
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). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce | Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 10 fl oz | $1.49 | 60 ml | $0.30 | $1.19 |
| 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 2 tablespoons brown sugar | Kroger® Light Brown Sugar · 32 oz | $2.29 | 25 g | $0.06 | $2.23 |
| 1 teaspoon honey | Smart Way™ Honey · 24 oz | $5.99 | 7 g | $0.06 | $5.93 |
| 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger | Simple Truth Organic® Ground Ginger Shaker · 1.41 oz | $3.99 | 1 g | $0.10 | $3.89 |
| 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, thinly sliced | Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · 1 lb | $2.89 | 2 | $2.87 | $0.02 |
| 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 head green cabbage, shredded | Green Cabbage · 1 lbx2 est. | $0.99 | 1 | $1.96 | $0.02 |
| 1 peeled and shredded carrot | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 1 | $0.22 | $1.47 |
| 3 celery stalks, chopped | Sleeved Celery · 1 ctx3 | $2.59 | 3 | $7.77 | - |
| 4 green onions (scallions), chopped | Green Onions · 1 eachx4 | $1.19 | 4 | $4.76 | - |
| 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce | Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 10 fl oz | $1.49 | 30 ml | $0.15 | $1.34 |
| 2 tablespoons rice vinegar | Nakano® Natural Rice Vinegar · 12 fl oz | $2.99 | 30 ml | $0.25 | $2.74 |
| 1 tablespoon sesame oil | Kroger® Pure Sesame Oil · 7.5 fl oz | $4.99 | 15 ml | $0.34 | $4.65 |
| 2 tablespoons sesame seeds | BLACK SESAME SEED - SIMPLE TRUTH ORGANIC - 2.18 OZ · 2.18 oz | $3.99 | 18 g | $1.16 | $2.83 |
olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 15% of the total. The next biggest lines are celery ($7.77) and honey ($5.99). $36.52 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.
“I first made this recipe when I was very little,” says Simone. “My mom and I would always make this dish together, but because my mom is a vegetarian we would make teriyaki tofu instead of teriyaki chicken. A favorite story about this dish is my mom helping me learn the dish at a young age, and saying it was ok if I made mistakes—just try again.”
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.