Garlic Stuffed Chicken - $5.76 a serving

Makes 4 servings · american · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$23.05
basket total, in-store
$5.76
per serving (4 servings)
+$1.14
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. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
2. 8 cloves garlic clove (unpeeled)Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ctx2$2.498$3.98$1.00
3. 6 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped, divided)Parsley - Italian · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$1.2915 g$1.29-
4. 1 teaspoon lemon zest (grated)Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each$0.851$0.85-
5. 1 teaspoon sodium-free seasoning blendDash Original Seasoning Blend, Salt-Free, Kosher, 2.5 oz · 2.5 oz$3.495 g$0.25$3.24
6. 4 chicken breastKroger® Boneless Skinless Uncooked Chicken Breast With Rib Meat Thin-Sliced · 1.25 lbx2 est.$5.004$7.94$2.06
7. 1/4 cup reduced sodium chicken brothKroger® Less Sodium Fat Free Chicken Broth · 32 oz$1.5960 ml$0.11$1.48
8. 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juiceFresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each$0.851$0.85-

chicken breast drives this basket at $10.00, 43% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic ($4.98) and sodium-free seasoning blend ($3.49). $7.79 of the basket - 34% - 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.

Jazz up your chicken dinner with garlic, lemon zest, and fresh parsley. Serve this dish with brown rice and a side salad for a complete meal.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Seat Pleasant/ University of Maryland Health Partnership), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Seat Pleasant/ University of Maryland Health Partnership. 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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