Red Potato Boat With 3 Bean Bison Chili - $6.04 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 red potatoes | Red Potatoes · 1 lbx2 est. | $0.20 | 6 | $0.40 | $0.00 |
| 1 pound ground bison | Simple Truth® 90/10 Natural Ground Bison Pack 1 LB · 1 lb | $11.99 | 454 g | $11.99 | - |
| 3 14-ounce cans diced tomatoes | Kroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 ozx3 | $1.00 | 1190 g | $2.89 | $0.11 |
| 1 8-ounce can tomato sauceCHECK THIS | Kroger Tomato Sauce · 8 oz | $0.59 | 227 g | $0.59 | - |
| 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped | Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $0.99 | 1 | $0.99 | - |
| 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 1 cup chopped celery | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.59 | 100 g | $2.59 | - |
| 2 tablespoons minced garlic | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.49 | 30 g | $2.49 | - |
| 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper | Kroger® Ground Red Cayenne Pepper Shaker · 1.5 oz | $4.99 | 1 g | $0.12 | $4.87 |
| 3 tablespoons chili pepper | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | 24 g | $0.53 | $1.96 |
| 1 15-ounce can pinto beans, rinsed and drained | Pinto Beans · 15.5 oz | $1.00 | 425 g | $0.97 | $0.03 |
| 1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained | Kroger® Black Beans · 15.25 oz | $1.00 | 425 g | $0.98 | $0.02 |
| 1 15-ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained | Bush's Dark Red Kidney Beans 16 oz · 16 oz | $1.49 | 425 g | $1.40 | $0.09 |
| 1/2 cup shredded low-fat cheese | Kroger® Reduced Fat Mexican Style Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 56 g | $0.49 | $1.51 |
ground bison drives this basket at $11.99, 33% of the total. The next biggest lines are cayenne pepper ($4.99) and canned diced tomatoes ($3.00). $9.50 of the basket - 26% - 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® Ground Red Cayenne Pepper Shaker · about 42 g left, $4.87 of value
- Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 89 g left, $1.96 of value
- Kroger® Reduced Fat Mexican Style Shredded Cheese · about 171 g left, $1.51 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Kroger Diced Tomatoes · about 43 g left, $0.11 of value
“We are potato farmers—Stella is a part of the fifth generation of our family that will farm potatoes,” says Stella’s dad, Eric. “So a potato had to be a big part of the recipe. We made chili to put in the potato to show one example of how a potato can be healthy. We selected bison meat because it is lower in fat and cholesterol than beef. We used dried beans because North Dakota is the largest producer of dried beans in the world. Stella loves to cook—we cook together every chance we get.”
- 6 red potatoes
- 1 pound ground bison
- 3 14-ounce cans diced tomatoes
- 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 tablespoons chili pepper
- 1 15-ounce can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 15-ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup shredded low-fat cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and cubed
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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