Skillet chicken and rice with green beans

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb Publix Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

  On sale at Publix: Publix Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, USDA Grade A, 97% Fat-Free, 4-lbs or More pkg.

  $2.78 $5.55

• 1.5 cups Long-grain white rice

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• 1 lb Publix Green Beans

  On sale at Publix: Publix Green Beans, 1-lb bag

  $2.50 $3.99

• 3 cups Chicken broth

  about $2.00

• 2 tbsp Olive oil

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• 1 tsp Salt

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• 0.5 tsp Black pepper

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• 1 tsp Garlic powder

  On sale at Publix: Badia Garlic Powder Value Pack, 8 oz (226.8 g)

  $2.49 $5.19

Prices are from Publix the week of October 18, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.

Steps

1. Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken until golden, about 8 minutes, then set aside.
3. Add rice to the skillet and toast for 2 minutes, stirring often.
4. Pour in broth and bring to a simmer, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
5. Add green beans and chicken back to the skillet, stir, cover and cook 3 more minutes until beans are tender and rice is cooked through.

Why it’s cheap

3 of the 8 ingredients were on sale at Publix the week of October 18, 2026, led by publix boneless skinless chicken breasts at $2.78 instead of $5.55.

The sale items rang up $6.96 under their regular prices.

Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $1.09 a serving, or $4.36 for 4 servings.

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