Mushroom Beef Sloppy Joes - $8.45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 pound white button mushroomsCHECK THIS | Kroger® Whole White Mushrooms BIG DEAL! · 24 oz | $6.00 | 227 g | $2.00 | $4.00 |
| 1/2 pound cremini mushroomsCHECK THIS | Kroger® Sliced Baby Bella Mushrooms · 8 oz | $2.99 | 227 g | $2.99 | - |
| 1/4 pound 90% lean ground beef | Ground Beef Sirloin 90% Lean · 1 lb | $10.49 | 113 g | $2.61 | $7.88 |
| 1/2 cup chopped onions | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 80 g | $0.21 | $0.98 |
| 1 clove garlic (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 1 can 8 ounce no-salt-added tomato sauce | Kroger No Salt Added Tomato Sauce · 8 oz | $0.59 | 227 g | $0.59 | - |
| 1 tablespoon chili powder | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | 8 g | $0.18 | $2.31 |
| 3 teaspoons brown sugar | Kroger® Light Brown Sugar · 32 oz | $2.29 | 15 g | $0.04 | $2.25 |
| 1 teaspoon cider vinegar | Simple Truth Organic® Raw and Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar · 16 fl oz | $3.29 | 5 ml | $0.03 | $3.26 |
| 4 whole-wheat buns | Kroger® 100% Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns · 8 ct / 14 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.99 | 4 | $1.99 | - |
90% lean ground beef drives this basket at $10.49, 31% of the total. The next biggest lines are white button mushrooms ($6.00) and cider vinegar ($3.29). $22.67 of the basket - 67% - 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.
- Ground Beef Sirloin 90% Lean · about 341 g left, $7.88 of value
- Kroger® Whole White Mushrooms BIG DEAL! · about 453 g left, $4.00 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Raw and Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar · about 468 ml left, $3.26 of value
- Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 105 g left, $2.31 of value
- Kroger® Light Brown Sugar · about 892 g left, $2.25 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
Chopped mushrooms, when sautéed, blend seamlessly with ground meats. Swapping or adding mushrooms to a recipe can add an extra serving of vegetables to the ...
- 1/2 pound white button mushrooms
- 1/2 pound cremini mushrooms
- 1/4 pound 90% lean ground beef
- 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 can 8 ounce no-salt-added tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 3 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 whole-wheat buns
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Produce for Better Health Foundation), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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