Salmon Patties - $1.90 a serving

Makes 6 servings · american · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$11.40
basket total, in-store
$1.90
per serving (6 servings)
-$2.72
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). 3 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 can salmon, 16 ozKroger® Wild Caught Canned Alaskan Pink Salmon · 14.75 oz$3.79454 g$3.79-
1 tablespoon lemon juiceFresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each$0.851$0.85-
1/2 medium onionJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.191$0.29$0.90
2 large eggsKroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · 12 ct$1.892$0.31$1.57
1/3 cup bread crumbs or cracker crumbsKroger® Plain Bread Crumbs · 15 oz$1.9940 g$0.19$1.80
2 tablespoons all-purpose flourCHECK THISKroger® All Purpose Bleached Enriched Flour · 2 lbs$1.6918 g$0.03$1.66

canned salmon drives this basket at $3.79, 33% of the total. The next biggest lines are bread crumbs ($1.99) and large eggs ($1.89). $5.94 of the basket - 52% - 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.

Tasty patties cooked in a skillet that are perfect topped with fresh lettuce, tomato, and a side of fresh or canned pineapple.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Eat for Health Toolkit Recipe by Missouri Nutrition Network Optional additions from ONIE Project & Colorado State University Extension), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Eat for Health Toolkit Recipe by Missouri Nutrition Network Optional additions from ONIE Project & Colorado State University Extension. 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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