Magic BEANstalk Stew - $8.08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 tablespoons olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 30 ml | $0.51 | $7.98 |
| 1/2 cup celery, diced (finely) | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.59 | 50 g | $2.59 | - |
| 1/2 cup onions, diced (finely) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 80 g | $0.21 | $0.98 |
| 1/4 cup Carrots, Diced | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 32 g | $0.12 | $1.57 |
| 1 teaspoon garlic, minced | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.49 | 3 g | $2.49 | - |
| 2 1/2 cups cannellini beans, canned (rinsed and drained) | Kroger® Cannellini Beans · 15.5 ozx2 | $1.00 | 600 g | $1.37 | $0.63 |
| 3 cups chicken stock | Swanson® Unsalted Chicken Stock, 32 oz Carton · 32 oz | $3.49 | 720 ml | $2.77 | $0.72 |
| 1/2 cup small shell pasta, uncooked | Creamette Small Shells Pasta · 16 oz | $1.00 | 60 g | $0.13 | $0.87 |
| 1/4 teaspoon thyme | Private Selection® Thyme Leaves Shaker · 0.68 oz | $3.49 | 0 g | $0.05 | $3.44 |
| 1/2 teaspoon cumin | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 1 g | $0.08 | $3.41 |
| 2 teaspoons white pepper | Kroger® Ground White Pepper Shaker · 1.87 oz | $3.99 | 4 g | $0.30 | $3.69 |
| 3/8 cup cheddar cheese, shredded | Kroger® Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 16 oz | $3.50 | 43 g | $0.33 | $3.17 |
| 3 bread dough ball, frozenCHECK THIS | Rhodes Bake-N-Serv® Frozen White Bread Dough 3 loaf · 3 lbsSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $4.99 | 3 | $4.99 | - |
| 12 fresh baby carrots | Kroger® Cut and Peeled Baby Carrots · 16 ozx2 est. | $1.39 | 12 | $2.21 | $0.57 |
| 12 fresh sugar snap peas | Kroger® Sugar Snap Peas · 8 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $3.29 | 12 | $3.29 | - |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 18% of the total. The next biggest lines are frozen bread dough ball ($4.99) and white pepper ($3.99). $27.04 of the basket - 56% - 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 470 ml left, $7.98 of value
- Kroger® Ground White Pepper Shaker · about 49 g left, $3.69 of value
- McCormick Ground Cumin · about 42 g left, $3.41 of value
- Kroger® Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese · about 411 g left, $3.17 of value
- Carrots · about 422 g left, $1.57 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 374 g left, $0.98 of value
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup celery, diced (finely)
- 1/2 cup onions, diced (finely)
- 1/4 cup Carrots, Diced
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 2 1/2 cups cannellini beans, canned (rinsed and drained)
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 cup small shell pasta, uncooked
- 1/4 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 2 teaspoons white pepper
- 3/8 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 3 bread dough ball, frozen
- 12 fresh baby carrots
- 12 fresh sugar snap peas
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Stackpole Elementary School (Recipes for Healthy Kids Competition)), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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