Oriental Rice - $3.66 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). 1 pantry staples excluded. 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 units egg (beaten) | Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · 18 ct | $2.79 | 2 | $0.31 | $2.48 |
| 3 1/2 cups brown rice, cooked (or white rice) | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 16 ozx2 | $0.99 | 670 g | $1.46 | $0.52 |
| 1 cup chicken breast, ham or pork, cooked (and chopped) | Kroger® Boneless Skinless Uncooked Chicken Breast With Rib Meat Thin-Sliced · 1.25 lb | $5.00 | 225 g | $1.98 | $3.02 |
| 1 cup mixed vegetables, cooked (and chopped) | Kroger® Frozen Mixed Vegetables · 12 oz | $1.29 | 150 g | $0.57 | $0.72 |
| 2 units green onion (sliced) | Green Onions · 1 ctx2 | $1.79 | 2 | $3.58 | - |
chicken breast drives this basket at $5.00, 34% of the total. The next biggest lines are green onion ($3.58) and egg ($2.79). $6.73 of the basket - 46% - 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® Boneless Skinless Uncooked Chicken Breast With Rib Meat Thin-Sliced · about 342 g left, $3.02 of value
- Kroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · about 16 left, $2.48 of value
- Kroger® Frozen Mixed Vegetables · about 190 g left, $0.72 of value
- Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · about 237 g left, $0.52 of value
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 units egg (beaten)
- 3 1/2 cups brown rice, cooked (or white rice)
- 1 cup chicken breast, ham or pork, cooked (and chopped)
- 1 cup mixed vegetables, cooked (and chopped)
- 2 units green onion (sliced)
- unit soy sauce or hot sauce to taste (optional)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service, Pictoral Recipes Lynn Myers Steele, 2000 Oregon Family Nutrition Program and ONIE - Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education, Simple Healthy Recipes..), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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