Caribbean Fiesta! - $46.84 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 matches are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
| 1 chicken tender, cut into bite-sized pieces | Perdue® Fresh Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Tenderloins · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $5.99 | 1 | $5.99 | - |
| 8 blue or yellow corn tortilla chips | Calidad Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips · 1 countx8SUBSTITUTE | $2.49 | 8 | $19.92 | - |
| 1/4 cup pinto and/or black beans, rinsed and drainedCHECK THIS | Kroger® Black Beans · 15.25 oz | $1.00 | 60 ml | $0.14 | $0.86 |
| 4 grape tomatoes, chopped | Kroger® Fresh Grape Tomatoes · 10 ozx2 est. | $2.99 | 4 | $5.06 | $0.92 |
| 1/2 orange bell pepper, seeded and diced | Fresh Orange Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 0.5 | $0.83 | $0.83 |
| 1/3 green onion, peeled and chopped | Green Onions · 1 ct | $1.79 | 0.3 | $0.59 | $1.20 |
| 1 ounce low-fat shredded cheddar jack cheeseCHECK THIS | Kroger® Cheddar Jack Shredded Cheese · 8 oz | $2.00 | 28 g | $0.25 | $1.75 |
corn tortilla chips drives this basket at $19.92, 43% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and chicken tender ($5.99). $13.80 of the basket - 29% - 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
- Kroger® Cheddar Jack Shredded Cheese · about 199 g left, $1.75 of value
- Kroger® Fresh Grape Tomatoes · about 87 g left, $0.92 of value
- Kroger® Black Beans · about 372 ml left, $0.86 of value
“Jamal's maternal grandparents are Jamaican and the Caribbean flavors are a normal part of our food,” says Jamal’s mom, Kathy. “He also loves tacos, but the shells can be high in sodium. Jamal found a way to significantly lower the sodium of his favorite dish by using the blue corn tortilla chips and because the dish is open, he adds even more vegetables and beans. Jamal already had a high blood pressure reading and we have a very strong family history of high blood pressure and diabetes on both sides. Jamal is very aware of the health concerns of his family and ethnicity. If he can make his food healthier, then he believes he'll live a more active life where he can keep doing all the fun things he loves to do.” Jamal likes to serve this dish with a fruit salad.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 chicken tender, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 8 blue or yellow corn tortilla chips
- 1/4 cup pinto and/or black beans, rinsed and drained
- 4 grape tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 orange bell pepper, seeded and diced
- 1/3 green onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 ounce low-fat shredded cheddar jack cheese
This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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