Crust-less Spinach Pie - $9.61 a serving
$19.22
basket total, in-store
$9.61
per serving (2 servings)
+$4.99
dearer than the $4.62 median dinner
What it costs at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 tablespoons butter | Kroger® Salted Butter Sticks · 4 sticks / 16 oz | $3.49 | 28 g | $0.22 | $3.27 |
| 2 units egg (large) | Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · 12 ct | $1.89 | 2 | $0.31 | $1.57 |
| 1/2 cup flour | Kroger® Bleached All Purpose Flour · 5 lb | $2.59 | 60 g | $0.07 | $2.52 |
| 1/2 cup milk (1%) | Kroger® 1% Lowfat Milk 32 fl. oz. Bottle · 1 qt | $2.79 | 120 ml | $0.35 | $2.44 |
| 2 units garlic clove (minced, or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder) | Organic Garlic · 1 ctx2 | $0.99 | 2 | $1.98 | - |
| 1/2 teaspoon baking powder | Kroger® Baking Powder · 8.1 oz | $2.49 | 2 g | $0.02 | $2.47 |
| 4 ounces mozzarella | Kroger® Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 113 g | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| 2 cups spinach (chopped, fresh) | Spinach · 1 lb | $1.99 | 60 g | $0.26 | $1.73 |
Where the money goes
butter drives this basket at $3.49, 18% of the total. The next biggest lines are 1% milk ($2.79) and all purpose flour ($2.59). $15.01 of the basket - 78% - 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.
What carries into next week
- Kroger® Salted Butter Sticks · about 426 g left, $3.27 of value
- Kroger® Bleached All Purpose Flour · about 2208 g left, $2.52 of value
- Kroger® Baking Powder · about 228 g left, $2.47 of value
- Kroger® 1% Lowfat Milk 32 fl. oz. Bottle · about 826 ml left, $2.44 of value
- Spinach · about 394 g left, $1.73 of value
- Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · about 10 left, $1.57 of value
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 units egg (large)
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup milk (1%)
- 2 units garlic clove (minced, or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 ounces mozzarella
- 2 cups spinach (chopped, fresh)
Directions
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Washington State University, Farmers Market Nutrition Program), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
Washington State University, Farmers Market Nutrition Program. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What dinner actually costs in 2026.
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