Chili Hominy Bake - $3.70 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 pantry staples excluded. 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 pounds ground beef | Kroger® 85/15 Ground Beef Tray 1 LB · 1 lbx2 | $8.99 | 680 g | $13.48 | $4.50 |
| 1/2 cup onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 80 g | $0.21 | $0.98 |
| 1 can low-sodium hominy (drained 15 1/2 ounces) | Kroger White Hominy - 15.5oz can · 15.5 oz | $1.49 | 440 g | $1.49 | - |
| 1 can tomatoes (16 ounces)CHECK THIS | Kroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 ozx2 | $1.00 | 454 g | $1.10 | $0.90 |
| 1 tablespoon chili (powder) | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | 8 g | $0.18 | $2.31 |
| 2 tablespoons all-purpose flourCHECK THIS | Kroger® All Purpose Bleached Enriched Flour · 2 lbs | $1.69 | 18 g | $0.03 | $1.66 |
| 1 cup American cheese (grated) | Kroger® Singles American Sliced Cheese · 16 slices / 12 oz | $2.79 | 113 g | $0.93 | $1.86 |
ground beef drives this basket at $17.98, 61% of the total. The next biggest lines are American cheese ($2.79) and chili powder ($2.49). $12.21 of the basket - 41% - 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.
- Kroger® 85/15 Ground Beef Tray 1 LB · about 227 g left, $4.50 of value
- Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 105 g left, $2.31 of value
- Kroger® Singles American Sliced Cheese · about 227 g left, $1.86 of value
- Kroger® All Purpose Bleached Enriched Flour · about 889 g left, $1.66 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 374 g left, $0.98 of value
- Kroger Diced Tomatoes · about 368 g left, $0.90 of value
An interesting and appetizing way to use low-sodium canned hominy.
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
- 1 can low-sodium hominy (drained 15 1/2 ounces)
- 1 can tomatoes (16 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon chili (powder)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- salt & pepper (to taste)
- 1 cup American cheese (grated)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Recipe adapted from Food.com.), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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