Alabama Fancy Fish Tacos - $7.46 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 fresh or frozen tilapia fillets | Kroger® Fresh Farm Raised Tilapia Fillets · 16 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $8.00 | 4 | $8.00 | - |
| 1 cup quinoa, rinsed | Simple Truth Organic® Quinoa · 16 oz | $3.99 | 170 g | $1.50 | $2.49 |
| 1 large carrot, peeled and thinly sliced | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 1 | $0.22 | $1.47 |
| 1 large cucumber, thinly sliced | Organic Cucumber · 1 ct | $1.39 | 1 | $1.39 | - |
| 1/2 cup red cabbage | Red Cabbage · 1 lb | $1.29 | 45 g | $0.13 | $1.16 |
| 1 cup broccoli, chopped | Kroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · 32 oz | $6.00 | 90 g | $0.60 | $5.40 |
| 1/4 cup fresh cilantro | Cilantro · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $0.99 | 10 g | $0.99 | - |
| 1 juice of 1 lime | Fresh Limes - Each · 1 each | $0.69 | 1 | $0.69 | - |
| 4 whole-wheat tortillas or wraps | Mission Carb Balance Soft Taco Size Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas · 8 count | $5.79 | 4 | $2.90 | $2.90 |
tilapia fillets drives this basket at $8.00, 27% of the total. The next biggest lines are broccoli ($6.00) and whole wheat tortillas ($5.79). $13.42 of the basket - 45% - 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 817 g left, $5.40 of value
- Mission Carb Balance Soft Taco Size Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas · about 4 left, $2.90 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Quinoa · about 284 g left, $2.49 of value
- Carrots · about 394 g left, $1.47 of value
- Red Cabbage · about 409 g left, $1.16 of value
“I wanted to make something healthy that gave me energy to play sports,” says Jay. “I play outside a lot after school or I have a ballgame and I wanted something good to fill me up. I’m kind of a picky eater, but I love fish and I knew I wanted it to be the main ingredient. My mom adds vegetables in food that I may not see, so I like these better because they are different colors and I can tell which ones I’m eating!”
- 4 fresh or frozen tilapia fillets
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
- 1 large carrot, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 large cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup red cabbage
- 1 cup broccoli, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
- 1 juice of 1 lime
- 4 whole-wheat tortillas or wraps
This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2015 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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