Hidden Veggie Lasagna - $3.03 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). 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 medium head broccoli (chopped) | Kroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · 32 oz | $6.00 | 1 | $1.98 | $4.02 |
| 3 tablespoons olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 45 ml | $0.76 | $7.73 |
| 1 cup shredded carrots | Kroger® Shredded Carrots · 10 oz | $2.29 | 120 g | $0.97 | $1.32 |
| 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and chopped | Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 1 | $1.67 | - |
| 1 medium yellow onion, chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 3 cups tomato sauce | Contadina Tomato Sauce · 8 ozx4 | $0.89 | 720 ml | $2.83 | $0.73 |
| 32 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese | Kroger® Part Skim Ricotta Cheese · 15 ozx3 | $2.99 | 907 g | $6.38 | $2.59 |
| 9 ounces chopped fresh spinach or thawed frozen spinach | Kroger® Tender Baby Spinach Bag Salad · 10 oz | $2.19 | 255 g | $1.97 | $0.22 |
| 1 1/2 cups part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese | Kroger® Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 170 g | $1.50 | $0.50 |
- 1 box whole-grain lasagna noodles (16-ounce)
part-skim ricotta cheese drives this basket at $8.97, 25% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and broccoli ($6.00). $18.01 of the basket - 50% - 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 455 ml left, $7.73 of value
- Kroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · about 607 g left, $4.02 of value
- Kroger® Part Skim Ricotta Cheese · about 369 g left, $2.59 of value
- Kroger® Shredded Carrots · about 163 g left, $1.32 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Contadina Tomato Sauce · about 187 ml left, $0.73 of value
“I do not like eating vegetables when they are plain on my plate at home,” admits Owen. “My mom hides vegetables in the food she makes sometimes, and she doesn’t tell me they are in there until I am done eating. My mom and I came up with the recipe together. I love lasagna, and we hid the vegetables in the lasagna. I would serve it with grapes, my favorite fruit.”
- 1 medium head broccoli (chopped)
- 1 box whole-grain lasagna noodles (16-ounce)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 3 cups tomato sauce
- 32 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese
- 9 ounces chopped fresh spinach or thawed frozen spinach
- 1 1/2 cups part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese
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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