Simple Stuffed Peppers - $3.42 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). 1 pantry staples excluded. 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 cup brown rice, uncooked | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 oz | $0.99 | 190 g | $0.41 | $0.58 |
| 1 can black beans, low sodium (15 ounces) | Kroger® Black Beans · 15.25 oz | $1.00 | 425 g | $0.98 | $0.02 |
| 4 bell peppers (any color) | Kroger® Tri-Color Bell Peppers · 20 oz | $3.99 | 4 | $3.38 | $0.61 |
| 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded (reduced fat) | Kroger® Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 16 oz | $3.50 | 113 g | $0.87 | $2.63 |
| 1 tomato, sliced | Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · 1 lb | $1.99 | 1 | $0.53 | $1.46 |
| 1 cup salsa | Kroger® Mild Traditional Salsa · 16 oz | $2.19 | 240 g | $1.16 | $1.03 |
bell peppers drives this basket at $3.99, 29% of the total. The next biggest lines are shredded cheddar cheese ($3.50) and salsa ($2.19). $6.33 of the basket - 46% - 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.
- Kroger® Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese · about 341 g left, $2.63 of value
- Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · about 334 g left, $1.46 of value
- Kroger® Mild Traditional Salsa · about 214 g left, $1.03 of value
- Kroger® Tri-Color Bell Peppers · about 87 g left, $0.61 of value
- Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · about 264 g left, $0.58 of value
These simple stuffed peppers are fun and flavorful. Use yellow, red, green, and orange peppers for a colorful dish.
- 1 cup brown rice, uncooked
- 1 can black beans, low sodium (15 ounces)
- 4 bell peppers (any color)
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded (reduced fat)
- 1 tomato, sliced
- 1 cup salsa
- salt (to taste, optional)
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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