Chicken Cacciatore (FDD) - $3.44 a serving

Makes 4 servings · italian · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$13.77
basket total, in-store
$3.44
per serving (4 servings)
-$1.18
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner

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 pantry staples excluded. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 onion (chopped)Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.191$0.29$0.90
1 1/2 cups low-sodium diced tomatoes (canned)Hunt's No Salt Added Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz$1.59360 ml$1.39$0.20
1/2 cup low-sodium tomato sauce (canned)Kroger Tomato Sauce No Salt Added · 15 oz$1.00120 ml$0.28$0.72
1/8 teaspoon garlic powderKroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz$4.99-$4.99-
4 pieces chicken (thighs, breasts, or legs skin removed)Kroger® Fresh Uncooked Chicken Drumsticks · 4.5 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$5.004$5.00-

chicken drives this basket at $5.00, 36% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic powder ($4.99) and low-sodium diced tomatoes ($1.59). $1.82 of the basket - 13% - 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 easy recipe features chicken cooked in a tomato base. It is a quick chicken recipe that is full of flavor.

  1. Put the chopped onion in a saucepan.
  2. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic powder, and black pepper. If using oregano, add that too.
  3. Cook on low heat for 3 minutes.
  4. Add the chicken to the sauce pan and cover the pan.
  5. Cook over low heat for about 1 hour until the chicken is fully cooked.
Recipe adapted from SNAP-ED Connection Recipe Finder. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: Why chicken dinners cost more than you would guess.
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