Pork Loin Roast with Veggies - $3.89 a serving

Name: Pork Loin Roast with Veggies
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups onions, cut in wedges (about 1/2 pound or 2 medium ); 2 cups potatoes, diced (about 12 ounces or medium); 2 cups baby carrots (or 3/4 pound regular carrots, sliced); 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (divided); 1 1/4 pounds pork loin; 3 teaspoons brown sugar (1 Tablespoon); 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon salt

Makes 6 servings · american · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)

$23.33

basket total, in-store

$3.89

per serving (6 servings)

-$0.73

cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner

What it costs at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine

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). 3 pantry staples excluded. 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
2 cups onions, cut in wedges (about 1/2 pound or 2 medium )	Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb	$1.19	2	$0.58	$0.61
2 cups potatoes, diced (about 12 ounces or medium)	Kroger® Gold Potatoes · 5 lb	$7.49	340 g	$1.12	$6.37
2 cups baby carrots (or 3/4 pound regular carrots, sliced)	Kroger® Cut and Peeled Baby Carrots · 16 oz	$1.39	340 g	$1.04	$0.35
1 1/4 pounds pork loin	Kroger® Fresh Natural Pork Loin Boneless · 1 lbx2	$2.99	567 g	$3.74	$2.24
3 teaspoons brown sugar (1 Tablespoon)	Kroger® Light Brown Sugar · 32 oz	$2.29	15 g	$0.04	$2.25
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder	Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz	$4.99	2 g	$0.04	$4.95

Where the money goes

potatoes drives this basket at $7.49, 32% of the total. The next biggest lines are pork loin ($5.98) and garlic powder ($4.99). $16.77 of the basket - 72% - 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.

What carries into next week

Kroger® Gold Potatoes · about 1928 g left, $6.37 of value
Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 260 g left, $4.95 of value
Kroger® Light Brown Sugar · about 892 g left, $2.25 of value
Kroger® Fresh Natural Pork Loin Boneless · about 340 g left, $2.24 of value
Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 234 g left, $0.61 of value
Kroger® Cut and Peeled Baby Carrots · about 114 g left, $0.35 of value

A perfect recipe for meat and potatoes fans. Enjoy this recipe with a fresh side salad and a piece of fruit for dessert.

Ingredients

2 cups onions, cut in wedges (about 1/2 pound or 2 medium )
2 cups potatoes, diced (about 12 ounces or medium)
2 cups baby carrots (or 3/4 pound regular carrots, sliced)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil (divided)
1 1/4 pounds pork loin
3 teaspoons brown sugar (1 Tablespoon)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Spend Smart. Eat Smart. Iowa State University Extension), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Spend Smart. Eat Smart. Iowa State University Extension. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What each protein actually costs per serving.

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