Spiced Pork Tenderloin with Sautéed Apples - $8.35 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). 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander | Simple Truth Organic® Ground Coriander Shaker · 1.48 oz | $3.99 | 1 g | $0.05 | $3.94 |
| 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg | Ground Nutmeg - Kroger - 1.85 Oz · 1.85 oz | $4.99 | 0 g | $0.03 | $4.96 |
| 1 pound pork tenderloin (trimmed and cut crosswise into 12 pieces) | Kroger® Fresh Natural Pork Tenderloin · 1 lb | $3.99 | 454 g | $3.99 | - |
| cooking spray | Kroger® Nonstick Canola Oil Cooking Spray · 8 oz | $2.99 | - | $2.99 | - |
| 2 tablespoons butter | Kroger® Salted Butter Sticks · 4 sticks / 16 oz | $3.49 | 28 g | $0.22 | $3.27 |
| 2 cups apples (thinly sliced and unpeeled) | Kroger® Pink Lady® Apples – 3 Pound Bag · 3 lb | $3.99 | 300 g | $0.88 | $3.11 |
| 1/3 cup shallots (thinly sliced) | Shallots · 1 lb | $3.99 | 50 g | $0.44 | $3.55 |
| 1/4 cup apple cider | Kroger® 100% Juice Spiced Apple Cider · 64 fl oz | $2.99 | 60 ml | $0.09 | $2.90 |
| 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves | Soli Organic™ Living Thyme · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.99 | 1 g | $2.99 | - |
ground nutmeg drives this basket at $4.99, 15% of the total. The next biggest lines are ground coriander ($3.99) and pork tenderloin ($3.99). $21.73 of the basket - 65% - 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.
- Ground Nutmeg - Kroger - 1.85 Oz · about 52 g left, $4.96 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Ground Coriander Shaker · about 41 g left, $3.94 of value
- Shallots · about 404 g left, $3.55 of value
- Kroger® Salted Butter Sticks · about 426 g left, $3.27 of value
- Kroger® Pink Lady® Apples – 3 Pound Bag · about 1061 g left, $3.11 of value
- Kroger® 100% Juice Spiced Apple Cider · about 1833 ml left, $2.90 of value
This one-dish pork tenderloin entree is perfect for fall. Sweet spices coat lean pork tenderloin, while apples get a savory treatment with shallots and thyme. Serve with a spinach salad.
- 3/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 pound pork tenderloin (trimmed and cut crosswise into 12 pieces)
- cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups apples (thinly sliced and unpeeled)
- 1/3 cup shallots (thinly sliced)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup apple cider
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
This recipe is credited to a partner program (A First Lady's Favorite from Cooking Light), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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