Chicken and Veggie Salad - $9.39 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). 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 |
| 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts | Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · 1 lb | $2.89 | 2 | $2.87 | $0.02 |
| 1 head of romaine lettuce, chopped into bite-size pieces | Kroger® Romaine Lettuce Hearts · 18 oz | $4.79 | 1 | $2.82 | $1.97 |
| 1 red onion, peeled and thinly sliced | Jumbo Red Onions · 1 lb | $1.69 | 1 | $0.41 | $1.28 |
| 1/2 cup black olives, pitted and halved | Kroger® Large Pitted Ripe Black Olives · 6 oz | $1.99 | 120 g | $1.40 | $0.59 |
| 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped | Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lb | $2.49 | 2 | $1.32 | $1.17 |
| 1/3 cup sunflower oil | Kroger® 100% Pure Sunflower Oil · 48 fl oz | $8.99 | 80 ml | $0.51 | $8.48 |
| 1 teaspoon garlic salt | Smart Way™ Garlic Salt · 3.53 oz | $1.25 | 6 g | $0.07 | $1.18 |
| 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese | 4C® Homestyle™ Parmesan Grated Cheese · 6 oz | $4.99 | 35 g | $1.03 | $3.96 |
sunflower oil drives this basket at $8.99, 24% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and grated parmesan cheese ($4.99). $26.89 of the basket - 72% - 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® 100% Pure Sunflower Oil · about 1340 ml left, $8.48 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 485 ml left, $8.24 of value
- 4C® Homestyle™ Parmesan Grated Cheese · about 135 g left, $3.96 of value
- Kroger® Romaine Lettuce Hearts · about 210 g left, $1.97 of value
- Jumbo Red Onions · about 344 g left, $1.28 of value
- Smart Way™ Garlic Salt · about 94 g left, $1.18 of value
“The recipe I am making is very special to my family,” says Hannah. “When we were kids we would always go to dinner with my Great Grandma and eat this chicken and veggie salad. She has since passed away, so we eat this in remembrance of her. We make this salad for dinner all the time. The reason that I like this salad is because it is a little bit tart. Also, this is healthy because it has sunflower oil and that is healthier than corn oil. It also has a ton of vegetables.”
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts
- 1 head of romaine lettuce, chopped into bite-size pieces
- 1 red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup black olives, pitted and halved
- 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1/3 cup sunflower oil
- Dash of vinegar (optional)
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan 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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