Main Dish Salad - $2.29 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 head of red cabbage | Red Cabbage · 1 lb | $1.29 | 450 g | $1.28 | $0.01 |
| 1/2 head of romaine lettuce | Kroger® Romaine Lettuce Hearts · 18 oz | $4.79 | 1 | $2.82 | $1.97 |
| 3 carrot (medium) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 3 | $0.67 | $1.02 |
| 1 cucumber | Organic Cucumber · 1 ct | $1.39 | 1 | $1.39 | - |
| 1 green pepper | Organic Fresh Green Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.79 | 1 | $1.79 | - |
| 2 broccoli stalks | Kroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · 32 oz | $6.00 | 2 | $3.97 | $2.03 |
| 3 tomatoes (medium) | Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · 1 lb | $1.99 | 3 | $1.58 | $0.41 |
| 3 cans kidney beans or garbanzo beans, low-sodium (15.5 ounce) | Light Red Kidney Beans · 15.5 ozx3 | $1.00 | 1320 g | $3.00 | - |
| 6 ounces cheese, grated low-fat cheddar | Kroger® Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 170 g | $1.50 | $0.50 |
| 1/4 cup salad dressing, non-fatCHECK THIS | Kraft Fat Free Zesty Italian Salad Dressing · 16 foSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $3.49 | 60 ml | $3.49 | - |
broccoli drives this basket at $6.00, 22% of the total. The next biggest lines are romaine lettuce ($4.79) and non-fat salad dressing ($3.49). $5.95 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.
- Kroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · about 307 g left, $2.03 of value
- Kroger® Romaine Lettuce Hearts · about 210 g left, $1.97 of value
- Carrots · about 274 g left, $1.02 of value
- Kroger® Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · about 57 g left, $0.50 of value
- Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · about 94 g left, $0.41 of value
Crunchy and colorful, this salad is packed with vegetables, flavor, and vitamins C and A.
- 1/2 head of red cabbage
- 1/2 head of romaine lettuce
- 3 carrot (medium)
- 1 cucumber
- 1 green pepper
- 2 broccoli stalks
- 3 tomatoes (medium)
- 3 cans kidney beans or garbanzo beans, low-sodium (15.5 ounce)
- 6 ounces cheese, grated low-fat cheddar
- 1/4 cup salad dressing, non-fat
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Wellness Ways Resource Book University of Illinois Extension Service), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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