Ten Minute Corn Chowder - $4.73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 medium onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 1 teaspoon garlic (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.49 | 5 g | $2.49 | - |
| 4 tablespoons flour | Kroger® Bleached All Purpose Flour · 5 lb | $2.59 | 30 g | $0.03 | $2.56 |
| 3 cups non-fat milkCHECK THIS | Kroger® Skim Fat Free Milk 16 fl. oz. Bottle · 1 ptx2 | $1.79 | 720 ml | $2.72 | $0.86 |
| 2 teaspoons mustard | Kroger Original Yellow Mustard · 8 oz | $0.99 | 10 g | $0.04 | $0.95 |
| 1/4 teaspoon thyme (dried) | Private Selection® Thyme Leaves Shaker · 0.68 oz | $3.49 | 1 g | $0.09 | $3.40 |
| 2 cups corn kernels (frozen) | Simple Truth Organic® Frozen Corn Whole Kernel Cut · 12 oz | $2.59 | 300 g | $2.28 | $0.31 |
| 4 tablespoons cheddar cheese (shredded, reduced fat - divided) | Kroger® Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 28 g | $0.25 | $1.75 |
non-fat milk drives this basket at $3.58, 19% of the total. The next biggest lines are dried thyme ($3.49) and all purpose flour ($2.59). $10.72 of the basket - 57% - 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® Bleached All Purpose Flour · about 2238 g left, $2.56 of value
- Kroger® Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese · about 199 g left, $1.75 of value
- Kroger Original Yellow Mustard · about 217 g left, $0.95 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Kroger® Skim Fat Free Milk 16 fl. oz. Bottle · about 226 ml left, $0.86 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Frozen Corn Whole Kernel Cut · about 40 g left, $0.31 of value
Try this quick, easy, and creamy corn soup when you're short on time.
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil (or oil of your choice)
- 1/2 medium onion (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 3 cups non-fat milk
- 2 teaspoons mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon thyme (dried)
- black pepper (to taste)
- 2 cups corn kernels (frozen)
- 4 tablespoons cheddar cheese (shredded, reduced fat - divided)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Cooking Demo II Food and Health Communications, Inc.), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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