Hearty Vegetable Beef Soup - $6.11 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). 3 pantry staples excluded. 1 match is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/4 can chicken broth, low-sodium (low sodium, 14.5 oz) | Kroger® Less Sodium Fat Free Chicken Broth · 32 oz | $1.59 | 310 ml | $0.54 | $1.05 |
| 2 cups mixed vegetables (frozen, for soup) | Kroger® Frozen Mixed Vegetables · 12 oz | $1.29 | 300 g | $1.14 | $0.15 |
| 1 can tomatoes, low-sodium (14.5 oz, broken up)CHECK THIS | Hunt's No Salt Added Petite Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz | $1.59 | 411 g | $1.59 | $0.00 |
| 4 ounces beef (cooked and diced) | HORMEL Slow Simmered Beef Tips & Gravy Fully Cooked Entree, 15 oz. · net wt 15 oz (425g)SIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $11.99 | 113 g | $11.99 | - |
| 1 teaspoon thyme leaves (crushed) | Private Selection® Thyme Leaves Shaker · 0.68 oz | $3.49 | 2 g | $0.36 | $3.13 |
| 1 bay leaf | Kroger® Bay Leaves Container · 0.13 oz | $2.49 | 1 | $0.14 | $2.35 |
| 1 1/4 cups noodles (narrow-width, uncooked) | Kroger® Wide Egg Noodles · 16 oz | $1.99 | 90 g | $0.39 | $1.60 |
cooked beef drives this basket at $11.99, 49% of the total. The next biggest lines are dried thyme ($3.49) and bay leaf ($2.49). $8.28 of the basket - 34% - 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® Wide Egg Noodles · about 364 g left, $1.60 of value
- Kroger® Less Sodium Fat Free Chicken Broth · about 597 ml left, $1.05 of value
- Kroger® Frozen Mixed Vegetables · about 40 g left, $0.15 of value
Frozen vegetables, canned tomatoes, and chicken broth make this an easy soup to throw together on a cold work night. Noodles and beef make it extra hearty an...
- 3/4 can chicken broth, low-sodium (low sodium, 14.5 oz)
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 cups mixed vegetables (frozen, for soup)
- 1 can tomatoes, low-sodium (14.5 oz, broken up)
- 4 ounces beef (cooked and diced)
- 1 teaspoon thyme leaves (crushed)
- 1 dash black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 1/4 cups noodles (narrow-width, uncooked)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (North Dakota State University Extension Service), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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