Tasty Fish and Veggie Packets - $8.06 a serving
$32.26
basket total, in-store
$8.06
per serving (4 servings)
+$3.44
dearer than the $4.62 median dinner
What it costs at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine
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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 cod fillets (4 ounces each, can also use tilapia, sole, hake, flounder, or other white fish) | Kroger® Wild Caught Alaskan Cod Fillets · 16 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $12.00 | 4 | $12.00 | - |
| 1/4 onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 0.3 | $0.07 | $1.12 |
| 1 carrot (chopped) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 1 | $0.22 | $1.47 |
| 1 red pepper (sliced) | Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 1 | $1.67 | - |
| 1 celery stalk (chopped) | Sleeved Celery · 1 ct | $2.59 | 1 | $2.59 | - |
| 1 clove garlic (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 2 tablespoons parsley (chopped) | Parsley - Italian · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.29 | 30 ml | $1.29 | - |
| 2 teaspoons olive oil (or oil of your choice, divided) | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 10 ml | $0.17 | $8.32 |
| 4 teaspoons lemon juice (divided) | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 1 | $0.85 | - |
Where the money goes
white fish fillets drives this basket at $12.00, 37% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and celery ($2.59). $12.90 of the basket - 40% - 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.
What carries into next week
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 490 ml left, $8.32 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
- Carrots · about 394 g left, $1.47 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 426 g left, $1.12 of value
Full of flavor, this easy fish recipe will quickly become a favorite. Make this different each time by adding in whatever vegetables you have at home. Serve ...
Ingredients
- 4 cod fillets (4 ounces each, can also use tilapia, sole, hake, flounder, or other white fish)
- salt (to taste, optional)
- pepper (to taste, optional)
- 1/4 onion (chopped)
- 1 carrot (chopped)
- 1 red pepper (sliced)
- 1 celery stalk (chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons parsley (chopped)
- thyme (fresh sprigs, optional)
- basil (chopped, optional)
- ginger (minced, optional)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil (or oil of your choice, divided)
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice (divided)
Directions
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Preheat oven to 400 °F.
- Cut four large rectangles of parchment paper or aluminum foil and fold in half to crease. Unfold.
- Put each fish fillet on the foil or parchment paper and season with salt and pepper.
- Top fish with your choice of vegetables and seasonings.
- Drizzle each packet with 1/2 teaspoon oil and 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
- Fold the parchment paper or foil in half and then crimp around the edges tightly in 1/4-inch folds to create a half moon shape.
- Using a spatula, transfer the packets to a baking sheet. Bake until the fish is cooked to an internal temperature of 145 °F, about 10 to 12 minutes, depending the thickness of the fish.
USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center. 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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