Catch of the Day Fish Tacos - $11.49 a serving

Makes 4 servings · mexican · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$45.98
basket total, in-store
$11.49
per serving (4 servings)
+$6.87
dearer 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). 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
1. 2 eggsVital Farms® Pasture-Raised XL Eggs · 12 ct$7.492$1.25$6.24
2. 1/4 cup milkKroger® Vitamin D Whole Milk Gallon · 1 gal$3.5960 ml$0.06$3.53
3. 1/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurtKroger® Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt Tub · 32 oz$4.7960 g$0.32$4.47
4. 2 cups panko breadcrumbsKikkoman® Panko Japanese Style Bread Crumbs · 8 oz$2.49240 g$2.49-
5. 1 pound walleye fillets (or any flaky white fish, like cod or haddock)Pacific Cod Fillet Wild Caught (sustainably sourced) · 1 lb$11.99454 g$11.99-
6. 1/2 cup peach-pineapple salsa, or any flavor salsaKroger® Mild Traditional Salsa · 16 oz$2.19120 g$0.58$1.61
7. 1/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurtKroger® Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt Tub · 32 oz$4.7960 g$0.32$4.47
8. 3 cups finely shredded green cabbageGreen Cabbage · 1 lb$0.99225 g$0.49$0.50
9. 1/4 cup shredded carrotsCarrots · 1 lb$1.6930 g$0.11$1.58
10. 1/2 cup chopped fresh pineappleCHECK THISKroger® Canned Pineapple Chunks in Pineapple Juice · 20 oz$1.9980 g$0.28$1.71
11. 6-inch whole-wheat flour tortillasMission Super Soft Soft Taco Size Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas · 10 count$3.29-$3.29-
12. 1 lime, juicedFresh Limes - Each · 1 each$0.691$0.69-

cod fillets drives this basket at $11.99, 26% of the total. The next biggest lines are eggs ($7.49) and nonfat plain Greek yogurt ($4.79). $24.12 of the basket - 52% - 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.

“Every summer, I go fishing on the Missouri River with my dad and two grandpas,” says Josh. “We spend the week catching and eating lots of fresh walleye, the state fish of South Dakota. When you catch a lot of fish, you have to eat a lot of fish, so we come up with new ways to cook walleye. Since tacos are another favorite food, I thought it’d be fun to make fish tacos. Fish is really healthy; my mom says it’s got lots of protein and is low in fat. Lots of people batter and fry fish, but baking it is great. What’s even better is that I can make it since my mom doesn’t want me to get splattered by hot oil. Cooking is fun! I like to eat these tacos with fruit and milk.”

This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook. 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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