Slow Cooker Beef Stew - $7.34 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). 3 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. 2 pounds stew meat (cut into 1 inch cubes) | Kroger® Natural Fresh Choice Beef For Stew Meat BIG DEAL! · 2 lb | $20.00 | 907 g | $20.00 | $0.00 |
| 2. 1/4 cup flour (all purpose) | Kroger® Bleached All Purpose Flour · 5 lb | $2.59 | 30 g | $0.03 | $2.56 |
| 5. 2 teaspoons beef bouillon (2 cubes) | Better Than Bouillon® Reduced Sodium Beef Base · 8 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMEDSUBSTITUTE | $5.99 | 2 | $5.99 | - |
| 6. 1 garlic clove (finely chopped) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 7. 3 carrots (sliced) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 3 | $0.67 | $1.02 |
| 8. 3 potatoes (diced) | Kroger® Gold Potatoes · 5 lb | $7.49 | 3 | $2.08 | $5.41 |
| 9. 1 onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 10. 1 celery stalk (sliced) | Sleeved Celery · 1 ct | $2.59 | 1 | $2.59 | - |
stew meat drives this basket at $20.00, 45% of the total. The next biggest lines are potatoes ($7.49) and beef bouillon ($5.99). $11.88 of the basket - 27% - 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® Gold Potatoes · about 1638 g left, $5.41 of value
- Kroger® Bleached All Purpose Flour · about 2238 g left, $2.56 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
- Carrots · about 274 g left, $1.02 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
Prepare this in the morning and let it cook all day, so that you can enjoy a healthy and hearty dinner as soon as you walk in the door.
- 2 pounds stew meat (cut into 1 inch cubes)
- 1/4 cup flour (all purpose)
- salt and pepper (optional, to taste)
- 2 cups water
- 2 teaspoons beef bouillon (2 cubes)
- 1 garlic clove (finely chopped)
- 3 carrots (sliced)
- 3 potatoes (diced)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 celery stalk (sliced)
- add herbs as desired (bay leaf, basil, oregano, etc.) (optional)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Montana State University Extension Service), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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