Fried Rice - $3.45 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. 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 cup white rice, uncooked | Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice · 32 oz | $1.79 | 200 g | $0.39 | $1.40 |
| 3 tablespoons onion, minced | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 45 g | $0.12 | $1.07 |
| 1/2 cup carrot, chopped or grated | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 64 g | $0.24 | $1.45 |
| 4 eggs, beaten | Vital Farms® Pasture-Raised XL Eggs · 12 ct | $7.49 | 4 | $2.50 | $4.99 |
| 4 egg whites, beaten | Simple Truth Organic™ Cage Free 100% Liquid Egg Whites · 16 oz | $3.99 | 4 | $1.16 | $2.83 |
| 1/4 cup fat-free (skim) milk | Kroger® Skim Fat Free Milk 16 fl. oz. Bottle · 1 pt | $1.79 | 60 ml | $0.23 | $1.56 |
| 1/2 cup peasCHECK THIS | Kroger® Frozen Sweet Green Peas · 12 oz | $1.29 | 75 g | $0.28 | $1.01 |
| 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce | Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 10 fl oz | $1.49 | 30 ml | $0.15 | $1.34 |
eggs drives this basket at $7.49, 36% of the total. The next biggest lines are egg whites ($3.99) and white rice ($1.79). $15.65 of the basket - 76% - 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.
- Vital Farms® Pasture-Raised XL Eggs · about 8 left, $4.99 of value
- Simple Truth Organic™ Cage Free 100% Liquid Egg Whites · about 322 g left, $2.83 of value
- Kroger® Skim Fat Free Milk 16 fl. oz. Bottle · about 413 ml left, $1.56 of value
- Carrots · about 390 g left, $1.45 of value
- Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice · about 707 g left, $1.40 of value
- Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · about 266 ml left, $1.34 of value
Add some protein and grains to your dinner with this yummy rice dish. Use brown rice for extra fiber.
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil of choice (or margarine)
- 1 cup white rice, uncooked
- 3 tablespoons onion, minced
- 1/2 cup carrot, chopped or grated
- 2 cups water
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 4 egg whites, beaten
- 1/4 cup fat-free (skim) milk
- 1/2 cup peas
- 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Adapted from Flavorful Fried Rice, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service Family Living Program), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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