$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

01.13.12 and 01.14.12

01.13.12

Learned how to crochet today! Went to a "Working Moms Playdate," which does NOT mean we actually have a "job" per say. But it's a play date where the kids play together happily and us moms bring a little project we are working on! Fabulous! Michael met a new little friend named Olivia, who was really sweet, and I got my life organized for the year with my goals and whatever dates I needed to know (like Christina's wedding!).

01.14.12

I clogged a toilet, which Brian then used. That then overflowed. Who's to blame for that one? I have NEVER in my life caused a toilet to OVERFLOW completely ON MY OWN. I'm not the only one to blame. I probably should have told him. I didn't know he was going to use THAT toilet!

Next up - a post on how Michael ROMPED us on Monopoly.

P