Sweet Potato and Black Bean Stew - $4.32 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 1/4 cups Fresh onions, peeled, diced | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 200 g | $0.52 | $0.67 |
| 1 teaspoon ground cumin | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 3 g | $0.25 | $3.24 |
| 1 1/2 cups Fresh sweet potatoes, peeled, cubed 1/2" | Kroger® Sweet Potato · 3 lb | $3.99 | 300 g | $0.88 | $3.11 |
| 6 cups Canned low-sodium black beans, drained, rinsed | Kroger® Black Beans · 15.25 ozx4 | $1.00 | 1440 g | $3.33 | $0.67 |
| 3/4 cup orange juice | Kroger® Premium Orange Juice Pulp Free · 46 fl oz | $4.49 | 180 ml | $0.59 | $3.90 |
| 1 cup Low-sodium chicken stock | Swanson® Unsalted Chicken Stock, 32 oz Carton · 32 oz | $3.49 | 240 ml | $0.92 | $2.57 |
| 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar | Kroger® Red Wine Vinegar · 12.7 fl oz | $2.49 | 15 ml | $0.10 | $2.39 |
| 4 cups Fresh Swiss chard, no stems, chopped | Organic Red Chard · 1 lb | $2.79 | 140 g | $0.86 | $1.93 |
- 1/2 small pepper Dried New Mexican chili pepper, whole
orange juice drives this basket at $4.49, 17% of the total. The next biggest lines are canned black beans ($4.00) and sweet potato ($3.99). $18.47 of the basket - 71% - 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.
- Kroger® Premium Orange Juice Pulp Free · about 1180 ml left, $3.90 of value
- McCormick Ground Cumin · about 40 g left, $3.24 of value
- Kroger® Sweet Potato · about 1061 g left, $3.11 of value
- Swanson® Unsalted Chicken Stock, 32 oz Carton · about 667 ml left, $2.57 of value
- Kroger® Red Wine Vinegar · about 361 ml left, $2.39 of value
- Organic Red Chard · about 314 g left, $1.93 of value
This hearty main dish combines the sweetness of orange sweet potatoes and the robustness of black beans, with the surprise addition of Swiss chard and a light touch of cumin. Serve over brown rice or whole-wheat couscous for a warm delight!
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 small pepper Dried New Mexican chili pepper, whole
- 1 1/4 cups Fresh onions, peeled, diced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 1/2 cups Fresh sweet potatoes, peeled, cubed 1/2"
- 6 cups Canned low-sodium black beans, drained, rinsed
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1 cup Low-sodium chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 cups Fresh Swiss chard, no stems, chopped
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Recipes for Healthy Kids Cookbook for Homes), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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