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Alberta Co-op through Sept. 30

Produce

  • 🧅 Local red onions — $1.29/lb.

  • 🍐 Local Concorde pears — $2.99/lb.

  • 🥝 Local kiwiberry pints — $3.99 each

  • 🥬 Local green, red or dino kale — $1.99 each

  • 🥕 Local clipped top carrots — $0.99/lb.

  • ⚫ Black mission figs — $5.99/lb.

Pantry

  • 🥫 Organic Bionaturae canned tomatoes, 28.2-oz., select varieties — 2 for $7

  • 🍝 Organic Bionaturae pasta, 16-oz., select varieties — 2 for $5

  • 🥣 Local Bob’s Red Mill gluten-free oats, select varieties — $6.99 each

  • 🥣 Local organic Bob’s Red Mill rolled oats, select varieties — $4.99 each

  • 🍜 Mike’s Mighty Good Ramen, select varieties — 2 for $4

Produce

  • 🍎 Local Honeycrisp or SweeTango apples — $1.49/lb.

  • 🍓 Friday only: Strawberries, 2-lb. — $5 each

  • 🥑 Friday only: Avocados, 7-count bag — $5 each

  • 🍌 Bananas — $0.49/lb. (with digital coupon)

  • 🎃 Local large pumpkins — $5 each (with digital coupon)

  • 🍇 Grapery Cotton Candy, Tear Drops, Moon Drops, or Gum Drops grapes — $3.99/lb.

  • 🍐 Local pears — $0.79 each

Protein

The Albertsons/Safeway deal on lobster tails this week sure beats the price shown in this photo. (Stephen Leonardi/Pexels)

  • 🥩 USDA Choice boneless beef petite sirloin steak value packs — $5.99/lb. (limit 2 value packs)

  • 🍔 Signature Select 93%-lean ground beef — $5.99/lb.

  • 🐷 Fresh bone-in pork loin chop value packs — $1.99/lb. (limit 2 value packs)

  • 🦞 Friday only: wild-caught raw lobster tails — $5 each

  • 🐔 Friday only: Open Nature boneless skinless chicken breast value packs — $5 each

  • 🐔 Fresh Signature Farms whole chickens, thighs, drumsticks, or leg quarters — $0.99/lb. (with digital coupon)

  • 🧀 Local Tillamook sliced, shredded, or chunk cheese, select varieties — $2.49 each (with digital coupon)

  • 🐟 Fresh wild-caught Pacific rockfish fillets — $7.99/lb.

Pantry

  • 🍜 Friday only: Maruchan ramen, 3-oz., select varieties — 20 for $5

  • 🍞 Signature Select bread, select varieties — $2.99 each

  • ☕ Starbucks coffee, 9-12 oz. bags or 10-count K-cups, select varieties — $7.99 each (with digital coupon)

  • 🥣 Bear Naked granola, Kellogg’s large size, or Kashi cereals, select varieties — $2.99 each (with digital coupon)

  • 🥣 Quaker cereals, instant oats, or Chewy bars — $1.99 each (with digital coupon)

Basics Market Hillsdale through Sept. 30

Produce

  • 🥕 Local organic clip topped carrots — $1.49/lb.

  • 🍎 Local organic Fuji apples — $1.79/lb.

  • 🥑 Organic large avocados — $1.99 each

Protein

  • 🍔 Wagyu beef burgers — $7.99/lb.

  • 🐟 Blue tilapia fillets — $12.99/lb.

  • 🐮 Local Nancy’s yogurt, 32-oz., select varieties — $3.99 each

  • 🍨 Local organic Alden’s ice cream, 1.5-qt., select varieties — $8.99 each

Pantry

  • 🥣 Local organic Cascadian Farm cereals, select varieties — $3.99 each

  • 🥫 Organic Muir Glen canned tomatoes, 28-oz. — 2 for $6

  • 🥔 Local Kettle Brand potato chips, 5-oz. — $2.99 each

Chuck’s Fresh Markets through Sept. 30

Produce

  • 🍇 Green or red seedless grapes — $1.99/lb.

  • 🍎 Gala apples — $0.79/lb.

  • 🍎 Organic Fuji apples — $1.99/lb.

  • 🧅 Organic leeks — $3.29/lb.

  • 🍐 Organic Bartlett pears — $1.99/lb.

  • 🥕 Organic bunch carrots — $3.49 each

  • 🧅 Local Hermiston sweet onions — $0.79/lb.

Protein

  • 🐔 Local Draper Valley Farms whole chickens — $1.39/lb. (limit 3 chickens)

  • 🐔 Organic whole chickens — $2.99/lb. (first 3 chickens)

  • 🍖 Pork back, St. Louis-style, or boneless country ribs value packs — $3.29/lb.

  • 🐷 Local Carlton Farms boneless pork loin chops or roasts value packs — $4.99/lb.

  • 🍔 Local Double R Ranch 80%-lean ground beef — $6.99/lb.

  • 🐟 Local wild-caught Dover sole fillets — $7.99/lb.

Pantry

  • 🥯 Local Franz bagels, 6-count, select varieties — 2 for $6

  • 🍞 Chuck’s Signature buttercrust bread — $3.49 each

  • 🍅 Organic Muir Glen salsas, 16-oz., select varieties — $3.99 each

  • 🫔 Fillo’s Latin Foods, entire line — 20% off

Produce

  • 🥔 Private Selection gourmet potatoes, 1.5-lb. — 2 for $5

  • 🍓 Strawberries — $1.99/lb.

  • 🥑 Large avocados — $1.29 each (with digital coupon)

  • 🍇 Autumn Crisp black, green, or red seedless grapes — $1.88/lb. (with digital coupon)

  • 🍎 Local large Fuji or Gala apples — $1.49/lb.

  • 🍄 Kroger baby bella or whole white mushrooms, 24-oz. — $5 each

  • 🎃 Pie pumpkins — 2 for $5

Protein

I love smoked turkey. A turkey breast smokes nicely over cherry, but I have had success using mesquite, too, just use less than you normally would to not overpower the meat. (Bryan M. Vance/Stumptown Savings)

  • 🍔 80%-lean ground beef — $4.99/lb.

  • 🍖 Bone-in pork spareribs — $1.69/lb.

  • 🦃 Saturday and Sunday only: Frozen bone-in turkey breasts — $0.99/lb.

  • 🧀 Kroger cheese, 32-oz., select varieties — $5.99 each (with digital coupon)

  • 🍨 Local Tillamook ice cream, 1.5-qt. — BOGO

  • 🥓 Local Hempler’s uncured bacon, 10-oz. — $4.99 each

Pantry

  • 🍝 Kroger pasta, select varieties — $0.88 each

  • 🥣 Cap’n Crunch or Life cereals, or Quaker Instant Oats, select varieties — $1.49 each (with digital coupon)

  • 🥣 Post cereal, select varieties — $1.99 each

  • 🍞 Local organic Dave’s Killer Bread, select varieties — $4.99 each

  • ☕ Starbucks coffee, 10-12-oz. bags or 10-count K-cups, select varieties — $8.49 each

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Produce

  • 🥑 Jumbo Haas avocados — 2 for $3

  • 🍎 Honeycrisp apples, 5-lb. bags — $3.99 each

  • 🍓 Strawberries, 2-lb. — $4.99 each

Protein

  • 🐮 Free-graze Kobe or Wagyu blend ground beef — $5.99/lb.

  • 🐔 Sanderson Farms fresh whole chicken wings family packs — $1.99/lb.

  • 🥚 Helpful Hens free-range large eggs — $4.99/dozen

  • 🥚 SimplyGO cage-free extra large eggs — $3.99/dozen

  • 🧈 Old World Creamery salted butter, 1-lb. — $3.99 each

  • 🧈 SimplyGO butter, 1-lb., select varieties — $3.49 each (limit 4)

  • 🧀 SimplyGO cream cheese bar, 8-oz. — 2 for $3 (limit 4)

  • 🌱 Impossible patties, 8-oz. — $1.99 each

Pantry

  • 🫙 Hellman’s avocado oil mayonnaise, 30-oz. — $4.99 each

  • 🍜 Momofuku sweet spicy noodles, 16.75-oz. — $2.99 each

  • 🫙 Rao’s vodka sauce, 40-oz. — $6.99 each

  • 🥣 Honey Bunches of Oats chocolate family-size cereal — $2.99 each

Mmm, carrots. (Daniel Dan/Unsplash)

Produce

  • 🎃 Local pumpkins — $0.39/lb.

  • 🥒 Local organic hard squash — $1.49/lb.

  • 🥕 Local organic carrots — $1.49/lb.

  • 🥭 Local organic Cascadian Farm frozen fruits, select varieties — 2 for $7

Protein

  • 🍔 80%-lean ground beef — $5.99/lb.

  • 🐟 Local fresh coho salmon fillets — $14.99/lb.

  • 🦪 Scallops, all varieties — 30% off

  • 🐔 Mary’s bone-in split chicken breasts — $4.99/lb.

  • 🧀 Local Face Rock Creamery cheese, 6-oz., select varieties — $6.99 each

  • 🥜 Sunridge Farms bulk cashews, select varieties — 10% off

  • 🫘 Organic Simpli regenerative beans or quinoa, select varieties — 33% off

  • 🧈 Truly grass-fed butter, 8-oz, select varieties — $5.49 each

Pantry

  • 🌱 CBD products, select varieties — 25% off

  • 🍷 Local Pinot Noir, all varieties — 20% off

  • 🧀 Local Beecher’s Handmade Cheese frozen entrées, select varieties — 10% off

  • 🧇 Banza frozen waffles, select varieties — $4.99 each

  • ☕ Local organic Equal Exchange bulk coffee, select varieties — $14.99/lb.

  • 🫙 Organic Bionaturae tomatoes — 20% off

  • 🍞 Local Seattle Sourdough Baking Company sliced sourdough rounds, select varieties — $5.49 each

  • 🥯 Local Seattle International Baking Company bagels, select varieties — $3.99 each

People’s Food Co-op through Sept. 30

Produce

  • 🍇 Local organic grapes — $3.99/lb.

  • 🥭 Organic keitt mangos — $4.79 each

  • ⚫ Organic black mission fig pints — $6.99 each

  • 🍎 Local organic Tango apples — $2.99/lb.

  • 🍐 Local organic Concorde pears — $2.79/lb.

  • 🥕 Local organic carrots — $1.49/lb.

  • 🧅 Organic red onions — $1.49/lb.

Protein

  • 🧀  Organic Valley cheese, 8-oz., select varieties — $4.99 each

  • 🧀  Tofutti Better Than cream cheese, 12-oz. — $3.79 each

  • 🥛  Oatly full-fat oat milk half-gallons — $4.49 each

  • 🥛  Organic Califia Farms almond milk, 48-oz. — $4.99 each

  • 🥥  Harmless Harvest plain coconut yogurt, 24-oz. — $6.99 each

  • 🧈  Miyoko’s Creamery cultured vegan butter, 8-oz. — $4.79 each

Pantry

  • 🍞  Little Northern Bakehouse sprouted seven grain bread — $5.29 each

  • 🍝  Bionaturae pasta, 16-oz., select varieties — 2 for $5

  • 🥣  Local Bob’s Red Mill gluten-free steel cut oats, 24-oz. — $5.99 each

  • 🥒  Organic Woodstock baby kosher dills, 24-oz. — $5.49 each

QFC through Sept. 30 (with QFC Rewards)

Produce

  • 🍓 Organic strawberries — $2.99/lb.

  • 🥔 Private Selection gourmet potatoes, 1.5-lb. — 2 for $5

  • 🍇 Autumn Crisp black, green, or red seedless grapes — $1.88/lb. (with digital coupon)

  • 🍎 Local large Fuji or Gala apples — $1.49/lb.

  • 🍄 Kroger baby bella or whole white mushrooms, 24-oz. — $5 each

  • 🎃 Pie pumpkins — 2 for $5

Protein

  • 🥩 Boneless New York strip steaks — BOGO

  • 🐮 93%-lean ground beef — $6.99/lb.

  • 🍨 Local Tillamook ice cream, 1.5-qt. — BOGO

  • 🦀 Wild-caught whole cooked Dungeness crabs — $7.99/lb. (with digital coupon)

  • 🧀 Local Tillamook cheese, 16-oz., select varieties — $5.99 each

  • 🥚 Happy Egg Co. free-range large eggs, 18-count — $6.99 each

  • 🐔 Local fresh Draper Valley split breasts, leg quarters, wing drummettes, or whole chickens — BOGO

  • 🐟 Wild-caught Alaskan cod fillets — $7.99/lb.

Pantry

  • 🍝 Kroger pasta, select varieties — $0.88 each

  • 🥣 Cap’n Crunch or Life cereals, or Quaker Instant Oats, select varieties — $1.49 each (with digital coupon)

  • 🥣 Post cereal, select varieties — $1.99 each

  • 🍞 Local organic Dave’s Killer Bread, select varieties — $4.99 each

  • 🍞 Nature’s Own Perfectly Crafted Bread or buns, select varieties — $2.29 each

  • ☕ Local Seattle’s Best coffee, 10-12-oz. bags or 10-count K-cups, select varieties — $5.99 each

  • 🍞 Local Franz English muffins, select varieties — $3.49 each

  • 🥔 Local Tim’s or Hawaiian brand potato chips, select varieties — BOGO

Roth’s Fresh Markets through Sept. 30

Produce

  • 🍇 Green or red seedless grapes — $1.99/lb.

  • 🍎 Local Crimson Crisp or Topaz apples — $1.49/lb.

  • 🧅 Local Hermiston sweet onions — $0.79/lb.

  • 🫑 Orange, red, or yellow bell peppers — $0.79 each

  • 🥔 Red or Yukon Gold potatoes — $0.99/lb.

  • 🥗 Fresh Express salad kits, select varieties — $3.98 each

Protein

  • 🐔 Local Draper Valley Farms whole chickens — $1.39/lb. (limit 3 chickens)

  • 🐔 Organic whole chickens — $2.99/lb. (first 3 chickens)

  • 🍖 Local Carlton Farms pork back, St. Louis-style, or boneless country ribs value packs — $3.99/lb.

  • 🐷 Local Carlton Farms boneless whole pork tenderloins — $4.99/lb.

  • 🍨 Local Umpqua ice cream, 1.5-qt. — $4.48 each

  • 🍔 Local Double R Ranch 80%-lean ground beef — $8.99/lb.

  • 🐟 Local wild-caught Dover sole fillets — $7.99/lb.

  • 🦃 Butterball frozen bone-in turkey breasts — $1.68/lb.

Pantry

  • 🍞 Oroweat English muffins, 6-count, select varieties — $1.99 each

  • 🍝 De Cecco pasta or Newman’s Own pasta sauce, select varieties — 2 for $6

  • 🥯 Local Franz bagels, 6-count, select varieties — 2 for $6

  • 🧇 Essential Everyday frozen waffles, select varieties — $2.48 each

  • 🥣 Cap’n Crunch large-size cereals, select varieties — $3.99 each

  • 🥔 Essential Everyday frozen potatoes, select varieties — $2.99 each

Sheridan Fruit Co. through Oct. 7

Produce

  • 🧅 Red onions — $0.99/lb.

  • 🥬 Green cabbage — $0.79/lb.

  • 🥬 Green kale — $0.99 each

Uwajimaya through Sept. 30

Produce

  • 🍎 Honeycrisp apples — $1.79/lb.

  • 🍄 Enoki mushrooms, 7-oz. — $1.49 each

  • 🥬 Romaine lettuce — $1.49 each

Protein

  • 🍖 USDA Choice sliced beef ribs — $9.99/lb.

  • 🐷 Sliced boneless pork shoulder — $7.99/lb.

  • 🐟 Fresh wild-caught Alaskan halibut fillets — $24.99/lb.

  • 🦐 White prawns — $8.99/lb.

  • 🐟 Steelhead trout fillets — $13.99/lb.

Pantry

  • 🍜 Pulmuone instant ramen 4-packs, select varieties — $5.99 each

  • 🌭 Pulmuone frozen corn dogs — $6.49 each

  • 🍙 Pulmuone Topokki frozen rice cakes, select varieties — $5.99 each

  • 🍌 Binggrae melona ice bar, 8-count, select varieties — $4.99 each

  • 🍜 Myojo Nama frozen ramen, 3-count, select varieties — $5.99 each

Whole Foods through Sept. 30 (with Amazon Prime)

Produce

  • 🍎 Organic Fuji apples — $1.99/lb.

  • 🍇 Organic Black, green, or red seedless grapes — $2.99/lb.

  • 🍠 Organic sweet potatoes — $1.99/lb.

  • 🎃 Organic hard squashes — $1.49/lb.

  • 🍅 Organic heirloom tomatoes — $3.99/lb.

Protein

  • 🥩 Beef chuck roast and stew meat — 20% off

  • 🐔 Organic air-chilled whole chickens — 20% off

  • 🍖 St. Louis-style pork spareribs — 30% off

  • 🐟 All whole fish — 20% off

  • 🐷 Boneless pork butt shoulder roasts — 20% off

  • 🌱 MALK plant-based milks and creamers, 28-oz. — 25% off

Pantry

  • ☕ All packaged coffee — 30% off

  • 🍝 De Cecco and Sauz Select pasta and pasta sauces — 30% off

Protein

  • 🧀 Supremo shredded cheese, 16-oz., select varieties — $5.98 each

  • 🌮 Del Real Dinners, 15-15.4-oz., select varieties — $6.98 each

Pantry

Special Mentions

  • 🥟 All month at Boo Han Market, get deals on Bibigo frozen foods: like shrimp dumplings, rice balls, and Korean-style crunchy chicken.

  • 🏴‍☠️ New items at Trader Joe’s include:

  • 🛒 Natural Grocers has deals on the following through Sept. 30 (deals with {N} Power Rewards):

    • 🐔 Organic Mary’s whole chickens — $11.99 each

    • 🐔 Mary’s whole chicken — $9.99 each

    • 🥒 Organic zucchini or yellow squash — $2.29/lb.

    • 🧅 Organic red onions — $1.49/lb.

    • 🐮 Thousand Hills 80%-lean grass-fed ground beef — $7.75/lb. (limit 2)

    • 🌱 Beyond Burger plant-based patties, 8-oz. — $6.99 each (limit 2)

    • 🧀 Organic Natural Grocers cheese, 8-oz., select varieties — $5.49 each (limit 2)

  • 🥩 Zupan’s has the following sales on meat through Oct. 7:

    • 🥩 Beef flank steak — $16.99/lb.

    • 🐷 Local Carlton Farms bone-in pork loin or rib chops — $5.99/lb.

    • 🐔 Ranger boneless skinless chicken breasts — $5.99/lb.

  • 🎯 Target has sales on the following:

    • ☕ Starbucks bagged coffee, select varieties — $9.49 each when you buy 2

    • ☕ Café Bustelo bagged coffee, select varieties — Buy 1, Get 1 50% off

    • 🥣 Halloween and Harvest-themed cereals, select varieties — 2 for $9

    • 🥣 General Mills cereals, select varieties — $2.99 each

    • 🫒 Graza extra virgin olive oil, select varieties — 20% off

  • 🛒 Costco has deals on the following through Sept. 28, unless noted otherwise.:

    • 🫙 Kewpie Japanese-style mayonnaise, 24-oz. — $4.49 each

    • 🧇 Hometyle Eggo waffles, 72-count — $8.99 each

    • 🧀 Local Tillamook medium cheddar snacks, 52-count — $11.99 each

    • 🐟 Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna in water, 12-pack of 7-oz. cans —  $12.29 through Sept. 29

    • 🥣 General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, two 24.75-oz. boxes — $6.59 through Sept. 29

    • 🍆 Rao’s frozen eggplant Parmesan, two 32-oz. Packages — $11.99 through Oct. 19

  • 🛒 Bi-Mart has deals on the following through Oct. 13:

    • 🌽 Fritos & Cheetos extra large bags or Doritos XXL bags — 2 for $6

    • 🥔 Idahoan instant potatoes, select varieties — 5 for $5

    • 🍞 Local Bob’s Red Mill flour, 5-lb. bags, select varieties — 2 for $7

    • 🥜 Skippy peanut butter, 16.3-oz., select varieties — 2 for $5

    • 🍞 Local Franz sandwich bread or doughnuts, 6-count, select varieties — 2 for $5

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As the Pacific Northwest evenings get a little cooler, there’s nothing better than a slow-simmered, comforting meal. This week’s meal deal is built around a fantastic price on pork spareribs at Fred Meyer, transforming them into a rich, tender, and deeply flavorful ragu that tastes like it took all day to make (but only requires about 30 minutes of active effort).

We’re turning this week’s Fred Meyer deals into a savory, meaty, umami-rich ragu, similar to this one. Instead of ground meat, we’re using bone-in pork spare ribs and mushrooms. (Ben Lei on Unsplash)

Hearty Pork & Mushroom Ragù with a Simple Green Salad

Yields: 4-6 servings | Cost: About $17 total (About $4.25 per serving) | Time: About 2.5 hours (mostly hands-off)

Featuring deals from Fred Meyer.

Ingredients

For the Pork & Mushroom Ragù:

  • ~3 lbs. bone-in pork spareribs

  • 8-oz. Baby Bella mushrooms, sliced

  • 1 lb. pasta (Rigatoni, Pappardelle, or Penne work well)

  • 1 large yellow onion, diced

  • 3-4 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1 (28-oz.) can whole tomatoes

  • 2 tbsp. olive oil

  • 1 tsp. dried oregano

  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

  • Optional: A pinch of red pepper flakes, fresh parsley, and Parmesan cheese for serving

For the Simple Green Salad:

  • 1 head of romaine lettuce, chopped

  • 3-4 Baby Bell mushrooms, thinly sliced

  • 2 tbsp. olive oil

  • 1 tbsp. red wine vinegar

  • ½ tsp. Dijon mustard

  • Pinch of salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Brown the Ribs: Season the spareribs generously with salt and pepper. In a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot, heat 2 tbsp. of olive oil over medium-high heat. Working in batches to avoid crowding the pan, brown the ribs on all sides. Set the browned ribs aside on a plate.

  2. Sauté the Vegetables: Reduce the heat to medium. Add the diced onion to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened (about 5 minutes). Add the minced garlic and cook for another minute until fragrant. Add the 8 oz. of sliced mushrooms and a pinch of salt, and continue to cook until they have released their liquid and started to brown (about 5-7 minutes).

  3. Simmer the Ragù: Return the browned ribs to the pot. Pour in the tomatoes, 1 cup of water, the dried oregano, and a pinch of red pepper flakes (if using). Crush the tomatoes in the pot with the back of your spoon. Stir everything together, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Bring the sauce to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low, cover, and let it cook gently for at least 2 hours. The sauce should be thick and the pork should be very tender.

  4. Finish the Sauce & Cook Pasta: When the ragù is nearly done, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to package directions until al dente. While the pasta cooks, carefully remove the ribs from the sauce. Pull the meat from the bones, discarding the bones and any large pieces of fat. Return the pork to the sauce and stir to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning with more salt and pepper if needed.

  5. Prepare the Salad & Serve: In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper for the dressing. In a large bowl, combine the chopped romaine and thinly sliced raw mushrooms. Toss with the dressing. Drain the pasta and serve topped with a generous amount of the ragu, a sprinkle of fresh parsley, and grated Parmesan cheese, with the mushroom green salad on the side.

Tips

  • Add Some Wine: For a deeper flavor, deglaze the pot with ½ cup of dry red wine after sautéing the mushrooms and let it cook down for a couple of minutes before adding the tomatoes.

  • Make It Ahead: Like many braises, this ragu tastes even better the next day. It’s a perfect make-ahead meal for a busy weeknight.

  • Use Other Veggies: Feel free to add finely chopped carrots and celery along with the onion for a more traditional soffritto base.

  • Make It Vegetarian: Skip the spareribs and increase the amount of mushrooms for a vegetarian version.

Cost Breakdown

  • ~3 lbs. bone-in pork spareribs (Fred Meyer deal at $1.69/lb.): $5.07

  • 8-oz. Plus 3-4 additional Baby Bella mushrooms (Fred Meyer deal 24-oz. for $5): Approx. $2.79

  • 1 lb. Kroger pasta (Fred Meyer deal): $0.88

  • 1 (28-oz.) can whole tomatoes: Approx. $2

  • 1 large yellow onion: Approx. $0.88

  • 1 head of romaine lettuce: Approx. $2.19

  • Pantry staples (olive oil, garlic, spices, vinegar, mustard): Approx. $2.50

  • Total: $16.31

  • Per serving (for 4): $4.08

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