Ch Ch Ch Chili - $4.49 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). 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 Carrot, grated | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 0.5 | $0.11 | $1.58 |
| 1/2 Celery stalk, sliced | Sleeved Celery · 1 ct | $2.59 | 0.5 | $1.29 | $1.29 |
| 1 clove garlic, minced | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 1/2 onion, chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 0.5 | $0.14 | $1.05 |
| 1/2 Sweet Potato, grated | Kroger® Sweet Potato · 3 lb | $3.99 | 0.5 | $0.22 | $3.77 |
| 2 1/2 cups Diced tomato, canned | Kroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 ozx2 | $1.00 | 600 ml | $1.46 | $0.54 |
| 13 1/2 ounces Kidney beans, canned | Light Red Kidney Beans · 15.5 oz | $1.00 | 383 g | $0.87 | $0.13 |
| 4 tablespoons tomato paste | Kroger® Tomato Paste · 6 oz | $0.99 | 64 g | $0.37 | $0.62 |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | 4 g | $0.09 | $2.40 |
| 1/2 teaspoon Cumin, crushed | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 1 g | $0.08 | $3.41 |
| 1/4 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper, flakesCHECK THIS | Kroger® Crushed Red Pepper Shaker · 4.25 oz | $4.99 | 1 g | $0.04 | $4.95 |
crushed red pepper flakes drives this basket at $4.99, 19% of the total. The next biggest lines are sweet potato ($3.99) and cumin ($3.49). $21.73 of the basket - 81% - 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.
- Kroger® Crushed Red Pepper Shaker · about 119 g left, $4.95 of value
- Kroger® Sweet Potato · about 1286 g left, $3.77 of value
- McCormick Ground Cumin · about 42 g left, $3.41 of value
- Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 109 g left, $2.40 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
- Carrots · about 424 g left, $1.58 of value
- 1/2 Carrot, grated
- 1/2 Celery stalk, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1/2 Sweet Potato, grated
- 2 1/2 cups Diced tomato, canned
- 13 1/2 ounces Kidney beans, canned
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper, flakes
- dash salt
- dash black pepper
This recipe is credited to a partner program (BFA-Fairfax (Recipes for Healthy Kids Competition)), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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