Oven Fried Fish - $4.07 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. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

tilapia fillets drives this basket at $8.00, 49% of the total. The next biggest lines are butter ($3.49) and large egg ($2.79). $7.73 of the basket - 47% - 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® Salted Butter Sticks · about 440 g left, $3.38 of value
• Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · about 17 left, $2.63 of value
• Kroger® Plain Bread Crumbs · about 365 g left, $1.71 of value

Oven fried fish pairs well with fresh summer vegetables or hearty root vegetables in the winter.

• 1 egg (slightly beaten)
• salt (optional, 1/2 teaspoon)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pound tilapia fillets, fresh or thawed (4 fillets)
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• fresh lime or lemon (sliced, optional)

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Eating Smart, Being Active Colorado State University and University of California at Davis), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

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