Hooked on Salmon Sticks - $1.47 a serving

Makes 8 servings · american · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$11.76
basket total, in-store
$1.47
per serving (8 servings)
-$3.15
cheaper 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). 1 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 can pink salmon (16 ounces, drained)Kroger® Wild Caught Canned Alaskan Pink Salmon · 14.75 oz$3.79454 g$3.79-
16 saltine crackers (crushed, about 1/2 cup)Smart Way™ Saltines Crackers · 16 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$1.8916$1.89-
1 eggKroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · 18 ct$2.791$0.16$2.63
non-stick cooking sprayPAM Original Canola Oil Blend Non-Stick Cooking Spray · 6 oz$3.29-$3.29-

canned pink salmon drives this basket at $3.79, 32% of the total. The next biggest lines are non-stick cooking spray ($3.29) and egg ($2.79). $2.63 of the basket - 22% - 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.

A quick and easy kid favorite, this recipe is a creative way to use canned salmon and saltines!

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Kids a Cookin’ Kansas Family Nutrition Program), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Kids a Cookin’ Kansas Family Nutrition Program. 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.
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