Beef Picadillo - $4.71 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). 1 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 cup Brown rice, long-grain, uncooked | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 32 oz | $1.79 | 95 g | $0.19 | $1.60 |
| 12 ounces Ground beef, 90% lean, raw, fresh or frozen | Ground Beef Sirloin 90% Lean · 1 lb | $10.49 | 340 g | $7.86 | $2.63 |
| 1 1/4 cups Onions, fresh, 1/4" diced | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 200 g | $0.52 | $0.67 |
| 1 cup Green bell peppers, fresh, 1/4" diced | Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ctx2 est. | $0.99 | 150 g | $0.00 | $1.98 |
| 1 clove Garlic, fresh, minced (1 clove is about 1/2 teaspoon minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 1/3 cup Tomatoes with juice, diced, canned | Kroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz | $1.00 | 80 g | $0.19 | $0.81 |
| 1 cup Tomato sauce, canned | Contadina Tomato Sauce · 8 oz | $0.89 | 240 g | $0.89 | - |
| 1/2 cup Raisins, seedless, unpacked | Simple Truth Organic® Seedless Raisins · 10 oz | $2.69 | 75 g | $0.71 | $1.98 |
| 1/4 teaspoon Oregano, dryCHECK THIS | Smart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz | $1.25 | 1 g | $0.03 | $1.22 |
| 1/2 teaspoon Cumin, dry, ground | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 1 g | $0.08 | $3.41 |
| 2 tablespoons Cilantro, fresh, chopped | Cilantro · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $0.99 | 10 g | $0.99 | - |
90% lean ground beef drives this basket at $10.49, 37% of the total. The next biggest lines are ground cumin ($3.49) and raisins ($2.69). $16.27 of the basket - 58% - 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.
- McCormick Ground Cumin · about 42 g left, $3.41 of value
- Ground Beef Sirloin 90% Lean · about 114 g left, $2.63 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
- Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · about 90 g left, $1.98 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Seedless Raisins · about 208 g left, $1.98 of value
- Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · about 812 g left, $1.60 of value
Picadillo is a delicious stew made with ground beef, tomatoes, and other ingredients. It is a popular dish in South American countries and the Caribbean. Serve it over rice or as a filling in tacos.
- 1/2 cup Brown rice, long-grain, uncooked
- 1 cup Water
- 12 ounces Ground beef, 90% lean, raw, fresh or frozen
- 1 1/4 cups Onions, fresh, 1/4" diced
- 1 cup Green bell peppers, fresh, 1/4" diced
- 1 clove Garlic, fresh, minced (1 clove is about 1/2 teaspoon minced)
- 1/3 cup Tomatoes with juice, diced, canned
- 1 cup Tomato sauce, canned
- 1/2 cup Raisins, seedless, unpacked
- 1/4 teaspoon Oregano, dry
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin, dry, ground
- 2 tablespoons Cilantro, fresh, chopped
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Source: Adapted from recipe by Learning Care Group.), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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