Hurricane Salmon and Lentil Patties - $7.91 a serving

Name: Hurricane Salmon and Lentil Patties
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 ounces lentils; pinch dried thyme; pinch dried oregano; pinch salt; pinch pepper; 2 cans salmon, any bones removed; 2 large eggs; 1 onion, peeled and diced; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 4 whole-wheat buns; 1 mango, sliced

Makes 4 servings · american · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)

$31.65

basket total, in-store

$7.91

per serving (4 servings)

+$3.29

dearer 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). 2 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
1. 8 ounces lentils	Goya® Lentils · 16 oz	$2.29	227 g	$1.15	$1.14
2. pinch dried thyme	Private Selection® Thyme Leaves Shaker · 0.68 oz	$3.49	-	$3.49	-
3. pinch dried oreganoCHECK THIS	Smart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz	$1.25	-	$1.25	-
6. 2 cans salmon, any bones removed	Kroger® Wild Caught Canned Alaskan Pink Salmon · 14.75 oz	$3.79	-	$3.79	-
7. 2 large eggs	Vital Farms® Pasture-Raised XL Eggs · 12 ct	$7.49	2	$1.25	$6.24
8. 1 onion, peeled and diced	Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb	$1.19	1	$0.29	$0.90
9. 2 tablespoons olive oil	Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz	$8.49	30 ml	$0.51	$7.98
10. 4 whole-wheat buns	Kroger® 100% Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns · 8 ct / 14 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED	$1.99	4	$1.99	-
11. 1 mango, sliced	Large Mangos · 1 ct	$1.67	1	$1.67	-

Where the money goes

olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 27% of the total. The next biggest lines are eggs ($7.49) and canned salmon ($3.79). $16.27 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.

What carries into next week

Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 470 ml left, $7.98 of value
Vital Farms® Pasture-Raised XL Eggs · about 10 left, $6.24 of value
Goya® Lentils · about 227 g left, $1.14 of value
Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value

“Living on an island can be a task at times, especially during hurricane season. Power is knocked out, grocery stores closed or damaged, and fresh food items are often limited,” says Jalani. “My recipe can be prepared under these circumstances. The salmon doesn't have to be refrigerated, nor are many supplies needed. If the power is out, I can prepare my meal using our gas stove with mom’s help.”

Ingredients

Directions

This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2015 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

The 2015 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What each protein actually costs per serving.

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