Beef and Tomato Skillet - $3.49 a serving
$20.95
basket total, in-store
$3.49
per serving (6 servings)
-$1.13
cheaper 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). 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 pound egg noodles (uncooked) | Kroger® Wide Egg Noodles · 16 oz | $1.99 | 227 g | $1.00 | $0.99 |
| 1 pound lean ground beef (can also use ground turkey) | Pre® Grass Fed & Finished Ground Beef 92% Lean 8% Fat · 16 oz | $9.99 | 454 g | $9.99 | - |
| 1 onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 1 green pepper (chopped) | Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $0.99 | 1 | $0.99 | - |
| 3/4 cup cheddar cheese reduced fat (shredded) | Kroger® Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 85 g | $0.75 | $1.25 |
| 1 1/2 cups tomato juiceCHECK THIS | V8® Low Sodium Original 100% Vegetable Juice Bottle · 46 fl oz | $3.50 | 360 ml | $0.93 | $2.57 |
| 2 cups corn (frozen, thawed, can also use canned corn) | Kroger® Frozen Super Sweet Corn · 12 oz | $1.29 | 300 g | $1.14 | $0.15 |
Where the money goes
lean ground beef drives this basket at $9.99, 48% of the total. The next biggest lines are tomato juice ($3.50) and reduced fat cheddar cheese ($2.00). $5.87 of the basket - 28% - 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
- V8® Low Sodium Original 100% Vegetable Juice Bottle · about 1000 ml left, $2.57 of value
- Kroger® Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · about 142 g left, $1.25 of value
- Kroger® Wide Egg Noodles · about 227 g left, $0.99 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Kroger® Frozen Super Sweet Corn · about 40 g left, $0.15 of value
This recipe uses bottled tomato juice. Tomato juice flavors this meal made in a skillet.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound egg noodles (uncooked)
- 1 pound lean ground beef (can also use ground turkey)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 green pepper (chopped)
- 3/4 cup cheddar cheese reduced fat (shredded)
- 1 1/2 cups tomato juice
- 2 cups corn (frozen, thawed, can also use canned corn)
Directions
- Cook egg noodles according to package directions. Drain well.
- In a medium skillet, cook beef until no longer pink and cooked through.
- Add onions and peppers and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in tomato juice, corn, and cooked noodles, and cook until heated through.
- Sprinkle with cheese and cook until cheese is melted.
Recipe adapted from SNAP-ED Connection Recipe Finder. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What each protein actually costs per serving.
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