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Dinner for 4

Peppery Chicken Breasts

$9.39for 485 minServes 4

Bone-in chicken breasts bake in a peppered ketchup sauce with vinegar, brown sugar, celery seed, and bay leaf.

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Chicken breast, 2 lb$3.49/lb typical2 lb$6.98Typical price
Celery, a little$2.29 each typicala little$0.01Typical price
Total for the servings shown$9.39

Swaps

  • Swap chicken breast for chicken thighsabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Mustard, mayo, ketchupVinegarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarSalt and pepperDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil

Not included in the cost.

  • 85 minstart to table
  • Mediumdifficulty
  • 4servings as written
  • $$typical cost tier

AmericanDairy-freeGluten-freeHigh-proteinBudgetFamilyDinners

Typical price

$2.35 per serving$9.39 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

  • 4 split bone-in skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp ground pepper
  • 1/4 tsp celery seed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • nonstick cooking spray (optional)

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 375 F and place the chicken in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
  2. Whisk the water, ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, pepper, celery seed, and salt in a bowl.
  3. Pour the sauce over the chicken and add the bay leaf.
  4. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 55 minutes.
  5. Remove the foil and bake for 15 minutes more, until the thickest chicken pieces reach 165 F.
  6. Remove the bay leaf and rest the chicken for 5 minutes before serving.

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