Mouth-Watering Oven-Fried Fish - $6.69 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 pantry staples excluded. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 pounds fish fillets (see notes)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Wild Caught Alaskan Cod Fillets · 16 ozx2 | $12.00 | 907 g | $24.00 | $0.00 |
| 1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh) | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 15 ml | $0.00 | $0.85 |
| 1/4 cup buttermilk, 1% | Kroger® Cultured 1% Lowfat Buttermilk Pint · 1 pt | $1.29 | 60 ml | $0.16 | $1.13 |
| 1 teaspoon garlic (fresh, minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.49 | 5 g | $2.49 | - |
| 2 dashes hot sauce | Kroger® Louisiana Style Hot Sauce · 12 fl oz | $1.69 | - | $1.69 | - |
| 1/4 teaspoon white pepper (ground) | Kroger® Ground White Pepper Shaker · 1.87 oz | $3.99 | - | $3.99 | - |
| 1/4 teaspoon onion powder | Lawry's Onion Powder · 2.62 oz | $2.99 | - | $2.99 | - |
| 1/2 cup corn flakes (crumbled or regular bread crumbs)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Corn Flakes Toasted Cereal · 18 oz | $1.99 | 15 g | $0.06 | $1.93 |
| 1 lemon (fresh, cut ) | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 1 | $0.85 | - |
fish fillets drives this basket at $24.00, 60% of the total. The next biggest lines are white pepper ($3.99) and onion powder ($2.99). $3.91 of the basket - 10% - 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.
- Kroger® Corn Flakes Toasted Cereal · about 495 g left, $1.93 of value
- Kroger® Cultured 1% Lowfat Buttermilk Pint · about 413 ml left, $1.13 of value
- Fresh Large Lemon - Each · about 45 ml left, $0.85 of value
This spicy and savory oven-fried fish will be a hit in your home. Enjoy it with seasonal vegetables and a side of your favorite fruit.
- 2 pounds fish fillets (see notes)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh)
- 1/4 cup buttermilk, 1%
- 1 teaspoon garlic (fresh, minced)
- 2 dashes hot sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper (ground)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 cup corn flakes (crumbled or regular bread crumbs)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 lemon (fresh, cut )
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Heart Healthy Home Cooking: African American Style US Department of Health and Human Services National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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