Catfish Stew and Rice - $6.86 a serving

Name: Catfish Stew and Rice
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 medium potatoes; 1 can (14.5 oz) tomatoes, low-sodium, chopped; 1 cup onion, chopped; 2 cups water; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 head of cabbage, coarsely chopped; 1 pound catfish fillets; 1 1/2 tablespoons Chili and Spice Seasoning; green onion (sliced, as needed); 2 cups brown rice (cooked)

Makes 4 servings · american · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)

$27.43

basket total, in-store

$6.86

per serving (4 servings)

+$2.23

dearer than the $4.62 median dinner

What it costs at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine

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. 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
1. 2 medium potatoes	Kroger® Gold Potatoes · 5 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED	$7.49	2	$1.39	$6.10
2. 1 can (14.5 oz) tomatoes, low-sodium, choppedCHECK THIS	Simple Truth Organic® No Salt Added Petite Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz	$1.59	411 g	$1.59	$0.00
3. 1 cup onion, chopped	Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb	$1.19	150 g	$0.39	$0.80
5. 2 garlic cloves, minced	Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct	$2.49	2	$1.00	$1.49
6. 1/2 head of cabbage, coarsely chopped	Green Cabbage · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED	$0.99	1	$0.98	$0.01
7. 1 pound catfish fillets	Kroger® Farm Raised Catfish Fillets · 16 ounces	$10.00	454 g	$10.00	-
8. 1 1/2 tablespoons Chili and Spice Seasoning	Gold Star® Chili Seasoning Mix Packet · 2.25 oz	$2.69	21 g	$0.89	$1.80
10. 2 cups brown rice (cooked)	Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 oz	$0.99	390 g	$0.85	$0.14

Where the money goes

catfish fillets drives this basket at $10.00, 36% of the total. The next biggest lines are potatoes ($7.49) and chili and spice seasoning ($2.69). $10.34 of the basket - 38% - 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.

What carries into next week

Kroger® Gold Potatoes · about 1848 g left, $6.10 of value
Gold Star® Chili Seasoning Mix Packet · about 43 g left, $1.80 of value
Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3 left, $1.49 of value
Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 304 g left, $0.80 of value
Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · about 64 g left, $0.14 of value

Chili and spice seasoning give this seafood stew a punch of flavor. Serve it with brown rice for added whole grains.

Ingredients

2 medium potatoes
1 can (14.5 oz) tomatoes, low-sodium, chopped
1 cup onion, chopped
2 cups water
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 head of cabbage, coarsely chopped
1 pound catfish fillets
1 1/2 tablespoons Chili and Spice Seasoning
green onion (sliced, as needed)
2 cups brown rice (cooked)

Directions

This recipe is credited to a partner program (A Healthier You: Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

A Healthier You: Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What each protein actually costs per serving.

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