Salmon Loaf - $2.28 a serving

Makes 8 servings · american · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$18.23
basket total, in-store
$2.28
per serving (8 servings)
-$2.34
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). 2 matches are 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
1 can salmon (15 1/2 ounce)Kroger® Wild Caught Canned Alaskan Pink Salmon · 14.75 oz$3.79440 g$3.79-
2 cups bread crumbs, softCHECK THISKikkoman® Panko Japanese Style Bread Crumbs · 8 ozSUBSTITUTE$2.49240 g$2.49-
1 onion (large, chopped)Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.191$0.29$0.90
1 tablespoon margarine (melted)CHECK THISBlue Bonnet Vegetable Oil Sticks · 16 oz$1.3914 g$0.04$1.35
1/4 cup celery (diced)Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$2.5925 g$2.59-
1 cup milk, 1%Kroger® 1% Lowfat Milk 32 fl. oz. Bottle · 1 qt$2.79240 ml$0.71$2.08
1 tablespoon lemon juiceFresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each$0.851$0.85-
1 teaspoon parsley (dried)Smart Way™ Parsley Flakes · 0.5 oz$1.251 g$0.09$1.16
2 egg (large)Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · 12 ct$1.892$0.31$1.57

canned salmon drives this basket at $3.79, 21% of the total. The next biggest lines are 1% milk ($2.79) and celery ($2.59). $7.07 of the basket - 39% - 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.

This delicate salmon loaf is lower in calories than traditional meat loaf, and pairs well with steamed spinach or broccoli and roasted sweet potatoes.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Wellness Ways Resource Book University of Illinois Extension Service), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Wellness Ways Resource Book University of Illinois Extension Service. 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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