Chicken and Beans - $2.38 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 can (15 ounces) kidney beans, low-sodium | Simple Truth Organic® Low Sodium Dark Red Kidney Beans · 15 oz | $1.25 | 425 g | $1.25 | $0.00 |
| 1 clove garlic | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 1 medium onion | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 5 chicken thighs | Tyson® All Natural Fresh Chicken Thighs · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.99 | 5 | $2.47 | $0.52 |
| 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce, low-sodium | Kroger Tomato Sauce No Salt Added · 15 oz | $1.00 | 227 g | $0.53 | $0.47 |
| 1/4 cup vinegar | Kroger® Distilled White Vinegar · 16 fl oz | $1.39 | 60 ml | $0.18 | $1.21 |
| 1 teaspoon sugar | Kroger® Pure Cane Granulated Sugar · 4 lb | $3.99 | 4 g | $0.01 | $3.98 |
sugar drives this basket at $3.99, 28% of the total. The next biggest lines are chicken thighs ($2.99) and garlic ($2.49). $9.07 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® Pure Cane Granulated Sugar · about 1810 g left, $3.98 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
- Kroger® Distilled White Vinegar · about 413 ml left, $1.21 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Tyson® All Natural Fresh Chicken Thighs · about 157 g left, $0.52 of value
- Kroger Tomato Sauce No Salt Added · about 198 g left, $0.47 of value
This simple one-pot dinner mixes kidney beans and chicken in a savory tomato sauce.
- 1 can (15 ounces) kidney beans, low-sodium
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 medium onion
- 5 chicken thighs
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce, low-sodium
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt and pepper (to taste, optional)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Lifeskills in Food Education, Food Skills Cookbook University of Hawaii at Manoa Cooperative Extension), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
- Pasta Primavera II · $2.40 a serving
- Pasta Primavera in Spaghetti Sauce · $2.40 a serving
- Chicken Noodle Soup · $2.36 a serving
- Cheesy Taco Bake · $2.36 a serving
- Great Northern Bean Soup · $2.36 a serving