
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 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. 2 1/2 cups Rotini pasta, whole-wheat, dry (10 oz) | Simple Truth Organic® 100% Whole Wheat Rotini Pasta · 16 oz | $1.69 | 283 g | $1.05 | $0.64 |
| 2. 2 cans Low-fat reduced-sodium cream of chicken soup (Two 10 3/4-oz cans) | Kroger® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup · 10.5 ozx2SUBSTITUTE | $1.00 | 610 g | $2.00 | - |
| 3. 1 1/3 cups Fat-free half and half | Kroger® Fat Free Half and Half Pint · 1 pt | $1.99 | 320 ml | $1.35 | $0.64 |
| 4. 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper | Kroger® Ground White Pepper Shaker · 1.87 oz | $3.99 | - | $3.99 | - |
| 5. 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | - | $4.99 | - |
| 6. 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese | 4C® Homestyle™ Parmesan Grated Cheese · 6 oz | $4.99 | - | $4.99 | - |
| 7. 3 cups Cooked diced chicken, 1/2" pieces (12 oz)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Frozen Fully Cooked Boneless Skinless Diced Chicken Breast · 22 oz | $7.99 | 340 g | $4.36 | $3.63 |
cooked diced chicken drives this basket at $7.99, 29% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic powder ($4.99) and grated parmesan cheese ($4.99). $4.91 of the basket - 18% - 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.
This rich and creamy recipe gives ordinary chicken alfredo a healthy twist, combining fat-free half and half with canned cream of chicken soup and whole-wheat rotini noodles.
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Recipes for Healthy Kids Cookbook for Homes), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.