Chicken Patties - $3.10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 cups canned chicken (drained) | Swanson® 25% Less Sodium White Premium Chunk Canned Chicken Breast In Water · 12.5 ozx2 | $5.29 | 480 g | $7.17 | $3.41 |
| 20 unsalted tops saltine crackers (crushed into pieces) | Kroger® Saltine Crackers Unsalted Tops · 16 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.19 | 20 | $2.19 | - |
| 1/4 cup light mayonnaise | Kroger® Light Mayo · 30 fl oz | $3.79 | 60 ml | $0.26 | $3.53 |
| 1/4 cup onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 40 g | $0.10 | $1.09 |
| 2 tablespoons lemon juice | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 1 | $0.85 | - |
canned chicken drives this basket at $10.58, 57% of the total. The next biggest lines are light mayonnaise ($3.79) and unsalted saltine crackers ($2.19). $8.03 of the basket - 43% - 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® Light Mayo · about 827 ml left, $3.53 of value
- Swanson® 25% Less Sodium White Premium Chunk Canned Chicken Breast In Water · about 229 g left, $3.41 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 414 g left, $1.09 of value
This recipe uses unsalted tops crackers. Crumble or crush unsalted tops crackers and use in recipes calling for breadcrumbs.
- 2 cups canned chicken (drained)
- 20 unsalted tops saltine crackers (crushed into pieces)
- 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup onion (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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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