Chicken Talk ... cluck cluck!

A friend asked that a post a chicken recipe and I discovered something about myself. I don't really have anything chicken related that exciting to share. You can put chicken in pasta dishes or stir fry and fajitas.  So I shall describe a meal that the family enjoys aswell as chat about buying chicken for lower cost as I have talked to other mama's who are struggling aswell to feed large families with grocery costs so high. Between job losses or just being a one income or lower income family it really is hard to get by.

First Stuffed chicken. Its a favourite and its simple.

First I buy one chicken breast at the meat market down the street from me. The chicken breast is 5$ and its huge and does not shrink when cooked. Feeds My husband, kids and myself. So after I make that purchase and get it home I insure my cooking area is clean and start workin.
 So now cut a hole through the chicken breast. Stuff cheese in that hole.  Then after that I roll the chicken breast in italian bread crumbs. I buy the big can of those as I often use bread crumbs for chicken legs aswell. Im am looking for my own recipe for bread crumbs so i wont have to buy them.
Put in oven and cook. Cook time should be somewhere around 30 minutes. Clean your cooking area again.   Any side will do with the chicken. I often make rice and whatever vegies I have available.

So I rarily buy boneless skinless chicken breasts. First theres hardly any flavour and second they are expensive. I buy the large packs of chicken legs and wings whenever those go on sale. I can get packs for $3 most weeks which will feed us one meal plus leftovers for hubby to take to work. I  also look for the meats that have the discount sticker on it because its close to expiry. I always check the date first to make sure its not already bad and then freeze right away.  I also watch for sales on whole chickens. Freshco puts them on sale for 5$ once in a while so I always pic up a couple extra. Usually theres a limit so I make hubby go and buy some aswell. We have a large upright freezer so we are able to stock up during really good sales. I usually have a large stash of swiss chalet dipping sauce for this reason.

I know this post is about chicken but I wanted to mention that I also watch for turkeys to go on sale. Back in the fall at Food Basics turkeys were 10$ each and a good size. A small - medium sized turkey will feed us for days and freezes just fine after being cooked. I can't resist a good turkey sandwich and hate processed sandwich meat so this works well for me.

Hopefully cassy enjoys my chicken recipe and families new to being frugal find this helpful.