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Roasted Chicken

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When I am really trying to be thrifty I like to cook up a whole chicken and turn it into a few more dinners for the rest of the week. One whole chicken typically will cost on sale between $2-$3.00 or $5.00 regular price. I can usually get about 3-4 dinners worth of meals from that one chicken.  So in the next few days I will be sharing the dinners I made last week with my leftover roasted chicken…..get your kitchen ready to try out some more of my frugal food!

Note: Of course if you have a big amount of boneless, skinless chicken breasts in your freezer from  you could also just toss a bunch of them in a crock-pot, slow cook it & turn that into some meals for your family through the week as well.

Directions:

Take that whole chicken out of its bag and carry it over to a sink. Yes,you have to touch it…I know, I know… it’s gross! Rinse the chicken, then put it into your crock-pot.  I usually add some salt & pepper on top (or any other seasoning you feel necessary. Try garlic, thyme, seasoning salt..whatever.) Cover that baby up and slow cook on low 9-10 hours or high 6-8 hours – I like to make sure it’s cooked all the way through.

When it’s done…open up the lid, and turn off the heat. Remove chicken from crockpot to a large plate or platter. Start removing the chicken meat from the bone. I was able to get a whole lot of chicken out of mine.

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We have the roasted chicken for dinner the first night. I like to make mashed potatoes and a vegetable with it most of the time.

After dinner is over make sure and bag up the rest of that roasted chicken for the next few dinners. Stay tuned for more recipes this week.

Here are the links to the other recipes I made with this one chicken:

Meal #2: Chicken Fried Rice recipe

Meal #3:  Fancy Chicken Spaghetti

Meal#4: Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

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January 10, 2011
From Scratch, Frugal Recipes, Recipes

Comments

  1. Denise says

    May 8, 2020

    How much pasta do you use?

    Reply
  2. Elle says

    November 30, 2013

    Good Morning, oops, afternoon. What do you use for Gravy?

    Reply
  3. Lisa says

    October 19, 2013

    Do you have an oven bag in the crock pot? If so, does that help the chicken become more tender? I’ve never used my crock pot with an oven bag so I was perplexed by this idea.

    Reply
    • Lori Soard says

      December 15, 2016

      I don’t mean to answer for her, but that looks like a crock pot liner to me. It makes for super easy clean up when you’re cooking in your crock pot. However, I have been debating how good it is for me to use them as they are plastic. I have started using it for really messy things that stick and not using for things like soups and stuff that doesn’t stick as bad.

      Reply
  4. alana says

    January 10, 2011

    so do you put any liquid in the crock pot with the chicken ??

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    • Karrie says

      January 10, 2011

      You know, the first time I made the chicken I poured a whole can of my .39 chicken broth in, but by the time it is cooked the juices came up to over half way up the crock-pot. There are so many juices in a chicken so I suggest leaving it out. You can if you want to but it is not necessary.

      Reply
  5. Mrs H says

    January 10, 2011

    Now THAT’s what i call frugal! Frugal with your purchases is just the first step… then it;s frugal with your time and utilities… Cook once eat twice (or more) Thanks for sharing – and motivating!

    Reply
  6. lisa says

    January 10, 2011

    I’ve heard that if you put a few (3 or so) balls of foil under the chicken it will taste something like the store bought roasted chickens….
    Also, I think that Fred Meyers has whole chickens for $0.75lb this week

    Reply
  7. Christy B. says

    January 10, 2011

    That looks really good. Can’t wait to see what new recipes are coming.

    Reply

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