Quick Tuna Casserole - $2.04 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). 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ounces egg noodles (wide) | Kroger® Wide Egg Noodles · 16 oz | $1.99 | 142 g | $0.62 | $1.37 |
| 1 can cream of mushroom soup, low-sodium (10.75 ounce) | Kroger® Less Sodium Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup · 10.5 oz | $1.00 | 305 g | $1.00 | - |
| 1/3 cup skim milk | Kroger® Skim Fat Free Milk 16 fl. oz. Bottle · 1 pt | $1.79 | 80 ml | $0.30 | $1.49 |
| 1 can tuna (6.5 ounces, packed in water, drained) | StarKist® Chunk Light Tuna in Water 25% Less Sodium 3pk Can · 5 ozx2 | $3.09 | 184 g | $4.01 | $2.17 |
| 1 cup green peas (frozen)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Frozen Sweet Green Peas · 12 oz | $1.29 | 145 g | $0.55 | $0.74 |
canned tuna in water drives this basket at $6.18, 50% of the total. The next biggest lines are wide egg noodles ($1.99) and skim milk ($1.79). $5.76 of the basket - 47% - 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.
- StarKist® Chunk Light Tuna in Water 25% Less Sodium 3pk Can · about 99 g left, $2.17 of value
- Kroger® Skim Fat Free Milk 16 fl. oz. Bottle · about 393 ml left, $1.49 of value
- Kroger® Wide Egg Noodles · about 312 g left, $1.37 of value
- Kroger® Frozen Sweet Green Peas · about 195 g left, $0.74 of value
This creamy casserole can be easily prepped in advance. Enjoy it with roasted sweet potatoes or winter squash for a colorful meal.
- 1 cup water
- 5 ounces egg noodles (wide)
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup, low-sodium (10.75 ounce)
- 1/3 cup skim milk
- 1 can tuna (6.5 ounces, packed in water, drained)
- 1 cup green peas (frozen)
- bread crumbs (1 cup, optional)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Healthy Cookbook for African American Populations Recipe by Tara Caulder, Soaad Ali, and Laide Bello (Supervised by Dr. Mira Mehta and Terri Kieckhefer)), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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