Skillet Noodles and Beef - $3.77 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. 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 pound lean ground beef | Pre® Grass Fed & Finished Ground Beef 92% Lean 8% Fat · 16 oz | $9.99 | 227 g | $5.00 | $4.99 |
| 1/2 cup onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 80 g | $0.21 | $0.98 |
| 1 can tomato sauce, low-sodium (15 ounce) | Kroger Tomato Sauce No Salt Added · 15 oz | $1.00 | 425 g | $1.00 | $0.00 |
| 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 1 g | $0.02 | $4.97 |
| 1/4 teaspoon oregano | Smart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz | $1.25 | 1 g | $0.07 | $1.18 |
| 1/4 teaspoon basil | Simple Truth Organic® Basil · 0.5 oz | $2.49 | 1 g | $0.18 | $2.31 |
| 3 cups noodles, uncooked, 1/2 inch wide | Kroger® Wide Egg Noodles · 16 oz | $1.99 | 225 g | $0.99 | $1.00 |
| 1 package spinach, frozen, chopped (10 ounce) | Kroger® Frozen Spinach Cut Leaf · 12 oz | $1.59 | 283 g | $1.32 | $0.27 |
| 1 cup cottage cheese, non-fatCHECK THIS | Kroger® Fat Free Small Curd Cottage Cheese Cup · 16 oz | $2.19 | 225 g | $1.09 | $1.10 |
| 1/2 cup cheese, part-skim mozzarella, shredded | Kroger® Low-Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · 16 oz | $3.50 | 56 g | $0.43 | $3.07 |
lean ground beef drives this basket at $9.99, 33% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic powder ($4.99) and shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese ($3.50). $19.88 of the basket - 66% - 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.
- Pre® Grass Fed & Finished Ground Beef 92% Lean 8% Fat · about 227 g left, $4.99 of value
- Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 261 g left, $4.97 of value
- Kroger® Low-Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · about 398 g left, $3.07 of value
- Kroger® Fat Free Small Curd Cottage Cheese Cup · about 229 g left, $1.10 of value
- Kroger® Wide Egg Noodles · about 229 g left, $1.00 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 374 g left, $0.98 of value
A quick and easy weeknight entrée. If you want to give this dish an extra kick, spice with your favorite hot sauce or red pepper flakes.
- 1/2 pound lean ground beef
- 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
- 1 can tomato sauce, low-sodium (15 ounce)
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon basil
- 3 cups noodles, uncooked, 1/2 inch wide
- 1 package spinach, frozen, chopped (10 ounce)
- 1 cup cottage cheese, non-fat
- 1/2 cup cheese, part-skim mozzarella, shredded
This recipe is credited to a partner program (University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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