Vegetable Stew - $3.39 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). 1 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 vegetable bouillon (low sodium, cube) | Knorr Vegetable Bouillon Cubes · 6 ct | $1.79 | 1 | $0.30 | $1.49 |
| 2 cups white potatoes (cut into 2-inch strips) | White Sweet Potato · 1 lb | $2.19 | 300 g | $1.45 | $0.74 |
| 2 cups carrots (sliced) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 250 g | $0.93 | $0.76 |
| 4 cups summer squash (cut into 1-inch chunks) | Yellow Squash Tray · 3 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.50 | 500 g | $2.50 | - |
| 1 cup summer squash (cut into 4 chunks) | Yellow Squash Tray · 3 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.50 | 125 g | $2.50 | - |
| 1 3/4 cups sweet corn, 15 ounces, rinsed and drained, low-sodium (or 2 ears of fresh corn, cut off the cob) | Kroger® Whole Kernel Sweet Golden Corn · 15.25 oz | $1.00 | 425 g | $0.98 | $0.02 |
| 1 teaspoon thyme | Private Selection® Thyme Leaves Shaker · 0.78 oz | $3.49 | 2 g | $0.32 | $3.17 |
| 2 garlic cloves (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
| 1 green onion (stalk, chopped) | Green Onions · 1 ct | $1.79 | 1 | $1.79 | - |
| 1/2 green chili pepper (small, chopped)CHECK THIS | Fresh Green Serrano Peppers · 1 lb | $3.99 | 1 | $0.53 | $3.46 |
| 1 cup onion (coarsley chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 160 g | $0.42 | $0.77 |
| 1 cup tomatoes (diced) | Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lb | $2.49 | 180 g | $0.99 | $1.50 |
green chili pepper drives this basket at $3.99, 15% of the total. The next biggest lines are thyme ($3.49) and summer squash ($2.50). $13.41 of the basket - 49% - 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.
- Fresh Green Serrano Peppers · about 394 g left, $3.46 of value
- Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · about 274 g left, $1.50 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3 left, $1.49 of value
- Knorr Vegetable Bouillon Cubes · about 5 left, $1.49 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 294 g left, $0.77 of value
- Carrots · about 204 g left, $0.76 of value
The green chili pepper adds delicious spice and flavor to this potato, corn, and summer squash stew.
- 3 cups water
- 1 vegetable bouillon (low sodium, cube)
- 2 cups white potatoes (cut into 2-inch strips)
- 2 cups carrots (sliced)
- 4 cups summer squash (cut into 1-inch chunks)
- 1 cup summer squash (cut into 4 chunks)
- 1 3/4 cups sweet corn, 15 ounces, rinsed and drained, low-sodium (or 2 ears of fresh corn, cut off the cob)
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 green onion (stalk, chopped)
- 1/2 green chili pepper (small, chopped)
- 1 cup onion (coarsley chopped)
- 1 cup tomatoes (diced)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Heart Healthy Home Cooking: African American Style US Department of Health and Human Services National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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