Honey Lemon Chicken - $1.35 a serving

Makes 8 servings · american · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$10.83
basket total, in-store
$1.35
per serving (8 servings)
-$3.27
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). 2 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
1 pound chicken (cut into 8 pieces)Kroger® Fresh Uncooked Chicken Drumsticks · 4.5 lb$5.00454 g$1.11$3.89
1/2 cup flour (all purpose)Kroger® Bleached All Purpose Flour · 5 lb$2.5960 g$0.07$2.52
1/4 cup lemon juiceItalia™ Garden Lemon Juice · 4 fl oz$1.2560 ml$0.63$0.62
1 teaspoon rosemary (fresh or dried)ROSEMARY LEAVES - KROGER - 0.75 OZ · 0.75 oz$1.991 g$0.09$1.90

chicken drives this basket at $5.00, 46% of the total. The next biggest lines are all purpose flour ($2.59) and rosemary ($1.99). $8.92 of the basket - 82% - 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.

Honey adds sweetness to this tangy chicken dish. Enjoy with a side of steamed vegetables and brown rice.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Montana State University Extension Service Nutrition Education Program), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Montana State University Extension Service Nutrition Education Program. 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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