Five Happiness Fried Noodles - $5.74 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). 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 egg noodles | Kroger® Wide Egg Noodles · 16 oz | $1.99 | 454 g | $1.99 | - |
| 1 tablespoon olive oil (or vegetable oil, divided) | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
| 3 cups bean sprouts | La Choy Bean Sprouts · 14 oz | $1.99 | 300 g | $1.50 | $0.49 |
| 1 cup bamboo shoots (julienned sliced thinly in strips) | Kroger® Sliced Bamboo Shoots · 8 oz | $1.69 | 180 g | $1.34 | $0.35 |
| 1/2 cup carrots (shredded) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 60 g | $0.22 | $1.47 |
| 2 dried shiitake mushrooms (or about 1/2 cup, soaked, stems removed, and julienned) | Dynasty Shiitake Whole Dried Mushrooms · 1 ozx2 est. | $2.49 | 2 | $3.51 | $1.47 |
| 2 green onions | Green Onions · 1 eachx2 | $1.19 | 2 | $2.38 | - |
| 1 teaspoon sugar | Kroger® Pure Cane Granulated Sugar · 4 lb | $3.99 | 4 g | $0.01 | $3.98 |
| 1 tablespoon soy sauce, reduced sodium | Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 10 fl oz | $1.49 | 15 ml | $0.08 | $1.41 |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 30% of the total. The next biggest lines are dried shiitake mushrooms ($4.98) and sugar ($3.99). $17.40 of the basket - 61% - 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 485 ml left, $8.24 of value
- Kroger® Pure Cane Granulated Sugar · about 1810 g left, $3.98 of value
- Carrots · about 394 g left, $1.47 of value
- Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · about 281 ml left, $1.41 of value
- La Choy Bean Sprouts · about 97 g left, $0.49 of value
- Kroger® Sliced Bamboo Shoots · about 47 g left, $0.35 of value
Enjoy carrots, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, bean sprouts, and green onions with fried noodles and a simple sauce.
- 10 cups water
- 1 pound egg noodles
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (or vegetable oil, divided)
- 3 cups bean sprouts
- 1 cup bamboo shoots (julienned sliced thinly in strips)
- 1/2 cup carrots (shredded)
- 2 dried shiitake mushrooms (or about 1/2 cup, soaked, stems removed, and julienned)
- 2 green onions
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce, reduced sodium
This recipe is credited to a partner program (EatFresh California Department of Social Services), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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