Spinach and Meat Cakes - $2.97 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). 2 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 pound ground beef, or turkey, 7% fat (93% lean) | Kroger® 85/15 Ground Beef Tray 1 LB · 1 lb | $8.99 | 454 g | $8.99 | - |
| 16 ounces frozen spinach chopped (may substitute with 2 bunches of fresh spinach) | Kroger® Frozen Spinach Cut Leaf · 12 ozx2 | $1.59 | 454 g | $2.12 | $1.06 |
| 1/2 onion (small, finely chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 2 garlic cloves (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
| 3 cups brown rice | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 ozx2 | $0.99 | 570 g | $1.24 | $0.74 |
ground beef drives this basket at $8.99, 50% of the total. The next biggest lines are frozen spinach ($3.18) and garlic ($2.49). $4.19 of the basket - 23% - 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® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3 left, $1.49 of value
- Kroger® Frozen Spinach Cut Leaf · about 226 g left, $1.06 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · about 337 g left, $0.74 of value
Enjoy these spinach and meat cakes over brown rice and with a side of roasted sweet potatoes.
- 1 pound ground beef, or turkey, 7% fat (93% lean)
- 16 ounces frozen spinach chopped (may substitute with 2 bunches of fresh spinach)
- 1/2 onion (small, finely chopped)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- black pepper (to taste)
- 3 cups brown rice
This recipe is credited to a partner program (California Health Department, Los Angeles County Es Facil Campaign), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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