First I start with a whole chicken. This baby was 7lbs! Total cost $4.81 @ .68/lb. When chickens go on sale for this price I try to grab a couple of them. I also try to grab the biggest one that I can. The bigger the bird, the more meat.
Next I remove the breast from the rest of the body and reserve it for another meal. Now I have 2 sections, one for $2.40 & one for $2.41.
I roasted the body and ended up with 4 cups of meat. I froze 3 cups for another meal and used 1 cup in tonights dinner (fried rice). Cost - $1.80 for 3 cups and $0.60 for 1 cup.
So from this chicken I will have 3 meals. My cost for the chicken in each meal being $2.41, $1.80 and $0.60. Not too bad and certainly better than the whole $4.81 for just one meal.
Rubber roasts are really good too.
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Renee
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I usually buy whole chickens (as big as I can find) and throw the whole thing in the slow cooker overnight. The next day I shred it up and make 2-3 meals as well... usually a meal of soup, one of BBQ sandwiches, one of pasta, and sometimes another if there's still chicken to eat!
ReplyDeleteI also buy whole chickens--they are so easy to stretch. I've never heard it called a "rubber chicken" lol, that's funny!
ReplyDeleteI sometimes get grossed out when I'm taking it off the bone though. But in the end it's so worth it!
Thanks for sharing!
Ha Ha Ha! I usually just have rubbery chicken. I can't tell you how many years it took me to be able to cook tender, moist chicken.
ReplyDeleteI love using the whole chicken. I do this every other week. It works great for single people too. I eating chicken for dinner and lunch with veggies and use the dark meat to make pasta or a mexican style dish. It really stretches your wallet.
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