Grilled Chicken and Avocado Quinoa Pilaf - $8.61 a serving
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. 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 tablespoons fresh or bottled lemon juice | Italia™ Garden Lemon Juice · 4 fl oz | $1.25 | 30 ml | $0.32 | $0.93 |
| 1/4 cup fresh basil | Gotham Greens® Fresh Basil · 1.25 oz | $3.99 | 10 g | $1.13 | $2.86 |
| 1 avocado (cut into chunks) | Fresh Large Ripe Avocado · 1 each | $2.50 | 1 | $2.50 | - |
| 1 tablespoon olive oil (divided) | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
| 2 small boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 lb) | Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · 1 lb | $2.89 | 454 g | $2.89 | - |
| 1 large red bell pepper | Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 1 | $1.67 | - |
| 1/2 medium onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 0.5 | $0.14 | $1.05 |
| 1 clove garlic (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 3 teaspoons sodium-free chicken bouillonCHECK THIS | Better Than Bouillon™ Reduced Sodium Roasted Chicken Base · 8 oz | $5.99 | 15 g | $0.40 | $5.59 |
| 1 1/2 cups red quinoa (uncooked/dry) | Simple Truth Organic® Red Quinoa · 16 oz | $3.99 | 255 g | $2.24 | $1.75 |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 25% of the total. The next biggest lines are sodium-free chicken bouillon ($5.99) and fresh basil ($3.99). $22.41 of the basket - 65% - 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.
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 485 ml left, $8.24 of value
- Better Than Bouillon™ Reduced Sodium Roasted Chicken Base · about 212 g left, $5.59 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Red Quinoa · about 199 g left, $1.75 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 399 g left, $1.05 of value
- Italia™ Garden Lemon Juice · about 88 ml left, $0.93 of value
This pilaf recipe pairs avocados and bell peppers with red quinoa and grilled chicken, for a satisfying, colorful meal.
- 2 tablespoons fresh or bottled lemon juice
- 1/4 cup fresh basil
- 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper (divided)
- 1 avocado (cut into chunks)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (divided)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 small boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 lb)
- 1 large red bell pepper
- 1/2 medium onion (chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 3 cups water
- 3 teaspoons sodium-free chicken bouillon
- 1 1/2 cups red quinoa (uncooked/dry)
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.
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