Round Steak Casserole - $3.98 a serving

Makes 8 servings · american · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$31.87
basket total, in-store
$3.98
per serving (8 servings)
-$0.64
cheaper 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). 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
2 pounds round steak (cut 1/2 inch thick)Choice Boneless Top Round Beef Steak · 1 lbx2$10.99907 g$21.98$0.00
1 teaspoon garlic saltSmart Way™ Garlic Salt · 3.53 oz$1.256 g$0.07$1.18
1 onion (thinly sliced)Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.191$0.29$0.90
3 potatoes (peeled and quartered)Russet Potato · 1 lbx2 est.$0.893$1.77$0.01
1 can French-style green beans, low-sodium (drained)Del Monte Blue Lake 50% Less Sodium French Style Green Beans · 14.5 oz$1.89-$1.89-
1 can tomato soup, low-sodium (10.5 ounce)Kroger® Tomato Condensed Soup · 26 oz$1.89298 g$0.76$1.13
1 can tomatoes, low-sodium (peeled and whole, 14.5 ounces)CHECK THISKroger® Whole Peeled Tomatoes · 28 oz$1.89411 g$0.98$0.91

round steak drives this basket at $21.98, 69% of the total. The next biggest lines are canned french style green beans ($1.89) and canned tomato soup ($1.89). $4.13 of the basket - 13% - 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 hearty, savory, and delicious dish that is packed with meat, potatoes, and tomatoes that can be easily prepared in a slow cooker.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (For Cooking Without Looking, Use a Crock Pot University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service Dunn County UW-Extension Nutrition Education Program), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

For Cooking Without Looking, Use a Crock Pot University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service Dunn County UW-Extension Nutrition Education Program. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What each protein actually costs per serving.
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