Arroz Con Pollo (Chicken and Rice) - $2.77 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). 3 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 whole chicken, cut up, skin removed | Heritage Farm® Bone In Skin On Whole Young Chicken · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.49 | 1 | $1.48 | $0.01 |
| 1 medium green pepper, chopped | Organic Fresh Green Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.79 | 1 | $1.79 | - |
| 1 onion, chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 3 garlic cloves, minced | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 3 | $1.49 | $1.00 |
| 2 tomatoes, chopped | Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.49 | 2 | $1.32 | $1.17 |
| 2 1/4 cups chicken broth, low-sodium | Kroger® 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth · 32 oz | $1.59 | 540 ml | $0.95 | $0.64 |
| 1 bay leaf | Kroger® Bay Leaves Container · 0.13 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.49 | 1 | $0.14 | $2.35 |
| 1 cup rice, uncooked | Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice · 32 oz | $1.79 | 200 g | $0.39 | $1.40 |
| 1 cup peasCHECK THIS | Kroger® Frozen Sweet Green Peas · 12 oz | $1.29 | 150 g | $0.57 | $0.72 |
garlic drives this basket at $2.49, 15% of the total. The next biggest lines are tomatoes ($2.49) and bay leaf ($2.49). $8.20 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.
- Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice · about 707 g left, $1.40 of value
- Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · about 214 g left, $1.17 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 2 left, $1.00 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Kroger® Frozen Sweet Green Peas · about 190 g left, $0.72 of value
- Kroger® 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth · about 367 ml left, $0.64 of value
This one skillet meal makes a quick, tasty, and healthy weeknight dinner.
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (or cooking oil of choice)
- 1 whole chicken, cut up, skin removed
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 2 1/4 cups chicken broth, low-sodium
- 1 bay leaf
- salt (to taste, optional)
- pepper (to taste, optional)
- 1 cup rice, uncooked
- 1 cup peas
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Wellness Ways Resource Book: Taste of the World University of Illinois Extension Service), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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