Stove Top Casserole - $4.20 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. 1 match is 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 onion (small, coarsely chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 4 potatoes (medium, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick) | Kroger® Gold Potatoes · 5 lb | $7.49 | 4 | $2.77 | $4.72 |
| 1 1/2 cups chicken stock, low-sodium | Swanson® Unsalted Chicken Stock, 32 oz Carton · 32 oz | $3.49 | 360 ml | $1.38 | $2.11 |
| 2 cups green cabbage (shredded) | Green Cabbage · 1 lb | $0.99 | 140 g | $0.31 | $0.68 |
| 1 cup Swiss cheese, shredded | Sargento® Swiss Sliced Cheese · 11 slices / 7 ozSUBSTITUTE | $3.33 | 110 g | $1.85 | $1.48 |
| 1/4 cup nuts (chopped)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Salted with Sea Salt Mixed Nuts · 10.3 oz | $4.49 | 30 g | $0.46 | $4.03 |
potatoes drives this basket at $7.49, 36% of the total. The next biggest lines are nuts ($4.49) and chicken stock ($3.49). $13.92 of the basket - 66% - 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® Gold Potatoes · about 1428 g left, $4.72 of value
- Kroger® Salted with Sea Salt Mixed Nuts · about 262 g left, $4.03 of value
- Swanson® Unsalted Chicken Stock, 32 oz Carton · about 547 ml left, $2.11 of value
- Sargento® Swiss Sliced Cheese · about 88 g left, $1.48 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Green Cabbage · about 314 g left, $0.68 of value
An easy, meatless meal made with potatoes, cabbage, nuts of your choice, and cheese.
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 onion (small, coarsely chopped)
- 4 potatoes (medium, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick)
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock, low-sodium
- 2 cups green cabbage (shredded)
- 1 cup Swiss cheese, shredded
- 1/4 cup nuts (chopped)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Oregon’s Healthy Harvest Recipes Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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