Asian in Arkansas - $17.28 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). 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 ounces vermicelli rice noodles | A Taste of Thai® Vermicelli Rice Noodles · 8.8 oz | $4.29 | 113 g | $1.94 | $2.35 |
| 1 tablespoon olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
| 1/2 pound shrimp, peeled, tails removed, and deveined | Service Counter Large Peeled and Deveined Shrimp Raw 31/40 (sustainably sourced) · 1 lb | $7.99 | 227 g | $4.00 | $3.99 |
| 8 brown-rice wrappersCHECK THIS | Blue Dragon® Spring Roll Wrappers · 4.7 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.99 | 8 | $2.99 | - |
| 8 basil leaves, whole | Gotham Greens® Fresh Basil · 1.25 oz | $3.99 | 8 | $0.45 | $3.54 |
| 1 cup shredded carrots | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 128 g | $0.48 | $1.21 |
| 1 cucumber, peeled and cut into thin strips | Organic Cucumber · 1 ct | $1.39 | 1 | $1.39 | - |
| 8 sprigs of mint, leaves choppedCHECK THIS | Simple Truth Organic® Mint · 0.5 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.49 | 8 | $2.49 | - |
| 1 pound frozen shelled edamame, thawed | Simple Truth Organic® Frozen Edamame · 12 ozx2 | $2.59 | 454 g | $3.46 | $1.72 |
| 1/2 red onion, peeled and diced | Jumbo Red Onions · 1 lb | $1.69 | 0.5 | $0.20 | $1.49 |
| 1 tomato, diced | Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · 1 lb | $1.99 | 1 | $0.53 | $1.46 |
| 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
| 1 tablespoon olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
| 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce | Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 10 fl oz | $1.49 | 10 ml | $0.05 | $1.44 |
| 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar | Nakano® Natural Rice Vinegar · 12 fl oz | $2.99 | 30 ml | $0.25 | $2.74 |
| 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger | Spice World™ Fresh Peeled Ginger Bag · 7 oz | $3.99 | 5 g | $0.10 | $3.89 |
| 1 cup watermelon cubes | Seedless Watermelon Cubes Fresh Cut In Store Daily · 18 oz | $5.00 | 150 g | $1.47 | $3.53 |
| 16 sprig mint leaves, halvedCHECK THIS | Simple Truth Organic® Mint · 0.5 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.49 | 16 | $2.49 | - |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 12% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and shrimp ($7.99). $45.32 of the basket - 66% - 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
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 485 ml left, $8.24 of value
- Service Counter Large Peeled and Deveined Shrimp Raw 31/40 (sustainably sourced) · about 227 g left, $3.99 of value
- Spice World™ Fresh Peeled Ginger Bag · about 193 g left, $3.89 of value
- Gotham Greens® Fresh Basil · about 31 g left, $3.54 of value
- Seedless Watermelon Cubes Fresh Cut In Store Daily · about 360 g left, $3.53 of value
“Lily is small in stature, but big in heart and cooking is a place where she feels especially skilled,” says Lily’s mom, Catherine. “She loves southern cuisine, but enjoys experimenting with recipes from around the world. Lily and I are able to bike to a farmers market every Saturday. Rice and soybeans are huge crops in Arkansas, so Lily decided to showcase these two things in her recipe. She also wanted to feature watermelon in her dish. Lily makes this recipe on the weekends so she can take it to school for lunch.”
- 4 ounces vermicelli rice noodles
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 pound shrimp, peeled, tails removed, and deveined
- 8 brown-rice wrappers
- 8 basil leaves, whole
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 cucumber, peeled and cut into thin strips
- 8 sprigs of mint, leaves chopped
- 1 pound frozen shelled edamame, thawed
- 1/2 red onion, peeled and diced
- 1 tomato, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 cup watermelon cubes
- 16 sprig mint leaves, halved
This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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