Carne Adobado (Spiced Pork) - $1.22 a serving

Makes 12 servings · mexican · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$14.69
basket total, in-store
$1.22
per serving (12 servings)
-$3.40
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 pantry staples excluded. 3 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
2 cups red chile puree (or 12 tablespoons chile powder)CHECK THISKroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz$2.4990 g$1.98$0.51
3 pounds lean pork (fresh)CHECK THISKroger® Fresh Natural Pork Loin Boneless · 1 lbx3$2.991361 g$8.97-
1 tablespoon oreganoCHECK THISSmart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz$1.253 g$0.21$1.04
2 units garlic clove (mashed)Organic Garlic · 1 ctx2$0.992$1.98-
Where the money goes

lean pork drives this basket at $8.97, 61% of the total. The next biggest lines are red chile powder ($2.49) and garlic clove ($1.98). $1.55 of the basket - 11% - 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.

Ingredients
Directions
  1. Cut pork into strips.
  2. Mix other ingredients, add to pork strips, and let stand in refrigerator for 24 hours.
  3. Cut meat into cubes and brown in small amounts in oil. Add chile sauce and simmer one hour more.
  4. To serve, add more fresh chile sauce and cook until tender.
USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, A River of Recipes Native American Recipes Using Commodity Foods. 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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