Taco Soup - $3.69 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. 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 pound lean ground beef | Pre® Grass Fed & Finished Ground Beef 92% Lean 8% Fat · 16 oz | $9.99 | 454 g | $9.99 | - |
| 2 cans diced tomatoes (14.5 oz) | Kroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 ozx2 | $1.00 | 822 g | $2.00 | $0.00 |
| 3 cups corn (2-15.5 oz low-sodium cans, rinsed and drained) | Kroger® Whole Kernel Canned Golden Corn · 15.25 ozx2 | $1.00 | 880 g | $2.00 | - |
| 2 cans red kidney beans, low-sodium (15.5 oz each, rinsed and drained) | Bush's Dark Red Kidney Beans 16 oz · 16 ozx2 | $1.49 | 880 g | $2.89 | $0.09 |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | 4 g | $0.09 | $2.40 |
| 3/4 teaspoon cumin powder | 24 Mantra Organic Cumin Powder · 10 oz | $12.49 | 2 g | $0.09 | $12.40 |
| 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 2 g | $0.04 | $4.95 |
cumin powder drives this basket at $12.49, 34% of the total. The next biggest lines are lean ground beef ($9.99) and garlic powder ($4.99). $19.85 of the basket - 54% - 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.
- 24 Mantra Organic Cumin Powder · about 281 g left, $12.40 of value
- Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 260 g left, $4.95 of value
- Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 109 g left, $2.40 of value
Top this ground beef and bean taco soup with shredded lettuce and fat-free sour cream or nonfat yogurt for the full taco experience.
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 cans diced tomatoes (14.5 oz)
- 3 cups corn (2-15.5 oz low-sodium cans, rinsed and drained)
- 2 cans red kidney beans, low-sodium (15.5 oz each, rinsed and drained)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 3/4 teaspoon cumin powder
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/3 cup water
This recipe is credited to a partner program (2009 Recipe Calendar University of Maryland Extension Food Supplement Nutrition Education Program), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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