Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Bake - $4.04 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). 4 pantry staples excluded. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ounces chicken, diced | Kroger® Fresh Uncooked Chicken Drumsticks · 4.5 lb | $5.00 | 170 g | $0.42 | $4.58 |
| 1 1/2 cups Broccoli, raw | Kroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · 32 oz | $6.00 | 135 g | $0.89 | $5.11 |
| 8 1/4 ounces Long grain, brown rice | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 oz | $0.99 | 234 g | $0.51 | $0.48 |
| 1 1/2 cups onions, raw | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 240 g | $0.63 | $0.56 |
| 2 teaspoons cumin, ground | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 5 g | $0.41 | $3.08 |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | 4 g | $0.09 | $2.40 |
| 1 cup Part-skim mozzarella cheese | Kroger® Low-Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · 16 oz | $3.50 | 113 g | $0.87 | $2.63 |
| 1 cup chicken broth | Kroger® 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth · 32 oz | $1.59 | 240 ml | $0.42 | $1.17 |
broccoli drives this basket at $6.00, 25% of the total. The next biggest lines are chicken ($5.00) and part-skim mozzarella cheese ($3.50). $20.01 of the basket - 83% - 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® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · about 772 g left, $5.11 of value
- Kroger® Fresh Uncooked Chicken Drumsticks · about 1871 g left, $4.58 of value
- McCormick Ground Cumin · about 38 g left, $3.08 of value
- Kroger® Low-Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · about 341 g left, $2.63 of value
- Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 109 g left, $2.40 of value
- Kroger® 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth · about 667 ml left, $1.17 of value
- 6 ounces chicken, diced
- 1 1/2 cups Broccoli, raw
- 8 1/4 ounces Long grain, brown rice
- 1 1/2 cups onions, raw
- 2 teaspoons cumin, ground
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 cup Part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Garfield Elementary (Recipes for Healthy Kids Competition)), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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