Slow Cooker Pork Stew over Brown Rice - $3.39 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). 2 pantry staples excluded. 2 matches are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 pounds lean pork stew meatCHECK THIS | Kroger® Pork Stew Meat · 1 lbx2 | $4.99 | 907 g | $9.98 | $0.00 |
| 3 cups baby carrots | Kroger® Cut and Peeled Baby Carrots · 16 oz | $1.39 | 375 g | $1.15 | $0.24 |
| 1 large onion, sliced | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves | Private Selection® Thyme Leaves Shaker · 0.78 oz | $3.49 | 3 g | $0.47 | $3.02 |
| 1 clove garlic, minced | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 1 1/2 cups complete bran and wheat flakes ready-to-eat cereal (crushed to 3/4 cup)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Bran Flakes Cereal · 18 oz | $2.79 | 90 g | $0.49 | $2.30 |
| 3/4 cup 100% apple juice or apple cider | Simple Truth Organic® Apple Juice · 64 fl oz | $3.79 | 180 ml | $0.36 | $3.43 |
| 4 cups hot cooked brown rice | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 ozx2 | $0.99 | 760 g | $1.66 | $0.32 |
lean pork stew meat drives this basket at $9.98, 37% of the total. The next biggest lines are apple juice ($3.79) and dried thyme leaves ($3.49). $12.20 of the basket - 45% - 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.
- Simple Truth Organic® Apple Juice · about 1713 ml left, $3.43 of value
- Kroger® Bran Flakes Cereal · about 420 g left, $2.30 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · about 147 g left, $0.32 of value
- Kroger® Cut and Peeled Baby Carrots · about 79 g left, $0.24 of value
Apple juice and dried fruit add a touch of sweetness to this stew. This dish can be put together in minutes and then left to simmer in your slow cooker. Serv...
- 2 pounds lean pork stew meat
- 3 cups baby carrots
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 cups complete bran and wheat flakes ready-to-eat cereal (crushed to 3/4 cup)
- 1 cup dried tart cherries
- 3/4 cup 100% apple juice or apple cider
- 4 cups hot cooked brown rice
- Trim fat from pork.
- Spray large pan with non-stick cooking spray. Cook half of the pork at a time until browned.
- In a 4 to 6 quart crockery cooker, layer carrots, onion, thyme, pepper, salt, and garlic. Sprinkle with cereal and cherries.
- Top with pork and pour apple juice or cider over contents in the cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours or on high for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
- Prepare the brown rice according to package directions toward the end of the stew cooking time. (Brown rice typically takes about 40 to 45 minutes to cook.)
- Stir pork mixture and serve over 1/2 cup brown rice.
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