Potato Spinach Lasagna - $8.30 a serving

Makes 4 servings · italian · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$33.22
basket total, in-store
$8.30
per serving (4 servings)
+$3.68
dearer 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). Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1. 7 small red potatoesRed Potatoes · 1 lbx3 est.$0.207$0.46$0.14
2. 1/2 cup onion (chopped)Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.1980 g$0.21$0.98
3. 2 cloves garlic (minced)Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct$2.492$1.00$1.49
4. 1 tablespoon olive oilSimple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.4915 ml$0.25$8.24
5. 3 ounces fresh, baby spinach (about 3 1/2 cups)Kroger® Tender Baby Spinach Bag Salad · 10 oz$2.1985 g$0.66$1.53
6. 3/4 cup non-fat ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese)Simple Truth® Protein 2% Milkfat Small Curd Cottage Cheese · 16 ozSUBSTITUTE$3.99180 g$1.58$2.41
7. 3/4 cup Part-skim mozzarella cheese (shredded)Kroger® Low-Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · 16 oz$3.5085 g$0.66$2.84
8. 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese (grated)Private Selection® Parmesan Wedge Cheese · 8 oz$5.9920 g$0.53$5.46
9. 1 egg (beaten)Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · 18 ct$2.791$0.16$2.63
10. 1 1/2 cups reduced sodium pasta sauce (about 1/2 of 24-oz jar)Kroger® Lower Sodium Traditional Pasta Sauce · 24 oz$1.99360 ml$1.05$0.94

olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 26% of the total. The next biggest lines are parmesan cheese ($5.99) and non-fat ricotta cheese ($3.99). $26.66 of the basket - 80% - 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.

A unique and flavorful meat-free lasagna layered with sliced potatoes instead of noodles.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Produce for Better Health Foundation), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Produce for Better Health Foundation. 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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