Slow Cooker Cheesy Swiss Steak - $3.97 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. 2 pounds beef round roast (1-inch thick) | Choice Top Round Roast Beef · 1 lbx2 | $9.99 | 907 g | $19.98 | $0.00 |
| 2. 1/4 cup flour | Kroger® Bleached All Purpose Flour · 5 lb | $2.59 | 30 g | $0.03 | $2.56 |
| 4. 2 carrots, chopped | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 2 | $0.45 | $1.24 |
| 5. 1/4 cup onion, chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 40 g | $0.10 | $1.09 |
| 6. 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce | Kroger® Worcestershire Sauce · 10 oz | $1.49 | - | $1.49 | - |
| 7. 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce, low-sodium | Kroger Tomato Sauce No Salt Added · 15 oz | $1.00 | 227 g | $0.53 | $0.47 |
| 8. 1/2 cup American cheese, shredded | Kroger® Mercado Mexican Style Queso Quesadilla Shredded Cheese · 8 ozSUBSTITUTE | $3.79 | 56 g | $0.94 | $2.85 |
beef round roast drives this basket at $19.98, 63% of the total. The next biggest lines are shredded American cheese ($3.79) and all purpose flour ($2.59). $8.21 of the basket - 26% - 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® Mercado Mexican Style Queso Quesadilla Shredded Cheese · about 171 g left, $2.85 of value
- Kroger® Bleached All Purpose Flour · about 2238 g left, $2.56 of value
- Carrots · about 334 g left, $1.24 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 414 g left, $1.09 of value
- Kroger Tomato Sauce No Salt Added · about 198 g left, $0.47 of value
This crock-pot recipe can be cooked for 8-10 hours on the low setting, or for 4-5 hours on the high setting.
- 2 pounds beef round roast (1-inch thick)
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1/4 cup onion, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce, low-sodium
- 1/2 cup American cheese, shredded
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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