Southwestern Pepper Cups - $1.89 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). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 green bell pepper (medium, halved and seeded, or use red or yellow peppers) | Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ctx5 | $0.99 | 5 | $4.95 | - |
| 1/3 cup onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 50 g | $0.13 | $1.06 |
| 1 1/2 garlic clove (chopped) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1.5 | $0.75 | $1.74 |
| 3 cups brown rice, cooked | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 ozx2 | $0.99 | 585 g | $1.28 | $0.70 |
| 1 can tomatoes with chilies (10 1/2 ounce, diced and undrained) | Kroger Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies Original · 14.5 oz | $1.00 | 300 g | $0.73 | $0.27 |
| 1/2 can whole kernel corn, low-sodium (8 1/2 ounce, drained) | Kroger® Whole Kernel Canned Golden Corn · 15.25 oz | $1.00 | 120 g | $0.28 | $0.72 |
| vegetable cooking spray | Kroger® Vegetable Oil Nonstick Cooking Spray · 6 oz | $2.79 | - | $2.79 | - |
| 1/3 cup cheese, cheddar, shredded | Kroger® Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 16 oz | $3.50 | 38 g | $0.29 | $3.21 |
green bell pepper drives this basket at $4.95, 26% of the total. The next biggest lines are shredded cheddar cheese ($3.50) and vegetable cooking spray ($2.79). $7.70 of the basket - 41% - 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® Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese · about 416 g left, $3.21 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3.5 left, $1.74 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 404 g left, $1.06 of value
- Kroger® Whole Kernel Canned Golden Corn · about 312 g left, $0.72 of value
- Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · about 322 g left, $0.70 of value
- Kroger Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies Original · about 111 g left, $0.27 of value
Delicious stuffed peppers that will soon become a staple in your home.
- 5 green bell pepper (medium, halved and seeded, or use red or yellow peppers)
- 1/3 cup onion (chopped)
- 1 1/2 garlic clove (chopped)
- 3 cups brown rice, cooked
- 1 can tomatoes with chilies (10 1/2 ounce, diced and undrained)
- 1/2 can whole kernel corn, low-sodium (8 1/2 ounce, drained)
- vegetable cooking spray
- 1/3 cup cheese, cheddar, shredded
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Don’t Play With Your Food: Spring and Summer Cookbook Arizona Nutrition Network), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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