Short Cut Lasagna - $3.96 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). 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 jar spaghetti sauce (low sodium, 24 ounces)CHECK THIS | Rao's Homemade® Marinara Sauce Made with Italian Tomatoes, 32 oz · 32 oz | $9.99 | 680 g | $7.49 | $2.50 |
| 8 ounces dry lasagna noodlesCHECK THIS | Barilla Wavy Lasagne Pasta, Quality Non-GMO and Kosher Certified Pasta · 16 oz | $2.99 | 227 g | $1.50 | $1.49 |
| 1 container ricotta cheese (part-skim, 15 ounces or cottage cheese) | GALBANI WHOLE MILK RICOTTA CHEESE · 15 oz | $3.79 | 425 g | $3.79 | $0.00 |
| 2 cups mozzarella cheese (part-skim, shredded) | Kroger® Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 226 g | $1.99 | $0.01 |
| 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (grated) | 4C® Homestyle™ Parmesan Grated Cheese · 6 oz | $4.99 | 25 g | $0.73 | $4.26 |
spaghetti sauce drives this basket at $9.99, 42% of the total. The next biggest lines are grated parmesan cheese ($4.99) and ricotta cheese ($3.79). $8.26 of the basket - 35% - 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.
- 4C® Homestyle™ Parmesan Grated Cheese · about 145 g left, $4.26 of value
- Rao's Homemade® Marinara Sauce Made with Italian Tomatoes, 32 oz · about 227 g left, $2.50 of value
- Barilla Wavy Lasagne Pasta, Quality Non-GMO and Kosher Certified Pasta · about 227 g left, $1.49 of value
No need to precook the noodles in this easy lasagna. Add a layer of extra veggies if you desire. Spinach would make a fantastic addition.
- 1 jar spaghetti sauce (low sodium, 24 ounces)
- 8 ounces dry lasagna noodles
- 1 container ricotta cheese (part-skim, 15 ounces or cottage cheese)
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese (part-skim, shredded)
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Simple Healthy Recipes Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education ONIE Project), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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