Salmon Chowder - $1.62 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). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 can pink salmon (drained, about 14 ounces) | Kroger® Wild Caught Canned Alaskan Pink Salmon · 14.75 oz | $3.79 | 397 g | $3.60 | $0.19 |
| 1/2 cup onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 80 g | $0.21 | $0.98 |
| 3 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth (or vegetable broth) | Swanson® 33% Less Sodium Chicken Broth · 14.5 ozx2 | $1.49 | 840 ml | $2.98 | - |
| 2 potatoes (peeled and diced) | Russet Potato · 1 lbx2 est. | $0.89 | 2 | $1.18 | $0.60 |
| 1 can low-sodium corn (drained, about 15 ounces) | Kroger® Whole Kernel Canned Golden Corn · 15.25 oz | $1.00 | 425 g | $0.98 | $0.02 |
| 1 1/2 cups evaporated milkCHECK THIS | Nestlé Carnation Evaporated Milk Vitamin D Added Shelf Milk Evaporated Milk Canned · 12 fl oz | $2.19 | 360 ml | $2.19 | - |
pink salmon drives this basket at $3.79, 29% of the total. The next biggest lines are low-sodium chicken broth ($2.98) and evaporated milk ($2.19). $1.79 of the basket - 14% - 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.
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 374 g left, $0.98 of value
- Russet Potato · about 307 g left, $0.60 of value
A great way to use canned pink salmon. Add dill to this creamy chowder for more flavor.
- 1 can pink salmon (drained, about 14 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
- 3 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
- 2 potatoes (peeled and diced)
- 1 can low-sodium corn (drained, about 15 ounces)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon dried dill (if you like)
- 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Recipe adapted from Commodity Supplemental Food Program Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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