Broccoli Alfredo - $5.86 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 pantry staples excluded. 3 matches are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 cups broccoli, cooked | Kroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · 32 oz | $6.00 | 360 g | $2.38 | $3.62 |
| 4 cups whole wheat pasta, cooked | Simple Truth Organic® 100% Whole Wheat Rotini Pasta · 16 ozx2 | $1.69 | 560 g | $2.09 | $1.29 |
| 2 1/8 cups 1% milk, divided (1/8 cup or 2 tablespoons is used later in the recipe) | Kroger® 1% Lowfat Milk 32 fl. oz. Bottle · 1 qt | $2.79 | 510 ml | $1.50 | $1.29 |
| 1 teaspoon dried basilCHECK THIS | Kroger® Basil Leaves Shaker · 0.43 oz | $1.99 | 2 g | $0.33 | $1.66 |
| 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 2 g | $0.04 | $4.95 |
| 1 cup Parmesan cheese, reduced fatCHECK THIS | Kroger® Parmesan Shredded Cheese · 6 ozSUBSTITUTE | $2.00 | 100 g | $1.18 | $0.82 |
| 2 tablespoons cornstarchCHECK THIS | Kroger® Pure Corn Starch · 16 oz | $2.29 | 16 g | $0.08 | $2.21 |
broccoli drives this basket at $6.00, 26% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic powder ($4.99) and whole wheat pasta ($3.38). $15.85 of the basket - 68% - 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.
- Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 260 g left, $4.95 of value
- Kroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · about 547 g left, $3.62 of value
- Kroger® Pure Corn Starch · about 438 g left, $2.21 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® 100% Whole Wheat Rotini Pasta · about 347 g left, $1.29 of value
- Kroger® 1% Lowfat Milk 32 fl. oz. Bottle · about 436 ml left, $1.29 of value
- Kroger® Parmesan Shredded Cheese · about 70 g left, $0.82 of value
This dish features whole wheat pasta and fat-free Parmesan cheese.
- 4 cups broccoli, cooked
- 4 cups whole wheat pasta, cooked
- 2 1/8 cups 1% milk, divided (1/8 cup or 2 tablespoons is used later in the recipe)
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, reduced fat
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- black pepper (to taste, optional)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Simple Healthy Recipes Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education ONIE Project), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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