
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 pounds lean beef (cubed)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Natural Fresh Choice Beef For Stew Meat BIG DEAL! · 2 lb | $20.00 | 907 g | $20.00 | $0.00 |
| 1 tablespoon olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
| 1 unit onion (large) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 1 unit garlic clove (finely chopped) | Organic Garlic · 1 ct | $0.99 | 1 | $0.99 | - |
| 1/4 cup cilantro | Cilantro · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $0.99 | 10 g | $0.99 | - |
| 1 can stewed tomatoes (15 ounces) | Kroger Tomatoes Stewed Tomatoes · 14.5 oz | $1.00 | 425 g | $1.00 | - |
| 2 ounces tomato paste | Kroger® Tomato Paste · 6 oz | $0.99 | 57 g | $0.33 | $0.66 |
| 1 can hominy (1 lb. 13 ounce) | Kroger White Hominy - 15.5oz can · 15.5 ozx2 | $1.49 | 822 g | $2.79 | $0.19 |
lean beef drives this basket at $20.00, 55% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and canned hominy ($2.98). $9.99 of the basket - 27% - 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.
This recipe is credited to a partner program (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Delicious Heart Healthy Latino Recipes/Platillos latinos sabrosos y saludables), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.