Chicken Recipes For Easy Dinner Ideas

I wanted to create a weeks worth of quick easy dinner ideas using my favorite chicken recipes.

As I have scanned the grocery ad’s the past few weeks, I have noticed the price of chicken per lb. is cheap.

I have seen it as low as $0.39 per lb. in my area.

I have been able to purchase family packs with 16-20 legs or thighs for about $2.00 a pkg., sometimes even less.

This is exactly the price I want and need when creating my quick easy dinner recipes for the month.

When it’s this low, I recommend stocking up, THIS IS CHEAP!!

Put that freezer to use just sitting in the garage.

Creating quick easy dinner recipes with chicken is so easy.

Whether you prefer crockpot chicken recipes, chicken casserole recipes or just simple chicken recipes it doesn’t matter because there are so many quick chicken recipes available and they are all free recipes – free is good!!

Lemon Chicken on Foodista

Here is just a few of my favorite quick easy dinner recipes using chicken:

Chicken Casserole Recipes

These are a few of my most popular chicken casserole recipes straight from the casserole kitchen.

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Chicken, Broccoli ‘n’ Cheese Casserole

Easy Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken Spaghetti

Chicken and Rice Bake

Crockpot Chicken Recipes

Crockpot Meals with chicken are easy and delicious with these simple crockpot chicken recipes.

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Crockpot White Chicken Chili

Crockpot Lemon Chicken Recipe

Chicken Jambalaya Crockpot Meal

Cheap Quick Rice and Chicken – Crockpot Style

Quick Chicken Recipes

And best of all, or at least my favorite type of quick chicken recipes include fast 15 minute dinners from start to finish or simple mix in a pan and bake.

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Chicken Pasta

There you have it, seven quick easy dinner recipes using chicken. I hope you take advantage of the cheap chicken prices and prepare those make ahead meals for cheap meals on a budget.

Want some variety with meat, I have a great weeks worth of cheap family menu ideas for less than $40.00:

A Cheap Family Menu For Less Than $40.00

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February 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Dinner Recipes, Best Crockpot Recipes, Casserole Cooking, freezer meals recipes | 3 comments

good ‘ole spaghetti

Spaghetti with Sausage
Good ‘ole spaghetti is cheap meal ideas/recipes and this one has a twist

1 pkg. spaghetti noodles ($0.50)

1 jar spaghetti sauce – any flavor ($1.00)

1 lb sausage roll not link – mild flavor (Farmland is only $0.97 at wal-mart)

1 loaf french bread ($0.97 at wal-mart)

1 bag salad ($1.00 at most store)

Cook noodles according to directions on package then drain. Fully cook sausage and drain excess grease while noodles are cooking. Add spaghetti sauce to sausage and extra seasoning to your taste. Add noodles to plate and top with sauce mix. Add a slice of buttered french bread and a serving of salad. Feeds 4-5.

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September 29th, 2008 | Tags: , , , | Category: Dinner Recipes, freezer meals recipes | One comment

Creating “Big Family” Meals On A Budget

Dinner time is the menu I focus on most. I have to think cheap meals for a big family. My budget allows for me to spend about $5 per meal.

Ya, not a lot for my big family but with time and effort I have been able to create basic healthy meals that my kids will actually eat.  Most of the menu’s under the $5 family meals tab will feed a family of 4 people.

I have found simple ways to add more ingredients to make sure there is enough to feed everyone and make ahead freezer meals.

 

How To Make That Recipe Feed A “BIG FAMILY”

  • Spaghetti – I add an 1/2 extra package of noodle, 1 can tomato sauce and extra seasonings.
  • Pasta with white sauce – 1 add 1/2 extra package of noodles, 1 cup sour cream and extra seasoning.
  • Casseroles – again I add extra noodles or rice, double the can ingredients and extra seasoning.

I buy canned fruits and vegetable the case each month. The main reason being they are great fillers, the kids can have 2nd’s or even 3rd’s (yes I’m dreaming I know that such a request would never be made in my house). I only buy fresh fruits and vegetable that are in season and on sale otherwise I could not afford them.

Whenever possible I always make extra. This serves 2 purposes. First you never know who is going to stop by for a visit so there is always enough for an extra plate or two and second (a term that makes my kids cringe) LEFTOVER’S! I make ahead freezer meals for the rest of the week. I package left overs in those Ziploc plastic containers and my husband will take them for lunch the next day or I freeze them then the kids and I will eat leftovers throughout the week for breakfast or lunch depending on what the left over is.

With these suggestions dinner doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. It just takes a little planning and some effort and you will have simple cheap recipes for big families and a little extra money in your wallet.

If you have any cheap and easy dinner ideas I would love to hear from you. Leave me a comment or shoot me an e-mail.

Take a look at this article for more Family Meal Tips and Tricks : Kitchen Tips and Recipe Rescues

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September 26th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Dinner Recipes, Best Crockpot Recipes, Casserole Cooking, Cooking Tricks & Tips, Dream Dinners Made Cheap, Kids Recipes Made easy, Simply Delicious Desserts, freezer meals recipes | 7 comments