Lentil Minestrone - $5.57 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). 1 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 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
| 1 yellow onion (peeled and chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
| 3 carrots (scrubbed and diced into 1/4-inch pieces) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 3 | $0.67 | $1.02 |
| 1 celery stalk (diced into 1/4-inch pieces) | Sleeved Celery · 1 ct | $2.59 | 1 | $2.59 | - |
| 1 sweet potato (scrubbed and diced into 1/4-inch pieces) | Kroger® Sweet Potato · 3 lb | $3.99 | 1 | $0.44 | $3.55 |
| 1 zucchini (diced into 1/4-inch pieces or 1 cup of frozen zucchini) | Zucchini · 1 lb | $1.79 | 1 | $0.79 | $1.00 |
| 2 cups canned low-sodium, diced tomatoes (including liquid or fresh tomatoes) | Kroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 ozx2 | $1.00 | 480 ml | $1.17 | $0.83 |
| 1/2 cup lentils (brown or red) | La Preferida® Lentils Dry Beans · 16 oz | $1.69 | 95 g | $0.35 | $1.34 |
| 1 cube low-sodium chicken bouillonCHECK THIS | Better Than Bouillon™ Reduced Sodium Roasted Chicken Base · 8 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMEDSUBSTITUTE | $5.99 | 1 | $5.99 | - |
| 4 cups kale (washed and chopped into 1/4-1/2-inch pieces) | Kale Lettuce Bunch · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.49 | 260 g | $1.49 | - |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 25% of the total. The next biggest lines are chicken bouillon cube ($5.99) and sweet potato ($3.99). $18.37 of the basket - 55% - 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.
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 485 ml left, $8.24 of value
- Kroger® Sweet Potato · about 1211 g left, $3.55 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3 left, $1.49 of value
- La Preferida® Lentils Dry Beans · about 359 g left, $1.34 of value
- Carrots · about 274 g left, $1.02 of value
- Zucchini · about 254 g left, $1.00 of value
This soup starts with plenty of vegetables - carrots, celery, sweet potato, zucchini, and tomatoes and hearty lentils simmered to make a rich and tasty meal ...
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 1 yellow onion (peeled and chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
- 3 carrots (scrubbed and diced into 1/4-inch pieces)
- 1 celery stalk (diced into 1/4-inch pieces)
- 1 sweet potato (scrubbed and diced into 1/4-inch pieces)
- 1 zucchini (diced into 1/4-inch pieces or 1 cup of frozen zucchini)
- 2 cups canned low-sodium, diced tomatoes (including liquid or fresh tomatoes)
- 1/2 cup lentils (brown or red)
- 8 cups water
- 1 cube low-sodium chicken bouillon
- 4 cups kale (washed and chopped into 1/4-1/2-inch pieces)
- Put a soup pot on the stove over medium-high heat. When the pot is hot, add the oil. Add onion and garlic and cook about 7 minutes until golden.
- Add carrots, celery, sweet potato, and zucchini and cook about 10 minutes until slightly tender.
- Add tomatoes, lentils, water, and chicken bouillon cube and bring to a boil over high heat. Turn the heat down to low, cover and cook 40 minutes.
- Add the kale and cook an additional 20 minutes. Serve right away or cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
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