Green Bean and Rice Casserole - $0.83 a serving

Makes 6 servings · american · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$4.98
basket total, in-store
$0.83
per serving (6 servings)
-$3.79
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner
What it costs at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine

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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1/2 cup onion, choppedJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.1980 g$0.21$0.98
1/2 cup rice, uncookedKroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice · 32 oz$1.7990 g$0.18$1.61
1 can low-sodium green beans, drained (about 15 ounces)Kroger® No Salt Cut Canned Green Beans · 14.5 oz$1.00425 g$1.00-
1 can low-sodium diced tomatoes (about 15 ounces)Kroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz$1.00425 g$1.00-
Where the money goes

white rice drives this basket at $1.79, 36% of the total. The next biggest lines are yellow onion ($1.19) and canned green beans ($1.00). $2.59 of the basket - 52% - 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.

What carries into next week

This no-fuss side dish is a great addition to any meal and can be prepared in a flash.

Ingredients
Directions
  1. In a medium-sized pan, cook onions in vegetable oil until they start to turn light brown.
  2. Add the rice, green beans, tomatoes, and water.
  3. Bring to a boil.
  4. Cover the pot with a lid and cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
A Harvest of Recipes with USDA Foods Adapted from a recipe in Healthy Diabetes Recipes and More South Dakota Diabetes Control Program. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What dinner actually costs in 2026.
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