Brunswick Stew (FDD) - $1.71 a serving

Makes 8 servings · american · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$13.65
basket total, in-store
$1.71
per serving (8 servings)
-$2.92
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). 1 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 medium onion (chopped)Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.191$0.29$0.90
2 cups low-sodium chicken brothSwanson® 33% Less Sodium Chicken Broth · 14.5 ozx2$1.49480 ml$1.74$1.24
1 can chicken, about 12 ounces (drained)Swanson® 25% Less Sodium White Premium Chunk Canned Chicken Breast In Water · 12.5 oz$5.29340 g$5.08$0.21
2 cups lima beans (cooked)Kroger Lima Beans - 15oz can · 15 oz$2.19340 g$1.75$0.44
1 can tomatoes, about 15 ounces (drained and chopped)CHECK THISKroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz$1.00425 g$1.00-
1 can corn, about 15 ounces (drained)Kroger® Whole Kernel Canned Golden Corn · 15.25 oz$1.00425 g$0.98$0.02

canned chicken drives this basket at $5.29, 39% of the total. The next biggest lines are low-sodium chicken broth ($2.98) and lima beans ($2.19). $2.81 of the basket - 21% - 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.

Lima beans with canned chicken and vegetables and other items are combined to make a hearty stew. Serve this as a main dish at any time.

  1. Heat oil in a large pan. Add onion and cook until tender.
  2. Add chicken broth, tomatoes, lima beans and corn; simmer for 20 minutes over medium heat.
  3. Reduce heat to low, add chicken, cook for 5 more minutes.
Recipe provided by SNAP-ED Connection Recipe Finder. 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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