Citrus Salmon Fillets - $6.71 a serving

Makes 4 servings · mediterranean · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$26.85
basket total, in-store
$6.71
per serving (4 servings)
+$2.09
dearer than the $4.62 median dinner

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. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 pound salmon (3-4 fillets), pat dryKroger® Fresh Farm Raised Atlantic Salmon Fillet Portion · 16 ounces$12.00454 g$12.00-
1 red onion, choppedJumbo Red Onions · 1 lb$1.691$0.41$1.28
1 cup baby carrots (or sweet potato)Kroger® Cut and Peeled Baby Carrots · 16 oz$1.39128 g$0.39$1.00
1/4 cup parsley, choppedParsley - Italian · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$1.2915 g$1.29-
1 cup orange juice (divided)Kroger® Premium Orange Juice Pulp Free · 46 fl oz$4.49240 ml$0.79$3.70
1 tablespoon honeySmart Way™ Honey · 24 oz$5.9921 g$0.18$5.81

salmon fillets drives this basket at $12.00, 45% of the total. The next biggest lines are honey ($5.99) and orange juice ($4.49). $11.78 of the basket - 44% - 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.

Try this sweet and savory salmon dish with nutty wild rice and a green salad!

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Recipe adapted from First Nations Development Institute), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Recipe adapted from First Nations Development Institute. 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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