Grilled Steak and Peppers Salad with Pears - $16.01 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. 3 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 cups (4 oz) white-wheat rotini pasta (uncooked)CHECK THIS | Barilla Rotini Pasta, Quality Non-GMO and Kosher Certified Pasta · 16 oz | $1.99 | 113 g | $0.50 | $1.49 |
| 1 yellow bell pepper | Fresh Yellow Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 1 | $1.67 | - |
| 1 red bell pepper | Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 1 | $1.67 | - |
| 1/2 teaspoon olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 3 ml | $0.04 | $8.45 |
| 12 ounces boneless choice beef top sirloinCHECK THIS | Private Selection® Angus Beef Top Sirloin Steak Family Pack · 1 lb | $14.99 | 340 g | $11.24 | $3.75 |
| 2 pears | Fresh Large D'Anjou Pear - Each · 1 ctx2 | $2.69 | 2 | $5.38 | - |
| 3 cups arugula | Kroger® Baby Arugula · 5 oz | $2.99 | 60 g | $1.27 | $1.72 |
| 1/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese | BelGioioso Freshly Crumbled Gorgonzola Cheese 5 oz · 5 oz | $4.99 | 28 g | $0.99 | $4.00 |
| 1 tablespoon olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
| 3 tablespoons distilled vinegar | Kroger® Distilled White Vinegar · 16 fl oz | $1.39 | 45 ml | $0.13 | $1.26 |
| 1/4 cup 100% white grape juice or apple juice | Kroger® 100% White Grape Juice · 64 fl oz | $2.99 | 60 ml | $0.09 | $2.90 |
| 1 tablespoon Italian herb blend, salt-freeCHECK THIS | McCormick PERFECT PINCH Italian Seasoning · 2.25 ozSUBSTITUTE | $8.99 | - | $8.99 | - |
boneless beef top sirloin drives this basket at $14.99, 23% of the total. The next biggest lines are Italian herb blend ($8.99) and olive oil ($8.49). $31.81 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.
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 497 ml left, $8.45 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 485 ml left, $8.24 of value
- BelGioioso Freshly Crumbled Gorgonzola Cheese 5 oz · about 114 g left, $4.00 of value
- Private Selection® Angus Beef Top Sirloin Steak Family Pack · about 114 g left, $3.75 of value
- Kroger® 100% White Grape Juice · about 1833 ml left, $2.90 of value
- Kroger® Baby Arugula · about 82 g left, $1.72 of value
Grill whole bell peppers along with steak, then add pear slices, and you have the foundation of a delicious and colorful Italian-influenced salad.
- 2 cups (4 oz) white-wheat rotini pasta (uncooked)
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
- 12 ounces boneless choice beef top sirloin
- 2 pears
- 3 cups arugula
- 1/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons distilled vinegar
- 1/4 cup 100% white grape juice or apple juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1 tablespoon Italian herb blend, salt-free
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Produce for Better Health Foundation), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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