Apricot & Lemon Chicken - $2.93 a serving
Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-17 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). 1 pantry staples excluded. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 medium chicken breasts, boneless & skinless | Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.89 | 4 | $2.87 | $0.02 |
| 1 teaspoon cumin | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 3 g | $0.25 | $3.24 |
| 5 tablespoons apricot spread (about 1/3 cup) | Smucker’s Natural Apricot Fruit Spread · 17.25 oz | $4.49 | 110 g | $1.01 | $3.48 |
| 1 fresh lemon, juiced | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 1 | $0.85 | - |
apricot spread drives this basket at $4.49, 38% of the total. The next biggest lines are cumin ($3.49) and chicken breasts ($2.89). $6.75 of the basket - 58% - 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.
- Smucker’s Natural Apricot Fruit Spread · about 379 g left, $3.48 of value
- McCormick Ground Cumin · about 40 g left, $3.24 of value
Why wait for dessert to enjoy your fruit? Make it a part of your meal in this main dish.
- 4 medium chicken breasts, boneless & skinless
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 5 tablespoons apricot spread (about 1/3 cup)
- 1 fresh lemon, juiced
- 2 tablespoons water
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education ONIE Project), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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