Chicken and Rice Casserole - $3.52 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.
| The recipe says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup canned chicken (drained) | Swanson® 25% Less Sodium White Premium Chunk Canned Chicken Breast In Water · 12.5 oz | $5.29 | 225 g | $3.36 | $1.93 |
| 1 can condensed vegetable soup (about 10 ounces) | Campbell's® Condensed Vegetarian Vegetable Soup · 10.5 oz | $1.99 | 284 g | $1.90 | $0.09 |
| 3/4 cup white rice (uncooked) | Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice · 32 oz | $1.79 | 150 g | $0.30 | $1.49 |
| 1 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 3 g | $0.06 | $4.93 |
canned chicken drives this basket at $5.29, 38% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic powder ($4.99) and condensed vegetable soup ($1.99). $8.45 of the basket - 60% - 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
- Swanson® 25% Less Sodium White Premium Chunk Canned Chicken Breast In Water · about 129 g left, $1.93 of value
- Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice · about 757 g left, $1.49 of value
Use canned chicken, condensed soup, and rice to make a delicious casserole.
- 1 cup canned chicken (drained)
- 1 can condensed vegetable soup (about 10 ounces)
- 3/4 cup white rice (uncooked)
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Recipe adapted from Food.com), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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