Spinach and Mushroom Enchilada Casserole - $5.07 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. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. 2 teaspoons olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 10 ml | $0.17 | $8.32 |
| 2. 1 onion (medium, chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 3. 2 garlic cloves (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
| 4. 3 yellow banana chili peppers (seeded, deveined, and minced)CHECK THIS | Fresh Yellow Hungarian Peppers · 1 lb | $3.99 | 3 | $3.17 | $0.82 |
| 5. 3 pounds mushrooms (sliced) | Kroger® Sliced White Mushrooms BIG DEAL! · 24 ozx2 | $6.00 | 1360 g | $11.99 | $0.01 |
| 6. 1 cup enchilada sauce (14 ounce can, preferably green) | Las Palmas® Medium Green Chile Enchilada Sauce · 28 oz | $3.29 | 240 ml | $0.99 | $2.30 |
| 7. 8 corn tortillas (6 inch, cut in half) | Mission Super Soft Super Size Yellow Corn Tortillas · 10 count | $2.69 | 8 | $2.15 | $0.54 |
| 9. 1/2 teaspoon oregano leaves (dried)CHECK THIS | Smart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz | $1.25 | - | $1.25 | - |
| 10. 2 packages frozen chopped spinach (10 ounce, thawed) | Kroger® Frozen Spinach Chopped · 12 ozx2 | $1.59 | 567 g | $2.65 | $0.53 |
| 11. 6 1/2 ounces reduced fat Monterey jack cheese (grated)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Monterey Jack Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 184 g | $1.62 | $0.38 |
mushrooms drives this basket at $12.00, 30% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and yellow banana chili peppers ($3.99). $15.29 of the basket - 38% - 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® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 490 ml left, $8.32 of value
- Las Palmas® Medium Green Chile Enchilada Sauce · about 554 ml left, $2.30 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3 left, $1.49 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Fresh Yellow Hungarian Peppers · about 94 g left, $0.82 of value
- Mission Super Soft Super Size Yellow Corn Tortillas · about 2 left, $0.54 of value
Banana peppers add a kick to these delicious enchiladas -- and are in season the same time as bell peppers.
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 onion (medium, chopped)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 3 yellow banana chili peppers (seeded, deveined, and minced)
- 3 pounds mushrooms (sliced)
- 1 cup enchilada sauce (14 ounce can, preferably green)
- 8 corn tortillas (6 inch, cut in half)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano leaves (dried)
- 2 packages frozen chopped spinach (10 ounce, thawed)
- 6 1/2 ounces reduced fat Monterey jack cheese (grated)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (California’s Chefs Cook Lean California Department of Health Services California Project LEAN), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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