Chicken and Broccoli Bake - $2.34 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). 1 match is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup rice, uncooked | Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice · 32 oz | $1.79 | 190 g | $0.37 | $1.42 |
| 2 tablespoons margarine (or butter) | Kroger® Salted Butter Sticks · 4 sticks / 16 oz | $3.49 | 28 g | $0.22 | $3.27 |
| 1/4 cup flour | Kroger® Bleached All Purpose Flour · 5 lb | $2.59 | 30 g | $0.03 | $2.56 |
| 2 cups chicken broth, low-sodium | Kroger® 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth · 32 oz | $1.59 | 480 ml | $0.84 | $0.75 |
| 1 package (10 ounces) frozen broccoli, thawed | Kroger® Traditional Favorites Frozen Broccoli Cuts · 12 oz | $1.29 | 283 g | $1.07 | $0.22 |
| 3 cups boneless chicken, cookedCHECK THIS | Private Selection® Classic Seasoned Whole Roasted Chicken Hot - Available 11am-7pm · 32 oz | $7.99 | 420 g | $3.70 | $4.29 |
cooked chicken breast drives this basket at $7.99, 43% of the total. The next biggest lines are butter ($3.49) and all purpose flour ($2.59). $12.50 of the basket - 67% - 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.
- Private Selection® Classic Seasoned Whole Roasted Chicken Hot - Available 11am-7pm · about 487 g left, $4.29 of value
- Kroger® Salted Butter Sticks · about 426 g left, $3.27 of value
- Kroger® Bleached All Purpose Flour · about 2238 g left, $2.56 of value
- Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice · about 717 g left, $1.42 of value
- Kroger® 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth · about 427 ml left, $0.75 of value
- Kroger® Traditional Favorites Frozen Broccoli Cuts · about 57 g left, $0.22 of value
Use fresh-cooked chicken or leftovers that have been properly handled to save time in this baked casserole.
- 1 cup rice, uncooked
- 2 tablespoons margarine (or butter)
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 cups chicken broth, low-sodium
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, optional
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen broccoli, thawed
- 3 cups boneless chicken, cooked
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Supermarket Smarts: The 5 A Day Way Produce for Better Health and Connecticut Departments of Public Health and Social Services), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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