Butternut Squash & Apple Soup - $9.55 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). 3 pantry staples excluded. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 medium onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 1 medium celery stalk (chopped)CHECK THIS | Sleeved Celery · 1 ct | $2.59 | 1 | $2.59 | - |
| 1 medium carrot (chopped) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 1 | $0.22 | $1.47 |
| 2 tablespoons olive oil (or cooking oil of choice) | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 30 ml | $0.51 | $7.98 |
| 1 medium butternut squash (peeled, seeded, and chopped) | Butternut Squash · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.49 | 1 | $1.49 | - |
| 1 medium tart apple (peeled, cored, and chopped)CHECK THIS | Large Granny Smith Apple - Each · 1 lb | $1.99 | 1 | $0.79 | $1.20 |
| 3 teaspoons low-sodium bouillon (1 tablespoon) | Better Than Bouillon® Reduced Sodium Beef Base · 8 oz | $5.99 | 15 g | $0.40 | $5.59 |
| 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper | Kroger® Ground Red Cayenne Pepper Shaker · 1.5 oz | $4.99 | - | $4.99 | - |
| 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon | McCormick Ground Cinnamon · 2.37 oz | $3.79 | - | $3.79 | - |
| 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg | Private Selection® Ground Nutmeg Shaker · 1.72 oz | $5.99 | - | $5.99 | - |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 22% of the total. The next biggest lines are low-sodium bouillon ($5.99) and nutmeg ($5.99). $17.14 of the basket - 45% - 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.
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 470 ml left, $7.98 of value
- Better Than Bouillon® Reduced Sodium Beef Base · about 212 g left, $5.59 of value
- Carrots · about 394 g left, $1.47 of value
- Large Granny Smith Apple - Each · about 274 g left, $1.20 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 1 medium celery stalk (chopped)
- 1 medium carrot (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (or cooking oil of choice)
- 4 cups water
- 1 medium butternut squash (peeled, seeded, and chopped)
- 1 medium tart apple (peeled, cored, and chopped)
- 3 teaspoons low-sodium bouillon (1 tablespoon)
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Virginia Cooperative Extension - www.eatsmartmovemoreva.org), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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