Stir-Fry with Chicken and Noodles - $2.68 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). 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 packages ramen-style noodles (3 ounces each) | Gefen® Chicken Flavored Oriental-Style Ramen Noodles · 3 ozx2 | $2.49 | 170 g | $4.98 | $0.00 |
| 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into strips | Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts · 1 lb | $2.89 | 2 | $2.87 | $0.02 |
| 1/4 cup peanut butter | Kroger® Creamy Peanut Butter · 40 oz | $4.99 | 64 g | $0.28 | $4.71 |
| 2 tablespoons soy sauce, reduced sodium | Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 10 fl oz | $1.49 | 30 ml | $0.15 | $1.34 |
| 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes | Simple Truth Organic® Crushed Red Pepper Shaker · 1.19 oz | $3.99 | 3 g | $0.35 | $3.64 |
| 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger (or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger) | Spice World™ Fresh Peeled Ginger Bag · 7 oz | $3.99 | 3 g | $0.06 | $3.93 |
| 2 carrots, thinly sliced (about 2 cups) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 2 | $0.45 | $1.24 |
| 1/2 head cabbage, thinly sliced (about 6 cups) | Green Cabbage · 1 lb | $0.99 | 0.5 | $0.98 | $0.01 |
| 1/4 cup green onion, thinly sliced | Green Onions · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.79 | 25 g | $1.79 | - |
peanut butter drives this basket at $4.99, 19% of the total. The next biggest lines are ramen-style noodles ($4.98) and red pepper flakes ($3.99). $14.89 of the basket - 56% - 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® Creamy Peanut Butter · about 1070 g left, $4.71 of value
- Spice World™ Fresh Peeled Ginger Bag · about 195 g left, $3.93 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Crushed Red Pepper Shaker · about 31 g left, $3.64 of value
- Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · about 266 ml left, $1.34 of value
- Carrots · about 334 g left, $1.24 of value
This recipe is quick to make and adaptable to your own taste! You could make it vegetarian by removing the chicken or add some extra crunch by using crunchy ...
- 4 cups water
- 2 packages ramen-style noodles (3 ounces each)
- 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into strips
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce, reduced sodium
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger (or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger)
- 2 carrots, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
- 1/2 head cabbage, thinly sliced (about 6 cups)
- 1/4 cup green onion, thinly sliced
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.
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