Seared Scallops with Snow Peas and Orange - $15.55 a serving
$62.18
basket total, in-store
$15.55
per serving (4 servings)
+$10.92
dearer than the $4.62 median dinner
What it costs at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine
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. 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 couscous | RiceSelect Original Moroccan-Style Couscous · 26.5 oz | $5.99 | 175 g | $1.40 | $4.59 |
| 2 teaspoons olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 10 ml | $0.17 | $8.32 |
| 1 tablespoon olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
| 1 1/2 pounds sea scallops (about 16 scallops) | Wild Caught Sea Scallops 10/20 · 1 lbx2 | $15.99 | 680 g | $23.97 | $8.01 |
| 1 orange | Medium Fresh Navel Oranges- Each · 1 each | $1.25 | 1 | $1.25 | - |
| 3/4 pound snow peas (halved lengthwise) | Kroger® Snow Peas · 8 ozx2 | $2.99 | 340 g | $4.48 | $1.50 |
Where the money goes
sea scallops drives this basket at $31.98, 51% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and olive oil ($8.49). $30.66 of the basket - 49% - 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.
What carries into next week
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 490 ml left, $8.32 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 485 ml left, $8.24 of value
- Wild Caught Sea Scallops 10/20 · about 227 g left, $8.01 of value
- RiceSelect Original Moroccan-Style Couscous · about 576 g left, $4.59 of value
- Kroger® Snow Peas · about 114 g left, $1.50 of value
Ingredients
- 1 cup couscous
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds sea scallops (about 16 scallops)
- 1 orange
- 3/4 pound snow peas (halved lengthwise)
- black pepper
Directions
This recipe is credited to a partner program (A First Lady's Favorite from Real Simple), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
A First Lady's Favorite from Real Simple. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What each protein actually costs per serving.
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