Healthy Chicken - $11.83 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). 1 pantry staples excluded. 1 match is 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 lime, juiced | Fresh Limes - Each · 1 each | $0.69 | 1 | $0.69 | - |
| 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts | Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · 1 lb | $2.89 | 2 | $2.87 | $0.02 |
| 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning | Smart Way™ Cajun Seasoning · 3.88 oz | $1.25 | 5 g | $0.06 | $1.19 |
| 2 green apples, peeled and minced | Large Granny Smith Apple - Each · 1 lb | $1.99 | 2 | $1.58 | $0.41 |
| 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctx2 | $2.59 | 2 | $5.18 | - |
| 2 tablespoons dried cranberries | Kroger® Dried Cranberries · 6 oz | $2.19 | 30 g | $0.39 | $1.80 |
| 2 tablespoons minced walnuts | Simple Truth® Halves & Pieces Walnuts · 9 oz | $5.99 | 20 g | $0.47 | $5.52 |
| 1/2 cup minced red onion | Jumbo Red Onions · 1 lb | $1.69 | 80 g | $0.30 | $1.39 |
| 1/3 cup mayonnaiseCHECK THIS | Kroger® Real Mayo · 30 fl oz | $3.79 | 80 g | $0.34 | $3.45 |
| 1/3 cup Dijon mustard | Simple Truth Organic® Dijon Mustard · 12 oz | $2.49 | 80 g | $0.59 | $1.90 |
| 4 lettuce leaves | Kroger® Romaine Lettuce Hearts · 18 ozx4 est. | $4.79 | 4 | $18.77 | $0.39 |
- 1/2 Jerusalem artichoke, peeled and thinly sliced
lettuce drives this basket at $19.16, 40% of the total. The next biggest lines are walnuts ($5.99) and celery ($5.18). $16.08 of the basket - 34% - 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.
- Simple Truth® Halves & Pieces Walnuts · about 235 g left, $5.52 of value
- Kroger® Real Mayo · about 807 g left, $3.45 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Dijon Mustard · about 260 g left, $1.90 of value
- Kroger® Dried Cranberries · about 140 g left, $1.80 of value
- Jumbo Red Onions · about 374 g left, $1.39 of value
- Smart Way™ Cajun Seasoning · about 105 g left, $1.19 of value
“I can eat chicken for breakfast, lunch, and supper, all by itself,” says Orin. “On St. Thomas you can meet chickens everywhere. We have about two dozen of them now around my house. Also, my grandma grows some fruit and vegetables. We kids are helping her to take care of it. My responsibility is to water them early in the morning and right before dusk. The lettuce and lime I used in my recipe is locally grown.”
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 2 green apples, peeled and minced
- 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
- 1/2 Jerusalem artichoke, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons minced walnuts
- 1/2 cup minced red onion
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup Dijon mustard
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 4 lettuce leaves
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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