Cheesy Rice & Beans - $3.40 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 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 1/2 cups brown rice | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 oz | $0.99 | 285 g | $0.62 | $0.37 |
| 6 tablespoons celery, chopped | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.59 | 90 g | $2.59 | - |
| 6 tablespoons onion, chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 90 g | $0.24 | $0.95 |
| 6 tablespoons tomato paste | Kroger® Tomato Paste · 6 oz | $0.99 | 90 g | $0.52 | $0.47 |
| 3/4 cup tomato sauce | Contadina Tomato Sauce · 8 oz | $0.89 | 180 ml | $0.71 | $0.18 |
| 6 tablespoons Diced fresh tomato | Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · 1 lb | $1.99 | 90 g | $0.39 | $1.60 |
| 3/4 cup White beans, canned | Goya® White Beans · 15.5 oz | $1.59 | 180 g | $0.65 | $0.94 |
| 3/4 cup black beans, canned | Kroger® Black Beans · 15.25 oz | $1.00 | 180 g | $0.42 | $0.58 |
| 3/4 cup carrots, raw, grated | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 110 g | $0.41 | $1.28 |
| 6 tablespoons Green pepper, raw, chopped | Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $0.99 | 90 g | $0.00 | $0.99 |
| 6 ounces cheddar cheese, low-fat, shreddedCHECK THIS | Kroger® Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 ozSUBSTITUTE | $2.00 | 170 g | $1.50 | $0.50 |
| 1/2 teaspoon cumin | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | - | $3.49 | - |
| 1/2 teaspoon cilantroCHECK THIS | Cilantro · 1 ct | $0.99 | - | $0.99 | - |
ground cumin drives this basket at $3.49, 17% of the total. The next biggest lines are celery ($2.59) and low-fat shredded cheddar cheese ($2.00). $7.86 of the basket - 39% - 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.
- Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · about 364 g left, $1.60 of value
- Carrots · about 344 g left, $1.28 of value
- Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · about 30 g left, $0.99 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 364 g left, $0.95 of value
- Goya® White Beans · about 259 g left, $0.94 of value
- Kroger® Black Beans · about 252 g left, $0.58 of value
- 1 1/2 cups brown rice
- 6 tablespoons celery, chopped
- 6 tablespoons onion, chopped
- 6 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3/4 cup tomato sauce
- 6 tablespoons Diced fresh tomato
- 3/4 cup White beans, canned
- 3/4 cup black beans, canned
- 3/4 cup carrots, raw, grated
- 6 tablespoons Green pepper, raw, chopped
- 6 ounces cheddar cheese, low-fat, shredded
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cilantro
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Indus School (Recipes for Healthy Kids Competition)), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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