Kroger BeFrugal Moneymaker: Barilla Pesto FREE + $23.73 Profit and Just Bare Chicken Bites at $1.07 Each

Two hot BeFrugal rebates just dropped at Kroger, each paying $35.69 on a buy-2 offer with a limit of 2. Four jars of Barilla Pesto come out FREE plus $23.73 in profit, and four bags of Just Bare Chicken Bites drop to $1.07 each. Both are Mega Event prices, so read the 5-item rule before you shop.

Kroger has some CRAZY hot rebates that just showed up today, and one of them is a $20+ MONEYMAKER. Both run on BeFrugal, and both pay out $35.69 on a buy-2 offer with a limit of 2 — so four units each.

The headline: four jars of Barilla Pesto come out FREE plus $23.73 in profit. The second deal takes four bags of Just Bare Oven Roasted Chicken Bites down to $1.07 each. Both prices are Mega Event prices, which means there's a 5-item rule you have to clear — we break that down below, because neither deal hits it on its own.

RUN ASAP. BeFrugal rebate budgets can run out mid-week, and these showed up today. Confirm both offers are on your account, then go.

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Quick App Legend

Before you dive in, here is what each icon means. You will see these throughout every deal breakdown on DealSeek.

🟢 BeFrugal — Points-based rebate app; points redeem for cash or gift cards (Sign up for BeFrugal)
🎉 Mega Event — Requires buying 5+ participating items (mix and match) to unlock the sale price
💵 Moneymaker — Rebate exceeds the purchase price; you profit
🆓 FREEBIE — Rebate covers the full purchase price

⚠️ READ THIS FIRST: The Mega Event 5-Item Rule

Both prices below are Mega Event prices, which only unlock when you buy 5 or more participating Mega Event items in one transaction (mix and match). Buy fewer than 5 and you pay $1 MORE per item.

Here's the catch nobody mentions: each deal below is a 4-item buy. Four items does not clear the 5-item threshold. If you walk in and buy only 4 jars of pesto, they ring at $3.99 instead of $2.99 and you lose $4 of profit.

You have two clean ways to fix this:

Run BOTH deals in one transaction. 4 pesto + 4 chicken bites = 8 Mega Event items, so everything unlocks at the Mega Event price automatically. This is the simplest fix.
Add one cheap Mega Event filler. The Kroger Mega Event from our 08/12 breakdown runs through 08/18, so those items are still live and still count toward the same 5. Vitamin Water 20 Oz at $0.99 is the cheapest filler on the list — add one and your 4 jars of pesto unlock.

💰 Deal 1: Barilla Pesto — FREE + $23.73 MONEYMAKER 🔥

Barilla Pesto 6.2 - 6.5 Oz — $2.99 each

🎉 Mega Event price: $2.99 each — Buy (4) = $11.96
🟢 Submit $35.69 BeFrugal Rewards rebate
16,845 points when you buy 2 — LIMIT 2, so 33,690 points when you buy 4
Redemption value: 20,000 points = $21.50, 10,000 points = $10.50, and the remaining 3,690 points = $3.69
Net Price: FREE + ($23.73) MONEYMAKER! > This is one of the biggest single-product moneymakers we've tracked at Kroger. A $35.69 rebate on an $11.96 purchase is a payout of nearly triple what you spend. Remember you still need a 5th Mega Event item for the $2.99 price to trigger — with a $0.99 Vitamin Water added, your real net is FREE + $22.74 and you keep 5 items.

🍗 Deal 2: Just Bare Chicken Bites — $1.07 Each

Just Bare Oven Roasted Chicken Bites 19.2 Oz — $9.99 each

🎉 Mega Event price: $9.99 each — Buy (4) = $39.96
🟢 Submit $35.69 BeFrugal Rewards rebate
16,845 points when you buy 2 — LIMIT 2, so 33,690 points when you buy 4
Redemption value: 20,000 points = $21.50, 10,000 points = $10.50, and the remaining 3,690 points = $3.69
Net Price: $4.27 FOR ALL! ($1.07 EACH!) > $1.07 for a 19.2 oz bag of chicken bites is a freezer-stocking price. These normally run $10 to $11 a bag, so you're paying about a tenth of the shelf price. Four bags is a lot of protein for $4.27.

🔥 The Math (Run Both Together)

Running both deals in the same transaction is the cleanest play, because 8 items clears the Mega Event threshold with room to spare and nothing gets left behind.

Items purchased: 8 (4 Barilla Pesto + 4 Just Bare Chicken Bites)
Total paid: $51.92
BeFrugal points earned: 67,380 (33,690 per offer)
Total back: $71.38 ($35.69 per offer)
FINAL COST: FREE + ($19.46) MONEYMAKER!

That's four jars of pesto and four bags of chicken bites in your cart, and $19.46 more in your pocket than when you walked in.

Want maximum profit instead of maximum groceries? Skip the chicken and run 4 pesto + one $0.99 Vitamin Water for FREE + $22.74. The pesto deal is the higher-margin play on its own — adding the chicken bites costs $39.96 and only returns $35.69, so it trims about $4.27 off your total profit. Run it because $1.07 chicken is genuinely great, not because it adds profit.

⚠️ Important: Verify BOTH Offers Before You Buy 8 Items

This is the one thing that could cost you real money, so read it twice.

Both rebates above are listed at the exact same point value (16,845 points, limit 2). Before you load up your cart, open BeFrugal and confirm you're looking at TWO separate offers — one for Barilla and one for Just Bare — each with its own limit of 2.

Also worth knowing: rebate offers vary by account. If you don't see these on your BeFrugal dashboard, the deal won't work for you — check before you shop, not at the register.

Rebate Apps You Need for This Deal

BeFrugal — The engine behind both deals. BeFrugal pays in points, and redemption tiers are what make these moneymakers work: 20,000 points returns $21.50 and 10,000 points returns $10.50, while leftover points redeem at roughly $1.00 per 1,000. Cashing out in small chunks throws away the tier bonus and shrinks your profit.
Kroger app — Confirm the Mega Event prices on both products and check which other items are participating, so you know exactly how you're clearing the 5-item threshold.

New to BeFrugal Moneymakers?

If this is your first BeFrugal run, here is the playbook:

Download BeFrugal and create an account before you shop. The offers have to be active on your account first — you cannot add them after the purchase.
Find both offers and confirm they're on your account as separate tiles. Rebate offers vary by account. If you don't see 16,845 points on 2 for each product, this deal won't work for you.
Check the size on the shelf tag. The offers specify Barilla Pesto 6.2 - 6.5 Oz and Just Bare Chicken Bites 19.2 Oz. A different size may not qualify.
Make sure you're buying 5+ Mega Event items in ONE transaction. Running both deals gets you to 8 automatically. Running just one needs a filler item.
Respect the limit of 2. Each offer pays twice, which covers 4 units. A 5th or 6th jar earns nothing extra on the rebate.
Bank your points and redeem at the tier. Hold your points until you can cash out in 20,000 and 10,000-point blocks. That's where the $21.50 and $10.50 bonuses come from.
Submit your receipt the same day. BeFrugal has a submission window, and hot rebate budgets run dry fast.

Tips for This Run

The pesto is the profit; the chicken is the value. If you can only run one, run the pesto — it pays nearly triple what you spend. Run the chicken because $1.07 for a $10 bag is a great price, not because it grows your profit.
Running both together solves the Mega Event problem for free. 8 items, no filler needed, both prices unlock. It's the reason we recommend the combined run even though it trims total profit.
Do not shop this deal with only 4 items in your cart. Without a 5th Mega Event item, pesto rings at $3.99 (profit drops to $19.73) and chicken bites ring at $10.99 ($43.96 for 4, so you'd pay $8.27 instead of $4.27).
BeFrugal redemption tiers are the whole ballgame. Between both deals you're earning 67,380 points. Redeeming in the largest available blocks is what protects the $71.38 payout. Cash out piecemeal at roughly $1.00 per 1,000 and you leave several dollars behind.
Last week's Mega Event items still count. The 08/12 Kroger breakdown runs through 08/18, so Vitamin Water ($0.99), Sunny D ($1.49), Prego Sauce ($1.59), and Top Ramen ($1.99) are all still live and all count toward the same 5-item threshold.
This is the third BeFrugal moneymaker at Kroger in a week. The 08/12 breakdown already had Arm & Hammer Baking Soda and Colgate Max Fresh moneymakers running on BeFrugal. If you haven't cashed those points out yet, bank them with these and redeem everything in one large block for the best tier value.
Check the shelf price before you commit. The math above assumes $2.99 and $9.99 Mega Event pricing. Regional Kroger banners price differently, so verify at the tag — the pesto deal stays profitable well above $2.99, but the chicken math is much tighter.
Pesto keeps. Jarred pesto has a long shelf life unopened, so four jars is not a problem. The chicken bites go straight in the freezer.