Arkansas Baked Almond Catfish - $6.77 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 pounds catfish fillets | Kroger® Farm Raised Catfish Fillets · 16 ouncesx2 | $10.00 | 907 g | $20.00 | $0.00 |
| 1/2 cup low-fat milk | Simple Truth Organic® 1% Lowfat Milk Half Gallon · 1/2 gal | $4.69 | 120 ml | $0.30 | $4.39 |
| 1 large egg | Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · 18 ct | $2.79 | 1 | $0.16 | $2.63 |
| 1 cup breadcrumbs or panko (Japanese breadcrumbs) | Kikkoman® Panko Japanese Style Bread Crumbs · 8 oz | $2.49 | 120 g | $1.32 | $1.17 |
| 1/2 cup sliced almonds | Kroger® Sliced Almonds · 8 oz | $5.99 | 60 g | $1.58 | $4.41 |
| 1/4 onion, peeled and minced | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 0.3 | $0.07 | $1.12 |
| 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted | Kroger® Unsalted Butter Sticks · 4 sticks / 16 oz | $3.49 | 14 g | $0.11 | $3.38 |
catfish fillets drives this basket at $20.00, 49% of the total. The next biggest lines are sliced almonds ($5.99) and low-fat milk ($4.69). $17.11 of the basket - 42% - 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® Sliced Almonds · about 167 g left, $4.41 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® 1% Lowfat Milk Half Gallon · about 1773 ml left, $4.39 of value
- Kroger® Unsalted Butter Sticks · about 440 g left, $3.38 of value
- Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · about 17 left, $2.63 of value
- Kikkoman® Panko Japanese Style Bread Crumbs · about 107 g left, $1.17 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 426 g left, $1.12 of value
“My family loves catfish, especially fried, but my dad and other family members have heart problems,” says Aspen. “I wanted something that was healthier for all of us to enjoy. I love to cook and bake and this is really healthy, good, and easy to prepare. I watch cooking shows all the time and put a few ideas together in this recipe. I love it and hope you do, too!”
- 2 pounds catfish fillets
- 1/2 cup low-fat milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup breadcrumbs or panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 onion, peeled and minced
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
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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