Pumpkin Soup - $3.83 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.

beef round roast drives this basket at $9.99, 44% of the total. The next biggest lines are canned pumpkin ($5.98) and maple syrup ($5.79). $13.65 of the basket - 59% - 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.

• Choice Top Round Roast Beef · about 341 g left, $7.50 of value
• Simple Truth Organic® Dark Color Maple Syrup · about 207 ml left, $5.06 of value
• Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 414 g left, $1.09 of value

Canned pumpkin tastes good and is easy to use. The blend of ingredients in this soup gives it a hint of sweetness.

• 3 cups water
• 1/4 pound beef round roast, thawed, sliced thinly
• 2 cans low-sodium pumpkin (about 30 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup (or 2 tablespoons brown sugar)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
• 1/4 cup onions, diced

1. In a medium-sized pot, bring water to a boil.
2. Add beef roast to boiling water. Boil for 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Add pumpkin, maple syrup, and pepper to pot. If using cinnamon, add that too. Mix well.
4. Lower heat and cook for about 10 minutes.
5. Put 2 teaspoons of onion on top of each bowl of soup. Serve hot.

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