Corn and Turkey Meatball Lentil Soup with Whole-Wheat Pita Chips - $7.87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. 2 slices whole-wheat bread | Private Selection® 100% Whole Wheat Bread Wide Pan · 24 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $3.49 | 2 | $3.49 | - |
| 2. 3/4 pound lean ground turkey | Kroger® 93/7 Lean Fresh Ground Turkey - 1 LB · 1 lb | $5.49 | 340 g | $4.12 | $1.37 |
| 3. 2 large eggs | Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · 12 ct | $1.89 | 2 | $0.31 | $1.57 |
| 4. 1 tablespoon fresh basil leaves | Simple Truth Organic® Basil · 0.5 oz | $2.49 | 15 g | $2.49 | - |
| 5. 2 tablespoons olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 30 ml | $0.51 | $7.98 |
| 6. 8 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ctx2 | $2.49 | 8 | $3.98 | $1.00 |
| 7. 2 1/2 cups sweet kernel corn | Smart Way™ Whole Kernel Sweet Golden Corn · 15.25 oz | $0.78 | 375 g | $0.68 | $0.10 |
| 8. 1 1/2 cups carrots, peeled and diced into ¼-inch pieces | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 190 g | $0.71 | $0.98 |
| 9. 1 cup celery, chopped | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.59 | 100 g | $2.59 | - |
| 10. 2 1/2 cups tomatoes, diced | Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lb | $2.49 | 375 g | $2.06 | $0.43 |
| 11. 1 1/2 cups lentils, rinsed | Goya® Lentils · 16 oz | $2.29 | 290 g | $1.46 | $0.83 |
| 12. 11 cups fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth | Kroger® 34% Less Sodium Fat Free Chicken Broth Family Size · 48 ozx2 | $2.29 | 2640 ml | $4.44 | $0.14 |
| 13. 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | 5 g | $0.11 | $2.38 |
| 14. 1 tablespoon ground cumin | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 6 g | $0.49 | $3.00 |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 18% of the total. The next biggest lines are lean ground turkey ($5.49) and garlic ($4.98). $19.78 of the basket - 42% - 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® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 470 ml left, $7.98 of value
- McCormick Ground Cumin · about 37 g left, $3.00 of value
- Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 108 g left, $2.38 of value
- Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · about 10 left, $1.57 of value
- Kroger® 93/7 Lean Fresh Ground Turkey - 1 LB · about 114 g left, $1.37 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 2 left, $1.00 of value
"When my mom immigrated to the U.S. from Venezuela with her parents, they had little money and making healthy meals for not too much money was hard. So my mom told me that they always ate beans—black beans and lentils were her favorites. And that is why I want to show you how to make our own special lentil soup—it is one of my favorite ones to make with my mom and it has a special meaning to me as well. It reminds me (and my mom) of all we, as a family, have accomplished in the U.S. and it tastes yummy too!"
- 2 slices whole-wheat bread
- 3/4 pound lean ground turkey
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 2 1/2 cups sweet kernel corn
- 1 1/2 cups carrots, peeled and diced into ¼-inch pieces
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 2 1/2 cups tomatoes, diced
- 1 1/2 cups lentils, rinsed
- 11 cups fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2015 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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