Meatball

The acquired source recipe records 1 × Meatball from 2 × Slab of Red Meat, 1 × Slice of Garlic Bread, 1 × Egg, 1 × Cheese Wedgeat Chef (source category: Snack). This makes its material cost traceable in the captured graph.

When it fits: When a meal is the explicit target rather than defaulting to food.

The tradeoff: The recorded inputs are 2 × Slab of Red Meat, 1 × Slice of Garlic Bread, 1 × Egg, 1 × Cheese Wedge; station: Chef. Check the source conditions before treating this as universally available.