Storm of Deliciousness BBQ Chicken Soup - $6.28 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. 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 tablespoon olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 15 ml | $0.25 | $8.24 |
| 1/2 yellow onion, peeled and diced | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 0.5 | $0.14 | $1.05 |
| 2 cups tomato sauce | Contadina Tomato Sauce · 8 ozx3 | $0.89 | 480 ml | $1.88 | $0.79 |
| 5 tablespoons tomato purée | Kroger Tomato Puree · 28 oz | $1.89 | 75 ml | $0.18 | $1.71 |
| 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
| 5 tablespoons honey | Smart Way™ Honey · 24 oz | $5.99 | 105 g | $0.92 | $5.07 |
| 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar | Pompeian Balsamic Vinegar · 16 oz | $4.49 | 45 ml | $0.45 | $4.04 |
| 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce | Kroger® Worcestershire Sauce · 10 oz | $1.49 | 30 ml | $0.16 | $1.33 |
| 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts | Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · 1 lb | $2.89 | 454 g | $2.89 | - |
| 1 (10.8-ounce) bag frozen corn | Kroger® Frozen Super Sweet Corn · 12 oz | $1.29 | 306 g | $1.16 | $0.13 |
| 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed | Kroger® Black Beans · 15.25 oz | $1.00 | 425 g | $0.98 | $0.02 |
| 1 red bell pepper, chopped | Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 1 | $1.67 | - |
| 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped | Fresh Yellow Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 1 | $1.67 | - |
| 1 cup fresh mushrooms, chopped | Kroger® Whole White Mushrooms · 8 oz | $2.39 | 70 g | $0.74 | $1.65 |
| 1/4 red onion, peeled and chopped | Jumbo Red Onions · 1 lb | $1.69 | 0.3 | $0.10 | $1.59 |
| 2 cups BBQ sauce (see recipe for our homemade BBQ sauce) | Sweet Baby Ray's® Original Barbecue Sauce · 28 oz | $3.49 | 480 ml | $2.11 | $1.38 |
| 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth | Swanson® 33% Less Sodium Chicken Broth · 14.5 ozx2 | $1.49 | 720 ml | $2.61 | $0.37 |
| 1 tablespoon chili powder | Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz | $2.49 | 8 g | $0.18 | $2.31 |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 17% of the total. The next biggest lines are honey ($5.99) and balsamic vinegar ($4.49). $31.17 of the basket - 62% - 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.
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 485 ml left, $8.24 of value
- Smart Way™ Honey · about 575 g left, $5.07 of value
- Pompeian Balsamic Vinegar · about 409 ml left, $4.04 of value
- Kroger® Chili Powder Shaker · about 105 g left, $2.31 of value
- Kroger Tomato Puree · about 719 ml left, $1.71 of value
- Kroger® Whole White Mushrooms · about 157 g left, $1.65 of value
“I love BBQ sauce and I also love homemade soups, especially my grandma’s chicken noodle and vegetable,” says Griffin. “When I was thinking about my recipe I thought, why not make a BBQ vegetable soup? I love red and yellow peppers, so I knew I wanted to add them to the recipe. My mom loves slow cooker recipes for our busy family of six. My parents and I worked on the recipe together to come up with what I like to call a Storm of Deliciousness.” This recipe uses a slow cooker. If you don’t have one, slowly simmer the soup ingredients in a pot for 1 hour or more.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 yellow onion, peeled and diced
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 5 tablespoons tomato purée
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 5 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (10.8-ounce) bag frozen corn
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup fresh mushrooms, chopped
- 1/4 red onion, peeled and chopped
- 2 cups BBQ sauce (see recipe for our homemade BBQ sauce)
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2015 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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