Indian Tacos - $5.18 a serving

Makes 6 servings · indian · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$31.10
basket total, in-store
$5.18
per serving (6 servings)
+$0.56
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 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
1/2 cup tikka masala simmer saucePassage To India Gluten Free Tikka Masala Simmer Sauce · 13.2 oz$3.99120 ml$1.28$2.71
1/2 rotisserie chicken, shreddedCHECK THISPrivate Selection® Lemon Herb Whole Roasted Chicken Hot - Available 11am-7pm · 32 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$7.990.5$7.99-
1/2 can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drainedSimple Truth Organic® Low Sodium Garbanzo Beans · 15 oz$1.25215 g$0.63$0.62
1/4 cup fresh cilantroCHECK THISCilantro · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$0.9910 g$0.99-
1/4 cup peeled and diced sweet onionJumbo Sweet Onions · 1 lb$1.2940 g$0.11$1.18
1/4 cup diced bell pepperFresh Yellow Bell Pepper · 1 ct$1.6735 g$0.00$1.67
1/2 cup diced tomatoesFresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lb$2.4990 g$0.49$2.00
1/2 lemonFresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each$0.850.5$0.42$0.42
6 whole-wheat tortillasMission Carb Balance Soft Taco Size Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas · 8 count$5.796$4.34$1.45
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurtKroger® Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt Tub · 32 oz$4.7960 g$0.32$4.47

rotisserie chicken drives this basket at $7.99, 26% of the total. The next biggest lines are whole wheat tortillas ($5.79) and plain greek yogurt ($4.79). $14.52 of the basket - 47% - 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.

“When I was little, I lived in San Francisco, and was exposed to all sorts of culture and food,” says Dillon. “One of my favorites was Indian food, so I decided to make an Indian style dish. I would serve this dish with mango and chai.”

This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2015 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

The 2015 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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