Chicken Spaghetti - $9.32 a serving

Makes 4 servings · american · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$37.29
basket total, in-store
$9.32
per serving (4 servings)
+$4.70
dearer than the $4.62 median dinner

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. 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
4 sprays of vegetable oil sprayKroger® Vegetable Oil Nonstick Cooking Spray · 6 oz$2.79-$2.79-
4 ounces spaghetti, whole wheat uncookedSimple Truth Organic® 100% Whole Wheat Spaghetti · 16 oz$1.69113 g$0.42$1.27
1 teaspoon olive oil (or cooking oil of choice)Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.495 ml$0.08$8.41
1 medium red bell pepper, thinly slicedFresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct$1.671$1.67-
1 medium green bell pepper, thinly slicedFresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ct$0.991$0.99-
1 onion, choppedJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.191$0.29$0.90
2 cups cooked chicken breast, skinless and diced (8 ounces)CHECK THISPrivate Selection® Classic Seasoned Whole Roasted Chicken Hot - Available 11am-7pm · 32 oz$7.99227 g$2.00$5.99
1 can (14.5 ounces) tomatoes, low-sodium, diced undrainedKroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz$1.00411 g$1.00$0.00
1 can (10.75 ounces) cream of chicken soup, low-sodiumCampbell's® Condensed Heart Healthy Cream Of Chicken Soup · 10.5 oz$1.99305 g$1.99-
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, reduced-fat shreddedKroger® Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 16 oz$3.5056 g$0.43$3.07
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded or gratedPrivate Selection® Parmesan Wedge Cheese · 8 oz$5.9925 g$0.66$5.33

olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 23% of the total. The next biggest lines are cooked chicken breast ($7.99) and parmesan cheese ($5.99). $24.96 of the basket - 67% - 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.

This colorful crowd-pleaser that incorporates vegetables, whole grains, protein, and dairy in one dish. Serve with some fresh, frozen, canned, or dried fruit...

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Power to End Stroke: 46 Healthy Soul Food Recipes Cookbook American Heart Association), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Power to End Stroke: 46 Healthy Soul Food Recipes Cookbook American Heart Association. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: Why chicken dinners cost more than you would guess.
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