Baked Chicken - $1.58 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). 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 pound chicken, boneless, skinless | Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · 1 lb | $2.89 | 454 g | $2.89 | - |
| 1 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 3 g | $0.06 | $4.93 |
garlic powder drives this basket at $4.99, 63% of the total. The next biggest lines are boneless skinless chicken breast ($2.89). $4.93 of the basket - 63% - 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® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 259 g left, $4.93 of value
Take the mystery out of baking chicken. A little garlic powder and pepper are all the added flavorings you need.
- 1 pound chicken, boneless, skinless
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- salt (optional)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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