
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 1/2 cups sweet potato, raw, chopped into 1/3 inch cubes | Kroger® Sweet Potato · 3 lb | $3.99 | 330 g | $0.97 | $3.02 |
| 1/2 cup kale, raw, chopped into 1/3 inch pieces | Kale Lettuce Bunch · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.49 | 30 g | $1.49 | - |
| 1 tablespoon garlic, raw, chopped or pressed | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.49 | 9 g | $2.49 | - |
| 15 ounces tomatoes, diced, low-sodium (1 can) | Kroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz | $1.00 | 425 g | $1.00 | - |
| 1 unknown whole grain pizza crust (16")CHECK THIS | Stonefire® 8.5 Thin Pizza Crust · 16.2 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $4.99 | 1 | $4.99 | - |
| 3/4 cup chicken, diced, frozen | Kroger® Frozen Fully Cooked Boneless Skinless Diced Chicken Breast · 22 oz | $7.99 | 130 g | $1.67 | $6.32 |
| 3/4 cup light or part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese | Kroger® Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 85 g | $0.75 | $1.25 |
| 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 1 g | $0.02 | $4.97 |
frozen diced chicken drives this basket at $7.99, 28% of the total. The next biggest lines are whole grain pizza crust ($4.99) and garlic powder ($4.99). $15.57 of the basket - 54% - 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.
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Sartell Middle School (Recipes for Healthy Kids Competition)), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.