Pasta Frittata with Peas - $2.42 a serving

Makes 5 servings · italian · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$12.11
basket total, in-store
$2.42
per serving (5 servings)
-$2.20
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner

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. 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
4 ounces spaghetti (whole grain, regular or thin)Kroger® Spaghetti · 16 oz$1.33113 g$0.33$1.00
4 eggs (lightly beaten)Vital Farms® Pasture-Raised XL Eggs · 12 ct$7.494$2.50$4.99
2/3 cup cheese (shredded)Kroger® Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 oz$2.0075 g$0.66$1.34
1 cup peas (frozen, thawed, or 1 cup chopped tomatoes)CHECK THISKroger® Frozen Sweet Green Peas · 12 oz$1.29150 g$0.57$0.72

eggs drives this basket at $7.49, 62% of the total. The next biggest lines are shredded cheese ($2.00) and spaghetti ($1.33). $8.05 of the basket - 66% - 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.

Perfect for any meal of the day, this easy and flavorful frittata is quick and easy to prepare.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Healthy Eating Recipes University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Healthy Eating Recipes University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What dinner actually costs in 2026.
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