Zucchini Casserole - $3.22 a serving
$19.34
basket total, in-store
$3.22
per serving (6 servings)
-$1.40
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner
What it costs at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine
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). 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 pound sausage (ground) | Kroger® Mild Ground Italian Sausage · 16 oz | $4.29 | 454 g | $4.29 | - |
| 1 onion (small, diced) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 3 zucchini (small, diced) | Zucchini · 1 lbx2 est. | $1.79 | 3 | $2.37 | $1.21 |
| 3 squash (small, yellow, diced) | Squash Yellow · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.79 | 3 | $1.79 | - |
| 3 potatoes (medium, peeled and diced) | Kroger® Gold Potatoes · 5 lb | $7.49 | 3 | $2.08 | $5.41 |
| 1 can tomatoes (Italian stewed, cut up) | Kroger Italian Stewed Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic and Oregano · 14.5 oz | $1.00 | 400 g | $0.97 | $0.03 |
Where the money goes
potatoes drives this basket at $7.49, 39% of the total. The next biggest lines are ground sausage ($4.29) and zucchini ($3.58). $7.55 of the basket - 39% - 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.
What carries into next week
- Kroger® Gold Potatoes · about 1638 g left, $5.41 of value
- Zucchini · about 307 g left, $1.21 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
Ingredients
- 1 pound sausage (ground)
- 1 onion (small, diced)
- 3 zucchini (small, diced)
- 3 squash (small, yellow, diced)
- 3 potatoes (medium, peeled and diced)
- 1 can tomatoes (Italian stewed, cut up)
Directions
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Ohio State University Cooperative Extension, Recipes - Ross County), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
Ohio State University Cooperative Extension, Recipes - Ross County. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What each protein actually costs per serving.
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