Skillet Meals - $1.47 a serving

Makes 4 servings · mediterranean · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$5.87
basket total, in-store
$1.47
per serving (4 servings)
-$3.16
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). 1 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 package broccoli (10 ounce, frozen, can also use mustard greens, collard greens or spinach)Kroger® Traditional Favorites Frozen Broccoli Cuts · 12 oz$1.29283 g$1.07$0.22
2 cans stewed tomatoes, low sodium (about 30 oz)CHECK THISKroger Tomatoes Stewed Tomatoes · 14.5 ozx2$1.00850 g$2.00-
1 cup brown rice (cooked)Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 oz$0.99195 g$0.43$0.56
1 can white beans (15 ounces, rinsed and drained)Goya® White Beans · 15.5 oz$1.59425 g$1.54$0.05

low sodium stewed tomatoes drives this basket at $2.00, 34% of the total. The next biggest lines are canned white beans ($1.59) and frozen broccoli ($1.29). $0.83 of the basket - 14% - 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.

A hearty and tasty one-pot dish that can be made in under half an hour. Use leftover brown rice for this recipe.

  1. Wash hands with soap and water.
  2. Steam greens in the stewed tomatoes using a small pan, pot, or electric skillet on medium-high heat.
  3. Cook greens 10 to 20 minutes, until they are as soft as you like them. Stir gently.
  4. Add the rice, canned beans, and seasonings.
  5. Cook until heated through.
University of Connecticut Family Nutrition Program Senior Nutrition Awareness Project (SNAP) Newsletters. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: The protein math behind beans and rice.
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