Chicken Mole - $3.40 a serving
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). 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 tablespoons chili powder | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | 32 g | $0.70 | $1.79 |
| 1 teaspoon oregano | Smart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz | $1.25 | 1 g | $0.07 | $1.18 |
| 1 teaspoon cocoa, unsweetened | HERSHEY'S Natural Unsweetened Cocoa Powder Can · 8 oz | $6.79 | 3 g | $0.09 | $6.70 |
| 10 tablespoons flour | Kroger® Bleached All Purpose Flour · 5 lb | $2.59 | 75 g | $0.09 | $2.50 |
| 1 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 3 g | $0.06 | $4.93 |
| 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter | Creamy Peanut Butter - Kroger - 16 Oz · 16 oz | $2.29 | 16 g | $0.08 | $2.21 |
- 1 fryer chicken, cut into pieces, skin and fat removed
unsweetened cocoa powder drives this basket at $6.79, 33% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic powder ($4.99) and all purpose flour ($2.59). $19.31 of the basket - 95% - 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.
- HERSHEY'S Natural Unsweetened Cocoa Powder Can · about 224 g left, $6.70 of value
- Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 259 g left, $4.93 of value
- Kroger® Bleached All Purpose Flour · about 2193 g left, $2.50 of value
- Creamy Peanut Butter - Kroger - 16 Oz · about 438 g left, $2.21 of value
- Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 81 g left, $1.79 of value
Chili powder, cocoa, garlic powder, and peanut butter make a traditional Mexican chicken dish. Serve it with brown rice for a mid-week dinner.
- 1 fryer chicken, cut into pieces, skin and fat removed
- 5 cups water
- 4 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon cocoa, unsweetened
- 10 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup water
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Pictorial Recipes Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service Oregon Family Nutrition Program Recipe submitted by Lynn Myers Steele, 2000), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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