Sarah’s Spicy Curry Turkey Soup - $7.41 a serving

Makes 6 servings · fusion · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$44.44
basket total, in-store
$7.41
per serving (6 servings)
+$2.78
dearer than the $4.62 median dinner

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. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 tablespoon olive oilSimple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.4915 ml$0.25$8.24
1 tablespoon butterKroger® Salted Butter Sticks · 4 sticks / 16 oz$3.4914 g$0.11$3.38
1 cup onion (diced)Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.19160 g$0.42$0.77
1 cup celery (diced)Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$2.59100 g$2.59-
2 tablespoons flourKroger® Bleached All Purpose Flour · 5 lb$2.5918 g$0.02$2.57
3/4 tablespoon curry powderSimple Truth Organic® Ground Curry Powder Shaker · 1.66 oz$3.996 g$0.51$3.48
1/4 teaspoon cinnamonSmart Way™ Ground Cinnamon · 1.94 oz$1.251 g$0.02$1.23
4 cups low-sodium chicken brothSwanson® 33% Less Sodium Chicken Broth · 14.5 ozx3$1.49960 ml$3.48$0.99
2 cups carrots (chopped)Carrots · 1 lb$1.69250 g$0.93$0.76
2 cups spinach (chopped)Spinach · 1 lb$1.9960 g$0.26$1.73
3 small red potatoes (diced)Red Potatoes · 1 lb$0.203$0.20$0.00
3 cups cooked turkey (skin removed, diced)Wright Brand Fully Cooked Real Wood Smoked Sundried Tomato Boneless Turkey Breast · 24 oz$12.50420 g$7.72$4.78

cooked turkey breast drives this basket at $12.50, 28% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and low-sodium chicken broth ($4.47). $27.93 of the basket - 63% - 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.

This turkey curry soup is a fun and flavorful dish to make with turkey dinner leftovers. You can use your leftover cranberry sauce to garnish the soup. A spoonful of cranberry sauce or chutney adds a cooling sweet, tangy flavor to balance the spicy curry. - Sarah, MyPlate Nutritionist

  1. Heat the olive oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and cook for about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. Stir in flour, curry powder, and cinnamon and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
  3. Pour in chicken broth and scrape up any brown bits at the bottom of the pan.
  4. Bring to a simmer. Then add carrots, spinach, potatoes, and turkey.
  5. Bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to low.
  6. Simmer (covered) for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  7. Serve in bowls and garnish with a spoonful of cranberry sauce.
USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: Why chicken dinners cost more than you would guess.
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