What it costs
Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale
| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chicken breast, 0.5 lb$3.49/lb typical | 0.5 lb | $1.75Typical price |
 | Broth, 5 oz$0.07/oz typical | 5 oz | $0.35Typical price |
 | Cream of mushroom, 22 oz$0.10/oz typical | 22 oz | $2.15Typical price |
 | Carrots, 0.4 lb$1.09/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.46Typical price |
 | Frozen vegetables, 5 oz$0.10/oz typical | 5 oz | $0.50Typical price |
 | Celery, 0.25$2.29 each typical | 0.25 | $0.57Typical price |
 | Potatoes, 0.35 lb$0.99/lb typical | 0.35 lb | $0.34Typical price |
 | Onions, a little$1.29/lb typical | a little | $0.10Typical price |
 | Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
 | Margarine and vegan butter, 1 oz$0.25/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.25Typical price |
 | Milk, 7.5 oz$0.04/oz typical | 7.5 oz | $0.30Typical price |
 | Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical | a little | $0.19Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $20.03 | ||
Swaps
- Swap chicken breast for chicken thighsabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap potatoes for sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
- Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsFlourBaking powder and soda
Not included in the cost.
- 205 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 11servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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Typical price
$1.82 per serving$7.28 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1 chicken
- 2 1/4 quarts cold water
- 5 chicken bouillon cubes
- 6 peppercorns
- 3 whole cloves
- 1 can (10 3/4 oz) cream of chicken soup
- 1 can (10 3/4 oz) cream of mushroom soup
- 1 1/2 cups chopped carrots
- 1 cup fresh peas or 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup chopped peeled potato
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 1/2 tsp seasoning salt (optional)
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cups flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
- 7/8 cup milk
- snipped fresh parsley (optional)
Steps
- Place the chicken, cold water, bouillon, peppercorns, cloves, and bay leaf in a large pot.
- Bring the pot to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 2 hours and 45 minutes, until the chicken reaches 165 F.
- Remove the chicken, strain out the peppercorns, cloves, and bay leaf, and pull the meat from the bones.
- Return the meat to the pot with both soups, carrots, peas, celery, potato, onion, seasoning salt, and pepper, then simmer for 20 minutes.
- Stir the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, egg, melted butter, and milk into a soft dough.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough into the simmering soup, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
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