Mexican Chicken Soup - $4.92 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). 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 pounds chicken pieces, skin removedCHECK THIS | Simple Truth® Natural Boneless Skinless Fresh Chicken Breast Cutlets · 1 lbx3 | $6.99 | 1360 g | $20.96 | $0.01 |
| 2 cups tomatoes (chopped) | Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lb | $2.49 | 360 g | $1.98 | $0.51 |
| 1 garlic clove (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 1/2 cup onion (chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 80 g | $0.21 | $0.98 |
| 1/4 cup mild chiles (canned and diced) | La Preferida® Diced Mild Green Chiles · 4 oz | $1.39 | 60 g | $0.74 | $0.65 |
| 2 cups pinto or garbanzo beans, canned, drained or cooked and drained | Pinto Beans · 15.5 oz | $1.00 | 480 g | $1.00 | - |
chicken pieces drives this basket at $20.97, 71% of the total. The next biggest lines are tomatoes ($2.49) and garlic ($2.49). $4.15 of the basket - 14% - 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.
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 374 g left, $0.98 of value
- La Preferida® Diced Mild Green Chiles · about 53 g left, $0.65 of value
- Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · about 94 g left, $0.51 of value
- 3 pounds chicken pieces, skin removed
- 2 cups tomatoes (chopped)
- 1 garlic clove (minced)
- 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
- 1/4 cup mild chiles (canned and diced)
- 2 cups pinto or garbanzo beans, canned, drained or cooked and drained
- salt and pepper (to taste, optional)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (University of Massachusetts, Extension Nutrition Education Program, Pumpkin Post/Banana Beat), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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