Humble Beginnings

$9 Chicken = Bunches!!

I spent $9 on 2 whole chickens.  With those two chickens, I simmered them for a few hours and was able to make:

• 4 packages of shredded meat
  • 1 for enchiladas
  • 1 for Chinese (probably chicken & broccoli)
  • 2 for ???
• 5 pints of Cream of Mushroom Soup
• 6-7 pints of chicken stock (maybe, depends on what I can get through tomorrow)

I think that's pretty good for 2 chickens totaling $9.

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{ 11:02 , Sunday, April 6, 2008 } { Posted by darbyfamily }

Sounds great! gotta love a good deal :)

shredded chicken

{ 01:58 , Monday, April 7, 2008 } { Posted by Anonymous }

One way to really stretch chicken pieces/shredded, besides the 'ol BBQ sandwich of course, is chicken noodle soup and chicken potpie, (maybe you could get away with 1/2 of those 2 extra packages for each of those, and then make chicken in gravy for a mashed-potatoes meal and now, I'm stuck for another use... hmmmmm tortilla soup?
Thanks for the idea to do chicken in a way to get stock!
-Illoura

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{ 02:40 , Monday, April 7, 2008 } { Posted by GrandmaRosie }

Good going! I need to think more along these lines. There are only DH and I at home now, but things in our nation look somewhat unstable and it is never to soon to learn to save money.
"If God be for us, who can be against us."

Cream of Mushroom Soup

{ 09:19 , Monday, April 7, 2008 } { Posted by fcusick }

Do you have a recipe - I am looking to a healthier alternative to use in recipes than canned.

Blessings,
Flossie