Smoky Mustard-Maple Salmon - $7.29 a serving

Makes 4 servings · american · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$29.17
basket total, in-store
$7.29
per serving (4 servings)
+$2.67
dearer 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). 2 pantry staples excluded. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
3 tablespoons whole-grain or Dijon mustardMurray's Whole Grain Mustard · 7 oz$5.9945 g$1.36$4.63
1 tablespoon pure maple syrupPrivate Selection® Pure Grade A Amber Color Rich Taste Maple Syrup · 12 fl oz$9.4915 ml$0.40$9.09
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika or ground chipotle pepperBadia® Smoked Paprika · 2 oz$1.691 g$0.03$1.66
16 ounces salmon (skinless, about 4 ounces per fillet)Kroger® Fresh Farm Raised Atlantic Salmon Fillet Portion · 16 ounces$12.00454 g$12.00-

salmon fillet drives this basket at $12.00, 41% of the total. The next biggest lines are pure maple syrup ($9.49) and whole grain mustard ($5.99). $15.38 of the basket - 53% - 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.

It doesn’t get much easier -- or more delicious -- than this ultra-fast salmon. The sweetness of the maple balances the tangy mustard; smoked paprika or gr...

This recipe is credited to a partner program (EatingWell Magazine), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

EatingWell Magazine. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What each protein actually costs per serving.
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