Chickpeas & Tomatoes - $2.82 a serving

Name: Chickpeas & Tomatoes
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon Canola oil; 1 1/4 cups Onion, raw, 1/4" diced; 2 cloves Garlic, fresh, minced (1 clove is about 1/2 teaspoon minced); 1/2 teaspoon Ginger, fresh, grated (If using ground ginger reduce amount by half); 2 1/2 cups Garbanzo beans (chickpeas), canned, drained, and rinsed (2 1/2 cups = 13 3/4 oz.); 3 cups Tomatoes with juice, canned, low-sodium, diced; 1/4 cup Water; 1/2 teaspoon Chili powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons Cumin, ground

Makes 6 servings · indian · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)

$16.90

basket total, in-store

$2.82

per serving (6 servings)

-$1.81

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). 2 pantry staples excluded. 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 1/4 cups Onion, raw, 1/4" diced	Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb	$1.19	200 g	$0.52	$0.67
2 cloves Garlic, fresh, minced (1 clove is about 1/2 teaspoon minced)	Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct	$2.49	2	$1.00	$1.49
1/2 teaspoon Ginger, fresh, grated (If using ground ginger reduce amount by half)	Spice World™ Fresh Peeled Ginger Bag · 7 oz	$3.99	2 g	$0.04	$3.95
2 1/2 cups Garbanzo beans (chickpeas), canned, drained, and rinsed (2 1/2 cups = 13 3/4 oz.)	Simple Truth Organic® Low Sodium Garbanzo Beans · 15 oz	$1.25	390 g	$1.15	$0.10
3 cups Tomatoes with juice, canned, low-sodium, diced	Kroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 ozx2	$1.00	720 g	$1.75	$0.25
1/2 teaspoon Chili powder	Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz	$2.49	1 g	$0.02	$2.47
1 1/2 teaspoons Cumin, ground	McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz	$3.49	3 g	$0.25	$3.24

Where the money goes

fresh ginger drives this basket at $3.99, 24% of the total. The next biggest lines are ground cumin ($3.49) and garlic ($2.49). $12.17 of the basket - 72% - 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

Spice World™ Fresh Peeled Ginger Bag · about 196 g left, $3.95 of value
McCormick Ground Cumin · about 40 g left, $3.24 of value
Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 112 g left, $2.47 of value
Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3 left, $1.49 of value
Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 254 g left, $0.67 of value
Kroger Diced Tomatoes · about 102 g left, $0.25 of value

Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, are a popular part of vegetarian meals in Northern Africa. In this recipe, chili powder, cumin, and ginger create a wonderful flavor, without too much heat. .

Ingredients

1 teaspoon Canola oil
1 1/4 cups Onion, raw, 1/4" diced
2 cloves Garlic, fresh, minced (1 clove is about 1/2 teaspoon minced)
1/2 teaspoon Ginger, fresh, grated (If using ground ginger reduce amount by half)
2 1/2 cups Garbanzo beans (chickpeas), canned, drained, and rinsed (2 1/2 cups = 13 3/4 oz.)
3 cups Tomatoes with juice, canned, low-sodium, diced
1/4 cup Water
1/2 teaspoon Chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons Cumin, ground

Directions

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Source: Adapted from recipe provided by Learning Care Group.), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Source: Adapted from recipe provided by Learning Care Group.. 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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