Hearty Mexican Soup - $2.94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 onion (small, chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 4 cloves garlic (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 4 | $1.99 | $0.50 |
| 1 can tomatoes, diced, low-sodium (14.5 ounce can) | Hunt's No Salt Added Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz | $1.59 | 411 g | $1.59 | $0.00 |
| 2 cans black beans, low-sodium (15 ounce can, low sodium, drained and rinsed) | Simple Truth Organic® Low Sodium Black Beans · 15 ozx2 | $1.25 | 850 g | $2.50 | $0.00 |
| 2 potatoes (large, peeled and diced) | Russet Potato · 1 lbx2 est. | $0.89 | 2 | $1.18 | $0.60 |
| 1/2 cup cilantro (fresh, chopped) | Cilantro · 1 ct | $0.99 | 1 | $0.99 | - |
| 1/2 lime (squeezed) | Fresh Limes - Each · 1 each | $0.69 | 1 | $0.69 | - |
| 1/8 teaspoon cumin powder (a pinch) | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 1 g | $0.08 | $3.41 |
ground cumin drives this basket at $3.49, 24% of the total. The next biggest lines are low sodium black beans ($2.50) and garlic ($2.49). $5.41 of the basket - 37% - 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.
- McCormick Ground Cumin · about 42 g left, $3.41 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Russet Potato · about 307 g left, $0.60 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 1 left, $0.50 of value
Easy to make and delicious to eat, this soup can be made in under an hour! Squeeze the other half of the lime over the soup before serving for extra flavor. ...
- 1 onion (small, chopped)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 can tomatoes, diced, low-sodium (14.5 ounce can)
- 2 cans black beans, low-sodium (15 ounce can, low sodium, drained and rinsed)
- 2 potatoes (large, peeled and diced)
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 cup cilantro (fresh, chopped)
- 1/2 lime (squeezed)
- 1/8 teaspoon cumin powder (a pinch)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Simple Healthy Recipes Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education ONIE Project), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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