Vegan Superhero Soup - $4.73 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). 1 pantry staples excluded. 1 match is 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 head of cauliflower, cut into bit-sized piecesCHECK THIS | Kroger® Traditional Favorites Frozen Cauliflower · 12 ozx2 est. | $1.89 | 1 | $3.33 | $0.45 |
| 2 tablespoons olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 30 ml | $0.51 | $7.98 |
| 3/4 cup peeled and diced sweet onion | Jumbo Sweet Onions · 1 lb | $1.29 | 120 g | $0.34 | $0.95 |
| 2 carrots, peeled and diced | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 2 | $0.45 | $1.24 |
| 1 red bell pepper, diced | Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 1 | $1.67 | - |
| 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
| 2 teaspoons chili powder | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | 10 g | $0.22 | $2.27 |
| 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 2 g | $0.16 | $3.33 |
| 4 cups vegetable broth | Simple Truth Organic® Fat Free Vegetable Broth · 32 oz | $1.99 | 960 ml | $1.99 | - |
| 2 (29-ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed | Kroger® Black Beans · 15.25 ozx4 | $1.00 | 1644 g | $3.80 | $0.20 |
| 2 cups baby spinach | Kroger® Tender Baby Spinach Bag Salad · 10 oz | $2.19 | 60 g | $0.46 | $1.73 |
| 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar | Simple Truth Organic® Raw and Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar · 16 fl oz | $3.29 | 45 ml | $0.31 | $2.98 |
| 2 cups brown rice | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 oz | $0.99 | 390 g | $0.85 | $0.14 |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 22% of the total. The next biggest lines are canned black beans ($4.00) and cauliflower ($3.78). $22.75 of the basket - 60% - 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.
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 470 ml left, $7.98 of value
- McCormick Ground Cumin · about 41 g left, $3.33 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Raw and Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar · about 428 ml left, $2.98 of value
- Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 103 g left, $2.27 of value
- Kroger® Tender Baby Spinach Bag Salad · about 223 g left, $1.73 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3 left, $1.49 of value
“My name is Leo and I am a Superhero! Well, at least that is what my mama and papa tell me. I have Type 1 Diabetes and Hydrocephalus,” says Leo. “So eating healthy foods helps me to stay as strong as I possibly can. I like to eat this soup the night before one of my 5K races. Beans are already a super food, but we packed a few more secret ingredients into our soup! My parents say that desserts are "sometimes" foods, so I helped them come up with an “everyday” dessert! Now, my brother can't stop thanking me!”
- 1/2 head of cauliflower, cut into bit-sized pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4 cup peeled and diced sweet onion
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 2 (29-ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 cups brown rice
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro
- 1 lime, halved
- 1/2 ripe avocado, diced
This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2015 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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