Chicken Curry Casserole - $5.07 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). 3 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 Brown rice, long-grain, regular, dry | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 oz | $0.99 | 190 g | $0.41 | $0.58 |
| 1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth | Swanson® 33% Less Sodium Chicken Broth · 14.5 oz | $1.49 | 60 ml | $0.22 | $1.27 |
| 3/4 cup Fresh celery | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.59 | 75 g | $2.59 | - |
| 1 cup Fresh onions, peeled, diced | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 160 g | $0.42 | $0.77 |
| 1 1/4 cups Fresh carrots, peeled, shredded | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 160 g | $0.60 | $1.09 |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder | Simple Truth Organic® Ground Curry Powder Shaker · 1.66 oz | $3.99 | 4 g | $0.34 | $3.65 |
| 1 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 3 g | $0.06 | $4.93 |
| 1/2 cup low-fat plain yogurt | Simple Truth Organic® Plain Low Fat Yogurt Tub · 32 oz | $4.99 | 120 g | $0.66 | $4.33 |
| 2 cups Cooked fajita chicken strips, diced 1" (12 oz) | PERDUE® SHORTCUTS® Fully Cooked NAE Grilled Fajita Style Chicken Strips · 16 oz | $8.49 | 340 g | $6.36 | $2.13 |
cooked chicken strips drives this basket at $8.49, 28% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic powder ($4.99) and low-fat plain yogurt ($4.99). $18.75 of the basket - 62% - 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
- Simple Truth Organic® Plain Low Fat Yogurt Tub · about 787 g left, $4.33 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Ground Curry Powder Shaker · about 43 g left, $3.65 of value
- PERDUE® SHORTCUTS® Fully Cooked NAE Grilled Fajita Style Chicken Strips · about 114 g left, $2.13 of value
- Swanson® 33% Less Sodium Chicken Broth · about 351 ml left, $1.27 of value
- Carrots · about 294 g left, $1.09 of value
In this traditional, spiced Indian dish, tender chicken strips, fresh carrots, diced celery, and brown rice are tossed in a creamy curry sauce and baked until golden.
- 1 cup Brown rice, long-grain, regular, dry
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 3/4 cup Fresh celery
- 1 cup Fresh onions, peeled, diced
- 1 1/4 cups Fresh carrots, peeled, shredded
- 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup low-fat plain yogurt
- 2 cups Cooked fajita chicken strips, diced 1" (12 oz)
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.
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