Beef Goulash - $4.38 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. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 1/3 ounces Beef round, roast or steak, fresh or frozen, lean, 1/2" cubed | Choice Top Round Roast Beef · 1 lb | $9.99 | 435 g | $9.58 | $0.41 |
| 2 1/8 cups Onions, fresh, 1/4" diced | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 340 g | $0.89 | $0.30 |
| 2 cloves Garlic, fresh, minced (1 clove is about 1/2 teaspoon minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
| 1/4 cup Ketchup | Simple Truth Organic® Ketchup · 20 oz | $2.29 | 60 g | $0.24 | $2.05 |
| 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce | Kroger® Worcestershire Sauce · 10 oz | $1.49 | 15 ml | $0.08 | $1.41 |
| 1 tablespoon Brown sugar, unpacked | Kroger® Light Brown Sugar · 32 oz | $2.29 | 15 g | $0.04 | $2.25 |
| 1 teaspoon PaprikaCHECK THIS | Smart Way™ Ground Paprika · 2 oz | $1.25 | 2 g | $0.04 | $1.21 |
| 1 teaspoon Mustard, yellow, prepared | Kroger Original Yellow Mustard · 8 oz | $0.99 | 5 g | $0.02 | $0.97 |
| 2 tablespoons Flour, all purpose, enriched, unbleached | Kroger® Bleached All Purpose Flour · 5 lb | $2.59 | 15 g | $0.02 | $2.57 |
| 2 1/4 cups Whole grain-rich egg noodles, dry or other whole grain-rich pastaCHECK THIS | Simple Truth Organic® 100% Whole Wheat Rotini Pasta · 16 ozSUBSTITUTE | $1.69 | 270 g | $1.01 | $0.68 |
beef round roast drives this basket at $9.99, 38% of the total. The next biggest lines are all purpose flour ($2.59) and garlic ($2.49). $13.34 of the basket - 51% - 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® Bleached All Purpose Flour · about 2253 g left, $2.57 of value
- Kroger® Light Brown Sugar · about 892 g left, $2.25 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Ketchup · about 507 g left, $2.05 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3 left, $1.49 of value
- Kroger® Worcestershire Sauce · about 268 ml left, $1.41 of value
- Smart Way™ Ground Paprika · about 55 g left, $1.21 of value
Goulash is an easy-to-prepare traditional Hungarian stew consisting of vegetables and meat in a savory tomato sauce. It is a popular dish in many parts of Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and Scandinavia. It is commonly made with sweet Hungarian paprika, which can be found in specialty supermarkets.
- 15 1/3 ounces Beef round, roast or steak, fresh or frozen, lean, 1/2" cubed
- 2 1/8 cups Onions, fresh, 1/4" diced
- 2 cloves Garlic, fresh, minced (1 clove is about 1/2 teaspoon minced)
- 1/4 cup Ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon Brown sugar, unpacked
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt, table
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
- 1 teaspoon Mustard, yellow, prepared
- 1/4 cup Warm water
- 2 tablespoons Flour, all purpose, enriched, unbleached
- 2 1/4 cups Whole grain-rich egg noodles, dry or other whole grain-rich pasta
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Source: Adapted from Nutrition.gov.), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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