mitchell
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That's right... $5 or less to feed a family of four dinner for the night. Must be healthy and if you use your own produce or such add the current store cost average sale price would be fair I think into the meal cost. For example my peppers would be 10 cents each on sale at the Jewel.
I'll start off with my dinner for tonight. I am actually doubling this and doing 2 chickens that will be the base for two other meals chicken enchiladas and chicken soup and extra stock for the pantry. The single recipe below will serve 2 adults and 3 children and give a carcass for a pot of chicken soup for a lunch or another supper. Just throw the carcass into a large pot, put in enough cold water to cover the chicken completely and simmer the chicken for a few hours until the meat is falling off the bone. Strain the chicken and strip off the meat and dice. Return stock and chicken to pot and add in the leftover diced vegetable and pan drippings and simmer for another 1/2 hour. Now for the actual meal plan...
Roasted Rosemary and Lemon Chicken with Steamed Broccoli
1 (5 lbs.) whole chicken - $2.37 for a 4.84lb @ .49
1 medium onion, quartered - .25 approx.
2 T. dried rosemary - penny's buy in bulk package .05 approx.
2 garlic cloves, halved - .05 approx.
1 lemon, quartered - .25 approx.
2 lbs potatoes, peeled and quartered length wise - 10 lbs $3 = .60 approx.
1/4 cup olive oil - large bottle - .20 approx.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stuff the chicken with the onion, rosemary, garlic and lemon. Place the chicken in a roasting pan and surround with the potatoes. Rub the chicken with some of the olive oil and mix the remaining oil with the potatoes. Cover dish and bake/roast for an hour. Remove lid and stir potatoes and baste chicken with pan drippings and continue baking for another hour or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear. Cooking time will vary a bit depending on the size of the bird!
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2 lbs. fresh broccoli steamed - sale price $.59 lb = $1.18
Total cost of the meal and the soup for another time: $4.95
So what can you come up with???
I'll start off with my dinner for tonight. I am actually doubling this and doing 2 chickens that will be the base for two other meals chicken enchiladas and chicken soup and extra stock for the pantry. The single recipe below will serve 2 adults and 3 children and give a carcass for a pot of chicken soup for a lunch or another supper. Just throw the carcass into a large pot, put in enough cold water to cover the chicken completely and simmer the chicken for a few hours until the meat is falling off the bone. Strain the chicken and strip off the meat and dice. Return stock and chicken to pot and add in the leftover diced vegetable and pan drippings and simmer for another 1/2 hour. Now for the actual meal plan...
Roasted Rosemary and Lemon Chicken with Steamed Broccoli
1 (5 lbs.) whole chicken - $2.37 for a 4.84lb @ .49
1 medium onion, quartered - .25 approx.
2 T. dried rosemary - penny's buy in bulk package .05 approx.
2 garlic cloves, halved - .05 approx.
1 lemon, quartered - .25 approx.
2 lbs potatoes, peeled and quartered length wise - 10 lbs $3 = .60 approx.
1/4 cup olive oil - large bottle - .20 approx.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stuff the chicken with the onion, rosemary, garlic and lemon. Place the chicken in a roasting pan and surround with the potatoes. Rub the chicken with some of the olive oil and mix the remaining oil with the potatoes. Cover dish and bake/roast for an hour. Remove lid and stir potatoes and baste chicken with pan drippings and continue baking for another hour or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear. Cooking time will vary a bit depending on the size of the bird!
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2 lbs. fresh broccoli steamed - sale price $.59 lb = $1.18
Total cost of the meal and the soup for another time: $4.95
So what can you come up with???
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