Spicy Southern Barbecued Chicken - $4.85 a serving
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). 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 tablespoons low-sodium tomato paste | Red Gold® Tomato Paste · 6 oz | $1.49 | 80 g | $0.70 | $0.79 |
| 1/3 tablespoon ketchup (1 teaspoon) | Simple Truth Organic® Ketchup · 20 oz | $2.29 | 5 g | $0.02 | $2.27 |
| 1/3 tablespoon molasses (1 teaspoon) | Grandma's® Original Molasses 12 Fluid Ounce Bottle · 12 fl oz | $3.99 | 7 g | $0.08 | $3.91 |
| 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce | Kroger® Worcestershire Sauce · 10 oz | $1.49 | 5 ml | $0.03 | $1.46 |
| 4 teaspoons white vinegar | Kroger® Distilled White Vinegar · 16 fl oz | $1.39 | 20 ml | $0.06 | $1.33 |
| 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper | Kroger® Ground Red Cayenne Pepper Shaker · 1.5 oz | $4.99 | 2 g | $0.23 | $4.76 |
| 1/4 teaspoon onion powder | Lawry's Onion Powder · 2.62 oz | $2.99 | 1 g | $0.04 | $2.95 |
| 2 garlic cloves (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
| 1/8 teaspoon ginger (grated) | ORG Ginger 8/5OZ · frontSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $3.00 | 1 g | $3.00 | - |
| 1 1/2 pounds chicken (skinless breasts or drumsticks) | Kroger® Fresh Uncooked Chicken Drumsticks · 4.5 lb | $5.00 | 680 g | $1.67 | $3.33 |
chicken drives this basket at $5.00, 17% of the total. The next biggest lines are cayenne pepper ($4.99) and molasses ($3.99). $22.30 of the basket - 77% - 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.
- Kroger® Ground Red Cayenne Pepper Shaker · about 41 g left, $4.76 of value
- Grandma's® Original Molasses 12 Fluid Ounce Bottle · about 348 g left, $3.91 of value
- Kroger® Fresh Uncooked Chicken Drumsticks · about 1361 g left, $3.33 of value
- Lawry's Onion Powder · about 73 g left, $2.95 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Ketchup · about 562 g left, $2.27 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3 left, $1.49 of value
This recipe is spiced up using cayenne pepper, ginger, and garlic combined with the sweetness of honey, molasses, and ketchup to create a tasty comfort food....
- 5 tablespoons low-sodium tomato paste
- 1/3 tablespoon ketchup (1 teaspoon)
- 2 teaspoons honey*
- 1/3 tablespoon molasses (1 teaspoon)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 4 teaspoons white vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1/8 teaspoon ginger (grated)
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken (skinless breasts or drumsticks)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Heart Healthy Home Cooking: African American Style US Department of Health and Human Services National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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