
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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 cups basmati rice | Kroger® Basmati Rice · 2 lb | $3.79 | 370 g | $1.55 | $2.24 |
| 2 eggs | Vital Farms® Pasture-Raised XL Eggs · 12 ct | $7.49 | 2 | $1.25 | $6.24 |
| 2 teaspoons butter | Kroger® Salted Butter Sticks · 4 sticks / 16 oz | $3.49 | 10 g | $0.08 | $3.41 |
| 1/2 yellow onion, peeled and diced | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 3 | $1.49 | $1.00 |
| 1 teaspoon cumin | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 3 g | $0.25 | $3.24 |
| 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon | McCormick Ground Cinnamon · 2.37 oz | $3.79 | 1 g | $0.06 | $3.73 |
| 1/4 teaspoon cardamom | Simple Truth Organic® Ground Cardamom Powder · 1.41 oz | $6.99 | 1 g | $0.17 | $6.82 |
| 1/4 teaspoon cloveCHECK THIS | Kroger® Ground Cloves Shaker · 1.70 oz | $3.99 | 1 g | $0.08 | $3.91 |
| 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg | Private Selection® Ground Nutmeg Shaker · 1.72 oz | $5.99 | 1 g | $0.12 | $5.87 |
| 2 teaspoons mustard seeds | Kroger® Mustard Seed Shaker · 2.62 oz | $2.79 | 8 g | $0.30 | $2.49 |
| 2 teaspoons curry powder | Simple Truth Organic® Ground Curry Powder Shaker · 1.66 oz | $3.99 | 5 g | $0.42 | $3.57 |
| 1 bunch asparagus, tough ends removed, cut into bite-sized pieces | Green Asparagus · 1 lb | $3.49 | 450 g | $3.46 | $0.03 |
| 6 ounces crimini mushrooms, quarteredCHECK THIS | Kroger® Whole Baby Bella Mushrooms BIG DEAL! · 24 oz | $6.00 | 170 g | $1.50 | $4.50 |
| 1 bunch kale, stems removed, roughly chopped | Kale Lettuce Bunch · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.49 | 300 g | $1.49 | - |
| 1 lemon, juiced | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 1 | $0.85 | - |
| 1 tablespoon olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
| 6 ounces smoked wild salmonCHECK THIS | Private Selection® Wild Caught Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Pre-Sliced Cold Smoked Traditional · 4 ouncesx2 | $8.99 | 170 g | $13.48 | $4.50 |
smoked wild salmon drives this basket at $17.98, 20% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and eggs ($7.49). $60.69 of the basket - 69% - 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.
“I first tasted Kedgeree, a classic British dish with Indian roots, at a friend's house,” says Lukas. “We couldn't find smoked haddock. My mom thought our local smoked salmon might work. I love kale, which grows like crazy in Washington, so we added it. Washington is also the perfect climate for mushrooms. We added crimini for their woodsy, creamy taste. Instead of the traditional English peas, we used asparagus. I think wonderful and tasty things can happen when cultures mix together. This Northwest take on a British-Indian dish was a hit with my picky 7-year-old sister. My mom was happy to get my little sister to eat more veggies and said the garlic and spices might strengthen our immune systems. I plan to serve this dish with wild blackberries when they are ready to be picked.”
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.