Potato Spinach Casserole - $3.57 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. 2 matches are 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 2/3 cups frozen hash browns, country style (about 12 ounces, thawed) | Kroger® Southern Style Frozen Hash Browns · 32 oz | $3.79 | 340 g | $1.42 | $2.37 |
| 1/2 cup green pepper (finely chopped, divided) | Organic Fresh Green Bell Pepper · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.79 | 75 g | $1.79 | - |
| 1/2 cup onion (finely chopped, divided) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 80 g | $0.21 | $0.98 |
| 1 can evaporated milk, nonfat (12 ounces)CHECK THIS | Nestlé Carnation Evaporated Milk Vitamin D Added Shelf Milk Evaporated Milk Canned · 12 fl oz | $2.19 | 354 ml | $2.18 | $0.01 |
| 6 egg whites from large eggs (3/4 cup) | Simple Truth Organic™ Cage Free 100% Liquid Egg Whites · 16 oz | $3.99 | 6 | $1.74 | $2.25 |
| 1/2 cup cheese, reduced-fat sharp cheddar, shredded | Kroger® Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 56 g | $0.49 | $1.51 |
| 1/2 cup cheese, reduced fat Monterey Jack, shreddedCHECK THIS | Kroger® Monterey Jack Shredded Cheese · 8 ozSUBSTITUTE | $2.00 | 56 g | $0.49 | $1.51 |
| 1 cup spinach (washed and chopped, fresh) | Spinach · 1 lb | $1.99 | 30 g | $0.13 | $1.86 |
| 1/2 cup tomatoes (chopped, fresh) | Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lb | $2.49 | 90 g | $0.49 | $2.00 |
egg whites drives this basket at $3.99, 19% of the total. The next biggest lines are frozen hash browns ($3.79) and fresh tomatoes ($2.49). $12.47 of the basket - 58% - 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® Southern Style Frozen Hash Browns · about 567 g left, $2.37 of value
- Simple Truth Organic™ Cage Free 100% Liquid Egg Whites · about 256 g left, $2.25 of value
- Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · about 364 g left, $2.00 of value
- Spinach · about 424 g left, $1.86 of value
- Kroger® Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · about 171 g left, $1.51 of value
- Kroger® Monterey Jack Shredded Cheese · about 171 g left, $1.51 of value
This casserole would be wonderful for brunch or dinner. Top with fresh tomatoes or your favorite salsa!
- 1 2/3 cups frozen hash browns, country style (about 12 ounces, thawed)
- 1/2 cup green pepper (finely chopped, divided)
- 1/2 cup onion (finely chopped, divided)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 can evaporated milk, nonfat (12 ounces)
- 6 egg whites from large eggs (3/4 cup)
- 1/2 cup cheese, reduced-fat sharp cheddar, shredded
- 1/2 cup cheese, reduced fat Monterey Jack, shredded
- 1 cup spinach (washed and chopped, fresh)
- 1/2 cup tomatoes (chopped, fresh)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Fix it Fresh! Recipe Series Kansas State University Research and Extension), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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