916 g$0.35$2.14
1 pound turkey breast, 85% lean, groundKroger® 93/7 Lean Fresh Ground Turkey - 1 LB · 1 lb$5.49454 g$5.49-
1 bell pepper, small, red or yellow, mincedFresh Yellow Bell Pepper · 1 ct$1.671$1.67-
2 cans (16-ounce) red kidney beans, rinsed, drainedBush's Dark Red Kidney Beans 16 oz · 16 ozx2$1.49907 g$2.98$0.00
2 cans (14.5-ounce) tomatoes, chopped or crushedKroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 ozx2$1.00822 g$2.00$0.00
1 1/2 cups walnuts, lightly toasted, choppedSimple Truth® Halves & Pieces Walnuts · 9 oz$5.99180 g$4.23$1.76

extra virgin olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 24% of the total. The next biggest lines are walnuts ($5.99) and ground turkey ($5.49). $17.33 of the basket - 49% - 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 is a modern take on a family favorite. Featuring toasted walnuts, this chili features three types of protein foods.

  1. Wash hands with soap and water.
  2. Heat olive oil in large, deep pan. Add onion and sauté over medium heat until translucent. Add carrots, salt, and spices; sauté until spices are toasted. Crumble in the ground turkey breast, and sprinkle in the minced bell pepper and cook until the turkey breast is cooked through and becomes white and opaque.
  3. Add the beans and tomatoes, and stir gently so as not to break the beans. Bring to a boil then lower heat and cook, partly covered, over medium-low heat for another 20 minutes.
  4. Serve hot, topped with a sprinkling of walnuts and parsley.
Created by the California Walnut Commission, a member of the MyPlate National Strategic Partnership Program. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: Why chicken dinners cost more than you would guess.
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