Red Hot Fusilli - $7.37 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. 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 tablespoon olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
| 2 cloves garlic (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
| 1/4 cup parsley (fresh minced) | Parsley - Italian · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.29 | 15 g | $1.29 | - |
| 4 cups ripe tomatoes (chopped) | Kroger Vine Ripe Tomatoes · 20 oz | $3.19 | 600 g | $3.19 | - |
| 1 tablespoon fresh basil (chopped or 1 tsp dried basil) | Gotham Greens® Fresh Basil · 1.25 oz | $3.99 | 5 g | $0.56 | $3.43 |
| 1 tablespoon oregano leaves (crushed or 1 tsp dried oregano) | Smart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz | $1.25 | 3 g | $0.21 | $1.04 |
| ground red pepper (or cayenne, to taste) | Kroger® Ground Red Cayenne Pepper Shaker · 1.5 oz | $4.99 | - | $4.99 | - |
| 8 ounces fusilli pasta (uncooked, 4 cups cooked) | De Cecco® Fusilli Pasta · 1 lb | $3.79 | 227 g | $1.90 | $1.89 |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 29% of the total. The next biggest lines are cayenne pepper ($4.99) and fresh basil ($3.99). $16.09 of the basket - 55% - 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.
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 485 ml left, $8.24 of value
- Gotham Greens® Fresh Basil · about 30 g left, $3.43 of value
- De Cecco® Fusilli Pasta · about 227 g left, $1.89 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3 left, $1.49 of value
Spice up your weeknight dinner plans with this Red Hot Fusilli. Loaded with juicy tomatoes, this dish is wonderful with or without the optional chicken!
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/4 cup parsley (fresh minced)
- 4 cups ripe tomatoes (chopped)
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil (chopped or 1 tsp dried basil)
- 1 tablespoon oregano leaves (crushed or 1 tsp dried oregano)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- ground red pepper (or cayenne, to taste)
- 8 ounces fusilli pasta (uncooked, 4 cups cooked)
- cooked chicken breast (1/2 pound diced into 1/2-inch pieces, optional)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Stay Young at Heart: Cooking the Heart-Healthy Way US Department of Health and Human Services National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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