Italian Vegetables - $3.16 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). 2 pantry staples excluded. 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup broccoli floretsCHECK THIS | Kroger® Frozen Broccoli Florets · 12 oz | $1.59 | 150 g | $0.70 | $0.89 |
| 1 cup cauliflower floretsCHECK THIS | Birds Eye Steamfresh Cauliflower Florets, Frozen Vegetables · 10.8 oz | $2.29 | 100 g | $0.75 | $1.54 |
| 2 zucchini, small (sliced) | Zucchini · 1 lb | $1.79 | 2 | $1.58 | $0.21 |
| 1 onion, small (diced) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 3 celery stalks (chopped) | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctx3 | $2.59 | 3 | $7.77 | - |
| 1 can tomato sauce, low-sodium (8 ounces) | Kroger Tomato Sauce No Salt Added · 15 oz | $1.00 | 227 g | $0.53 | $0.47 |
| 2 teaspoons basilCHECK THIS | Kroger® Basil Leaves Shaker · 0.43 oz | $1.99 | 4 g | $0.65 | $1.34 |
| 1 pound package of pasta, any shape (cooked) | Kroger® Penne Rigate Pasta · 16 oz | $1.33 | 454 g | $1.33 | - |
celery drives this basket at $7.77, 41% of the total. The next biggest lines are cauliflower florets ($2.29) and dried basil ($1.99). $5.35 of the basket - 28% - 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.
- Birds Eye Steamfresh Cauliflower Florets, Frozen Vegetables · about 206 g left, $1.54 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Kroger® Frozen Broccoli Florets · about 190 g left, $0.89 of value
- Kroger Tomato Sauce No Salt Added · about 198 g left, $0.47 of value
- Zucchini · about 54 g left, $0.21 of value
This recipe can be made in minutes! Cauliflower and broccoli add crunch and fiber to this veggie filled pasta dish! If you have extra basil leftover from thi...
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 1 cup cauliflower florets
- 2 zucchini, small (sliced)
- 1 onion, small (diced)
- 3 celery stalks (chopped)
- 1 can tomato sauce, low-sodium (8 ounces)
- 2 teaspoons basil
- salt (1 teaspoon, optional)
- 1 pound package of pasta, any shape (cooked)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Eating Smart, Being Active Colorado State University and University of California at Davis), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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