Thin-Sliced Chicken Breast with Tomato Pan Sauce and Rice

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb Perdue Chicken Breast, Thin-Sliced

  On sale at Publix: Perdue Chicken Breast, Thin-Sliced, Grade A, No Antibiotics Ever

  $3.50 $6.99

• 14 oz Tuttorosso Tomatoes, Puree, or Sauce

  On sale at Publix: Progresso Broth, 32-oz ctn.; or Tuttorosso Tomatoes, Puree, or Sauce, 28-oz c

  $1.20 $2.89

• 1 large Green bell pepper

  about $2.00

• 1 tsp Garlic powder

  pantry

• to taste Salt

  pantry

• to taste Black pepper

  pantry

• 2 tbsp Olive oil

  pantry

• 1.5 cups White rice

  about $1.50

• 3 cups Water or chicken broth

  about $1.00

Prices are from Publix the week of October 4, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.

Steps

1. Bring 3 cups water to boil in a pot, add 1.5 cups rice, salt lightly, and simmer covered until tender, about 18 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, dice the green bell pepper into half-inch pieces.
3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, then lay it flat in the hot skillet without moving it for 3 to 4 minutes until golden.
4. Flip the chicken and add diced pepper to the skillet around it. Cook another 3 minutes until the second side is golden.
5. Pour tomato sauce over the chicken and pepper, stir gently, and simmer on low heat for 5 to 6 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly and the chicken is cooked through.
6. Serve chicken and sauce over rice.

Why it’s cheap

2 of the 9 ingredients were on sale at Publix the week of October 4, 2026, led by perdue chicken breast, thin-sliced at $3.50 instead of $6.99.

The sale items rang up $5.18 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 $2.15 a serving, or $8.60 for 4 servings.

More dinners like this

• Pan-Roasted Chicken Breasts with Butternut Squash and Green Beans$0.85 a serving · 35 min · Publix
• Garlic Parmesan Chicken Breasts with Roasted Squash$0.86 a serving · 40 min · Publix
• Skillet chicken and rice with green beans$1.09 a serving · 25 min · Publix
• Creamed Chicken and Noodles$1.16 a serving · 25 min · Walmart
• Roasted Chicken Sausage with Potatoes and Herbs$1.17 a serving · 35 min · Walmart
• Cornbread stuffing with roasted chicken thighs and corn$1.43 a serving · 40 min · Walmart

Browse cheap recipes

• Dinners under $3 a serving
• Dinners under $5 a serving
• Cheap chicken dinners
• Cheap dinners in 30 minutes
• All recipes

This week’s deals

• Publix markdowns this week
• Cheap dinner ideas from Publix deals