
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. 3 cups broccoli, chopped | Kroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · 32 oz | $6.00 | 270 g | $1.79 | $4.21 |
| 3. 1 unknown Bouillon cube | Knorr Chicken Cube Bouillon · 8 ct / 3.1 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.19 | 1 | $1.19 | - |
| 4. 1 cup onion, chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 160 g | $0.42 | $0.77 |
| 5. 2 teaspoons cornstarchCHECK THIS | Kroger® Pure Corn Starch · 16 oz | $2.29 | 10 g | $0.05 | $2.24 |
| 6. 2 teaspoons Hot MustardCHECK THIS | Kroger Sweet and Hot Mustard · 12 oz | $1.99 | 10 g | $0.06 | $1.93 |
| 7. 2 tablespoons Duck sauce | Sun Luck® All Natural Duck Sauce · 7 oz | $3.29 | 30 g | $0.50 | $2.79 |
| 8. 2 teaspoons soy sauce | Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 15 fl oz | $1.99 | 10 ml | $0.04 | $1.95 |
| 9. 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 1 g | $0.02 | $4.97 |
| 11. 2 cups rice, cooked | Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice · 32 oz | $1.79 | 350 g | $0.69 | $1.10 |
| 12. 3 cups broccoli, chopped | Kroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · 32 oz | $6.00 | 270 g | $1.79 | $4.21 |
broccoli drives this basket at $6.00, 20% of the total. The next biggest lines are broccoli ($6.00) and garlic powder ($4.99). $24.18 of the basket - 79% - 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 is credited to a partner program (New York CACFP), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.