Pasta Primavera - $5.66 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. 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup noodles, uncooked | Kroger® Cavatappi Noodles · 16 oz | $1.33 | 120 g | $0.35 | $0.98 |
| 2 cups mixed vegetables (chopped) | Kroger® Frozen Mixed Vegetables · 12 oz | $1.29 | 300 g | $1.14 | $0.15 |
| 1 cup tomatoes (chopped) | Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · 1 lb | $1.99 | 180 g | $0.79 | $1.20 |
| 1 tablespoon margarineCHECK THIS | Blue Bonnet Vegetable Oil Sticks · 16 oz | $1.39 | 14 g | $0.04 | $1.35 |
| 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 1 g | $0.02 | $4.97 |
| 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese | Private Selection® Parmesan Wedge Cheese · 8 oz | $5.99 | 15 g | $0.40 | $5.59 |
parmesan cheese drives this basket at $5.99, 35% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic powder ($4.99) and tomato ($1.99). $14.24 of the basket - 84% - 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.
- Private Selection® Parmesan Wedge Cheese · about 212 g left, $5.59 of value
- Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 261 g left, $4.97 of value
- Blue Bonnet Vegetable Oil Sticks · about 440 g left, $1.35 of value
- Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · about 274 g left, $1.20 of value
- Kroger® Cavatappi Noodles · about 334 g left, $0.98 of value
- Kroger® Frozen Mixed Vegetables · about 40 g left, $0.15 of value
A flavorful spring recipe that you and your family will savor. Use your favorite spring vegetables from your garden or local farmers market: kohlrabi, sugar ...
- 1 cup noodles, uncooked
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 cups mixed vegetables (chopped)
- 1 cup tomatoes (chopped)
- 1 tablespoon margarine
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Utah State University Cooperative Extension), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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