Garden Chili - $6.86 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/4 pound ground beef (lean, 10% fat) | Kroger® 85/15 Ground Beef Tray 1 LB · 1 lb | $8.99 | 340 g | $6.74 | $2.25 |
| 1/2 cup green pepper (chopped) | Organic Fresh Green Bell Pepper · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.79 | 75 g | $1.79 | - |
| 1/2 large onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 0.5 | $0.14 | $1.05 |
| 1/2 cup celery (chopped) | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.59 | 50 g | $2.59 | - |
| 2/3 cup kidney beans, canned, low-sodium (drained and rinsed) | Light Red Kidney Beans · 15.5 oz | $1.00 | 160 g | $0.36 | $0.64 |
| 1/2 cup corn (sweet) | Kroger® Whole Kernel Sweet Golden Corn · 15.25 oz | $1.00 | 75 g | $0.17 | $0.83 |
| 1 can tomato sauce, low-sodium (8 oz) | Contadina Tomato Sauce · 8 oz | $0.89 | 227 g | $0.89 | - |
| 1 cup fresh tomatoes (chopped) | Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lb | $2.49 | 180 g | $0.99 | $1.50 |
| 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 2 g | $0.04 | $4.95 |
| 2 teaspoons chili powder | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | 5 g | $0.11 | $2.38 |
ground beef drives this basket at $8.99, 33% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic powder ($4.99) and celery ($2.59). $13.59 of the basket - 50% - 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.
- Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 260 g left, $4.95 of value
- Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 108 g left, $2.38 of value
- Kroger® 85/15 Ground Beef Tray 1 LB · about 114 g left, $2.25 of value
- Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · about 274 g left, $1.50 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 399 g left, $1.05 of value
- Kroger® Whole Kernel Sweet Golden Corn · about 357 g left, $0.83 of value
This quick and easy one pan dish is full of veggies, spices, and flavor. Get your kids involved by letting them wash the vegetables.
- 3/4 pound ground beef (lean, 10% fat)
- 1/2 cup green pepper (chopped)
- 1/2 large onion (chopped)
- 1/2 cup celery (chopped)
- 2/3 cup kidney beans, canned, low-sodium (drained and rinsed)
- 1/2 cup corn (sweet)
- 1 can tomato sauce, low-sodium (8 oz)
- 1 cup fresh tomatoes (chopped)
- 1 dash black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Fix it Fresh! Recipe Series Kansas State University Research and Extension), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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