Broccoli Potato Soup - $3.91 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 cups broccoli, chopped | Kroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · 32 oz | $6.00 | 360 g | $2.38 | $3.62 |
| 1 small onion, chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth, low-sodium | Kroger® 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth · 32 oz | $1.59 | 960 ml | $1.59 | - |
| 1 cup non-fat evaporated milkCHECK THIS | Nestlé Carnation Evaporated Fat-Free Milk Vitamin A and D Added Evaporated Milk Canned · 12 fl oz | $2.19 | 240 ml | $1.48 | $0.71 |
| 1/2 cup instant mashed potatoes, prepare with water for 1 cup potatoes (or 1 cup leftover mashed potatoes.) | Kroger® Instant Mashed Potatoes · 13.75 oz | $2.69 | 60 g | $0.41 | $2.28 |
| 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded | Kroger® Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 28 g | $0.25 | $1.75 |
broccoli drives this basket at $6.00, 38% of the total. The next biggest lines are instant mashed potatoes ($2.69) and non-fat evaporated milk ($2.19). $9.26 of the basket - 59% - 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® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · about 547 g left, $3.62 of value
- Kroger® Instant Mashed Potatoes · about 330 g left, $2.28 of value
- Kroger® Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · about 199 g left, $1.75 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Nestlé Carnation Evaporated Fat-Free Milk Vitamin A and D Added Evaporated Milk Canned · about 115 ml left, $0.71 of value
A tasty and made-from-scratch soup that comes together quickly with the help of instant mashed potatoes and powdered milk.
- 4 cups broccoli, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth, low-sodium
- 1 cup non-fat evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup instant mashed potatoes, prepare with water for 1 cup potatoes (or 1 cup leftover mashed potatoes.)
- salt and pepper (to taste, optional)
- 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Don’t Play With Your Food: Fall and Winter Cookbook Arizona Nutrition Network), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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