Chicken Tortilla Casserole - $3.01 a serving

Makes 4 servings · mexican · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$12.06
basket total, in-store
$3.01
per serving (4 servings)
-$1.61
cheaper 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 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
1 can (10.5 ounces) cream of mushroom soup, reduced sodiumKroger® Less Sodium Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup · 10.5 oz$1.00298 g$1.00-
1 cup 1% milkKroger® 1% Lowfat Milk 32 fl. oz. Bottle · 1 qt$2.79240 ml$0.71$2.08
1 1/2 cups boneless, skinless chicken, cut into piecesHeritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · 1 lb$2.89340 g$2.17$0.72
4 ounces canned chopped green chilesKroger® Diced Green Chile Peppers · 4 oz$0.89113 g$0.89$0.00
1 (6-inch) corn tortilla, cut into stripsLa Banderita Yellow Corn Tortillas · 30 ct / 24.9 oz$2.491$0.00$2.49
2 cups cheddar cheese, low-fat, shreddedCHECK THISKroger® Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 ozSUBSTITUTE$2.00226 g$1.99$0.01

boneless skinless chicken breast drives this basket at $2.89, 24% of the total. The next biggest lines are 1% milk ($2.79) and corn tortilla ($2.49). $5.30 of the basket - 44% - 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.

Add low-fat dairy to your dinner with this layered casserole that uses both milk and cheese.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Simple Healthy Recipes Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education ONIE Project), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Simple Healthy Recipes Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education ONIE Project. 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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