$0.99 per lb

I love buying a whole chicken because it goes on such super sale at $0.99 per lb and you get many meals out of it. I am blogging about it because this week, I made 3 meals out of one chicken. 3 meals out of $7 worth of meat!

I started with slow cooking the entire thing in my crock pot via this recipe:

http://thehappyhousewife.com/cooking/whole-chicken-in-a-crock-pot/

You will have to copy and paste that link because I do not know how to highlight on my new christmas toy.

The chicken came out very very moist but it tasted a bit too "chicken-y" to me. However, I am happy to overlook it considering how little effort it took to make it!

Then, I did what that link said and made chicken stock overnight in the same crock pot!

From "all this work," I did the following:

1. Crock pot chicken for dinner with quinoa and steamed squash.

2. Made chicken noodle soup in my le creuset with my delicious broth and a little bit of the leftover chicken.

3. Used the leftover shredded chicken in my favorite chicken enchilada recipe with Mexican rice and black beans.

I had to post about it because it was so easy and took very little work! If you are one that normally shies away from that whole chicken, I hope it encourages you to pick it up next time!

And if you like butter, go here:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Roast-Chicken-with-Herb-Butter-Onions-and-Garlic-104597

After making that, a Costco chicken doesn't taste as good as it once did!

Bonnie nuit,

P