Chicken, Rice, and Fruit Salad - $17.89 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 pantry staples excluded. 2 matches are 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 brown rice, cooked | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 oz | $0.99 | 195 g | $0.43 | $0.56 |
| 2 teaspoons parsley, dried (or 2 Tablespoons fresh, finely chopped) | Parsley - Italian · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.29 | 15 g | $1.29 | - |
| 1/4 clove garlic, finely chopped | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 1 tablespoon ranch dressing, fat-free | Kroger® Fat Free Creamy Ranch Salad Dressing · 16 fl oz | $2.00 | 15 ml | $0.06 | $1.94 |
| 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, fat-freeCHECK THIS | Kroger® Light Mayo · 30 fl oz | $3.79 | 30 ml | $0.13 | $3.66 |
| 1 cup apple or cantaloupe, cut into chunks | Large Gala Apple - Each · 1 lb | $1.79 | 125 g | $0.49 | $1.30 |
| 1/3 cup grape halves, red or purple, cut into chunks | Fresh California Seedless Red Grapes · 1 lb | $1.99 | 50 g | $0.22 | $1.77 |
| 1/2 cup celery, chopped | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.59 | 50 g | $2.59 | - |
| 1 1/4 cups chicken, cooked, cut into bite-size piecesCHECK THIS | Private Selection® Classic Seasoned Whole Roasted Chicken Hot - Available 11am-7pm · 32 oz | $7.99 | 175 g | $1.54 | $6.45 |
| 6 lettuce leaves | Kroger® Romaine Lettuce Hearts · 18 ozx6 est. | $4.79 | 6 | $28.16 | $0.58 |
lettuce drives this basket at $28.74, 54% of the total. The next biggest lines are cooked chicken breast ($7.99) and fat-free mayonnaise ($3.79). $18.25 of the basket - 34% - 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 732 g left, $6.45 of value
- Kroger® Light Mayo · about 857 ml left, $3.66 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
- Kroger® Fat Free Creamy Ranch Salad Dressing · about 458 ml left, $1.94 of value
- Fresh California Seedless Red Grapes · about 404 g left, $1.77 of value
- Large Gala Apple - Each · about 329 g left, $1.30 of value
Leftover rice? Use it in this fruit and chicken salad for a new spin on chicken salad. Serve the dish on lettuce leaves.
- 1 cup brown rice, cooked
- 2 teaspoons parsley, dried (or 2 Tablespoons fresh, finely chopped)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon ranch dressing, fat-free
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, fat-free
- 1 cup apple or cantaloupe, cut into chunks
- 1/3 cup grape halves, red or purple, cut into chunks
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped
- 1 1/4 cups chicken, cooked, cut into bite-size pieces
- 6 lettuce leaves
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Fix it Fresh! Recipe Series Kansas State University Research and Extension), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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