Fiesta Lettuce Wraps and Pepper Boats - $18.77 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. 6 sweet, mini bell peppers | Kroger® Mini Sweet Peppers · 16 ozx2 est. | $3.99 | 6 | $6.33 | $1.65 |
| 2. 8 lettuce leaves | Kroger® Romaine Lettuce Hearts · 18 ozx8 est. | $4.79 | 8 | $37.55 | $0.77 |
| 3. 1 cup instant brown rice (dry) | Minute® Gluten-Free Instant Brown Rice · 28 oz | $4.99 | 180 g | $1.13 | $3.86 |
| 4. 1 pound tilapia filets, fresh or frozen (thawed) | Kroger® Fresh Farm Raised Tilapia Fillets · 16 oz | $8.00 | 454 g | $8.00 | - |
| 5. 2 teaspoons Southwest chipotle seasoning (no sodium) | Dash Salt-Free Southwest Chipotle Seasoning Blend, Kosher · 2.5 oz | $3.49 | 10 g | $0.49 | $3.00 |
| 8. 2 limes (divided) | Fresh Limes - Each · 1 eachx2 | $0.69 | 2 | $1.38 | - |
| 9. 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour creamCHECK THIS | Kroger® Light Sour Cream · 16 oz | $1.99 | 60 g | $0.26 | $1.73 |
| 10. 1/2 cup yellow corn (frozen or canned, no-salt added)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Frozen Super Sweet Corn · 12 oz | $1.29 | 75 g | $0.28 | $1.01 |
| 11. 1 medium tomato | Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · 1 lb | $1.99 | 1 | $0.53 | $1.46 |
| 12. 1 small onion | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 13. 1 clove garlic (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 14. 1 jalapeno pepper (minced) | Fresh Jalapeno Peppers · 1 lb | $1.99 | 1 | $0.11 | $1.88 |
lettuce drives this basket at $38.32, 51% of the total. The next biggest lines are tilapia filets ($8.00) and mini bell peppers ($7.98). $18.25 of the basket - 24% - 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.
- Minute® Gluten-Free Instant Brown Rice · about 614 g left, $3.86 of value
- Dash Salt-Free Southwest Chipotle Seasoning Blend, Kosher · about 61 g left, $3.00 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
- Fresh Jalapeno Peppers · about 429 g left, $1.88 of value
- Kroger® Light Sour Cream · about 394 g left, $1.73 of value
- Kroger® Mini Sweet Peppers · about 187 g left, $1.65 of value
Using bell peppers and lettuce for wraps is a fun way to increase vegetables on the plate. Lettuce leaves and mini peppers are perfect for a build-your-own S...
- 6 sweet, mini bell peppers
- 8 lettuce leaves
- 1 cup instant brown rice (dry)
- 1 pound tilapia filets, fresh or frozen (thawed)
- 2 teaspoons Southwest chipotle seasoning (no sodium)
- 2 tablespoons canola oil (divided)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 limes (divided)
- 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 1/2 cup yellow corn (frozen or canned, no-salt added)
- 1 medium tomato
- 1 small onion
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 jalapeno pepper (minced)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Produce for Better Health Foundation), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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