Sam's Southern Savoring Salmon Supreme (S to the 5th Power) - $9.33 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 cup brown rice | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 oz | $0.99 | 195 g | $0.43 | $0.56 |
| 2 (6-ounce) salmon fillets | Kroger® Fresh Farm Raised Atlantic Salmon Fillet Portion · 16 ounces | $12.00 | 340 g | $8.99 | $3.01 |
| 1/4 cup olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 60 ml | $1.02 | $7.47 |
| 2 cups okra, choppedCHECK THIS | Kroger® Frozen Okra Cut · 12 oz | $1.79 | 200 g | $1.05 | $0.74 |
| 1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped | Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 75 g | $0.00 | $1.67 |
| 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped | Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $0.99 | 75 g | $0.00 | $0.99 |
| 1 tablespoon green onion (scallion), chopped | Green Onions · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.79 | 10 g | $1.79 | - |
| 1 teaspoon diced jalapeno | Fresh Jalapeno Peppers · 1 lb | $1.99 | 5 g | $0.02 | $1.97 |
| 2 cups diced tomatoes | Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lb | $2.49 | 360 g | $1.98 | $0.51 |
| 1/4 cup feta cheese crumbles | Private Selection® Crumbled Feta Cheese · 4 oz | $4.29 | 35 g | $1.32 | $2.97 |
| 1 lemon, halved | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 1 | $0.85 | - |
salmon fillets drives this basket at $12.00, 32% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and feta cheese ($4.29). $19.89 of the basket - 53% - 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.
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 440 ml left, $7.47 of value
- Kroger® Fresh Farm Raised Atlantic Salmon Fillet Portion · about 114 g left, $3.01 of value
- Private Selection® Crumbled Feta Cheese · about 78 g left, $2.97 of value
- Fresh Jalapeno Peppers · about 449 g left, $1.97 of value
- Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · about 45 g left, $1.67 of value
- Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · about 45 g left, $0.99 of value
“At first, my parents promised to get me a dog if I took care of the garden so I was excited to be in charge of watering and gathering the harvest each day,” says Samuel. “Since I love science and math, I created this mouthwatering dish which uses every fresh-grown vegetable in my family’s garden, plus my favorite meat, salmon. It has become a family favorite. I’m the new chef in the house! I’m just a southern boy who loves to eat healthy!”
- 1 cup brown rice
- 2 (6-ounce) salmon fillets
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 cups okra, chopped
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 tablespoon green onion (scallion), chopped
- 1 teaspoon diced jalapeno
- 2 cups diced tomatoes
- 1/4 cup feta cheese crumbles
- 1 lemon, halved
This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2015 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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