Veggie Stir-Fry - $1.56 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). 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 teaspoon margarineCHECK THIS | Blue Bonnet Vegetable Oil Sticks · 16 oz | $1.39 | 5 g | $0.02 | $1.37 |
| 1/2 onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 0.5 | $0.14 | $1.05 |
| 1 tomato (diced) | Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · 1 lb | $1.99 | 1 | $0.53 | $1.46 |
| 2 ears of corn (or cut from cob) | Fresh Sweet Corn on the Cob-Each · 1 ctx2 | $0.60 | 2 | $1.20 | - |
| 10 okra (sliced)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Frozen Okra Cut · 12 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.79 | 10 | $1.79 | - |
| 3 yellow squash, medium (sliced) | Squash Yellow · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.79 | 3 | $1.79 | - |
tomato drives this basket at $1.99, 21% of the total. The next biggest lines are okra ($1.79) and yellow squash ($1.79). $3.88 of the basket - 42% - 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.
- Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · about 334 g left, $1.46 of value
- Blue Bonnet Vegetable Oil Sticks · about 449 g left, $1.37 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 399 g left, $1.05 of value
Okra, corn, and onions mixed with squash and tomatoes give this veggie stir-fry crunch and flavor. Serve as a side dish with your favorite chicken or fish recipe.
- 1 teaspoon margarine
- 1/2 onion (chopped)
- 1 tomato (diced)
- 2 ears of corn (or cut from cob)
- 10 okra (sliced)
- 3 yellow squash, medium (sliced)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Source: University of Kentucky, Cooperative Extension Service, Food and Nutrition Calendar 2004 Fresh Ideas for Fit Families), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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