Chicken Soup for the Soul - $5.51 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). 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 stalk of celery, chopped | Sleeved Celery · 1 ct | $2.59 | 1 | $2.59 | - |
| 1 carrot, chopped | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 1 | $0.22 | $1.47 |
| 1 onion, chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 1 cup frozen peasCHECK THIS | Kroger® Frozen Sweet Green Peas · 12 oz | $1.29 | 150 g | $0.57 | $0.72 |
| 5 1/2 cups of low-sodium chicken broth | Swanson® 33% Less Sodium Chicken Broth · 14.5 ozx4 | $1.49 | 1320 ml | $4.78 | $1.18 |
| 1 cup cooked chicken, cubed, or canned (drained)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Frozen Fully Cooked Boneless Skinless Diced Chicken Breast · 22 oz | $7.99 | 200 g | $2.56 | $5.43 |
| 1/2 cup uncooked rice, macaroni, or small noodles | Kroger® Penne Rigate Pasta · 16 oz | $1.33 | 100 g | $0.29 | $1.04 |
cooked chicken drives this basket at $7.99, 36% of the total. The next biggest lines are low-sodium chicken broth ($5.96) and celery ($2.59). $10.73 of the basket - 49% - 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.
- Kroger® Frozen Fully Cooked Boneless Skinless Diced Chicken Breast · about 424 g left, $5.43 of value
- Carrots · about 394 g left, $1.47 of value
- Swanson® 33% Less Sodium Chicken Broth · about 324 ml left, $1.18 of value
- Kroger® Penne Rigate Pasta · about 354 g left, $1.04 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Kroger® Frozen Sweet Green Peas · about 190 g left, $0.72 of value
Green peas and carrots brighten up this traditional chicken soup!
- 1 stalk of celery, chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 5 1/2 cups of low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup cooked chicken, cubed, or canned (drained)
- 1/2 cup uncooked rice, macaroni, or small noodles
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Recipe adapted from First Nations Development Institute), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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