European Salad - $13.12 a serving

Makes 4 servings · european · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$52.47
basket total, in-store
$13.12
per serving (4 servings)
+$8.49
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). 4 pantry staples excluded. 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
12 ounces chicken breast (pre-sliced)Kroger® Boneless Skinless Uncooked Chicken Breast With Rib Meat Thin-Sliced · 1.25 lb$5.00340 g$3.00$2.00
2 teaspoons olive oilSimple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.4910 ml$0.17$8.32
3 green onions (sliced)Green Onions · 1 eachx3$1.193$3.57-
1 large yellow bell pepper, cut in strips (about 1 1/2 cups)Fresh Yellow Bell Pepper · 1 ct$1.671$1.67-
16 cherry tomatoesPrivate Selection® Petite Medley Snacking Tomatoes · 24 oz$5.0016$1.76$3.24
1 10-oz package European blend salad greensCHECK THISKroger® Baby Spring Mix · 10 oz$3.99283 g$3.98$0.01
1 1/2 cups croutons (whole grain if available, about 24 croutons)CHECK THISKroger® Homestyle Seasoned Herb Croutons · 5 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$1.4924$1.49-
3/4 cup frozen raspberries, thawedPrivate Selection® Frozen Red Raspberries · 12 oz$4.99120 g$1.76$3.23
1 tablespoon olive oilSimple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.4915 ml$0.25$8.24
2 tablespoons cider vinegarSimple Truth Organic® Raw and Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar · 16 fl oz$3.2930 ml$0.21$3.08
1 teaspoon sugarKroger® Pure Cane Granulated Sugar · 4 lb$3.994 g$0.01$3.98
1/4 teaspoon garlic saltSmart Way™ Garlic Salt · 3.53 oz$1.251 g$0.01$1.24
1/4 teaspoon oreganoSmart Way™ Oregano Leaves · 0.63 oz$1.251 g$0.07$1.18

olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 16% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and chicken breast ($5.00). $34.51 of the basket - 66% - 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.

Delightful mix of fresh salad fixings topped with sautéed chicken and a light, flavorful raspberry vinaigrette. Save time by using a blender to make the vin...

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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