Chicken Pasta Salad - $2.64 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). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 cups cooked small pasta | Creamette Small Shells Pasta · 16 oz | $1.00 | 280 g | $0.62 | $0.38 |
| 1 1/2 cups canned chicken, drained | Swanson® 25% Less Sodium White Premium Chunk Canned Chicken Breast In Water · 12.5 oz | $5.29 | 360 g | $5.29 | - |
| 1 cup diced bell pepper | Fresh Yellow Bell Pepper · 1 ctx2 est. | $1.67 | 150 g | $0.00 | $3.34 |
| 1/2 cup sliced green onion | Green Onions · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.79 | 50 g | $1.79 | - |
| 1 cup shredded yellow squash | Squash Yellow · 1 lb | $1.79 | 150 g | $0.59 | $1.20 |
| 1/2 cup canned corn kernels, low-sodium, drained | Kroger® Whole Kernel Canned Golden Corn · 15.25 oz | $1.00 | 120 g | $0.28 | $0.72 |
| 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawedCHECK THIS | Kroger® Frozen Sweet Green Peas · 12 oz | $1.29 | 75 g | $0.28 | $1.01 |
| 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, low-sodium, rinsed and drained | Kroger® Black Beans · 15.25 oz | $1.00 | 425 g | $0.98 | $0.02 |
| 1/2 cup fat-free Italian dressing | Kroger® Fat Free Zesty Italian Salad Dressing & Marinade · 16 fl oz | $2.00 | 120 ml | $0.51 | $1.49 |
canned chicken drives this basket at $5.29, 29% of the total. The next biggest lines are bell pepper ($3.34) and fat-free Italian dressing ($2.00). $8.16 of the basket - 44% - 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.
- Fresh Yellow Bell Pepper · about 90 g left, $3.34 of value
- Kroger® Fat Free Zesty Italian Salad Dressing & Marinade · about 353 ml left, $1.49 of value
- Squash Yellow · about 304 g left, $1.20 of value
- Kroger® Frozen Sweet Green Peas · about 265 g left, $1.01 of value
- Kroger® Whole Kernel Canned Golden Corn · about 312 g left, $0.72 of value
- Creamette Small Shells Pasta · about 174 g left, $0.38 of value
Colorful veggies, black beans, and pasta make this salad healthy, flavorful, and filling. Make it several hours ahead and let it chill in the refrigerat...
- 2 cups cooked small pasta
- 1 1/2 cups canned chicken, drained
- 1 cup diced bell pepper
- 1/2 cup sliced green onion
- 1 cup shredded yellow squash
- 1/2 cup canned corn kernels, low-sodium, drained
- 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
- 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, low-sodium, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup fat-free Italian dressing
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Color Me Healthy North Carolina Department of Public Health and North Carolina Cooperative Extension), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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