Spicy Oven-Baked Chicken - $2.20 a serving
$17.63
basket total, in-store
$2.20
per serving (8 servings)
-$2.42
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner
What it costs at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 large chicken thighs (trimmed of excess fat) | Tyson® All Natural Fresh Chicken Thighs · 1 lbx3 est. | $2.99 | 8 | $7.91 | $1.06 |
| 6 teaspoons hot sauce | Kroger® Louisiana Style Hot Sauce · 12 fl oz | $1.69 | 30 ml | $0.14 | $1.55 |
| 2 teaspoons yellow mustard | Kroger Original Yellow Mustard · 8 oz | $0.99 | 10 ml | $0.04 | $0.95 |
| 2 teaspoons dried thyme | Private Selection® Thyme Leaves Shaker · 0.68 oz | $3.49 | 2 g | $0.36 | $3.13 |
| 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
Where the money goes
chicken thighs drives this basket at $8.97, 51% of the total. The next biggest lines are dried thyme ($3.49) and garlic ($2.49). $8.18 of the basket - 46% - 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.
What carries into next week
- Kroger® Louisiana Style Hot Sauce · about 325 ml left, $1.55 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3 left, $1.49 of value
- Tyson® All Natural Fresh Chicken Thighs · about 161 g left, $1.06 of value
- Kroger Original Yellow Mustard · about 217 ml left, $0.95 of value
Chicken thighs coated in hot sauce, mustard, thyme, and garlic are oven baked for a tender and simple chicken dish.
Ingredients
- 8 large chicken thighs (trimmed of excess fat)
- 6 teaspoons hot sauce
- 2 teaspoons yellow mustard
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
- Put chicken, hot sauce, mustard, thyme, and garlic in the bowl and mix well. Cover and refrigerate at least one hour or up to 24 hours.
- Heat the oven to 450 °F.
- Put the chicken on a baking sheet and sprinkle with the salt and pepper.
- Place in the oven and bake about 50 minutes until crispy and crackling. Serve right away.
USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. 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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