Peanutty African Stew - $3.85 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 pantry staples excluded. 3 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.
| The recipe says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup brown rice (instant) | Minute® Gluten-Free Instant Brown Rice · 28 oz | $4.99 | 185 g | $1.16 | $3.83 |
| 2 cups chicken broth (reduced sodium) | Kroger® Less Sodium Fat Free Chicken Broth · 32 oz | $1.59 | 480 ml | $0.84 | $0.75 |
| 1 teaspoon dehydrated onion (minced)CHECK THIS | Smart Way™ Minced Onion · 2.01 oz | $1.25 | 3 g | $0.07 | $1.18 |
| 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 2 g | $0.04 | $4.95 |
| 1/2 teaspoon ginger (ground) | Simple Truth Organic® Ground Ginger Shaker · 1.41 oz | $3.99 | 1 g | $0.10 | $3.89 |
| 2 cups sweet potato (peeled and diced) | Kroger® Sweet Potato · 3 lb | $3.99 | 266 g | $0.78 | $3.21 |
| 1 can tomatoes (diced, 14.5 ounces, with liquid) | Kroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz | $1.00 | 411 g | $1.00 | $0.00 |
| 1/2 cup peanut butter (creamy, reduced-fat) | Creamy Peanut Butter - Kroger - 16 Oz · 16 oz | $2.29 | 128 g | $0.65 | $1.64 |
| 1 1/4 cups milk (non-fat)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Skim Fat Free Milk 16 fl. oz. Bottle · 1 pt | $1.79 | 300 ml | $1.13 | $0.66 |
| 3 cups baby spinach (coarsely chopped) | Kroger® Tender Baby Spinach Bag Salad · 10 oz | $2.19 | 90 g | $0.70 | $1.49 |
| 1/4 cup peanuts (roasted, chopped)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Dry Roasted Salted with Sea Salt Peanuts · 16 oz | $2.69 | 36 g | $0.21 | $2.48 |
instant brown rice drives this basket at $4.99, 16% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic powder ($4.99) and ground ginger ($3.99). $24.08 of the basket - 78% - 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® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 260 g left, $4.95 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Ground Ginger Shaker · about 39 g left, $3.89 of value
- Minute® Gluten-Free Instant Brown Rice · about 609 g left, $3.83 of value
- Kroger® Sweet Potato · about 1095 g left, $3.21 of value
- Kroger® Dry Roasted Salted with Sea Salt Peanuts · about 418 g left, $2.48 of value
- Creamy Peanut Butter - Kroger - 16 Oz · about 326 g left, $1.64 of value
- 1 cup brown rice (instant)
- 2 cups chicken broth (reduced sodium)
- 1 teaspoon dehydrated onion (minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger (ground)
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper (optional)
- 2 cups sweet potato (peeled and diced)
- 1 can tomatoes (diced, 14.5 ounces, with liquid)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter (creamy, reduced-fat)
- 1 1/4 cups milk (non-fat)
- 3 cups baby spinach (coarsely chopped)
- 1/4 cup peanuts (roasted, chopped)
- unit green onion (optional, thinly sliced for garnish)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service, Healthy Recipes), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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