Vegetable and Rice Skillet Meal - $2.06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 1 teaspoon ground ginger | Simple Truth Organic® Ground Ginger Shaker · 1.41 oz | $3.99 | 2 g | $0.20 | $3.79 |
| 1/2 teaspoon turmeric | Spice Islands Turmeric, Kosher · 2.2 oz | $6.99 | 1 g | $0.11 | $6.88 |
| 1/2 teaspoon cumin | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 1 g | $0.08 | $3.41 |
| 2 cups mixed vegetables (chopped cauliflower, peppers, carrots, or peas)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Frozen Mixed Vegetables · 12 oz | $1.29 | 300 g | $1.14 | $0.15 |
| 1 large baking potato (diced) | Russet Potato · 1 lb | $0.89 | 1 | $0.59 | $0.30 |
| 1 cup white rice (uncooked) | Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice · 32 oz | $1.79 | 200 g | $0.39 | $1.40 |
| 1 can low-sodium kidney beans (15.5 ounces, drained, rinsed) | Light Red Kidney Beans · 15.5 oz | $1.00 | 440 g | $1.00 | - |
turmeric drives this basket at $6.99, 34% of the total. The next biggest lines are ground ginger ($3.99) and cumin ($3.49). $16.83 of the basket - 82% - 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.
- Spice Islands Turmeric, Kosher · about 61 g left, $6.88 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Ground Ginger Shaker · about 38 g left, $3.79 of value
- McCormick Ground Cumin · about 42 g left, $3.41 of value
- Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice · about 707 g left, $1.40 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Russet Potato · about 154 g left, $0.30 of value
An easy and delicious one-pot dish that makes plenty of leftovers to savor!
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (or cooking oil of your choice)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 2 cups mixed vegetables (chopped cauliflower, peppers, carrots, or peas)
- 1 large baking potato (diced)
- 1 cup white rice (uncooked)
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 can low-sodium kidney beans (15.5 ounces, drained, rinsed)
- salt (1/2 teaspoon, optional)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Original Recipe Name - Indian Vegetables and Rice Skillet Meal Healthy Recipes Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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