Maryland Crab Lettuce Cups - $8.02 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). 2 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.

lump crabmeat drives this basket at $30.99, 48% of the total. The next biggest lines are micro greens ($5.00) and grapeseed oil ($4.99). $20.18 of the basket - 31% - 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.

• Kroger® 100% Pure Grapeseed Oil · about 736 ml left, $4.89 of value
• Simple Truth Organic® Power Greens Salad Mix BIG DEAL! · about 429 g left, $4.72 of value
• McCormick Ground Cumin · about 42 g left, $3.41 of value
• Kroger® Unsalted Butter Sticks · about 426 g left, $3.27 of value
• Badia® Smoked Paprika · about 56 g left, $1.66 of value
• Kroger® Monterey Jack Shredded Cheese · about 171 g left, $1.51 of value

“Feeling blue or crabby? This tasty pick-­me-­up highlights Maryland blue crab meat, which is with other ingredients in a Bibb lettuce cup that can be rolled up for fun eating,” says Colby. “Working with my mom, we nixed some ingredients and reduced others. We also reworked proportions and used fresh-­frozen foods in place of some items not in season right now, to save money. I then presented two options to three tough critics: my preschool siblings, including a very picky eater. This dish got smiles and clean plates all around, so it’s a hands-­down winner.” Jacob serves this treat with Delmarva Chips—baked whole-­wheat tortillas dusted with seasonings and sea salt—and an Apple-­Tomatillo Green Salsa.

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 pound Maryland blue crabmeat (lump or backfin)
• 3 fresh limes, zested and juiced
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil or olive oil
• 2 fresh oranges, juiced
• 1 head of Bibb lettuce
• 1/2 cup micro greens or salad greens
• 1 avocado, pitted, peeled, and cut into thin slices
• 1/2 cup low-­fat Jack cheese, shredded

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.

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