Lucky Lettuce Cups - $14.31 a serving

Makes 4 servings · asian · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$57.22
basket total, in-store
$14.31
per serving (4 servings)
+$9.68
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). 1 pantry staples excluded. 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
2 tablespoons safflower oilSpectrum Culinary Safflower Oil · 32 fl oz$14.9930 ml$0.48$14.51
3/4 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubesHeritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · 1 lb$2.89340 g$2.17$0.72
4 scallions, thinly slicedCHECK THISGreen Onions · 1 ctx4$1.794$7.16-
1 piece fresh ginger,peeled and grated (2-inch)Spice World™ Fresh Peeled Ginger Bag · 7 oz$3.991$0.60$3.39
2 large garlic clovesKroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct$2.492$1.00$1.49
1 cup zucchini, cut into 1-inch cubesZucchini · 1 lb$1.79125 g$0.49$1.30
1 cup red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch diceFresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ctx2 est.$1.67150 g$0.00$3.34
1 cup yellow bell pepper, cut into 1-inch diceFresh Yellow Bell Pepper · 1 ctx2 est.$1.67150 g$0.00$3.34
1 cup lightly salted roasted peanutsCHECK THISKroger® Dry Roasted Salted with Sea Salt Peanuts · 16 oz$2.69145 g$0.86$1.83
1 cup cooked short-grain brown riceCHECK THISKroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 32 oz$1.79195 g$0.38$1.41
1 tablespoon brown sugarKroger® Light Brown Sugar · 32 oz$2.2915 g$0.04$2.25
1 tablespoon soy sauceKroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 15 fl oz$1.9915 ml$0.07$1.92
1 tablespoon soy sauceKroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 15 fl oz$1.9915 ml$0.07$1.92
1 1/2 tablespoons rice wine vinegarNakano® Natural Rice Vinegar · 12 fl oz$2.9922 ml$0.19$2.80
1 head butter lettuce, washed and seperatedSimple Truth Organic® Butter Lettuce · 1 ct$3.491$3.49-

safflower oil drives this basket at $14.99, 26% of the total. The next biggest lines are scallions ($7.16) and fresh ginger ($3.99). $40.23 of the basket - 70% - 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.

“Me and my mom love to be in the kitchen! I was in Mandarin immersion at my school for three years, and when we had Chinese dumplings, I became interested in Chinese food,” recalls Cecily. “Mom and I experimented with these delicious Chinese-style lettuce cups. I love how the crunchy lettuce, peanuts, and veggies go with the tender rice. I like to have it with a side of grilled pineapple, Greek honey yogurt, and a good old glass of water!”

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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