Tortellini Soup - $7.04 a serving

Makes 6 servings · italian · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$42.24
basket total, in-store
$7.04
per serving (6 servings)
+$2.42
dearer than the $4.62 median dinner

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). 3 matches are 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 cup Great Northern beans (dried)Kroger® Great Northern Beans · 15.5 oz$1.00180 g$0.41$0.59
1/4 cup dry lentils (brown)CHECK THISSimple Truth Organic® Dry Green Lentils · 16 oz$3.7950 g$0.42$3.37
1/4 cup dry split peas (green)Kroger® Green Split Peas · 16 oz$1.5950 g$0.18$1.41
2 tablespoons parsley flakes (dried)Smart Way™ Parsley Flakes · 0.5 oz$1.254 g$0.35$0.90
3 teaspoons chicken broth granulesCHECK THISWylers Instant Bouillon Chicken Flavored Bouillon Powder · 3.75 oz$4.4915 g$0.63$3.86
1/8 cup sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)Bella Sun Luci® Sun Dried Julienne-Cut Tomatoes · 3 oz$3.6920 g$0.87$2.82
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, gratedPrivate Selection® Parmesan Wedge Cheese · 8 oz$5.9910 g$0.26$5.73
1 teaspoon onion powderLawry's Onion Powder · 2.62 oz$2.993 g$0.12$2.87
1/16 teaspoon minced garlic, instant (pinch)Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz$4.990 g$0.00$4.99
1/2 teaspoon thymePrivate Selection® Thyme Leaves Shaker · 0.68 oz$3.491 g$0.09$3.40
3/4 cup tortellini (dried)CHECK THISKroger® Cheese Tortellini · 19 oz$4.6975 g$0.65$4.04
1 cup carrot (coarsely chopped)Carrots · 1 lb$1.69125 g$0.47$1.22
1 cup celery (coarsely chopped)Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$2.59100 g$2.59-

parmesan cheese drives this basket at $5.99, 14% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic powder ($4.99) and dried tortellini ($4.69). $35.20 of the basket - 83% - 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.

Peas, lentils, and beans combined with spices and veggies provide this pasta soup with flavor and fiber. Enjoy this hearty soup on a chilly night.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Food and Health Communications, Inc.), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Food and Health Communications, Inc.. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: The protein math behind beans and rice.
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