Green Chili Cheese Roll and Lime Jicama Fries - $8.14 a serving

Makes 6 servings · mexican · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$48.82
basket total, in-store
$8.14
per serving (6 servings)
+$3.51
dearer than the $4.62 median dinner

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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 tablespoon olive oilSimple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.4915 ml$0.25$8.24
1 pound ground turkeyKroger® 93/7 Lean Fresh Ground Turkey - 1 LB · 1 lb$5.49454 g$5.49-
1/2 onion, peeled and choppedJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.191$0.29$0.90
1 tube canned thick crust pizza dough, whole-wheat if availableCHECK THISPillsbury™ Ready to Bake Classic Pizza Crust · 13.8 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$3.991$3.99-
1/2 teaspoon garlic powderKroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz$4.992 g$0.04$4.95
1 tablespoon red chili powder, or to tasteCHECK THISSmart Way™ Chili Powder · 1.98 oz$1.258 g$0.18$1.07
2 tomatoes, choppedFresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lb$2.492$1.32$1.17
1 cup shredded low-fat sharp cheddarKroger® Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 oz$2.00113 g$1.00$1.00
1/2 cup Hatch green chili, or more to tasteCHECK THISHatch® Mild Diced Green Chiles · 4 oz$2.39120 g$2.39-
1/4 cup diced picklesVlasic Ovals Hamburger Dill Pickle Chips, Keto Friendly · 16 ozaSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$2.9960 g$2.99-
2 avocados, peeled, pitted, and cut into cubesFresh Medium Ripe Avocado · 1 eachx2$1.002$2.00-
1/2 cup cilantro, stems removed, coarsely choppedCilantro · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$0.9915 g$0.99-
1/4 cup olive oilSimple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.4960 ml$1.02$7.47
1/2 cup fresh lime juiceFresh Limes - Each · 1 eachx3$0.693$2.07-

olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 17% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and ground turkey ($5.49). $24.81 of the basket - 51% - 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.

“McLean loves to make salsa, and this recipe combines his love of salsa making with the famous green chili cheeseburger New Mexico is known for,” says McLean’s mom, Kristin. “This recipe kept the feel of a green chili cheeseburger, but easier for lunch and healthier. Jicama is a great vegetable that is light and crisp but takes on other flavors, providing a healthy crunch to replace the greasy fries. The salsa is found in the form of a deconstructed guacamole. Our state question is ‘red or green?’ Every New Mexican knows that question refers to your green or red chili preference. This burger has both!”

This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: Why chicken dinners cost more than you would guess.
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