Winter Stew - $4.08 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 cup winter squash (diced, or 1/2 can, about 8 ounces, low-sodium sweet potatoes, drained)CHECK THIS | Butternut Squash · 1 lb | $1.49 | 225 g | $0.74 | $0.75 |
| 1 cup turnips (diced, or 1/2 can, about 8 ounces, low-sodium sliced potatoes) | Turnip · 1 lb | $2.49 | 130 g | $0.71 | $1.78 |
| 1/2 cup onion (diced) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 80 g | $0.21 | $0.98 |
| 2 1/2 cups low-sodium tomato juice | V8® Low Sodium Original 100% Vegetable Juice Bottle · 46 fl oz | $3.50 | 600 ml | $1.54 | $1.96 |
| 1 can canned beef (about 24 ounces) | Keystone All Natural Beef · 28 oz | $15.79 | 680 g | $13.53 | $2.26 |
canned beef drives this basket at $15.79, 65% of the total. The next biggest lines are low-sodium tomato juice ($3.50) and turnips ($2.49). $7.73 of the basket - 32% - 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.
- Keystone All Natural Beef · about 114 g left, $2.26 of value
- V8® Low Sodium Original 100% Vegetable Juice Bottle · about 760 ml left, $1.96 of value
- Turnip · about 324 g left, $1.78 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 374 g left, $0.98 of value
- Butternut Squash · about 229 g left, $0.75 of value
Eat your vegetables in this delicious chunky stew. Serve it by itself or with cooked rice, Harvest Mashe'd Taters, or macaroni.
- 1 cup winter squash (diced, or 1/2 can, about 8 ounces, low-sodium sweet potatoes, drained)
- 1 cup turnips (diced, or 1/2 can, about 8 ounces, low-sodium sliced potatoes)
- 1/2 cup onion (diced)
- 2 1/2 cups low-sodium tomato juice
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon paprika (optional)
- 1 can canned beef (about 24 ounces)
- 1/4 cup canned apricots (drained and diced, about 2 ounces, optional)
- In a large pot, combine squash, turnips, onions, tomato juice, and pepper. If using paprika, add that too. Mix well.
- Cook over medium to high heat and bring the pot to a boil for 5 minutes.
- Lower heat and cook over low to medium heat for 30 minutes. Stir the pot every 15 minutes.
- Add beef and apricots to the pot and mix well.
- Cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
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