Chicken Salad with Ramen Noodles - $4.76 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). 3 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 package (3 ounces) Ramen noodles (any flavor) | Maruchan® Ramen Noodle Soup, Chicken · 3 oz | $0.55 | 85 g | $0.55 | $0.00 |
| 1 cup red or green bell pepper | Fresh Yellow Bell Pepper · 1 ctx2 est. | $1.67 | 150 g | $0.00 | $3.34 |
| 1/4 cup scallions, mincedCHECK THIS | Green Onions · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.79 | 25 g | $1.79 | - |
| 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts, unsalted | Kroger® Dry Roasted Unsalted Peanuts · 16 oz | $2.69 | 75 g | $0.44 | $2.25 |
| 2 cooked chicken breast, chilled and cut into cubesCHECK THIS | Private Selection® Classic Seasoned Whole Roasted Chicken Hot - Available 11am-7pm · 32 oz | $7.99 | 2 | $3.96 | $4.03 |
| 8 cups cabbage, shredded (or cabbage salad mix) | Green Cabbage · 1 lbx2 | $0.99 | 700 g | $1.53 | $0.45 |
| 2 teaspoons sugar | Kroger® Pure Cane Granulated Sugar · 4 lb | $3.99 | 8 g | $0.02 | $3.97 |
| 2 tablespoons olive oil (or cooking oil of choice) | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 30 ml | $0.51 | $7.98 |
| 1/2 cup vinegar, rice or white wine | Nakano® Natural Rice Vinegar · 12 fl oz | $2.99 | 120 ml | $1.01 | $1.98 |
| 1 teaspoon Ramen noodle flavor packetCHECK THIS | Simply Asia Umami Ramen Japanese Style Seasoning · 2.62 oz | $4.29 | 5 g | $0.29 | $4.00 |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 22% of the total. The next biggest lines are cooked chicken breast ($7.99) and ramen noodle flavor packet ($4.29). $28.00 of the basket - 73% - 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.
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 470 ml left, $7.98 of value
- Private Selection® Classic Seasoned Whole Roasted Chicken Hot - Available 11am-7pm · about 457 g left, $4.03 of value
- Simply Asia Umami Ramen Japanese Style Seasoning · about 69 g left, $4.00 of value
- Kroger® Pure Cane Granulated Sugar · about 1806 g left, $3.97 of value
- Fresh Yellow Bell Pepper · about 90 g left, $3.34 of value
- Kroger® Dry Roasted Unsalted Peanuts · about 379 g left, $2.25 of value
Use up a large head of cabbage from the farmers' market or grocery store with this recipe. The bell pepper and green onions bring a variety of flavors while ...
- 1 package (3 ounces) Ramen noodles (any flavor)
- 1 cup red or green bell pepper
- 1/4 cup scallions, minced
- 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts, unsalted
- 2 cooked chicken breast, chilled and cut into cubes
- 8 cups cabbage, shredded (or cabbage salad mix)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (or cooking oil of choice)
- 1/2 cup vinegar, rice or white wine
- 1 teaspoon Ramen noodle flavor packet
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Farm Fresh Summertime Recipes Connecticut Food Policy Council), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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