Curried Chicken Salad and Taste of the Tropics Fruit Bowl - $14.11 a serving

Makes 6 servings · indian · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$84.64
basket total, in-store
$14.11
per serving (6 servings)
+$9.48
dearer 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). 3 pantry staples excluded. 5 matches are flagged for you to check rather than silently swapped. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
2 tablespoons ground corianderSimple Truth Organic® Ground Coriander Shaker · 1.48 oz$3.9912 g$1.14$2.85
2 teaspoons ground cuminMcCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz$3.495 g$0.41$3.08
2 teaspoons ground tumericKroger® Ground Turmeric Shaker · 1.5 oz$2.496 g$0.35$2.14
1 teaspoon paprikaCHECK THISSmart Way™ Ground Paprika · 2 oz$1.252 g$0.04$1.21
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamonSmart Way™ Ground Cinnamon · 1.94 oz$1.251 g$0.02$1.23
1/2 teaspoon ground gingerSimple Truth Organic® Ground Ginger Shaker · 1.41 oz$3.991 g$0.10$3.89
1/2 cup plain Greek-style yogurtThe Greek Gods® Plain Traditional Greek Style Yogurt Tub · 24 oz$4.79115 g$0.81$3.98
1/4 cup light mayonnaiseKroger® Light Mayo · 30 fl oz$3.7960 g$0.26$3.53
2 cups diced cooked chickenCHECK THISKroger® Frozen Fully Cooked Boneless Skinless Diced Chicken Breast · 22 oz$7.99280 g$3.59$4.40
1 1/2 cups cooked quinoaCHECK THISSimple Truth Organic® Quinoa · 16 oz$3.99270 g$2.38$1.61
1 unknown red bell pepper, seeded and dicedFresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct$1.671$1.67-
1/2 cup raisinsSimple Truth Organic® Seedless Raisins · 10 oz$2.6975 g$0.71$1.98
1/2 cup toasted slivered almondsKroger® Slivered Almonds · 4 oz$3.9960 g$2.11$1.88
2 unknown scallions, choppedCHECK THISGreen Onions · 1 ctx2$1.792$3.58-
6 unknown butter lettuce leavesSimple Truth Organic® Butter Lettuce · 1 ctx6$3.496$20.94-
3 unknown apricots, pitted and dicedApricots · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$3.493$3.49-
3 unknown bananas, peeled and slicedFresh Bunch of Bananas – 5-7 Bananas · 1 lb$0.693$0.55$0.14
6 unknown large strawberries, trimmed and cut into quartersFresh Strawberries – 1 LB Clamshell · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$3.296$3.29-
6 tablespoons vanilla or plain Greek-style yogurtThe Greek Gods® Plain Traditional Greek Style Yogurt Tub · 24 oz$4.7990 ml$0.63$4.16
4 1/2 tablespoons shredded unsweetened coconutCHECK THISKroger® Unsweetened Coconut Flakes · 5 oz$2.4925 g$0.44$2.05

butter lettuce drives this basket at $20.94, 25% of the total. The next biggest lines are cooked chicken ($7.99) and plain Greek-style yogurt ($4.79). $38.13 of the basket - 45% - 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.

“I had lunch with my mom at California Pizza Kitchen, and we ordered a Moroccan Chicken Salad. I loved the curry-spiced chicken and the fresh, crisp greens. Later that night I was inspired to create this recipe,” says Eleanor. “I wanted to include lots of fruits and veggies, too, because they’re good for you, and sometimes sweeter than candy. Accompany your meal with raita, organic salad greens, or crudités, and Taste of the Tropics Fruit Bowl.”

This recipe is credited to a partner program (The Epicurious 2013 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

The Epicurious 2013 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook. 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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