Skillet-Braised Chicken - $2.50 a serving

Makes 2 servings · american · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$5.00
basket total, in-store
$2.50
per serving (2 servings)
-$2.12
cheaper 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). 3 pantry staples excluded. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 chicken breast, about 1-inch thickKroger® Boneless Skinless Uncooked Chicken Breast With Rib Meat Thin-Sliced · 1.25 lb$5.001$1.98$3.02

chicken breast drives this basket at $5.00, 100% of the total. $3.02 of the basket - 60% - 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.

You only need a few simple ingredients to create this delicious, tender chicken. This recipe will yield the perfect chicken every time. Pair with your favori...

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Food Hero Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Food Hero Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service. 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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