Okie Pride Brown Rice With Chicken and Vegetables - $6.17 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). 4 pantry staples excluded. 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 cups brown rice | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 oz | $0.99 | 380 g | $0.83 | $0.16 |
| 1/4 cup chopped onion | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 40 g | $0.10 | $1.09 |
| 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into small pieces | Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · 1 lbx2 | $2.89 | 680 g | $4.33 | $1.45 |
| 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 3 | $1.49 | $1.00 |
| 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger | Spice World™ Fresh Peeled Ginger Bag · 7 oz | $3.99 | 5 g | $0.10 | $3.89 |
| 1/4 teaspoon turmeric | Spice Islands Turmeric, Kosher · 2.2 oz | $6.99 | 1 g | $0.11 | $6.88 |
| 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper | Kroger® Ground Red Cayenne Pepper Shaker · 1.5 oz | $4.99 | 1 g | $0.12 | $4.87 |
| 1 teaspoon paprikaCHECK THIS | Smart Way™ Ground Paprika · 2 oz | $1.25 | 2 g | $0.04 | $1.21 |
| 2 cups frozen mixed veggies | Kroger® Frozen Mixed Vegetables · 12 oz | $1.29 | 300 g | $1.14 | $0.15 |
| 1 cup black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained | KRO BLACK EYED PEAS · 15.5 oz | $1.39 | 240 g | $0.76 | $0.63 |
| 1/2 cup diced tomatoes | Kroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz | $1.00 | 120 g | $0.29 | $0.71 |
| 3 cups fresh spinach | Spinach · 1 lb | $1.99 | 90 g | $0.39 | $1.60 |
| 1 cup garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained | Kroger® Garbanzo Beans · 15.5 oz | $1.00 | 240 g | $0.55 | $0.45 |
| 1/2 cup diced red or green bell pepper | Fresh Yellow Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 75 g | $0.00 | $1.67 |
| 1 bunch fresh cilantroCHECK THIS | Cilantro · 1 ct | $0.99 | 1 | $0.99 | - |
turmeric drives this basket at $6.99, 19% of the total. The next biggest lines are boneless skinless chicken breast ($5.78) and cayenne pepper ($4.99). $25.75 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.
- Spice Islands Turmeric, Kosher · about 61 g left, $6.88 of value
- Kroger® Ground Red Cayenne Pepper Shaker · about 42 g left, $4.87 of value
- Spice World™ Fresh Peeled Ginger Bag · about 193 g left, $3.89 of value
- Fresh Yellow Bell Pepper · about 45 g left, $1.67 of value
- Spinach · about 364 g left, $1.60 of value
- Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · about 227 g left, $1.45 of value
“I'm a first generation-born American and proud to be born and raised in the great state of Oklahoma,” says Maya. “I wanted to create a recipe that represents my Pakistani heritage and my lovely state's homegrown products. My inspirations to cook healthy are my precious 14 year-old twin brothers who have cerebral palsy and also a severe seizure disorder. We found out that certain foods or even too many carbs or sugar can trigger seizures. I thought, wow, if we can help reduce their seizures just by what they eat, then I will definitely help prepare recipes for them. I had no idea that food played that big a part in our health. Ever since we decided to start eating healthy we noticed a huge decrease in their seizures and a bonus is I can focus much better at school.”
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups brown rice
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into small pieces
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 cups frozen mixed veggies
- 1 cup black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
- 3 cups fresh spinach
- 1 cup garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup diced red or green bell pepper
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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