Soft Chicken Taco - $6.38 a serving

Makes 4 servings · mexican · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$25.53
basket total, in-store
$6.38
per serving (4 servings)
+$1.76
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). 3 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
2 chicken breasts, thawed, skin and bone removed from each pieceKroger® Boneless Skinless Uncooked Chicken Breast With Rib Meat Thin-Sliced · 1.25 lb$5.002$3.97$1.03
1 teaspoon garlic, finely choppedKroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct$2.491$0.50$1.99
1 green pepper, slicedOrganic Fresh Green Bell Pepper · 1 ct$1.791$1.79-
1 medium onion, slicedJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.191$0.29$0.90
4 soft tortillas, 6-inch sizeMission Super Soft Street Tacos Size Flour Tortillas · 12 count$2.794$0.93$1.86
1/4 head Romaine lettuce, sliced thinKroger® Romaine Lettuce Hearts · 18 oz$4.790.3$0.70$4.09
1/4 cup tomatoes, dicedFresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lb$2.4960 g$0.33$2.16
4 teaspoons fresh tomato salsaCHECK THISArriba!® Medium Fire Roasted with Jalapeno & Cilantro Tomato Salsa · 16 oz$4.9920 ml$0.22$4.77

chicken breast drives this basket at $5.00, 20% of the total. The next biggest lines are tomato salsa ($4.99) and Romaine lettuce ($4.79). $16.80 of the basket - 66% - 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.

Tacos can be served for lunch or dinner. This recipe uses fresh tomato salsa.

  1. In a large bowl, mix chicken, vegetable oil, garlic, salt, and pepper.
  2. If using taco seasoning or chili powder, add that too.
  3. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and place it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
  4. While the chicken is in the refrigerator, cook the pepper and onion on a stovetop over medium heat until done (about 12 minutes).
  5. Cook the chicken over medium heat. Cook each side about 10 to 15 minutes.
  6. Place chicken on a plate. Let it cool for 5 minutes. Cut the chicken into strips.
  7. To make the tacos, put chicken on the tortilla first. Add peppers and onion strips next. Top with lettuce, tomato, and salsa. If using parsley or cilantro, add that too.
A Harvest of Recipes with USDA Foods USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations. 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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