Herb-Roasted Chicken with Potatoes and Peas - $6.63 a serving

Makes 4 servings · american · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$26.51
basket total, in-store
$6.63
per serving (4 servings)
+$2.00
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). 2 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 1/2 pounds new potatoes (about 15, halved or quartered if large)Del Monte Whole New Potatoes · 14.5 ozx2$1.89680 g$3.13$0.65
3 tablespoons olive oilSimple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.4945 ml$0.76$7.73
8 unknown bone-in, skin-on chicken thigh (about 2 1/2 pounds total)Heritage Farm® Bone In Skin On Chicken Thighs · 1 lbx3 est.$1.998$5.26$0.71
1 teaspoon dry mustardKroger® Ground Mustard Shaker · 1.55 oz$2.792 g$0.13$2.66
1 cup frozen peas, thawedCHECK THISKroger® Frozen Sweet Green Peas · 12 oz$1.29150 g$0.57$0.72
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (plus lemon wedges for serving)Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 eachx2$0.852$1.70-
2 tablespoons fresh dill (chopped)Simple Truth Organic® Baby Dill · 0.5 oz$2.498 g$1.41$1.08

olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 32% of the total. The next biggest lines are bone-in skin-on chicken thighs ($5.97) and new potatoes ($3.78). $13.55 of the basket - 51% - 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 recipe is credited to a partner program (A First Lady's Favorite from Real Simple), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

A First Lady's Favorite from Real Simple. 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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