Confetti Soup - $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). 4 pantry staples excluded. 1 match is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/4 cup Fresh onions, peeled, diced | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 120 g | $0.31 | $0.88 |
| 3/4 cup Fresh celery, diced | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.59 | 115 g | $2.59 | - |
| 3/4 cup Fresh carrots, peeled, diced | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 120 g | $0.45 | $1.24 |
| 1/4 teaspoon Whole fennel seed | Simple Truth Organic® Whole Fennel Seeds Shaker · 1.48 oz | $3.99 | 1 g | $0.05 | $3.94 |
| 1 1/2 cups Canned low-sodium black-eyed peas, drained, rinsed | KRO BLACK EYED PEAS · 15.5 oz | $1.39 | 380 g | $1.20 | $0.19 |
| 1 cup Extra-lean turkey ham, diced 1/4" (6 oz)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Oven Roasted Turkey Breast and Uncured Honey Ham Variety Pack Deli Thin Sliced BIG DEAL! · 16 oz | $6.79 | 170 g | $2.54 | $4.25 |
| 1/3 cup Fresh kale, coarsely chopped | Kale Lettuce Bunch · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.49 | 20 g | $1.49 | - |
| 1 1/2 tablespoons Fresh parsley, chopped | Parsley - Italian · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.29 | 6 g | $1.29 | - |
turkey ham drives this basket at $6.79, 33% of the total. The next biggest lines are fennel seed ($3.99) and celery ($2.59). $10.49 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.
- Kroger® Oven Roasted Turkey Breast and Uncured Honey Ham Variety Pack Deli Thin Sliced BIG DEAL! · about 284 g left, $4.25 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Whole Fennel Seeds Shaker · about 41 g left, $3.94 of value
- Carrots · about 334 g left, $1.24 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 334 g left, $0.88 of value
- KRO BLACK EYED PEAS · about 59 g left, $0.19 of value
This delicious recipe mixes together black-eyed peas, savory smoked turkey ham, fresh vegetables, and a secret ingredient, kale, to make up this warm, winter-wonder soup!
- 1 3/4 teaspoons canola oil
- 3/4 cup Fresh onions, peeled, diced
- 3/4 cup Fresh celery, diced
- 3/4 cup Fresh carrots, peeled, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon Whole fennel seed
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
- 1 1/2 cups Canned low-sodium black-eyed peas, drained, rinsed
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup Extra-lean turkey ham, diced 1/4" (6 oz)
- 1/3 cup Fresh kale, coarsely chopped
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Fresh parsley, chopped
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Recipe for Healthy Kids Cookbook for Homes), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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