Stir-Fry Fajita Chicken, Squash, and Corn - $6.64 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 3/4 cups Brown rice, long-grain, regular, dry | Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · 32 oz | $1.79 | 332 g | $0.66 | $1.13 |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons Salt-free chili-lime seasoning blendCHECK THIS | Dan-O’s® Chili Lime Seasoning · 3.3 oz | $6.49 | 4 g | $0.28 | $6.21 |
| 1/4 teaspoon Granulated GarlicCHECK THIS | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 5.5 oz | $4.99 | 1 g | $0.03 | $4.96 |
| 1 tablespoon Fresh cilantro, choppedCHECK THIS | Cilantro · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $0.99 | 4 g | $0.99 | - |
| 1 cup Fresh onions, peeled, diced | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 160 g | $0.42 | $0.77 |
| 4 cups Cooked fajita chicken strips (16 oz) | PERDUE® SHORTCUTS® Fully Cooked NAE Grilled Fajita Style Chicken Strips · 16 oz | $8.49 | 454 g | $8.49 | - |
| 3 1/2 cups Fresh butternut squash, peeled, seeded, diced 1'2" | Butternut Squash · 1 lb | $1.49 | 490 g | $1.49 | - |
| 1/2 cup Fresh red bell peppers, seeded, diced | Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 75 g | $0.00 | $1.67 |
| 1 cup Frozen corn, thawed | Kroger® Frozen Super Sweet Corn · 12 oz | $1.29 | 150 g | $0.57 | $0.72 |
| 1/2 cup Canned diced green chilies | Kroger® Diced Green Chile Peppers · 7 oz | $1.39 | 115 g | $0.81 | $0.58 |
| 1/2 cup Canned low-sodium diced tomatoes | Hunt's No Salt Added Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz | $1.59 | 120 g | $0.46 | $1.13 |
| 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 2 g | $0.16 | $3.33 |
| 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 1 g | $0.02 | $4.97 |
cooked chicken strips drives this basket at $8.49, 21% of the total. The next biggest lines are salt-free chili-lime seasoning ($6.49) and granulated garlic ($4.99). $25.47 of the basket - 64% - 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.
- Dan-O’s® Chili Lime Seasoning · about 90 g left, $6.21 of value
- Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 261 g left, $4.97 of value
- Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 155 g left, $4.96 of value
- McCormick Ground Cumin · about 41 g left, $3.33 of value
- Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · about 45 g left, $1.67 of value
- Kroger® Long Grain Brown Rice · about 575 g left, $1.13 of value
This main dish creatively combines southwest spices with an Asian cooking style, blending the flavors of locally grown produce with fajita chicken strips, all stir-fried to perfection.
- 1 3/4 cups Brown rice, long-grain, regular, dry
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Salt-free chili-lime seasoning blend
- 1/4 teaspoon Granulated Garlic
- 1 tablespoon Fresh cilantro, chopped
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 cup Fresh onions, peeled, diced
- 4 cups Cooked fajita chicken strips (16 oz)
- 3 1/2 cups Fresh butternut squash, peeled, seeded, diced 1'2"
- 1/2 cup Fresh red bell peppers, seeded, diced
- 1 cup Frozen corn, thawed
- 1/2 cup Canned diced green chilies
- 1/2 cup Canned low-sodium diced tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Recipes for Healthy Kids Cookbook for Homes), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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