Chicken Spanish Rice - $3.83 a serving
$15.34
basket total, in-store
$3.83
per serving (4 servings)
-$0.79
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner
What it costs at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine
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 pantry staples excluded. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 cup onion, chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 80 g | $0.21 | $0.98 |
| 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped | Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $0.99 | 75 g | $0.00 | $0.99 |
| 1/3 cup celery, sliced | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.59 | 35 g | $2.59 | - |
| 1/2 cup rice, dry | Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice · 32 oz | $1.79 | 95 g | $0.19 | $1.60 |
| 1 can (14.5 ounces) tomatoes, low-sodium | Kroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz | $1.00 | 411 g | $1.00 | $0.00 |
| 1 1/2 cups canned chicken | Swanson® 25% Less Sodium White Premium Chunk Canned Chicken Breast In Water · 12.5 oz | $5.29 | 340 g | $5.08 | $0.21 |
| 1/2 teaspoon chili powder | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | 1 g | $0.02 | $2.47 |
Where the money goes
canned chicken breast drives this basket at $5.29, 34% of the total. The next biggest lines are celery ($2.59) and chili powder ($2.49). $6.26 of the basket - 41% - 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.
What carries into next week
- Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 112 g left, $2.47 of value
- Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice · about 812 g left, $1.60 of value
- Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · about 45 g left, $0.99 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 374 g left, $0.98 of value
This flavorful rice uses canned tomatoes and chicken with fresh onion, green pepper, and celery. Chili powder and black pepper make it a perky main dish.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
- 1/3 cup celery, sliced
- 1/2 cup rice, dry
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil (or cooking oil of choice)
- 1 can (14.5 ounces) tomatoes, low-sodium
- 1 1/2 cups canned chicken
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- black pepper (optional, to taste)
Directions
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Cook onion, green pepper, celery, and rice in vegetable oil at medium heat in a large saucepan until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Drain tomatoes and save the liquid.
- Chop tomatoes into small pieces.
- Add tomatoes, liquid, chicken, water, chili powder, and pepper to rice mixture.
- Bring to a boil and stir. Cover and cook on low heat. Cook until rice is tender (about 25 minutes).
Healthy Eating in Indian Country: Exercise USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations. 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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