Baked Chicken with Vegetables - $3.14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 medium potatoes, sliced | Kroger® Gold Potatoes · 5 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $7.49 | 4 | $2.77 | $4.72 |
| 6 medium carrots, sliced | Carrots · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.69 | 6 | $1.34 | $0.35 |
| 1 large onion, quartered | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 1 whole chicken, raw, cut into pieces, skin removed | Kroger® Fresh Uncooked Chicken Drumsticks · 4.5 lb | $5.00 | - | $5.00 | - |
| 1 teaspoon thyme | Private Selection® Thyme Leaves Shaker · 0.78 oz | $3.49 | - | $3.49 | - |
potatoes drives this basket at $7.49, 40% of the total. The next biggest lines are chicken ($5.00) and thyme ($3.49). $5.97 of the basket - 32% - 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® Gold Potatoes · about 1428 g left, $4.72 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Carrots · about 94 g left, $0.35 of value
Carrots, potatoes, and onions are roasted along with chicken for a complete oven-baked meal.
- 4 medium potatoes, sliced
- 6 medium carrots, sliced
- 1 large onion, quartered
- 1 whole chicken, raw, cut into pieces, skin removed
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Go With Chicken University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service Eau Claire County), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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