Crunchy Potato Casserole - $2.25 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). 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 cups corn flakes cereal (crushed into crumbs) | Kroger® Corn Flakes Toasted Cereal · 18 oz | $1.99 | 56 g | $0.22 | $1.77 |
| 2 pounds potatoes (peeled and grated) | Kroger® Gold Potatoes · 5 lb | $7.49 | 907 g | $3.00 | $4.49 |
| 1/4 cup margarine (melted)CHECK THIS | Blue Bonnet Vegetable Oil Sticks · 16 oz | $1.39 | 57 g | $0.17 | $1.22 |
| 1 onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 1 can low-sodium cream of chicken soup (about 10 ounces) | Campbell's® Condensed Unsalted Cream Of Chicken Soup · 10.5 oz | $1.99 | 283 g | $1.89 | $0.10 |
| 3/4 cup fat-free sour cream | Kroger® Fat Free Sour Cream · 16 oz | $1.99 | 180 g | $0.79 | $1.20 |
| 1 cup low-fat cheddar cheese (shredded) | Kroger® Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 113 g | $1.00 | $1.00 |
potatoes drives this basket at $7.49, 42% of the total. The next biggest lines are low-fat cheddar cheese ($2.00) and corn flakes cereal ($1.99). $10.68 of the basket - 59% - 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® Gold Potatoes · about 1361 g left, $4.49 of value
- Kroger® Corn Flakes Toasted Cereal · about 454 g left, $1.77 of value
- Blue Bonnet Vegetable Oil Sticks · about 397 g left, $1.22 of value
- Kroger® Fat Free Sour Cream · about 274 g left, $1.20 of value
- Kroger® Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · about 114 g left, $1.00 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
Want a side dish for your meal? This recipe uses corn flakes in a creative potato-based dish to make it crunchy.
- 2 cups corn flakes cereal (crushed into crumbs)
- 2 pounds potatoes (peeled and grated)
- 1/4 cup margarine (melted)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 can low-sodium cream of chicken soup (about 10 ounces)
- 3/4 cup fat-free sour cream
- 1 cup low-fat cheddar cheese (shredded)
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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