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Dinner
DietPrada
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Last night I had some chicken breasts (they've been cheap lately) and I didn't know what to do with them (we eat them often).
I found a packet of Masterfoods Carbonara Recipe Base in the cupboard (AUS - designed for making pasta) and was surprised to see it only had 3g of carbs per serve and only like 80 cals for the whole packet.
So I sliced up the chicken breast, put it in a casserole dish with some broccoli and bacon, mixed the recipe base with some cream, poured it over the top and topped it with grated cheese. An hour and a bit in the oven and it was done.
Even my other half thought it was great.
I found a packet of Masterfoods Carbonara Recipe Base in the cupboard (AUS - designed for making pasta) and was surprised to see it only had 3g of carbs per serve and only like 80 cals for the whole packet.
So I sliced up the chicken breast, put it in a casserole dish with some broccoli and bacon, mixed the recipe base with some cream, poured it over the top and topped it with grated cheese. An hour and a bit in the oven and it was done.
Even my other half thought it was great.
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That does sound good!0
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Yum! I've noticed the breasts are becoming the cheaper piece. I haven't bought chicken breast in at least six years. Love the thighs!0
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Leg quarters can be found SUPER CHEAP a lot of times. Usually you can get a 10 pounds bag for $8. If on sale, a friend found them for like $0.20/pound... Most people just don't have any idea what to do with the leg quarter, but really, all it is is the thigh WITH drumstick and a small portion of the back/rib cage. So they are great to cook - and then you have amazing bones to roast and make bone broth with!0
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Wings are never cheap!!!0
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KittensMaster wrote: »Wings are never cheap!!!
Unless you catch them on clearance - and the ones with the upper part attached, not just the wing tip, are cheaper, too. I've seen those for $1 per pound or so a couple times now.0 -
Seek out the organically raised chicken and pay a few bucks more when you can.
Chicken at 56 Days.
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Made a buttermilk-brined grilled chicken breast recipe yesterday. Easy prep, just takes some planning ahead. The whole family loved it, which was a feat, given how picky my daughters are these days.
http://www.sippitysup.com/a-thing-or-two-about-grilled-buttermilk-chicken/
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Planning on chicken fajitas myself tonight (sans tortillas that is)! Yet, of all the meats, I would have to say chicken is my least favorite.0
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slimzandra wrote: »Seek out the organically raised chicken and pay a few bucks more when you can.
Chicken at 56 Days.
This is utterly terrifying.0 -
I love quarters, grab bags when they are on sale, usually $5.99 10#. I roast them & vac seal in pairs & toss in freezer for a quick sear on the grill later.
Dark meat all the way!0 -
Well unfortunately in Australia, breast is the cheapest cut. For example I can pick up breast for $6 per kg, but thighs (which I prefer) are about $14 a kg.0
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We are making the flip, here in the southern U.S., to dark meat being the more expensive piece of chicken. But yes, dark meat, all the way!0
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »slimzandra wrote: »Seek out the organically raised chicken and pay a few bucks more when you can.
Chicken at 56 Days.
This is utterly terrifying.
Yep this stuff drives me nuts. I like chicken breast, but when they are they size of a turkey breast I won't buy it, that's just not natural. We are going to buy a chest freezer hopefully soon so I can go to the local farms and buy whole heirloom chickens, they are raised naturally and humanely, it'll cost me more but I'll feel a lot better about it.0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »slimzandra wrote: »Seek out the organically raised chicken and pay a few bucks more when you can.
Chicken at 56 Days.
This is utterly terrifying.
Chicken breasts today are as big as the turkey ones when I was a kid in the seventies. Go big or go home!0 -
EbonyDahlia wrote: »Well unfortunately in Australia, breast is the cheapest cut. For example I can pick up breast for $6 per kg, but thighs (which I prefer) are about $14 a kg.
This is the opposite in Brisbane. Breasts are $9 a kg (although the organic, free range can be up to $26 which is insane) but I buy chicken thighs with skin on for $4.99 kg. Chicken legs are usually around $4-$5 a kg as well. These are Woolworths prices.0 -
I think the marketing people in the USA being able to get people to believe buffalos have wings ran up the demand/price for chicken wings. 0
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GaleHawkins wrote: »I think the marketing people in the USA being able to get people to believe buffalos have wings ran up the demand/price for chicken wings.
lol too funny, I live near buffalo and wings are fairly cheap here last I checked. I guess we have an over abundance0 -
I found "whole" wings, which I guess has the upper arm/wing drummie thing attached, on sale for $1.50 per pound, normal price was $3/pound or something. Didn't get them, because they were close to date and I didn't know when we might cook them. But if you watch, you can find sales, depending on store. That was Walmart, Pilgrim's Pride brand, I think.0
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The steroid jacked chicken and meat scares me
I buy the hormone free stuff
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »slimzandra wrote: »Seek out the organically raised chicken and pay a few bucks more when you can.
Chicken at 56 Days.
This is utterly terrifying.
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Yikes !!!
Kentucky Fry that!!!0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »I found "whole" wings, which I guess has the upper arm/wing drummie thing attached, on sale for $1.50 per pound, normal price was $3/pound or something. Didn't get them, because they were close to date and I didn't know when we might cook them. But if you watch, you can find sales, depending on store. That was Walmart, Pilgrim's Pride brand, I think.
I buy close-to-date meat on sale all the time! I just throw it in the freezer as soon as I get home and then take it out when I know I will use it the same day. Great way to save money IMO.
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Schmeggly80 wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »I found "whole" wings, which I guess has the upper arm/wing drummie thing attached, on sale for $1.50 per pound, normal price was $3/pound or something. Didn't get them, because they were close to date and I didn't know when we might cook them. But if you watch, you can find sales, depending on store. That was Walmart, Pilgrim's Pride brand, I think.
I buy close-to-date meat on sale all the time! I just throw it in the freezer as soon as I get home and then take it out when I know I will use it the same day. Great way to save money IMO.
Me, too, but my freezer is mostly full! LOL0 -
slimzandra wrote: »Seek out the organically raised chicken and pay a few bucks more when you can.
Chicken at 56 Days.
I call them Franken-chickens0 -
Hilarioius! these comments made me laugh
i find the farm market chicken exorbitantly expensive. Try to search an asian halaal meat shop in your neighbourbood. Chicken, and Lamb (if I like them) is much cheaper and freshly cut. I live in Pensylvannia, and I have found a very good place 40 mins from my house0 -
slimzandra wrote: »Seek out the organically raised chicken and pay a few bucks more when you can.
Chicken at 56 Days.
I call them Franken-chickens
Since I was in the 1st and 2nd grades in 1957 this graph may apply to the kid's sizes on the playground as well during these eras.
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GaleHawkins wrote: »Since I was in the 1st and 2nd grades in 1957 this graph may apply to the kid's sizes on the playground as well during these eras.
Sad but true.0 -
Schmeggly80 wrote: »I buy close-to-date meat on sale all the time! I just throw it in the freezer as soon as I get home and then take it out when I know I will use it the same day. Great way to save money IMO.
I do the same, but I have a daughter who has a fit when she sees the date on the meat as she pulls it from the freezer - "These are expired!"
SMH, but they have been frozen!!! Heavy sigh... life with an OCD person.
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greenautumn17 wrote: »Schmeggly80 wrote: »I buy close-to-date meat on sale all the time! I just throw it in the freezer as soon as I get home and then take it out when I know I will use it the same day. Great way to save money IMO.
I do the same, but I have a daughter who has a fit when she sees the date on the meat as she pulls it from the freezer - "These are expired!"
SMH, but they have been frozen!!! Heavy sigh... life with an OCD person.
Solution - which I know I should do but generally don't - repackage your product to be safely frozen, and remove the original tags. Put frozen on date as your label. Agree to throw them out with freezer burn of at 1 year old , etc...0 -
Yep, I buy bulk and freeze in sandwich bags. No date label. But we only have a small freezer on top of the fridge and generally buy all our meat for a fortnight, so it doesn't really sit there long.0
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