Chicken Club Salad - $5.61 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 whole wheat pasta, uncooked (macaroni or rotelle) | Simple Truth Organic® 100% Whole Wheat Rotini Pasta · 16 oz | $1.69 | 120 g | $0.45 | $1.24 |
| 6 cups Romaine lettuce, washed and torn (or spinach) | Kroger® Romaine Lettuce Hearts · 18 oz | $4.79 | 300 g | $2.82 | $1.97 |
| 2 cups green peppers, chopped (or a combination of bell peppers, celery, cauliflower florets, cucumber, carrots*) | Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $0.99 | 300 g | $0.00 | $0.99 |
| 2 cups tomatoes, chopped | Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lb | $2.49 | 300 g | $1.65 | $0.84 |
| 1 1/2 cups cubed cooked skinless chicken (1/2 pound)CHECK THIS | Private Selection® Classic Seasoned Whole Roasted Chicken Hot - Available 11am-7pm · 32 oz | $7.99 | 227 g | $2.00 | $5.99 |
| 1/2 Lite Italian Dressing recipe (use 1/2 of what the recipe makes) | Wish-Bone Light Italian Salad Dressing · 15 oza | $2.50 | - | $2.50 | - |
| 1/4 cup shredded cheese | Kroger® Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 28 g | $0.25 | $1.75 |
cooked chicken breast drives this basket at $7.99, 36% of the total. The next biggest lines are Romaine lettuce ($4.79) and lite italian dressing ($2.50). $12.79 of the basket - 57% - 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 680 g left, $5.99 of value
- Kroger® Romaine Lettuce Hearts · about 210 g left, $1.97 of value
- Kroger® Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese · about 199 g left, $1.75 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® 100% Whole Wheat Rotini Pasta · about 334 g left, $1.24 of value
- Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · about 60 g left, $0.99 of value
- Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · about 154 g left, $0.84 of value
This colorful chicken and pasta salad is served over lettuce or spinach to make a tasty lunch or dinner. Pick your favorite veggies to add to this salad.
- 1 cup whole wheat pasta, uncooked (macaroni or rotelle)
- 6 cups Romaine lettuce, washed and torn (or spinach)
- 2 cups green peppers, chopped (or a combination of bell peppers, celery, cauliflower florets, cucumber, carrots*)
- 2 cups tomatoes, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups cubed cooked skinless chicken (1/2 pound)
- 1/2 Lite Italian Dressing recipe (use 1/2 of what the recipe makes)
- 1 egg, hard cooked (optional)
- 1/4 cup shredded cheese
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Eat Better. Buy Better: Iowa State University Extension 2009 Calendar Iowa State University Extension and Montana State University), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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