Easy Eggplant Stir Fry - $3.98 a serving
$15.93
basket total, in-store
$3.98
per serving (4 servings)
-$0.64
cheaper 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 units eggplant (peeled and cubed) | Eggplant · 1 eachx2 | $1.49 | 2 | $2.98 | - |
| 1 unit zucchini (thinly sliced) | Zucchini · 1 lb | $1.79 | 1 | $0.79 | $1.00 |
| 1 cup green bell pepper (cut into strips) | Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ctx2 est. | $0.99 | 150 g | $0.00 | $1.98 |
| 2 units onion (sliced) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 2 | $0.58 | $0.61 |
| 3 tablespoons Italian salad dressing (low fat) | Kroger® Fat Free Zesty Italian Salad Dressing & Marinade · 16 fl oz | $2.00 | 45 ml | $0.19 | $1.81 |
| 2 cups cherry tomatoes | Private Selection® Petite Medley Snacking Tomatoes · 24 oz | $5.00 | 300 g | $2.20 | $2.80 |
| 2 cups brown rice (cooked) | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 oz | $0.99 | 390 g | $0.85 | $0.14 |
Where the money goes
cherry tomatoes drives this basket at $5.00, 31% of the total. The next biggest lines are eggplant ($2.98) and low fat italian salad dressing ($2.00). $8.34 of the basket - 52% - 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
- Private Selection® Petite Medley Snacking Tomatoes · about 380 g left, $2.80 of value
- Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · about 90 g left, $1.98 of value
- Kroger® Fat Free Zesty Italian Salad Dressing & Marinade · about 428 ml left, $1.81 of value
- Zucchini · about 254 g left, $1.00 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 234 g left, $0.61 of value
- Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · about 64 g left, $0.14 of value
Ingredients
- 2 units eggplant (peeled and cubed)
- 1 unit zucchini (thinly sliced)
- 1 cup green bell pepper (cut into strips)
- 2 units onion (sliced)
- 3 tablespoons Italian salad dressing (low fat)
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 2 cups brown rice (cooked)
Directions
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Connecticut Food Policy Council, Farm Fresh Summertime Recipes), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
Connecticut Food Policy Council, Farm Fresh Summertime Recipes. 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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