Cuban Beans and Rice - $5.59 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). 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 teaspoon olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 5 ml | $0.08 | $8.41 |
| 1 tablespoon garlic, minced | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.49 | 15 g | $2.49 | - |
| 1 cup onion, chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 160 g | $0.42 | $0.77 |
| 1 cup green bell pepper, diced | Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ctx2 est. | $0.99 | 150 g | $0.00 | $1.98 |
| 3 cups black beans, canned, low-sodium (or cooked from dry) | Kroger® Black Beans · 15.25 ozx2 | $1.00 | 750 g | $1.73 | $0.27 |
| 2 cups chicken broth, low-sodium | Kroger® 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth · 32 oz | $1.59 | 480 ml | $0.84 | $0.75 |
| 1 tablespoon vinegar | Kroger® Distilled White Vinegar · 16 fl oz | $1.39 | 15 ml | $0.04 | $1.35 |
| 1/2 teaspoon dried oreganoCHECK THIS | Smart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz | $1.25 | 1 g | $0.07 | $1.18 |
| 3 cups brown rice, cooked | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 ozx2 | $0.99 | 585 g | $1.28 | $0.70 |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 38% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic ($2.49) and canned black beans ($2.00). $15.40 of the basket - 69% - 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 495 ml left, $8.41 of value
- Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · about 90 g left, $1.98 of value
- Kroger® Distilled White Vinegar · about 458 ml left, $1.35 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 294 g left, $0.77 of value
- Kroger® 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth · about 427 ml left, $0.75 of value
- Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · about 322 g left, $0.70 of value
Vinegar, oregano, garlic, and onions kick up the flavor in this classic rice and bean recipe.
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1 cup green bell pepper, diced
- 3 cups black beans, canned, low-sodium (or cooked from dry)
- 2 cups chicken broth, low-sodium
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- black pepper (to taste)
- 3 cups brown rice, cooked
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Cooking Demo II Food and Health Communications, Inc.), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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