Zesty Lemon Fish - $6.89 a serving

Makes 2 servings · american · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$13.78
basket total, in-store
$6.89
per serving (2 servings)
+$2.27
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). 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1/2 pound fish fillets (whitefish, cod, or halibut)Kroger® Fresh Farm Raised Tilapia Fillets · 16 oz$8.00227 g$4.00$4.00
1/2 onion, small (sliced)CHECK THISJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.190.5$0.14$1.05
2 tablespoons lemon juiceFresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each$0.851$0.85-
3/4 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoningKroger® Salt Free Lemon Pepper Seasoning Blend Shaker · 2.5 oz$2.494 g$0.14$2.35
1/2 teaspoon dried parsleySmart Way™ Parsley Flakes · 0.5 oz$1.251 g$0.09$1.16
Where the money goes

whitefish fillets drives this basket at $8.00, 58% of the total. The next biggest lines are lemon pepper seasoning ($2.49) and dried parsley ($1.25). $8.55 of the basket - 62% - 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

Lemon pepper combined with lemon juice, onions, and parsley give this entrée loads of flavor and takes less than 30 minutes to cook. Pairs well with a salad...

Ingredients
Directions

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Cooking For You or Two University of Wyoming Extension Cent$ible Nutrition Program), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Cooking For You or Two University of Wyoming Extension Cent$ible Nutrition Program. 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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