Chickpea Burger on Whole Wheat Pita - $5.21 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). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 cups chickpeas | Simple Truth Organic® Low Sodium Garbanzo Beans · 15 ozx2 | $1.25 | 720 g | $2.12 | $0.38 |
| 1 egg | Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · 18 ct | $2.79 | 1 | $0.16 | $2.63 |
| 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs | 4C® Japanese Style Seasoned Panko Bread Crumbs · 8 oz | $2.79 | 20 g | $0.25 | $2.54 |
| dash cumin | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | - | $3.49 | - |
| 1/3 cup celery, chopped | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.59 | 35 g | $2.59 | - |
| 3 ounces yogurt, plain low-fat | Simple Truth Organic® Plain Low Fat Yogurt Tub · 32 oz | $4.99 | 85 g | $0.47 | $4.52 |
| 1 tablespoon lemon juice | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 1 | $0.85 | - |
| dash cumin | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | - | $3.49 | - |
| 1 1/4 cups Romain, lettuce | Kroger® Romaine Lettuce Hearts · 18 oz | $4.79 | 60 g | $0.56 | $4.23 |
| 3 Pitas | Joseph's™ Flax Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Pita Bread · 6 ct | $2.99 | 3 | $1.50 | $1.50 |
plain low-fat yogurt drives this basket at $4.99, 16% of the total. The next biggest lines are romaine lettuce ($4.79) and cumin ($3.49). $15.81 of the basket - 51% - 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® Plain Low Fat Yogurt Tub · about 822 g left, $4.52 of value
- Kroger® Romaine Lettuce Hearts · about 450 g left, $4.23 of value
- Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · about 17 left, $2.63 of value
- 4C® Japanese Style Seasoned Panko Bread Crumbs · about 207 g left, $2.54 of value
- Joseph's™ Flax Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Pita Bread · about 3 left, $1.50 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Low Sodium Garbanzo Beans · about 130 g left, $0.38 of value
- 3 cups chickpeas
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- dash cumin
- 1/3 cup celery, chopped
- 3 ounces yogurt, plain low-fat
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- dash cumin
- 1 1/4 cups Romain, lettuce
- 3 Pitas
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Greenville County Schools, Stone Academy, South Carolina (Recipes for Healthy Kids Competition)), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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