Brown Rice with Sizzling Chicken and Vegetables - $5.89 a serving
$23.57
basket total, in-store
$5.89
per serving (4 servings)
+$1.27
dearer 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 2026-07-19 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). 2 pantry staples excluded. 2 matches are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 cups hot cooked brown rice | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 ozx2 | $0.99 | 585 g | $1.28 | $0.70 |
| 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce | Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 10 fl oz | $1.49 | 45 ml | $0.23 | $1.26 |
| 1 tablespoon honey | Smart Way™ Honey · 24 oz | $5.99 | 21 g | $0.18 | $5.81 |
| 1 tablespoon cornstarchCHECK THIS | Kroger® Pure Corn Starch · 16 oz | $2.29 | 8 g | $0.04 | $2.25 |
| 16 ounces boneless chicken breast (cut into 1-inch cubes) | Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · 1 lb | $2.89 | 454 g | $2.89 | - |
| 2 cloves garlic (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
| 1 small white onion, cut into small wedges (about 1/8 inch thick) | Jumbo White Onions · 1 lb | $1.49 | 1 | $0.36 | $1.13 |
| 3 medium carrots, peeled and thinly sliced (1 cup total) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 3 | $0.67 | $1.02 |
| 1 1/2 cups small broccoli floretsCHECK THIS | Kroger® Frozen Broccoli Florets · 12 oz | $1.59 | 135 g | $0.63 | $0.96 |
| 1 medium red bell pepper (cut into 1 -inch pieces) | Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 1 | $1.67 | - |
Where the money goes
honey drives this basket at $5.99, 25% of the total. The next biggest lines are boneless chicken breast ($2.89) and garlic ($2.49). $14.62 of the basket - 62% - 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
- Smart Way™ Honey · about 659 g left, $5.81 of value
- Kroger® Pure Corn Starch · about 446 g left, $2.25 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3 left, $1.49 of value
- Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · about 251 ml left, $1.26 of value
- Jumbo White Onions · about 344 g left, $1.13 of value
- Carrots · about 274 g left, $1.02 of value
This rice bowl with vegetables and chicken is simple to prepare and appealing to children and adults alike!
Ingredients
- 3 cups hot cooked brown rice
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 1/2 tablespoons canola or corn oil
- 16 ounces boneless chicken breast (cut into 1-inch cubes)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 small white onion, cut into small wedges (about 1/8 inch thick)
- 3 medium carrots, peeled and thinly sliced (1 cup total)
- 1 1/2 cups small broccoli florets
- 1 medium red bell pepper (cut into 1 -inch pieces)
Directions
- Mix soy sauce, water, honey, and cornstarch in a small bowl; set aside.
- Heat oil in a wok or large skillet. Add minced garlic; sauté about 1 minutes until garlic is golden.
- Add chicken; cook about 5-6 minutes, then push chicken to the side.
- Add onions to center of skillet; cook until slightly tender and push to the side.
- Continue with carrots, broccoli, and peppers separately, placing each in center of pan, cooking until slightly tender and pushing to the side.
- Pour soy sauce mixture into center of skillet. Leaving other ingredients and at the sides of the pan, stir sauce until it thickens.
- Mix in with vegetables and chicken. Serve immediately over cooked brown rice.
Meeting Your MyPlate Goals on a Budget MyPlate National Strategic Partners Toolkit. 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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