Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Potatoes, and Chicken - $6.66 a serving

Makes 4 servings · american · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$26.63
basket total, in-store
$6.66
per serving (4 servings)
+$2.04
dearer than the $4.62 median dinner

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. 1 match is 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
3 cups Brussels sprouts (fresh or frozen halved vertically, about 3/4 pound)Kroger® Frozen Brussels Sprouts · 12 oz$1.89340 g$1.89$0.00
4 small red potatoes (cut into chunks)Red Potatoes · 1 lbx2 est.$0.204$0.26$0.14
1/2 cup chopped onionJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.1980 g$0.21$0.98
2 cloves garlic (minced)Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct$2.492$1.00$1.49
2 tablespoons olive oilSimple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.4930 ml$0.51$7.98
1/2 cup non-fat ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese)Simple Truth® Protein 2% Milkfat Small Curd Cottage Cheese · 16 ozSUBSTITUTE$3.99120 g$1.06$2.93
1/4 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese (shredded)Kroger® Low-Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · 16 oz$3.5028 g$0.22$3.28
2 tablespoons non-fat milkCHECK THISKroger® Skim Fat Free Milk 16 fl. oz. Bottle · 1 pt$1.7930 ml$0.11$1.68
1 pound boneless chicken breast (4 portions)Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · 1 lb$2.89454 g$2.89-

olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 32% of the total. The next biggest lines are non-fat ricotta cheese ($3.99) and part-skim mozzarella cheese ($3.50). $18.49 of the basket - 69% - 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.

A versatile, fall, baked dish, our tasty version features potatoes and Brussels sprouts. Other fall vegetables -- such as parsnips, carrots, and cabbage -- c...

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Produce for Better Health Foundation), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Produce for Better Health Foundation. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: Why chicken dinners cost more than you would guess.
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