Tic Tac Toe Veggie Pizza - $3.58 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). 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 medium carrot | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 1 | $0.22 | $1.47 |
| 1/2 red bell pepper | Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 0.5 | $0.83 | $0.83 |
| 1 medium summer squash | Yellow Squash Tray · 3 ct | $2.50 | 1 | $0.83 | $1.67 |
| 4 whole wheat pita rounds (about 6" diameter) | Joseph's™ Flax Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Pita Bread · 6 ct | $2.99 | 4 | $1.99 | $1.00 |
| 3/4 cup reduced-sodium pasta sauce | Kroger® Lower Sodium Traditional Pasta Sauce · 24 oz | $1.99 | 180 ml | $0.53 | $1.46 |
| 4 sticks reduced-fat string mozzarella string cheese | Kroger® Reduced Fat Mozzarella String Cheese · 12 ct / 10 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $3.49 | 4 | $3.49 | - |
reduced-fat mozzarella string cheese drives this basket at $3.49, 24% of the total. The next biggest lines are whole wheat pita ($2.99) and summer squash ($2.50). $6.43 of the basket - 45% - 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.
- Yellow Squash Tray · about 2 left, $1.67 of value
- Carrots · about 394 g left, $1.47 of value
- Kroger® Lower Sodium Traditional Pasta Sauce · about 500 ml left, $1.46 of value
- Joseph's™ Flax Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Pita Bread · about 2 left, $1.00 of value
Let kids build mini pizzas. Top whole-grain pita with sauce and criss-cross of low-fat mozzarella cheese and vegetables for a quick, fun dinner.
- 1 medium carrot
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 1 medium summer squash
- 4 whole wheat pita rounds (about 6" diameter)
- 3/4 cup reduced-sodium pasta sauce
- 4 sticks reduced-fat string mozzarella string cheese
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Produce for Better Health Foundation), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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