Garden Stir-Fry - $9.11 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth | Kroger® Less Sodium Fat Free Chicken Broth · 32 oz | $1.59 | 120 ml | $0.21 | $1.38 |
| 1/2 tablespoon cornstarchCHECK THIS | Kroger® Pure Corn Starch · 16 oz | $2.29 | 4 g | $0.02 | $2.27 |
| 1 teaspoon reduced-sodium, wheat-free soy sauce | Simple Truth Organic® Reduced Sodium Tamari Sauce · 9.95 fl oz | $3.79 | 5 ml | $0.06 | $3.73 |
| 1 tablespoon sesame oil | Kroger® Pure Sesame Oil · 7.5 fl oz | $4.99 | 15 ml | $0.34 | $4.65 |
| 2 cloves garlic (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
| 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger | Spice World™ Fresh Peeled Ginger Bag · 7 oz | $3.99 | 3 g | $0.06 | $3.93 |
| 2 cups chopped broccoli | Kroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · 32 oz | $6.00 | 180 g | $1.19 | $4.81 |
| 1 1/4 cups chopped yellow squash | Squash Yellow · 1 lb | $1.79 | 280 g | $1.10 | $0.69 |
| 1 1/4 cups carrots (cut into matchsticks) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 160 g | $0.60 | $1.09 |
| 1 1/4 cups sugar snap peas | Kroger® Sugar Snap Peas · 8 oz | $3.29 | 180 g | $2.61 | $0.68 |
| 1 cup sliced onion | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 160 g | $0.42 | $0.77 |
| 1 cup sliced red bell pepper | Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ctx2 est. | $1.67 | 150 g | $0.00 | $3.34 |
broccoli drives this basket at $6.00, 16% of the total. The next biggest lines are sesame oil ($4.99) and fresh ginger ($3.99). $28.83 of the basket - 79% - 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® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · about 727 g left, $4.81 of value
- Kroger® Pure Sesame Oil · about 207 ml left, $4.65 of value
- Spice World™ Fresh Peeled Ginger Bag · about 195 g left, $3.93 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Reduced Sodium Tamari Sauce · about 289 ml left, $3.73 of value
- Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · about 90 g left, $3.34 of value
- Kroger® Pure Corn Starch · about 450 g left, $2.27 of value
“This is my favorite recipe because it tastes great, and it is fun to make! My mom, sisters, and I grow all the vegetables in our garden,” says Kaitlyn. “We pick the vegetables in the morning, wash and cut them, and have them ready for our dad to stir-fry when he arrives home for lunch. We serve the recipe with cooked quinoa and a glass of soy milk.”
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon reduced-sodium, wheat-free soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- 2 cups chopped broccoli
- 1 1/4 cups chopped yellow squash
- 1 1/4 cups carrots (cut into matchsticks)
- 1 1/4 cups sugar snap peas
- 1 cup sliced onion
- 1 cup sliced red bell pepper
This recipe is credited to a partner program (The Epicurious 2013 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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