Basic Baked Chicken - $2.16 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). 2 pantry staples excluded. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

chicken drives this basket at $5.00, 39% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic powder ($4.99) and nonstick cooking spray ($2.99). $5.49 of the basket - 42% - 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.

• Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 259 g left, $4.93 of value
• Kroger® Fresh Uncooked Chicken Drumsticks · about 227 g left, $0.56 of value

Make a main dish easily by using this basic recipe for baked chicken. Cooked, frozen chicken can be used in many different ways such as in sandwiches, soups, salads, and casseroles.

• 1 package chicken (cut-up and thawed, 4 pounds)
• unknown nonstick cooking spray
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt (if you like)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray baking pan or oven-safe baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
3. Cover chicken with garlic powder and pepper. If using salt, add that too.
4. Bake for one hour. Insert a thermometer into the thickest part of the chicken not touching the bone. Chicken is safe to eat when temperature reaches 165 degrees F for 15 seconds, as measured with a food thermometer.
5. Do not cover pan or turn chicken while baking.

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