East Meets West! Chinese Pot Stickers and Tuscan Salad with Aloha Sorbet - $8.54 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. 3 matches are 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 tablespoon sesame oil | Kroger® Pure Sesame Oil · 7.5 fl oz | $4.99 | 15 ml | $0.34 | $4.65 |
| 1 large onion, peeled and chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 1 pound ground chicken breast | Perdue® NAE Tray Pack Ground Chicken Breast Meat · 1 lb | $5.49 | 454 g | $5.49 | - |
| 1 pound chopped frozen spinach | Kroger® Frozen Spinach Cut Leaf · 12 ozx2 | $1.59 | 454 g | $2.12 | $1.06 |
| 3 tablespoons ground flaxseed | Simple Truth Organic® Whole Ground Flaxseed Meal · 16 oz | $3.99 | 30 g | $0.26 | $3.73 |
| 1 large egg | Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · 18 ct | $2.79 | 1 | $0.16 | $2.63 |
| 48 potsticker wrappersCHECK THIS | Nasoya Vegan Won Ton Wraps 12 oz · 12 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.79 | 48 | $2.79 | - |
| 1 tablespoon olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
| 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce | Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 10 fl oz | $1.49 | 30 ml | $0.15 | $1.34 |
| 1 bunch Tuscan kale, stems removed, leaves torn into bite-size piecesCHECK THIS | Organic Lacinato Kale · 1 ct | $2.29 | 1 | $2.29 | - |
| 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 3 | $1.49 | $1.00 |
| 1 juice of 1 large lemon | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 1 | $0.85 | - |
| 1/4 cup olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 60 ml | $1.02 | $7.47 |
| 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese | 4C® Homestyle™ Parmesan Grated Cheese · 6 oz | $4.99 | 25 g | $0.73 | $4.26 |
| 1/2 pineapple, peeled and cutCHECK THIS | Kroger® Canned Pineapple Chunks in Pineapple Juice · 20 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.99 | 1 | $1.99 | - |
| 1 papaya, chopped | Mango Papaya · 12 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $6.00 | 1 | $6.00 | - |
| 1/2 juice of 1/2 large lemon | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 1 | $0.85 | - |
| 1/4 cup honey | Smart Way™ Honey · 24 oz | $5.99 | 85 g | $0.75 | $5.24 |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 12% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and papaya ($6.00). $40.51 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.
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 485 ml left, $8.24 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 440 ml left, $7.47 of value
- Smart Way™ Honey · about 595 g left, $5.24 of value
- Kroger® Pure Sesame Oil · about 207 ml left, $4.65 of value
- 4C® Homestyle™ Parmesan Grated Cheese · about 145 g left, $4.26 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Whole Ground Flaxseed Meal · about 424 g left, $3.73 of value
“The recipe I made is a family recipe. It represents my ethnic heritage, both the Italian and Chinese sides,” says Luca. “It also represents my home state of Hawai’i. I have made this recipe with my mom ever since I was in preschool. My mom says this is my favorite way of eating lots of spinach! The Tuscan Kale Salad is really yummy because of the garlic and the Parmesan cheese.”
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 pound ground chicken breast
- 1 pound chopped frozen spinach
- 3 tablespoons ground flaxseed
- 1 large egg
- 48 potsticker wrappers
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 bunch Tuscan kale, stems removed, leaves torn into bite-size pieces
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 1 juice of 1 large lemon
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 pineapple, peeled and cut, plus 1 slice cut into quarters for garnish
- 1 papaya, chopped, plus 1/2 papaya for serving
- 1/2 juice of 1/2 large lemon
- 1/4 cup honey
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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