Curried Chicken with Raisins and Mushrooms - $7.42 a serving

Makes 4 servings · indian · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$29.69
basket total, in-store
$7.42
per serving (4 servings)
+$2.80
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). 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil (extra virgin or virgin)Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.498 ml$0.13$8.36
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 12 oz, diced into 1 inch cubes)Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · 1 lb$2.89340 g$2.17$0.72
2 cups sliced fresh white mushroomsSimple Truth Organic® Sliced White Mushrooms · 8 oz$3.49140 g$2.15$1.34
2 cups sliced cremini mushroomsCHECK THISKroger® Sliced Baby Bella Mushrooms · 8 oz$2.99140 g$1.85$1.14
1/2 medium red bell pepper (cut into 3/4" squares)Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct$1.671$1.67-
2 cups low sodium chicken brothKroger® Less Sodium Fat Free Chicken Broth · 32 oz$1.59480 ml$0.84$0.75
1 cup raisinsSimple Truth Organic® Seedless Raisins · 10 oz$2.69165 g$1.57$1.12
2 cups instant whole-grain riceCHECK THISKroger® Instant Brown Rice · 14 oz$1.89380 g$1.81$0.08
1 1/2 tablespoons curry powderSimple Truth Organic® Ground Curry Powder Shaker · 1.66 oz$3.9915 g$1.27$2.72

olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 29% of the total. The next biggest lines are curry powder ($3.99) and white mushrooms ($3.49). $16.24 of the basket - 55% - 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.

Savory chicken and mushrooms balanced with the sweetness of raisins and red bell peppers will make this curried one-pan recipe a family favorite.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Produce for Better Health Foundation), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Produce for Better Health Foundation. 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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