Corn, Zucchini and Tomato Pie - $2.81 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup Zucchini, fresh, unpeeled, 1/8" sliced | Zucchini · 1 lb | $1.79 | 150 g | $0.59 | $1.20 |
| 1 cup Tomatoes, fresh, 1/8" sliced | Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lb | $2.49 | 180 g | $0.99 | $1.50 |
| 3/4 cup Corn, frozen, whole kernel, thawed | Kroger® Frozen Super Sweet Corn · 12 oz | $1.29 | 115 g | $0.44 | $0.85 |
| 1 teaspoon Lemon juice, fresh squeezed, seeds removed OR Lemon juice bottled | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 5 ml | $0.00 | $0.85 |
| 1 teaspoon Dill weed, fresh, chopped | Simple Truth Organic® Baby Dill · 0.5 oz | $2.49 | 1 g | $0.18 | $2.31 |
| 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated | Private Selection® Parmesan Wedge Cheese · 8 oz | $5.99 | 15 g | $0.40 | $5.59 |
| 1/4 cup Whole-wheat bread crumbsCHECK THIS | Kroger® Plain Bread Crumbs · 15 oz | $1.99 | 30 g | $0.14 | $1.85 |
parmesan cheese drives this basket at $5.99, 35% of the total. The next biggest lines are fresh tomatoes ($2.49) and fresh dill ($2.49). $14.16 of the basket - 84% - 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.
- Private Selection® Parmesan Wedge Cheese · about 212 g left, $5.59 of value
- Kroger® Plain Bread Crumbs · about 395 g left, $1.85 of value
- Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · about 274 g left, $1.50 of value
- Zucchini · about 304 g left, $1.20 of value
- Kroger® Frozen Super Sweet Corn · about 225 g left, $0.85 of value
- Fresh Large Lemon - Each · about 55 ml left, $0.85 of value
Colorful and hearty, this savory pie is a great way to showcase summer vegetables. Serve it as a side dish or a meatless entrée.
- 1 cup Zucchini, fresh, unpeeled, 1/8" sliced
- 1 cup Tomatoes, fresh, 1/8" sliced
- 3/4 cup Corn, frozen, whole kernel, thawed
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice, fresh squeezed, seeds removed OR Lemon juice bottled
- 1 teaspoon Dill weed, fresh, chopped
- 1/8 teaspoon Salt, table
- 1/4 teaspoon Black pepper, ground
- 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1/4 cup Whole-wheat bread crumbs
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Source: CACFP Multi-Cultural Recipe Project - Team Nutrition: Adapted from http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn1513.pdf.), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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