Veggie Quesadillas II - $7.73 a serving

Makes 4 servings · mexican · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$30.92
basket total, in-store
$7.73
per serving (4 servings)
+$3.11
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 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
4 units tortillas, whole wheat (10 inch)Mission Carb Balance Soft Taco Size Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas · 8 count$5.794$2.90$2.90
1 unit baby zucchini, small (diced)CHECK THISOrganic Zucchini Tray · 2 ct$3.501$1.75$1.75
1 1/2 cups broccoli, choppedKroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · 32 oz$6.00135 g$0.89$5.11
1 unit red bell pepper, seeded and dicedFresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct$1.671$1.67-
1 unit yellow onion, small (chopped)Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.191$0.29$0.90
1/2 cup carrots, shreddedKroger® Shredded Carrots · 10 oz$2.2960 g$0.48$1.81
1 cup cheddar cheese, low-fat (shredded or grated)Kroger® Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 oz$2.00113 g$1.00$1.00
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, part skim (shredded or grated)Kroger® Low-Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · 16 oz$3.5056 g$0.43$3.07
1/2 teaspoon dried basilCHECK THISKroger® Basil Leaves Shaker · 0.43 oz$1.99-$1.99-
unit cooking sprayKroger® Nonstick Canola Oil Cooking Spray · 8 oz$2.99-$2.99-

broccoli drives this basket at $6.00, 19% of the total. The next biggest lines are whole wheat tortillas ($5.79) and baby zucchini ($3.50). $16.53 of the basket - 53% - 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 recipe is credited to a partner program (Connecticut Food Policy Council, Farm Fresh Summer Recipes), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Connecticut Food Policy Council, Farm Fresh Summer Recipes. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What dinner actually costs in 2026.
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