Split Pea Soup - $1.04 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 onion (large) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 3 tablespoons margarine or butter | Kroger® Salted Butter Sticks · 4 sticks / 16 oz | $3.49 | 42 g | $0.32 | $3.17 |
| 1 1/2 cups split peas, dry | Kroger® Green Split Peas · 16 oz | $1.59 | 300 g | $1.05 | $0.54 |
butter drives this basket at $3.49, 56% of the total. The next biggest lines are dried split peas ($1.59) and yellow onion ($1.19). $4.61 of the basket - 73% - 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® Salted Butter Sticks · about 412 g left, $3.17 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Kroger® Green Split Peas · about 154 g left, $0.54 of value
Simmering this soup for hours keeps your kitchen warm on a cold winter day. Add ham for an even heartier soup. Enjoy this soup with a fresh salad and warm wh...
- 1 onion (large)
- 3 tablespoons margarine or butter
- 1 1/2 cups split peas, dry
- 6 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Wellness Ways Resource Book University of Illinois Extension Service), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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