Tuscan Smoked Turkey and Bean Soup - $4.68 a serving

Makes 6 servings · italian · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$28.07
basket total, in-store
$4.68
per serving (6 servings)
+$0.06
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. 2 matches are 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1/3 cup Fresh onions, peeled, diced 1/2"Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.1950 g$0.13$1.06
1/3 cup Fresh celery, dicedSleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$2.5935 g$2.59-
1/3 cup Fresh carrots, peeled, dicedCarrots · 1 lb$1.6940 g$0.15$1.54
1 1/2 cups Fresh kale, no stems, choppedKale Lettuce Bunch · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$1.49100 g$1.49-
2 1/4 teaspoons Canned low-sodium tomato pasteKroger® Tomato Paste · 6 oz$0.9912 g$0.07$0.92
1 tablespoon Fresh garlic, mincedKroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$2.499 g$2.49-
4 1/4 cups Low-sodium chicken stockKroger® Less Sodium Fat Free Chicken Broth · 32 ozx2$1.591020 ml$1.79$1.39
1 3/4 cups Canned low-sodium Navy beans, drained, rinsedCHECK THISKroger® Navy Beans · 16 oz$1.69300 g$1.12$0.57
5 ounces Smoked turkey breast, 1/4" pieces (5 oz)CHECK THISOscar Mayer Deli Fresh Smoked Turkey Breast Thin Sliced Lunchmeat · 9 oz$4.49142 g$2.50$1.99
2 teaspoons Fresh thyme, choppedSoli Organic™ Living Thyme · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$2.993 g$2.99-
2/3 tablespoon Fresh basil, choppedGotham Greens® Fresh Basil · 1.25 oz$3.992 g$0.23$3.76
2/3 tablespoon Fresh parsley, choppedParsley - Italian · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$1.293 g$1.29-

smoked turkey breast drives this basket at $4.49, 16% of the total. The next biggest lines are fresh basil ($3.99) and low sodium chicken stock ($3.18). $11.24 of the basket - 40% - 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 hearty soup will surely tantalize taste buds with tender smoked turkey chunks, Navy beans, and a colorful array of veggies, all simmered in a deliciously seasoned broth.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Source: Recipes for Healthy Kids Cookbook for Homes), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Source: Recipes for Healthy Kids Cookbook for Homes. 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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