Simple Fish Tacos - $6.41 a serving

Makes 6 servings · mexican · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$38.46
basket total, in-store
$6.41
per serving (6 servings)
+$1.79
dearer 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). 4 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
1/2 cup sour cream (non-fat)CHECK THISKroger® Fat Free Sour Cream · 16 oz$1.99120 g$0.53$1.46
1/4 cup mayonnaise (fat-free)CHECK THISKroger® Light Mayo · 30 fl oz$3.7960 g$0.26$3.53
1/2 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)CHECK THISCilantro · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$0.9915 g$0.99-
1/2 packet taco seasoning (divided)Kroger® Taco Seasoning · 1 oz$0.50-$0.50-
1 pound cod or white fish fillets (cut into 1 inch pieces)Pacific Cod Fillet Wild Caught (sustainably sourced) · 1 lb$11.99454 g$11.99-
1 tablespoon olive oilSimple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.4915 ml$0.25$8.24
2 tablespoons lemon juiceFresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each$0.851$0.85-
2 cups red and green cabbage (shredded)CHECK THISKroger® Angel Hair Coleslaw Shredded Cabbage · 10 oz$2.49140 g$1.23$1.26
2 cups tomato (diced)Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · 1 lb$1.99300 g$1.32$0.67
12 corn tortillas (6-inch, warmed)Mission Super Soft Super Size Yellow Corn Tortillas · 10 countx2$2.6912$3.23$2.15

cod fillets drives this basket at $11.99, 31% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and corn tortillas ($5.38). $17.32 of the basket - 45% - 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.

Seasoned chunks of cod topped with fresh diced tomatoes, shredded cabbage, a squeeze of lime, and a dollop of cilantro-infused sour cream are all served on t...

This recipe is credited to a partner program (US Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

US Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 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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