Pasta with Vegetables - $5.48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 cherry tomatoes (cut in half) | Private Selection® Petite Medley Snacking Tomatoes · 24 oz | $5.00 | 12 | $1.32 | $3.68 |
| 1 tablespoon garlic (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.49 | 15 g | $2.49 | - |
| 1/2 onion, medium (finely chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 1/2 green pepper (finely chopped) | Organic Fresh Green Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.79 | 1 | $1.79 | - |
| 3 tablespoons fresh basil (chopped) | Gotham Greens® Fresh Basil · 1.25 oz | $3.99 | 15 g | $1.69 | $2.30 |
| 1/2 teaspoon dried oreganoCHECK THIS | Smart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz | $1.25 | 1 g | $0.07 | $1.18 |
| 1 tablespoon olive oil (or oil of your choice) | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
| 6 cups pasta (cooked) | Kroger® Penne Rigate Pasta · 16 ozx2 | $1.33 | 840 g | $2.46 | $0.20 |
| 6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese (grated) | Private Selection® Parmesan Wedge Cheese · 8 oz | $5.99 | 90 g | $2.38 | $3.61 |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 26% of the total. The next biggest lines are Parmesan cheese ($5.99) and cherry tomatoes ($5.00). $20.10 of the basket - 61% - 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.
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 485 ml left, $8.24 of value
- Private Selection® Petite Medley Snacking Tomatoes · about 500 g left, $3.68 of value
- Private Selection® Parmesan Wedge Cheese · about 137 g left, $3.61 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Kroger® Penne Rigate Pasta · about 67 g left, $0.20 of value
Combine fresh veggies from your garden or the farmers' market with pasta to make this your new favorite summer recipe.
- 12 cherry tomatoes (cut in half)
- 1 tablespoon garlic (minced)
- 1/2 onion, medium (finely chopped)
- 1/2 green pepper (finely chopped)
- 3 tablespoons fresh basil (chopped)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (or oil of your choice)
- salt and pepper (optional, to taste)
- 6 cups pasta (cooked)
- 6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese (grated)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Originally named Uncooked Tomato Sauce Farm Fresh Summertime Recipes Connecticut Food Policy Council), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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