Baked Lemon Chicken - $3.35 a serving
$16.77
basket total, in-store
$3.35
per serving (5 servings)
-$1.27
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner
What it costs at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 1/2 pounds whole chicken, skinned and cut into 10 pieces | Heritage Farm® Bone In Skin On Whole Young Chicken · 1 lbx4 | $1.49 | 1588 g | $5.22 | $0.74 |
| 1 1/2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced (or 1 tsp garlic powder) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
| 4 teaspoons fresh thyme (or 1 tsp dried thyme) | Soli Organic™ Living Thyme · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.99 | 8 g | $2.99 | - |
| 3 cups medium onion, thinly sliced | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 450 g | $1.18 | $0.01 |
| 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, low-sodium (or water) | Kroger® Less Sodium Fat Free Chicken Broth · 32 oz | $1.59 | 360 ml | $0.63 | $0.96 |
| 1/4 cup lemon juice | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 eachx2 | $0.85 | 2 | $1.70 | - |
| 1 lemon (sliced into 10 slices, seeds removed) | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 1 | $0.85 | - |
Where the money goes
whole chicken drives this basket at $5.96, 36% of the total. The next biggest lines are fresh thyme ($2.99) and garlic ($2.49). $3.21 of the basket - 19% - 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.
What carries into next week
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3 left, $1.49 of value
- Kroger® Less Sodium Fat Free Chicken Broth · about 547 ml left, $0.96 of value
- Heritage Farm® Bone In Skin On Whole Young Chicken · about 226 g left, $0.74 of value
Lemon, onions, and thyme decorate this oven-baked chicken.
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 pounds whole chicken, skinned and cut into 10 pieces
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
- 4 teaspoons fresh thyme (or 1 tsp dried thyme)
- 3 cups medium onion, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, low-sodium (or water)
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 lemon (sliced into 10 slices, seeds removed)
Directions
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Combine salt, pepper, garlic, and thyme.
- Lay chicken pieces into a 11x13 inch baking pan. Sprinkle seasonings over chicken.
- Combine onions, stock, and lemon juice in a sauce pan. Heat to a boil.
- Pour hot lemon mixture around chicken. Top each chicken piece with a lemon slice.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 400 °F until golden brown and juices are clear colored.
Food Family Fun USDA Food and Nutrition Service Team Nutrition. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: Why chicken dinners cost more than you would guess.
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