Italian Garden Salsa with Crunchy Chicken Tenders - $14.72 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). 3 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 cups diced ripe plum tomatoesCHECK THIS | Fresh Roma Tomato · 1 lb | $1.49 | 300 g | $0.99 | $0.50 |
| 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper | Fresh Large Green Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $0.99 | 75 g | $0.00 | $0.99 |
| 1/2 cup diced Vidalia onion | Private Selection® Vidalia® Sweet Onion 3 lb Bag · 3 lb | $4.79 | 80 g | $0.28 | $4.51 |
| 1/4 cup diced celery | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.59 | 25 g | $2.59 | - |
| 1 tablespoon minced garlic | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $2.49 | 9 g | $2.49 | - |
| 1/8 teaspoon dried rosemary | ROSEMARY LEAVES - KROGER - 0.75 OZ · 0.75 oz | $1.99 | 1 g | $0.05 | $1.94 |
| 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme | Private Selection® Thyme Leaves Shaker · 0.68 oz | $3.49 | 1 g | $0.09 | $3.40 |
| 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves | Parsley - Italian · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.29 | 15 g | $1.29 | - |
| 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves | Gotham Greens® Fresh Basil · 1.25 oz | $3.99 | 20 g | $2.25 | $1.74 |
| 3/4 cup plain panko bread crumbs | 4C® Plain Japanese Style Panko Bread Crumbs · 8 oz | $2.79 | 45 g | $0.55 | $2.24 |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basilCHECK THIS | Kroger® Basil Leaves Shaker · 0.43 oz | $1.99 | 3 g | $0.49 | $1.50 |
| 1 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 3 g | $0.06 | $4.93 |
| 1 teaspoon dried parsley | Smart Way™ Parsley Flakes · 0.5 oz | $1.25 | 1 g | $0.09 | $1.16 |
| 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan | Private Selection® Parmesan Wedge Cheese · 8 oz | $5.99 | 20 g | $0.53 | $5.46 |
| 2 large egg whites | Simple Truth Organic™ Cage Free 100% Liquid Egg Whites · 16 oz | $3.99 | 2 | $0.58 | $3.41 |
| 2 tablespoons fat-free milkCHECK THIS | Kroger® Skim Fat Free Milk 16 fl. oz. Bottle · 1 pt | $1.79 | 30 ml | $0.11 | $1.68 |
| 1 pound skinless chicken, about 8 to 10 pieces | Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Tenderloins · 1 lb | $4.49 | 454 g | $4.49 | - |
| 1 tablespoon olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 14% of the total. The next biggest lines are Parmesan cheese ($5.99) and garlic powder ($4.99). $41.70 of the basket - 71% - 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 Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 485 ml left, $8.24 of value
- Private Selection® Parmesan Wedge Cheese · about 207 g left, $5.46 of value
- Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 259 g left, $4.93 of value
- Private Selection® Vidalia® Sweet Onion 3 lb Bag · about 1281 g left, $4.51 of value
- Simple Truth Organic™ Cage Free 100% Liquid Egg Whites · about 388 g left, $3.41 of value
- 4C® Plain Japanese Style Panko Bread Crumbs · about 182 g left, $2.24 of value
“This lunch is brimming with the flavors of an Italian vegetable garden and is very nutritious. We love Italian food and the salsa is something we can make with vegetables from our garden,” says Samantha. “It’s very tasty with chicken combined with the crunchy coating.” Her lunch also includes a 1/2 cup of strawberries, 1 ounce of whole-grain flatbread crackers, and an 8-ounce glass of fat-free milk.
- For the Italian garden salsa:
- 2 cups diced ripe plum tomatoes
- 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup diced Vidalia onion
- 1/4 cup diced celery
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/8 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
- For the chicken tenders:
- 3/4 cup plain panko bread crumbs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
- 2 large egg whites
- 2 tablespoons fat-free milk
- 1 pound skinless chicken, about 8 to 10 pieces
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
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.
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