Tastee Burgers - $2.64 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. 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 1/4 cups dry lentils | La Preferida® Lentils Dry Beans · 16 oz | $1.69 | 240 g | $0.89 | $0.80 |
| 1 cup onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 160 g | $0.42 | $0.77 |
| 1 cup carrot (grated) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 125 g | $0.47 | $1.22 |
| 3 cups bread crumbs | Kroger® Plain Bread Crumbs · 15 oz | $1.99 | 360 g | $1.68 | $0.31 |
| 1 egg | Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · 18 ct | $2.79 | 1 | $0.16 | $2.63 |
| 1 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 3 g | $0.06 | $4.93 |
| 1/2 teaspoon oreganoCHECK THIS | Smart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz | $1.25 | 1 g | $0.07 | $1.18 |
| 3 tablespoons margarine or butter | Kroger® Salted Butter Sticks · 4 sticks / 16 oz | $3.49 | 42 g | $0.32 | $3.17 |
| 4 ounces cheddar cheese (sliced) | Kroger® Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 113 g | $1.00 | $1.00 |
garlic powder drives this basket at $4.99, 24% of the total. The next biggest lines are butter ($3.49) and egg ($2.79). $16.01 of the basket - 76% - 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® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 259 g left, $4.93 of value
- Kroger® Salted Butter Sticks · about 412 g left, $3.17 of value
- Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · about 17 left, $2.63 of value
- Carrots · about 329 g left, $1.22 of value
- Kroger® Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · about 114 g left, $1.00 of value
- La Preferida® Lentils Dry Beans · about 214 g left, $0.80 of value
These yummy vegetarian burgers are made from lentils and are loaded with protein.
- 1 1/4 cups dry lentils
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup onion (chopped)
- 1 cup carrot (grated)
- 3 cups bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons margarine or butter
- 4 ounces cheddar cheese (sliced)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Favorite Recipes for Family Meals Washington State University Extension), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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