Herb Broiled Beef - $5.46 a serving

Makes 4 servings · american · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$21.83
basket total, in-store
$5.46
per serving (4 servings)
+$0.83
dearer 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 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
1/4 cup onion (chopped)Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.1940 g$0.10$1.09
2 tablespoons parsleyParsley - Italian · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$1.298 g$1.29-
2 tablespoons white vinegarKroger® Distilled White Vinegar · 16 fl oz$1.3930 ml$0.09$1.30
3 teaspoons prepared mustardCHECK THISKroger Original Yellow Mustard · 8 oz$0.9915 g$0.07$0.92
1/4 teaspoon garlic powderKroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz$4.991 g$0.02$4.97
1/4 teaspoon basil, dried (or thyme)CHECK THISKroger® Basil Leaves Shaker · 0.43 oz$1.991 g$0.16$1.83
1 pound boneless beef chuck shoulder steak, cut 1-inch thickCHECK THISChoice Beef Shoulder Steak (1 Steak) · 1 lb$9.99454 g$9.99-

boneless beef chuck shoulder steak drives this basket at $9.99, 46% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic powder ($4.99) and dried basil ($1.99). $10.11 of the basket - 46% - 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.

Prepare this marinated beef the night before, and have dinner on the table in less than half an hour!

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Eat for Health Toolkit Recipe by Missouri Nutrition Network), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Eat for Health Toolkit Recipe by Missouri Nutrition Network. 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.
Build my cheapest weekPrice this at my store