Tasty Chicken and Veggie Packets - $8.81 a serving
$35.25
basket total, in-store
$8.81
per serving (4 servings)
+$4.19
dearer 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. 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 chicken breast (boneless and skinless) | Kroger® Boneless Skinless Uncooked Chicken Breast With Rib Meat Thin-Sliced · 1.25 lbx2 est. | $5.00 | 4 | $7.94 | $2.06 |
| 1/4 red onion (julienned) | Jumbo Red Onions · 1 lb | $1.69 | 0.3 | $0.10 | $1.59 |
| 1 carrot (julienned) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 1 | $0.22 | $1.47 |
| 1 red pepper (julienned) | Fresh Red Hothouse Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 1 | $1.67 | - |
| 1 celery stalk (julienned)CHECK THIS | Sleeved Celery · 1 ct | $2.59 | 1 | $2.59 | - |
| 1/2 zucchini (julienned) | Zucchini · 1 lb | $1.79 | 0.5 | $0.39 | $1.40 |
| 1 clove garlic (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 2 tablespoons basil (fresh, chopped) | Gotham Greens® Fresh Basil · 1.25 oz | $3.99 | 30 ml | $3.38 | $0.61 |
| 2 teaspoons olive oil (or oil of your choice - divided) | Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz | $8.49 | 10 ml | $0.17 | $8.32 |
| 4 teaspoons lemon juice (freshly squeezed (1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon, divided)) | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 1 | $0.85 | - |
Where the money goes
chicken breast drives this basket at $10.00, 28% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and fresh basil ($3.99). $17.44 of the basket - 49% - 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
- Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 490 ml left, $8.32 of value
- Kroger® Boneless Skinless Uncooked Chicken Breast With Rib Meat Thin-Sliced · about 234 g left, $2.06 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
- Jumbo Red Onions · about 426 g left, $1.59 of value
- Carrots · about 394 g left, $1.47 of value
- Zucchini · about 354 g left, $1.40 of value
Fast and flavorful. Choose your favorite vegetables and try this quick and delicious dish on a busy weeknight. Serve with brown rice or quinoa.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breast (boneless and skinless)
- salt (to taste, optional)
- pepper (to taste, optional)
- 1/4 red onion (julienned)
- 1 carrot (julienned)
- 1 red pepper (julienned)
- 1 celery stalk (julienned)
- 1/2 zucchini (julienned)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons basil (fresh, chopped)
- thyme (fresh sprigs, optional)
- parsley (chopped, optional)
- ginger (minced, optional)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil (or oil of your choice - divided)
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice (freshly squeezed (1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon, divided))
Directions
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Preheat oven to 400 °F.
- Cut four large rectangles of parchment paper or aluminum foil and fold in half to create a crease. Unfold.
- Place each chicken breast in the middle of the foil or parchment paper and season with salt and pepper (if desired).
- Top chicken with your choice of vegetables and seasonings.
- Drizzle each packet with 1/2 teaspoon oil and 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
- Fold the parchment paper or foil in half and then crimp around the edges tightly in 1/4-inch folds to create a half moon shape.
- Using a spatula, transfer the packets to a baking sheet. Bake until the chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 °F, about 20 minutes, depending the thickness of the chicken breast.
USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center. 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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