Cheesy Veggie Enchiladas - $3.18 a serving
$19.05
basket total, in-store
$3.18
per serving (6 servings)
-$1.45
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). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 ounces Yam, cooked, boiled & drained, or baked (without salt) | Simple Truth Organic® Cut Sweet Potato Yams · 15 ozSUBSTITUTE | $2.79 | 340 g | $2.23 | $0.56 |
| 12 ounces Spinach, frozen | Kroger® Frozen Spinach Cut Leaf · 12 oz | $1.59 | 340 g | $1.59 | $0.00 |
| 11 ounces Tomatoes, canned, diced in juice | Kroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz | $1.00 | 312 g | $0.76 | $0.24 |
| 9 6"-Tortillas (corn) | Mission Super Soft Super Size Yellow Corn Tortillas · 10 count | $2.69 | 9 | $2.42 | $0.27 |
| 13 1/2 ounces black beans, canned (no salt added or reduced sodium) | Kroger® Black Beans · 15.25 oz | $1.00 | 383 g | $0.89 | $0.11 |
| 3 ounces Cheddar Cheese, reduced Fat, shredded | Kroger® Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 85 g | $0.75 | $1.25 |
| 3 ounces mozzarella cheese, part skim, shredded | Kroger® Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 85 g | $0.75 | $1.25 |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin, ground | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | - | $3.49 | - |
| 3/8 teaspoon chili powder | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | - | $2.49 | - |
Where the money goes
ground cumin drives this basket at $3.49, 18% of the total. The next biggest lines are yam ($2.79) and corn tortillas ($2.69). $3.69 of the basket - 19% - 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.
What carries into next week
- Kroger® Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · about 142 g left, $1.25 of value
- Kroger® Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · about 142 g left, $1.25 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Cut Sweet Potato Yams · about 85 g left, $0.56 of value
- Mission Super Soft Super Size Yellow Corn Tortillas · about 1 left, $0.27 of value
- Kroger Diced Tomatoes · about 99 g left, $0.24 of value
- Kroger® Black Beans · about 49 g left, $0.11 of value
Ingredients
- 12 ounces Yam, cooked, boiled & drained, or baked (without salt)
- 12 ounces Spinach, frozen
- 11 ounces Tomatoes, canned, diced in juice
- 9 6"-Tortillas (corn)
- 13 1/2 ounces black beans, canned (no salt added or reduced sodium)
- 3 ounces Cheddar Cheese, reduced Fat, shredded
- 3 ounces mozzarella cheese, part skim, shredded
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin, ground
- 3/8 teaspoon chili powder
Directions
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Faye Wright Elementary (Recipes for Healthy Kids Competition)), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
Faye Wright Elementary (Recipes for Healthy Kids Competition). MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: The protein math behind beans and rice.
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