Vegetable Soup with Chicken - $2.98 a serving
$17.85
basket total, in-store
$2.98
per serving (6 servings)
-$1.65
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). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 can chicken (about 12 ounces) | Swanson® 25% Less Sodium White Premium Chunk Canned Chicken Breast In Water · 12.5 oz | $5.29 | 340 g | $5.08 | $0.21 |
| 3 ears corn (or 1 can low-sodium whole kernel corn) | Kroger® Whole Kernel Sweet Golden Corn · 15.25 ozx2 est. | $1.00 | 3 | $1.73 | $0.27 |
| 1 can low-sodium peas (about 15 ounces) | Kroger Garden Variety No Salt Sweet Peas - 8.5oz can · 8.5 ozx2 | $0.69 | 425 g | $1.22 | $0.16 |
| 1 pound fresh carrots, peeled and diced (or 1 can low-sodium carrots, about 15 ounces) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 454 g | $1.69 | - |
| 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and diced (or 2 cans low-sodium sliced potatoes, about 15 ounces each) | Kroger® Gold Potatoes · 5 lb | $7.49 | 907 g | $3.00 | $4.49 |
Where the money goes
potatoes drives this basket at $7.49, 42% of the total. The next biggest lines are canned chicken ($5.29) and corn ($2.00). $5.14 of the basket - 29% - 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® Gold Potatoes · about 1361 g left, $4.49 of value
- Kroger® Whole Kernel Sweet Golden Corn · about 115 g left, $0.27 of value
- Kroger Garden Variety No Salt Sweet Peas - 8.5oz can · about 57 g left, $0.16 of value
This soup can be prepared quickly in one pot for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 can chicken (about 12 ounces)
- 3 cups water
- 3 ears corn (or 1 can low-sodium whole kernel corn)
- 1 can low-sodium peas (about 15 ounces)
- 1 pound fresh carrots, peeled and diced (or 1 can low-sodium carrots, about 15 ounces)
- 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and diced (or 2 cans low-sodium sliced potatoes, about 15 ounces each)
Directions
- In a large pot, heat the chicken and water over medium to high heat until hot.
- Cut the kernels off the ears of corn.
- Add the corn kernels and all other ingredients to the pot and boil for 10 seconds.
- Lower the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes.
A Harvest of Recipes with USDA Foods Adapted from a recipe by Natalie Gibson, San Pasqual Reservation. 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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