Summer Vegetable Spaghetti - $2.42 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). 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 cups onions (small, yellow, cut into eighths) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 300 g | $0.79 | $0.40 |
| 2 cups tomatoes (chopped, peeled, fresh, ripe, about 1 pound) | Fresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · 1 lb | $1.99 | 454 g | $1.99 | - |
| 2 cups squash (thinly sliced yellow and green, about 1 pound)CHECK THIS | Zucchini · 1 lb | $1.79 | 454 g | $1.79 | - |
| 1 1/2 cups green beans (cut fresh, about 1/2 pound) | Fresh Bagged Green Beans · 1 lb | $2.19 | 227 g | $1.10 | $1.09 |
| 2 tablespoons parsley (fresh, minced) | Parsley - Italian · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.29 | 10 g | $1.29 | - |
| 1 clove garlic (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 1/2 teaspoon chili powder | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | 2 g | $0.04 | $2.45 |
| 1 can tomato paste, low-sodium (6 oz) | Kroger® Tomato Paste · 6 ozSUBSTITUTE | $0.99 | 170 g | $0.99 | $0.00 |
| 1 pound spaghetti (uncooked) | Kroger® Spaghetti · 16 oz | $1.33 | 454 g | $1.33 | - |
| 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (grated) | Private Selection® Parmesan Wedge Cheese · 8 oz | $5.99 | 50 g | $1.32 | $4.67 |
parmesan cheese drives this basket at $5.99, 28% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic ($2.49) and chili powder ($2.49). $10.61 of the basket - 49% - 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.
- Private Selection® Parmesan Wedge Cheese · about 177 g left, $4.67 of value
- Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 111 g left, $2.45 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
- Fresh Bagged Green Beans · about 227 g left, $1.09 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 154 g left, $0.40 of value
This tasty pasta dish is packed full of delicious veggies. Enjoy with fruit on the side.
- 2 cups onions (small, yellow, cut into eighths)
- 2 cups tomatoes (chopped, peeled, fresh, ripe, about 1 pound)
- 2 cups squash (thinly sliced yellow and green, about 1 pound)
- 1 1/2 cups green beans (cut fresh, about 1/2 pound)
- 2/3 cup water
- 2 tablespoons parsley (fresh, minced)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash black pepper
- 1 can tomato paste, low-sodium (6 oz)
- 1 pound spaghetti (uncooked)
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Stay Young at Heart: Cooking the Heart-Healthy Way US Department of Health and Human Services National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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