$16.00 for a CHICKEN?
Organic chickens are not cheap! This chicken from whole foods was a little over 4lbs, and I guess had lived a healthy lifestyle before coming home with me....The plan: NOT TO WASTE ANY OF IT!
Hubby gets all the credit for chopping it up (don't whole chickens kinda freak YOU out?)
Thighs and drumsticks were for Chicken Curry/ Cous Cous
Breasts were going to be boiled for Enchiladas Verdes/ Mexican brown rice (Yes, it was ORGANIC too!) (the pic below is horrible I know! Forgot to take a pic BEFORE we had eaten it!)
Wings were sent to the freezer to wait for another set of wings to make for a yummy pizza night!
....and the nasty bones all went into the pot to make some ORGANIC chicken stock!
Each meal was enough for 4 and mighty tasty! Doing the math, it makes sense. The $16.00 isn't so crazy, just going to our local Indian restaurant sets us back $40. The hardest part I think is going to be the planning. First week has been easy and our schedule was normal, no last minute change ups or upsets. I can say without a doubt that organic chickens will be welcomed into our home again. If I don't feel like cooking there's always Chipotle or The Curry Bowl (both use organic chickens). Need to find more take-out options for when this plan falls apart......i mean IF!
Hubby gets all the credit for chopping it up (don't whole chickens kinda freak YOU out?)
Thighs and drumsticks were for Chicken Curry/ Cous Cous
Breasts were going to be boiled for Enchiladas Verdes/ Mexican brown rice (Yes, it was ORGANIC too!) (the pic below is horrible I know! Forgot to take a pic BEFORE we had eaten it!)
....and the nasty bones all went into the pot to make some ORGANIC chicken stock!
Each meal was enough for 4 and mighty tasty! Doing the math, it makes sense. The $16.00 isn't so crazy, just going to our local Indian restaurant sets us back $40. The hardest part I think is going to be the planning. First week has been easy and our schedule was normal, no last minute change ups or upsets. I can say without a doubt that organic chickens will be welcomed into our home again. If I don't feel like cooking there's always Chipotle or The Curry Bowl (both use organic chickens). Need to find more take-out options for when this plan falls apart......i mean IF!
Since you are making at least 3 meals our of it, not including the broth, the $16 is actually not a bad price. Not as good of a price as the $5 chicken that gets to eat whatever he wants and lives at the regular grocery store, but still not bad! Very resourceful ;)
Looks like lots of yummy dinners... definitely worth the investment.
I'm trying to talk myself into a Spring garden too. You'll have to keep us posted on yours.
You're doing great, and have given me some ideas for our meals.