Caribbean Pink Beans - $0.70 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). 2 pantry staples excluded. 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 pound dry pinto beans | Goya Pinto Beans · 16 oz | $1.99 | 454 g | $1.99 | - |
| 2 medium plantains, finely chopped | Fresh Plantain - Single · 1 eax2 | $0.75 | 2 | $1.50 | - |
| 1 large tomato, finely chopped | Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.99 | 1 | $0.53 | $1.46 |
| 1 small red pepper, finely chopped | Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 1 | $1.67 | - |
| 1 medium white onion, finely chopped | Jumbo White Onions · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.49 | 1 | $0.36 | $1.13 |
| 3 garlic clove, finely chopped | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 3 | $1.49 | $1.00 |
garlic drives this basket at $2.49, 22% of the total. The next biggest lines are dry pinto beans ($1.99) and tomato ($1.99). $3.59 of the basket - 32% - 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.
- Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · about 334 g left, $1.46 of value
- Jumbo White Onions · about 344 g left, $1.13 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 2 left, $1.00 of value
Plantains, tomatoes, and onions come together to give this side dish a Caribbean flavor.
- 1 pound dry pinto beans
- 10 cups water
- 2 medium plantains, finely chopped
- 1 large tomato, finely chopped
- 1 small red pepper, finely chopped
- 1 medium white onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Stay Young at Heart: Cooking the Heart-Healthy Way US Department of Health and Human Services National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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