Greek Pork Chops - $4.06 a serving

Makes 4 servings · mediterranean · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$16.23
basket total, in-store
$4.06
per serving (4 servings)
-$0.57
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner

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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 pound pork cutlets (or 4 boneless pork chops)CHECK THISKroger® Boneless Center Cut Pork Loin Chops · 10 ct / 2 lb$10.00454 g$0.50$9.50
1 tablespoon red wine vinegarKroger® Red Wine Vinegar · 12.7 fl oz$2.4915 ml$0.10$2.39
1 tablespoon dried oreganoCHECK THISSmart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz$1.254 g$0.28$0.97
2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct$2.492$1.00$1.49

pork cutlets drives this basket at $10.00, 62% of the total. The next biggest lines are red wine vinegar ($2.49) and garlic ($2.49). $14.35 of the basket - 88% - 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.

These pork chops are marinated in oregano and garlic and then pan-fried in a hot skillet until crispy. These tasty chops make a easy meal with quick clean up...

  1. Put the pork, oil, vinegar, oregano, and garlic in the glass or ceramic bowl, or in a sealed plastic bag and mix well. Cover bowl and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
  2. Sprinkle the pork with the salt and pepper.
  3. Place a large skillet on the stove over high heat. When hot, add the pork to the dry skillet, waiting about 30 seconds between each addition.
  4. Cook about 7 minutes on each side until crispy. Serve right away.
USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What each protein actually costs per serving.
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