Stir Fry Vegetables and Beef - $9.75 a serving

Makes 4 servings · asian · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$39.01
basket total, in-store
$9.75
per serving (4 servings)
+$5.13
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
1/2 teaspoon ground gingerSimple Truth Organic® Ground Ginger Shaker · 1.41 oz$3.991 g$0.10$3.89
1/8 teaspoon garlic powderKroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz$4.991 g$0.01$4.98
1 teaspoon soy sauce, reduced sodiumKroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 10 fl oz$1.495 ml$0.03$1.46
1 cup carrot (sliced)Carrots · 1 lb$1.69125 g$0.47$1.22
2 cups broccoliKroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · 32 oz$6.00180 g$1.19$4.81
1 bell pepper (chopped)Fresh Yellow Bell Pepper · 1 ct$1.671$1.67-
1 onion (chopped)Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.191$0.29$0.90
2 cups fresh mushrooms (sliced)Kroger® Sliced White Mushrooms BIG DEAL! · 24 oz$6.00140 g$1.23$4.77
8 ounces sliced beefKroger® Thin Sliced Beef Top Round Steak · 1 lb$11.99227 g$6.00$5.99

sliced beef drives this basket at $11.99, 31% of the total. The next biggest lines are broccoli ($6.00) and mushrooms ($6.00). $28.03 of the basket - 72% - 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.

Looking to add more vegetables into a family-friendly meal? This recipe does the job. With a rainbow of colorful vegetables that are cooked until tender but ...

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Texas Cooperative Extension Expanded Nutrition Program The Texas A&M University System), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Texas Cooperative Extension Expanded Nutrition Program The Texas A&M University System. 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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