Amaizing Chili Cheese Less Burger - $8.08 a serving

Name: Amaizing Chili Cheese Less Burger
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 units Vegetarian or Low Fat Turkey Patty; 6 units Whole grain or whole wheat bun; 28 ounces Low sodium canned plum tomatoes, drained (reserve juice) and chopped; 16 ounces Low sodium tomato juice or water; 1 ounce Stone ground corn meal; 6 ounces Yellow onion, peeled and chopped; 6 ounces Green pepper, cored and diced; 7 ounces Frozen corn kernels, thawed; 3 tablespoons chopped garlic; 1 teaspoon Ground cumin, coriander; 1/2 teaspoon Allspice, cinnamon, black pepper; 2 tablespoons chili powder; 4 cups Low sodium black beans, canned, drained and rinsed; 1 1/2 cups Shredded nonfat cheddar cheese; unknown Pan spray

Makes 6 servings · american · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)

$48.48

basket total, in-store

$8.08

per serving (6 servings)

+$3.46

dearer than the $4.62 median dinner

What it costs at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine

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). 4 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
6 units Vegetarian or Low Fat Turkey PattyCHECK THIS	Simple Truth® 93/7 Natural Turkey Burgers · 6 ct / 32 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED	$10.99	6	$10.99	-
6 units Whole grain or whole wheat bun	Kroger® 100% Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns · 8 ct / 14 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED	$1.99	6	$1.99	-
28 ounces Low sodium canned plum tomatoes, drained (reserve juice) and chopped	Hunt's Whole Peeled Plum Tomatoes · 28 oz	$2.99	794 g	$2.99	-
16 ounces Low sodium tomato juice or waterCHECK THIS	V8® Low Sodium Original 100% Vegetable Juice Bottle · 46 fl oz	$3.50	473 ml	$1.22	$2.28
1 ounce Stone ground corn mealCHECK THIS	Kroger® Yellow Corn Meal · 24 oz	$2.49	28 g	$0.10	$2.39
6 ounces Yellow onion, peeled and chopped	Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb	$1.19	170 g	$0.45	$0.74
6 ounces Green pepper, cored and diced	Organic Fresh Green Bell Pepper · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED	$1.79	170 g	$1.79	-
7 ounces Frozen corn kernels, thawed	Simple Truth Organic® Frozen Corn Whole Kernel Cut · 12 oz	$2.59	198 g	$1.51	$1.08
3 tablespoons chopped garlic	Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED	$2.49	45 g	$2.49	-
1 teaspoon Ground cumin, coriander	McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz	$3.49	2 g	$0.16	$3.33
1/2 teaspoon Allspice, cinnamon, black pepper	Simple Truth Organic® Ground Allspice Shaker · 1.76 oz	$3.99	1 g	$0.08	$3.91
2 tablespoons chili powder	Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz	$2.49	16 g	$0.35	$2.14
4 cups Low sodium black beans, canned, drained and rinsed	Kroger® Black Beans · 15.25 ozx2	$1.00	700 g	$1.62	$0.38
1 1/2 cups Shredded nonfat cheddar cheeseCHECK THIS	Kroger® Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 16 ozSUBSTITUTE	$3.50	170 g	$1.31	$2.19
unknown Pan spray	Kroger® Nonstick Canola Oil Cooking Spray · 8 oz	$2.99	-	$2.99	-

Where the money goes

vegetarian turkey patty drives this basket at $10.99, 23% of the total. The next biggest lines are allspice ($3.99) and tomato juice ($3.50). $18.44 of the basket - 38% - 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.

What carries into next week

Simple Truth Organic® Ground Allspice Shaker · about 49 g left, $3.91 of value
McCormick Ground Cumin · about 41 g left, $3.33 of value
Kroger® Yellow Corn Meal · about 652 g left, $2.39 of value
V8® Low Sodium Original 100% Vegetable Juice Bottle · about 887 ml left, $2.28 of value
Kroger® Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · about 284 g left, $2.19 of value
Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 97 g left, $2.14 of value

Ingredients

6 units Vegetarian or Low Fat Turkey Patty
6 units Whole grain or whole wheat bun
28 ounces Low sodium canned plum tomatoes, drained (reserve juice) and chopped
16 ounces Low sodium tomato juice or water
1 ounce Stone ground corn meal
6 ounces Yellow onion, peeled and chopped
6 ounces Green pepper, cored and diced
7 ounces Frozen corn kernels, thawed
3 tablespoons chopped garlic
1 teaspoon Ground cumin, coriander
1/2 teaspoon Allspice, cinnamon, black pepper
2 tablespoons chili powder
4 cups Low sodium black beans, canned, drained and rinsed
1 1/2 cups Shredded nonfat cheddar cheese
unknown Pan spray

Directions

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Sycamore Elementary School (Recipes for Healthy Kids Competition)), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Sycamore Elementary School (Recipes for Healthy Kids Competition). MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: The protein math behind beans and rice.

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