Mini Pizza - $2.78 a serving
$8.35
basket total, in-store
$2.78
per serving (3 servings)
-$1.84
cheaper 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). 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 Green pepper, choppped | Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $0.99 | 30 g | $0.00 | $0.99 |
| 2 tablespoons onion, medium | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 30 g | $0.08 | $1.11 |
| 4 ounces low- fat mozzarella cheese | Kroger® Reduced Fat Mozzarella String Cheese · 12 ct / 10 ozSUBSTITUTE | $3.49 | 113 g | $0.12 | $3.37 |
| 3 unknown whole wheat English muffins | Kroger® 100% Whole Wheat English Muffins · 6 ct / 13 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.79 | 3 | $1.79 | - |
| 3/4 cup tomato sauce | Contadina Tomato Sauce · 8 oz | $0.89 | 180 ml | $0.71 | $0.18 |
Where the money goes
low-fat mozzarella cheese drives this basket at $3.49, 42% of the total. The next biggest lines are whole wheat english muffins ($1.79) and yellow onion ($1.19). $5.66 of the basket - 68% - 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
- Kroger® Reduced Fat Mozzarella String Cheese · about 3289 g left, $3.37 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 424 g left, $1.11 of value
- Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · about 90 g left, $0.99 of value
- Contadina Tomato Sauce · about 47 ml left, $0.18 of value
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Green pepper, choppped
- 2 tablespoons onion, medium
- 4 ounces low- fat mozzarella cheese
- 3 unknown whole wheat English muffins
- 3/4 cup tomato sauce
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Wash the green pepper. Remove stem and seeds, and chop into small pieces.
- Place onion on the cutting board, and carefully cut off the ends. Cut the onion in half. Remove the skin and discard with the ends. Chop the onion into small pieces.
- Shred cheese onto wax paper and set aside.
- Place muffin halves on baking sheet.
- Spoon 2 tablespoons tomato sauce on each muffin half.
- Top with chopped peppers and onions as desired.
- Sprinkle each pizza with approximately 3 tablespoons shredded cheese.
- Place baking sheet in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and enjoy!
MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What dinner actually costs in 2026.
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