What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 1.5 lb | $5.24Typical price |
 | Bacon$6.49 each typical | 2 | $12.98Typical price |
 | Wild, basmati, jasmine, arborio rice$0.15/oz typical | 6.5 oz | $0.97Typical price |
 | Green onions$1.19 each typical | 0.5 | $0.59Typical price |
 | Cream of mushroom or chicken soup$0.10/oz typical | 32 oz | $3.23Typical price |
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.40Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 17 oz | $3.65Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 26 oz | $1.02Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $28.90 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSalt and pepperFlour
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Swap Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 525 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 20servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanBudgetFamilyDinnersLunchesSlow cookerCold-weather comfortWinter
Typical price
$1.44 per serving$5.78 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.
The amounts listed are small for a full dinner, so this price per serving is likely low. Plan on a side or a bigger portion.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb chicken breast
- 1 1/2 lb bacon
- 1 cup rinsed wild rice
- 1/2 cup green onions
- 3 cans (10 3/4 oz) cream of chicken soup
- 5 cans water
- 5 tbsp bacon grease
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 1/2 tsp salt + 1/2 teaspoon pepper (optional)
- 3/4 cup flour
- 2 cups half and half
- 3 cups milk
- additional water
Steps
- Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat for 15 minutes, then reserve 5 tablespoons grease and crumble the bacon.
- Add the chicken, rice, green onions, cream of chicken soup, water, salt, and pepper to a 6-quart slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, until the chicken reaches 165 F and the rice is tender.
- Melt the bacon grease and butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, whisk in the flour, and cook for 5 minutes.
- Whisk in the half-and-half and milk, then cook for 10 minutes until thickened.
- Shred the chicken, stir in the milk mixture and bacon, and cook the soup on low for 15 minutes.
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