Challenge Chili - $4.80 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 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 Onion, raw (large) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 1 Green pepper, raw (large) | Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $0.99 | 1 | $0.99 | - |
| 1 Carrot, raw (large) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 1 | $0.22 | $1.47 |
| 1 clove garlic | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 2 tablespoons olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 30 ml | $0.51 | $7.98 |
| 1 teaspoon chili powder | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | 3 g | $0.07 | $2.42 |
| 1 tablespoon cumin | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 6 g | $0.49 | $3.00 |
| 56 ounces canned tomatoes (no salt added)CHECK THIS | Kroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 ozx4 | $1.00 | 1588 g | $3.86 | $0.14 |
| 16 ounces black beans, canned | Kroger® Black Beans · 15.25 oz | $1.00 | 454 g | $1.00 | - |
| 32 ounces Red kidney beans, canned | Bush's Dark Red Kidney Beans 16 oz · 16 ozx2 | $1.49 | 907 g | $2.98 | $0.00 |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 29% of the total. The next biggest lines are canned tomatoes ($4.00) and ground cumin ($3.49). $17.90 of the basket - 62% - 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.
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 470 ml left, $7.98 of value
- McCormick Ground Cumin · about 37 g left, $3.00 of value
- Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 110 g left, $2.42 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
- Carrots · about 394 g left, $1.47 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- 1 Onion, raw (large)
- 1 Green pepper, raw (large)
- 1 Carrot, raw (large)
- 1 Yellow pepper, raw (as garnish)
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 56 ounces canned tomatoes (no salt added)
- 16 ounces black beans, canned
- 32 ounces Red kidney beans, canned
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Woolwich Central School (Recipe for Healthy Kids Challenge)), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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