Beef Noodle Casserole - $4.26 a serving

Makes 4 servings · american · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$17.05
basket total, in-store
$4.26
per serving (4 servings)
-$0.36
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner

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. 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
2 3/4 cups egg noodles (dry)Kroger® Wide Egg Noodles · 16 oz$1.99200 g$0.88$1.11
1 pound lean ground beefPre® Grass Fed & Finished Ground Beef 92% Lean 8% Fat · 16 oz$9.99454 g$9.99-
1/2 cup onion (chopped)Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.1980 g$0.21$0.98
1 can tomato soup (about 10 ounces)Kroger® Tomato Condensed Soup · 26 oz$1.89300 g$0.77$1.12
1 cup dry bread crumbsCHECK THISKroger® Plain Bread Crumbs · 15 oz$1.99120 g$0.56$1.43

lean ground beef drives this basket at $9.99, 59% of the total. The next biggest lines are egg noodles ($1.99) and dry bread crumbs ($1.99). $4.64 of the basket - 27% - 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.

This recipe uses egg noodles. Egg noodles can be combined with eggs, fish, poultry, vegetables, or meat, for a tasty casserole.

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Cook egg noodles according to package directions. Drain.
  3. In a medium-size skillet, cook beef and onions until beef is browned and cooked through. Drain any fat.
  4. Stir soup, water, and pepper into meat mixture. Add cooked noodles and stir until combined.
  5. Spoon mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.
  6. Bake for 15 minutes.
Recipe adapted from USDA Recipes and Tips for Healthy, Thrifty Meals.. 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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