HOW TO MAKE ONE CHICKEN INTO 14 MEALS!
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
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If you notice she doesn't go without at all. Finding the pleasures in life don't have to cost money all the time is awesome. Feels like everyone is always having to buy to dress better, have the better brand of item, brand new car etc. She looks at things she wants and saves up for it paying cash instead of going into debt. I value your videos and learn things of value that helps me to get ahead or get out of debt. THANK YOU ROCKY TOO FOR BEING SO DARN CUTE!
YES. She shows that living on a low income actually requires intelligence, but it can be done (I only say that because recently I’ve had enough of hearing other people on benefits like I am, complaining that they don’t have enough to get by with family support, when I have 5 years of food backed up plus gardening supplies and household DIY tools and I’ve done it with no help (just found out my neighbours are like minded and been getting ready for something big, and they see things going full💥 S 💥H 💥T 💥F💥 soon; so it’s looking hopeful that we have a chance). YES;.. Rocky is too stinkin cute 🥰
I think people are embarrassed by my 2000 Ford Focus...doesn't bother me. Lol
@@ritastutler1470 aww; that’s only a baby; my perfect vehicle is the 1974 Datsun 120Y 4 cyl, 1.2 litre Automatic (runs of the smell of an oily rag, and you don’t need a mechanic with computer skills 😝). It’s still running after 48 years, so it’s safe to say; it’s built to last. Unfortunately your vehicle is coming into the *throw away* era. 😢 At 22/23 years old, you may need to be looking into a replacement (with the world economy, a scooter? 🛵). What are her miles reading? After 400,000kms you’ll see wear and tear, some go down hill at 250,000 (it depends on the owner, and how much respect the machine has been given)
@@TWR1988 less than 100,000..our main vehicle is a 97
@@ritastutler1470 you should be fine for a while then (provided there’s no significant solar flare or EMP)
Since you used milk to make your gravy, I would use the left over gravy as a base to make a cream of chicken or cream of broccoli soup. So, after you make the broth in the slow cooker, you can pour out some of the liquid into another pan then, pull off the little tender pieces of meat which are still stuck to the chicken bones, put them in to the broth and add the gravy in for the cream soup base. Then if you want to make cream of broccoli, add some frozen broccoli (or some of the "veggie scraps" and some shredded cheddar cheese to your broth/gravy/chicken meat mixture. There's your cream of chicken and veg soup. Delicious!
Great ideas!!!
Homemade cream of whatever you make is great. And of course no chemicals or other garbage. It’s really easy to make. You basically just make a roux out of the broth. And it freezes well.
@@tiffanyb4764 Right! I do it all the time.
@@msadventure49 yes!
One yr I was really tight on money. I found a $12 turkey after the holidays. That bird gave me meat for 4 months (I live alone). I made sandwiches, stews, chilies + soups, froze it all. That bird did not die in vain. If somethings going to die for me to eat it, I will not waist a bit of it.
In Scotland we have 'broth mix' which is a mixture of dried split yellow peas, barley, lentils and green peas which we would add to the chicken stock with fresh chopped carrots, potatoes and leeks to make a hearty and traditional soup. Lovely stuff and always warm the cockles of your heart! 🍵
Sounds delicous!
@@zz-ic6vy It is.... especially when it's nice and so chunky that it will 'stick to your ribs' as we say in Scotland! ☺️
I'm going to make this recipe. Thanks!
Lovely in the winter. I usually skip the leeks and add onion and diced ham too.
I’ve been cooking this for 19 years, I thought it was my own invention 😭 😂. Yes; it’s winter in Australia right now, and this is lunch today. Don’t forget the garlic 🧄
Soooo happy to have found you!! I’m 66 years old, on Social Security retirement, but also work two days a week as a nurse. I can save someone’s life but have been horrible saving money. It has finally come to my mind that I may not be able to work and have to live on only my Social Security. You tips and educational videos are helping me to learn to live comfortably on less. Thank you bunches.
Now that's how its done. I do the same with anything I roast. Good job. In a pinch that gravy over toast or biscuits would make another meal.
It’s funny how in the USA this is considered frugal or extreme but in the rest of the world, nothing goes to waste, you fix things until it can’t be repaired and you take care of your things with extreme pride. We have a sick problem with massive consumerism.
You are right!
When you can’t repair things yourself, it’s often more expensive to fix something than to buy a new one! Maybe if they made more quality products!
@@cleopatra658 I totally get that. In the US we no longer make quality since all of our goods come from China. Everything in our lives has become like fast fashion, disposable and doesn’t last long. That concept is not only bad for our finances but our environment. For us to have those disposable items we need cheap labor and those people are exploited by their own governments for our consumerism.
One thing I really love about you PP is your inner child is alive and having tons of fun with you🥰 Rocky is never bored with you as his mama❣️🐾❣️
Pyrex is NOT safe to use on burner. It is made for oven and microwave. Corning Ware can be used on stove burner.
Pyrex says right on the bottom that it's not for stove top. I learned this the hard way. When I was much younger I tried exactly as you did in this video and it blew up on me. It totally shattered into a million pieces. Much safer to use a metal roasting pan!
After picking good meat off the bones, I cook the chicken carcass with the skin and cartilage, etc. alone with carrot & celery tips, that I don't eat, for a few hours first until the bones disintegrate (if not disintegrating, cook longer until it does--instapot is great for this)when squeezed (the bigger the bones, the longer). Then I strain it through a fine sieve. The broth I keep to make soup, usually with leftover meats and vegetables stored in freezer. The chicken and carrot "waste" I grind up into a paste to make treats for my dog. I add an egg to the paste, white rice if I have any leftover, spread out on a greased cookie sheet on low oven until dried enough to break into pieces. I keep refrigerated for her. She loves her "Chicken Biscuits"! My cats love the chicken paste unbaked, "chicken pate". I do this with whole chickens, chicken parts (I save the bones in bag in freezer until enough) and turkey (the large turkey bones must be thrown out, they don't soften). If I lived in Arizona, I'd leave the large turkey bones out in the hot sun to bleach them and then use for Halloween decor. LOL.
These are the kinds of videos I dig on UA-cam. Just regular people doing their thang and sharing their personal tips. How UA-cam used to be back in the day before all the partners and pristine lighting, editing, sponsoring, etc. loved the tips and loved the goofy moments with your dog at the end.
I put cut up potatoes in with the chicken - much better than packaged potatoes. Can also do baked potatoes in the oven at the same time for future meals.
Same. Instant potatoes are really bad for you.
@@jane-cn6nd, they are not bad.
@@anissiabalistreri9612You should look up all the ingredients in instant potatoes.
I'm sure I heard Rocky say"Mom, I will help you save electricity. Let me eat that whole chicken then you can massage me!" Anyone else hear that?
Soup is my favorite meal. Honestly i grew up in Chicago raised by my Italian nana and grandfather. Although they had $$$ they budgered when it came to meals and NEVER WASTED FOOD . It was a sin . I am 52 yrs old and i live with my daughter and her family and I cook the same meals i had growing up. It is a way Italian people show love. Keeping a clean home and cooking for loved ones. My point to the comment was how to add an Italian twist to the soup . Ditanali pasta on the side of coarse because it soaks up the soup when cooked together. Add a large can of crushed tomatoes and a can of white beans. All the veggies like you said and parmasean cheese as you cook and top it off when done. I add basil parsley bayleaf garlic lots of garlic onion powder Italian seasoning and oregano. To make a thick soup remove half of veggies and beans mush and return . We also add olive oil u need a great quality one and I add to my liking . But this to me is comforting. It heals anything from a broken heart to stress to the flu and especially when homesick. My nana is 93 . Still in Chicago but we visit and talk on the phone. When i am really homesick in Henderson Nevada it could be 112 out but I make pasta fazool!!!
Oh gosh please be careful with that Pyrex dish. My mom used to make her gravy on top of the stove in her Pyrex dish just like you’re doing. Twice they exploded. She had cuts all over her arms. I thought it was just that particular dish as she had it for so long but when it happened a second time that was it. told her no more having a direct flame on Pyrex. Scarred the bejesus out of me. Please use something else.
I had that happen to me! Mine was a pyrex dish. The worst you could be really hurt, the least a very horrible mess to clean up. Please be careful.
I use a stainless steel pan now to roast meat in.
Happened too me …
I saw this happen to my grandmother too
Happened to me too
They say right on the packaging not to use over direct flame.
I am so glad to watch the amazing meals that came from just one 6$ chicken by simply not wasting anything.. Being disabled on a hardly nothing budget after paying rent and electricity I don't have much left and have not lost a lb of weight by utilizing everybit of everything I learn on your channel. Been following you for over a year now and utilize your advice on how to make laundry detergent stretch also.. I am glad to say I've been able to stalk up a 6 month supply of several things by applying just that one example to other things such as dish soap, fabric softener, shampoo & conditioner. Just want to say Thank you for being such a great help to us all. P/s had to subscribe again and not sure why but have noticed the same with other people I follow on UA-cam.
I wanted to see what you do with rest of that chicken! I try to see how many meals I can get from a Costco Rotisserie chicken, they are huge and still only $4.99 - I make a chicken dinner with each leg and thigh (2 servings). One breast gets cut up to make a pan of Enchiladas (6 servings) the other breast is divided into two to make Chicken Salad sandwiches (4 servings) the other half is diced and made into a Chicken Pot Pie with drippings gravy (6 servings) and then the wings and carcass make a lovely Chicken and Dumplings stew (4 servings)
I admire you so much and enjoy your videos. I live in Arizona and I’m 62 and I am learning so much from you even at this age. God bless you dear 💕🙏🏻.
And don't forget that left over gravy you put in the freezer. In addition to pouring it over the potatoes or directly onto the chicken, you can also make at least one or two nice breakfasts by pouring it over some homemade biscuits and round it out with a slice or two of fresh tomato. That would bring your meals up to 16, I believe. Hey, thanks for the demonstration. Good video. PEACE
If you want to stretch your chicken even further, make plain chicken bone broth, strain it out and make soup with the broth, veggies & shredded chicken. Take the bones (by this point, they'll be so soft that you can crush them with your fingers) and blend them with a little water and a starch (cooked rice, rice flour, etc) until it's a paste. Throw the paste in the fridge, and it makes amazing dog treats. Or you can make a dough with it and bake some bones up for your pup. My dogs LOVE it.
One person's enjoyment or "treat" is often another's anxiety. I am frugal, and I find enjoyment in seeing what I can do/make with minimal resources. I could eat out if I wanted; easier to cook at home with my many food issues. I could get my nails done more; just had my toes done yesterday for a big surgery I am facing Friday. But everyday I wake up and remember where I was at one time. And because of that....I choose to be a good steward of my resources. Thanks PP for your encouragement in living a simple life
Not only for the reasons you mentioned but to be healthy and appreciate a fine meal out a few times a year. Not a few times a week. When you learn how to cook you prefer meals at home. You also know what is in the food. I love meal prepping and creating my menu for the week. Even shopping for my meals.
Hoping your surgery went well, and you are on the mend. :)
I hope your surgery goes well and you recuperate quickly, we need you back here commenting asap : ) be well
I know this is about chicken, but when i am doing an oven dinner. ( 350 for about an hour) , I try to bake anything that uses that degree and about that time.. meat loaf, baked beans or spuds, muffins etc..whatever will fit...i live alone too so i use the oven to bake a lot of stuff i can freeze or just refrigerate for a few days until its gone...i love the challenge even tho i don't necessarily need to...I'm old and have seen a few hard times in my life...thanks for doing these videos..im passing them on so hopefully they'll subscribe too...👍🏽
I thought about the same thing. I know people that live in the US love to bake a lot but once I heard that she would be baking for two hours, I wondered if she had forgotten other things she could bake at that temperature even if it was for a shorter amount of time: that would be more cost effective.
I usually butterfly my chickens before baking. Cuts down on cooking time. I just cut the back bone out with a sharp pair of kitchen shears. You can also make stock with the back bone.
I do this too, but make the chicken stretch even more by using just a little meat in a casserole. Like a chicken broccoli rice casserole, or creamy chicken and veggies served over homemade biscuits. Even for a family of 5, it feeds us for several days. A whole chicken is a beautiful thing!
Love your channel.
Add a little vinegar or lemon juice to your stock. It leeches more nutrients from the bones.
For variety, there is a variety of meals from a head of cabbage, a 5-pound bag of potatoes, or a dozen eggs.
I am a family of one, also. It is good to know how to eat frugally, but nutritiously.
We abide!
Poor Rocky. His life must be so tough. Lying on the kitchen floor, barely raising his head as Mom feeds him chicken. What a life! 😄
Really enjoy your videos. My only point is that you had your oven on for 2 hours to cook the chicken, with nothing else on the other shelves - I try to fill oven to reduce cost of baking / electricity xx
Good idea, using the oven for multiple baking needs all at once for the whole week saving gas or electricity
Nice tip slicing the breast, had not seen that before. 20 mins per pound at 350, great rule of thumb. Rocky, Guardian of the kitchen hard at work.
Great vid. I do really similar, slight differences being: I coat the chicken with half a lemon & olive oil then use the rind as stuffing (& I don't use any butter); I roast a tray of potatoes & vegies on the other shelf in oven; I add a splash of wine or lemon juice into the gravy; I add a few bay leaves & peppercorns into the stock and use some of it to make chicken risotto with the leftover chicken, as well using some for soup. :)
We waste a lot of food in the US . If more people did what you recommended they could drop their food bills by at least 30% minimum .
This video and a very old video of yours are my favourites, because you show how to use several tools = pots, pans plus a Crockpot at the same time to get a huge amount of results during one working process.
Other ideas take the chicken soup and add dumplings for chicken and dumplings. Take some of the chicken and make Alfredo sauce and noodles and have chicken Alfredo. Take another piece and put on a pizza crust with BBQ sauce and cheese and veggies and you have a BBQ chicken pizza.
Dollar Tree has a great no salt seasoning!!! I use it all the time.
Costco sells a no salt seasoning that is excellent.
My mom used to shake her gravy in a brown plastic thingy too.
Add the flour to the cold milk first and stir to clear the lumps, then add to the hot chicken broth. Less lumps.
Suggestion for further stretch, Princess. One of those bags can be used to make chicken salad for sandwiches, snack with crackers. Another bag can be used to make a chicken casserole giving you at least 4 more meals. Good job! The soup looked scrumptious!!!
Good ideas
To everyone out there who suggested adding rice, potatoes or noodles to soup or a crockpot dish don’t do it. The starches will soak up the broth especially if you are planning future meals or freezing. Cook your starches separately and add your starches as you serve them at the table. I learned this from a chef in a restaurant. I love to make homemade soup and find the ingredients don’t get mushy when frozen.
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Yes. I made chicken noodle soup on the stove and put leftovers in the fridge. The next day, to my amazement, the noodles had quadrupled in size! Still tasted good but be aware.
Excellent advice!
Wasn’t sure if you know this, but a splash of vinegar in the crockpot with the bones, etc. will pull extra calcium out, and you’ll never taste it on the finished soup.
Good to know. A splash? Is that like, a tablespoon?
I had a neighbor that used to make what she called "ice box stew/ soup" which consisted of left overs from other meals and put it all in a large pot (here she's using a crock pot. Good deal.
I'd freeze those portions up because I couldn't eat chicken four days in a row. I could if I was starving, but I'd prefer to freeze until another evening.
I also love the carcass for a soup broth. Nothing better if you feel sick for some home made soup !!! Well done on stretching a chicken so far !!
And I need green vegetables with that ! Fresh too expensive right now but frozen peas and brocholi is fine by me !
Great recipe! I was excited seeing the title! I thought it was 14 different meals! There were 14 in our family back home and my mom made 1 chicken feed us . I usually get 5-6 different meals from 1 Rotisserie chicken, but it’s just for my husband and me.: Rotisserie chicken with green beans, etc., Chicken sandwiches twice, Spinach salad with Chicken, Roast chicken in gravy over rice, and Stewed tomatoes with shredded chicken. That totals only 10 meals! And I thought I was doing good! Girl, you and my mom must have prayed over that chicken for it to go that far! Great job! And you even had extra to feed the dog! 💕😊
Thank you so much! I now have a 17 year old that I have custody of and a 17 year old Granddaughter that lives with my Husband and I. I work 40 hours a week, my check goes towards food, and paying off some bills so hopefully we will be debt free very soon. Your videos in courage me more and more that the way I lived raising my kids was best. So I'm going back to basics.
@@KC-dr3cg I do hope so, they need to learn how to live in their means.
Great video, I cook and freeze 2 chickens using the same method. One change: I place my loaded crock pot on my back porch overnight on high and strain everything in the morning. Once congealed, I toss the fat for health reasons. Results: double the flavor and we aren't living with cooking orders. My bone broth is seasoned with salt and smoked paprika, and vacuum packed for future chicken and dumplings, spaghetti sauce, soups and chili etc. After cooking all night, all the flavors from the vegetables and bones are in this yummy broth and ready for anything dish I can think of.
I roast my chickens in the Crockpot so I don't have to heat up the kitchen. 6-8 hrs on low .... Then I'll make stock after I tear apart the chicken ... Super easy.
Stick the wooden spoon in the cavity with one hand and fork the other end, tilt to drain cavity and transfer. 🥰 milk and flour shook up in a jar is called a slurry…awesome video.
We live very thriftily but we always buy the highest quality, preferably organic food. That is one thing we would never scrimp on
Thank you for being so inspirational. You definitely inspire me to be a better person. And I find it quite fun to find ways to save money. I hate wasting anything. And you make it like a game for me. And it feels like a game that I am winning at thanks to you
I have been picking up 4 to 6 of the 4.99 deli chickens at Costco when I go then I can them up and make broth. Dry the bones and grind for bone meal in the garden. They are a little bit smaller but much cheaper.
That's what I do as well. When I've picked it clean, I put the bones of the chicken in a pot with water and slow simmer it at least twelve hours. The bones will crumble to a powder and it's the best bone both I ever had. It conceals and it doesn't take alot to make into a delicious broth for soups. U can crush the bones up and give it to your pets in there food. They go crazy over it. I've heard of some putting it in their gardens also. Have a great day guys!
@@gailfox6791 wow had no idea you can boil bones to a point where it becomes edible! Good to know
@@gailfox6791 should I use a pot or crockpot? Thanks in advance
@@Maybelove88 I've never tried my crockpot, dont know if it would be low enough. You'll have to add a little water here and there as well. Yeah it's kinda neat how crumbly the bones get. Theres a few I know who do it longer than twelve hours even. It's all that tasty bone marrow coming out that gives the flavor. I wouldnt recommend eating it though, I've never tried. Your pets like it in their dried food as a treat. The lower the simmer the better it is. Try it at least once, if your already gonna toss it, your not hurting anything by giving it a try. Goodluck, it's really tasty.
Careful. Not all pyrex containers are actually borosilicate glass (the strong stuff). New ones are made from regular old soda lime glass thats just been tempered. Good tip is checking the logo. All capital letters usually mean its the real deal while lowercase means its the cheaper stuff
Also it SAYS SAFE FOR OVEN . The cheap stuff doesn't say that
Great tip thanks!!!!
I shake the milk/water & flour in a mason jar, reduces the risk of lumps. And I also add a dash of Worcestershire to the crockpot soup, gives it a little more depth of flavor.
PP I'm so glad you did this video!! I do this all of the time and adding egg noodles to the soup stretches it even further! I take it one step further and after I take the bones out of the soup they are soft enough to blend in the blender into powder. Then I dry and either give a bit to my dogs at mealtime, or use it as bonemeal in the gatden.
Good for you!! Totally used up the chicken! And grow more food!!!
I don't know about a gas burner, but Pyrex on an electric will explode. It happened to me.
That's good to know! I'll hafta put in a saucepan then!
Pyrex is not to be used on a stove top ever.. research how easy and often Pyrex dishes explode… please!!!
Yes.i have personally been in the room when the glass exploded. It doesn't just crack. It could explode and she could lose her eyes. Scary.
Absolutely, exploded for me.
THE DOG DOES IT FOR ME , HE'S JUST SO CHILLED OUT UNTIL SHE MESSES WITH HIM , 😂😂😂🙄
I read that after the original Pyrex was sold, the new owners changed the glass contents. New Pyrex cannot go from the freezer to the oven any more, and I don't think it can be on a burner either. You can roast the chicken in the cast iron pot, transfer into the glass dish, and make gravy in the iron skillet.
Good idea, then you get iron.
I have no problem eating the same thing every day. I buy the same way to include old bread, bagels and dessert. I freeze it. I thought I was the only one on the planet that did this. I love Rocky...
I love this! I’m a widow living alone and trying to stretch every dollar. I will be doing this!
Placing Pyrex on top of a hot cooktop is a good way to break the dish. Great video!
I don't like gravy, but something you can do with that chicken juice and flavor nuggets is add rice and some water and make chicken rice. Obviously a good side with the chicken, or you can add some leftover chicken pickings and leftover carrots cut up, cooked onion and celery too, if you've got them, and that's a good meal, especially for a lunch.
My husband did that once at a reenactment event we were at. He cooked a whole chicken in a Dutch over over the fire, then added rice and water near the end and cooked it all together. Man, that stuff was good! And the caramelized flavors on the bottom of the pot were so good, we took chunks of chicken and mopped the flavoring up.
Chicken and rice is always a favorite at SCA events,real popular for the feasts.
Friends of my late hubby made Filipino chicken and rice . Yummy ! Put a chicken in stock pot added seasoning and cooked to chicken falling off bones . Removed bones added chicken back to pot and then rice ! Similar to Penn Dutch chicken n dumplings . Better for an older tough bird though .
Yay! I’m on a carnivore diet to reverse pre-diabetes. Needed this today as meat is so expensive now. Thanks prepper princess!
I LOVE SOME ROSEMARY ON ROASTED CHICKEN
Doesn't everyone already do things like this? 😂 I have done this all of my adult life, and I learned by watching my Granny (she NEVER threw anything away).
I watched this video while I was eating my own dinner. Leftover lentils and leftover plant based brown gravy on toast with a sauteed zucchini on the side. Ultra el-cheapo, savory plant based meal made half out of leftovers. I probably didn't pay a dollar total for the entire meal, and it was super tasty.
Yes! I’ve always done this, used up all the leftovers either freezing them for later or using them in other recipes. Nothing wasted. My parents were Great Depression babies and I grew up knowing everything can be used, reused, repaired or repurposed.
You'd be surprised how many people don't. Next time you're at the grocery store look at other people's carts. Some are absolutely filled with prepared foods. Some people, like my Aunt and Uncle never, and I mean never, eat leftovers. If you go to eat at their house they push the food on you to either finish it all there or you take it with you. Very wasteful, for them, a boon for me though!😀
My grandma either...I just wasn't quite old enough to value her knowledge at the time but I do practice many things she did....she didn't throw anything away...it was all used ...clothing turned into floor matt's...left over scraps to the pigs that gave back on pork chops and bacon....great way to live...and she always had a garden....so there was fresh produce and many pickles...loved her so
You can also use the rest of the chicken to make fried rice, if that suits you better than soup. Individual portions freeze and reheat perfectly.
I do this with ham and chicken all time! Add in veggies and an egg or two to bump up protein. My family loves it for lunches etc.
I make my gravy with instant potato flakes. It tastes a lot better than using regular flour and you can thicken it however you like
yummy im going to try that
Great idea. I'm going to try that.
Thanks for the tip.. I will give it a try 🙂
great idea!!
And gluten free! Thanks!
Not afraid to get your hands greasy in the kitchen, awesome. Mr. dog is so spoiled. Great meals, love the crock pot. You were having way to much fun at the carwash. Stay safe and healthy thank you for sharing this with us today from Henrico County Virginia
I can't believe how much I spent on groceries this month... due to not planning ahead! you are so inspiring!!!
Yep! I go shopping in my own pantry first, before I even go to the grocery store. I started going to the grocery store only once every two weeks. That helps a lot too. Can't spend any money if I am not there! I am considering planning a months worth of meals at a time and only going once a month.
@@twovirginiacats3753 yes and plan with what’s on sale. I have one grocery store that’ll have pork on sale one week and the next week beef. So I rotate depending on what I need. I have another store that does BOGO. So when they do the 4 pack of can veggies on BOGO I grab them same as pasta and dry goods.
Thanks for reminding me that I need to get back to meal planning. I’ve spent way too much $ on groceries this month.
If you took a bit of the broth you made and added some to Rocky's food, he'd love you for it. 😃
Amen! Waste not, want not.
I do the same but one better! :) Sams roasted chicken seasoned perfect and rotisseried costs $5.00 . Chicken tacos..great. Throw some barbeque sauce on the odds and ends....makes great sandwiches.
Hi from Australia. The chicken reminds of when i was a kid (1979) a family friends mother was allowed to visit from the soviet union. Apparently she was regarded as no economic value and the daughter would be providing hard currency. We took her to a local shopping mall and the mother could not believe it was possible to buy more than one chicken till we did. I guess it is not all gloom compared to some places and times. Love your videos.
The dog.. LOL ❤️.
You do you, but wouldn’t suggest cooking in Pyrex on the stove. It says specifically DO NOT and I learned the hard way. I’ve never seen glass shatter that far and wide.
I’ve never seen anyone slice the breasts before cooking. I may have to try that!
And I love a good grandma’s cream gravy but it would be even better if you cooked the flour into the drippings and made a roux before adding the milk. Otherwise your gravy has that raw flour taste and that’s why you need so much salt. ;).
You could dump some rice or barley in the pot too, and that would bulk it up inexpensively. Unless u are cutting carbs
I use the whole chicken and make many meals as well. Sometimes I make my own with soy sauce and garlic powder( wine,olive oil or butter optional)- I cook it with carrots and potatoes in the“juices” as well( sooo good). I add a bit more garlic powder to the potatoes/carrots. So first dish drumsticks or chicken slice over rice( I add the juices to the meat and rice). Then shred meat to make Thai peanut noodles( sauté cabbage, slivered carrots and paper thin sliced celery then mix hot water with peanut butter to make a smooth sauce with garlic powder or fresh garlic diced). Mix spaghetti noodles /chicken into it( thin peanut sauce as needed). Add crushed peanuts if you have it. I also sometimes add slivered green onions and fresh cucumber so you can eat it hot or cold and good on a hot day. I also like to add hot chili oil!
Then you can further shred the meat to make one of these: chow mein, Asian chicken salad, chicken sandwich, green verde enchiladas( extend it with diced green zucchini and corn and cilantro- from my garden and cheese). Tomatillos boiled with jalapeños til soft and blend it for verde sauce. Wrap meat mixture into warmed soft corn tortillas and place seam down in Pyrex and pour verde sauce over ( can mix with sour cream if need more sauce) and sprinkle cheese on top. Also the last of the chicken bits stuck on the bones- can be for fried rice( like Kim chee fried rice or with mixed frozen vegetable and scrambled egg) or boil whole carcass with cream of corn soup and add a bit of soy sauce and sesame oil, add tofu, fresh diced green onions. Or you can do chicken noodle soup. That is my usual menu from a whole chicken. And I feed 5 right now( adults and 1 teen).
Love it. I just found you. You have been a blessing for me. I’m in bed with Covid. So sick 😷 That’s the way I try to cook. I have feed my family of 5, on very low income. Oh I have a dog named Roscoe but we call him Rocky. You are a true blessing, I’m trying to watch a lot of your videos. Learning a lot. God Bless 💜
Hope you get well soon
Try Old Bay Spice. Works great on fish and chicken.
That bird gets more affection than I do!😂😭
Loved this! The soup looks delicious! The other things, too, but I love soup! I enjoy reading all the comments and getting more ideas and helpful hints. You are an inspiration to us! Thank you and best wishes from Middle Tennessee.
You can make a wonderful pilaf just by adding extra water. to the chicken juice left in the glass tray after baking.For every4-4.5 measures of liquid add 1 measure of rice.Pepper and salt and cook at very low heat.The liquid can be some of the soup you made, and some pieces of the meat from the soup can make a great pilaf.
Did not know that about Pyrex! Cool! That bird looks delicious 🤤
It is definitely not ok to use Pyrex bakeware on a burner! Ack! It can shatter. Ask me how I know. Pyrex COOKWARE is safe to use on the burner.
I have a huge Pyrex collection… never thought to put them on the burner.
Never put glassware on burner, yes it can shatter.
I don't collect Pyrex but I admire it as a vintage lover. PP recently said that particular pyrex dish was her grandmothers, then her moms, now hers. so it's probably pre 1980s and knowing what I know about vintage glassware, glass was a lot studier back in the day.
It’s 1950’s!
I roast my chicken (with a butter and seasoning rub) in a covered Dutch oven with a little bit of water (or leftover chicken broth) at the bottom of the pot. It keeps it moist and from splattering all over the oven. When it’s done I remove the chicken and put the Dutch oven on the stovetop, heat up the juices, and only add a cornstarch slurry to thicken the gravy. I also use the carcass to make broth, but I don’t add anything to it so that I can adjust the flavors depending on what recipe I’ll use it in.
This is the first time I my 72 years I have seen anyone cut down the chicken breast. Shocked ! Lol
These frugal cooking videos are my favorite ones!
Here is a way stretch what you have a little more. Use one pack of the chicken, your left over gravy, some carrots potatoes, peas and make a chicken pot pie. I make my own pie crust but you can just get one premade from grocery. That will make a good four more meals.
Risottos and soups are usually my go to; I may just have to try this pie now 😊 thanks
Everybody has to have a treat once in a while...ours have become not very often but a simple life is great. We try not to waste any food and our garden is doing well so hopefully lots of meals from that. Thanks Prepper Princess 👸
Hello from Germany.
I just eat the chicken with my two dogs....NOTHING goes to waste.
Aldi sells a 10 lb bag of chicken quarters for $5.45. I cant tell you how many meals we get out of that. NOTHING is wasted. Broth made from bones, and rendered at in broth is saved and used in cooking instead of oils,
i make the gravy with cold water and corn starch mix and then add to stock
That's how my aunt does it and I found it easier than what I was doing before with all the flour.
Love that you save the scraps and make the stock with the leftover bits. I do that too!
Pop the spoon inside the bird to lift 😊 this is how I transfer mine
I love the idea of portion control. I make a similar soup, I just add brown rice it makes a really filling dinner. I also look for the markdown meat & meal plan around it. I hope you have a wonderful day PP 🤗
I would add egg noodles (super cheap) to the soup and make bisquik biscuits for a heartier meal. Love this video, great idea!
@@rebeccaperry-piper2733 yes great idea!
Looking to save and still eat nutritiously? Here are 2 simple recipes, 1 quick, 1 slow.
First: 4-6 servings, quick
1 can 14-16oz corn, drained
1 can 14-16 black beans, drain & rinsed
1 can Aldi or Walmart diced tomatoes 🍅 with green chilies
2 cups cooked brown rice
Mix all 4 ingredients in a bowl. If desired add dusting of shredded cheese and/or sour cream (I substitute plain yogurt for sour cream) cost is about $2.50 total or /6=$0.42 per person with out toppings
Seconds: 4 servings, slow cook
3 cups chicken broth (use bullion cubes)
3/4 cup green/brown lentils
1/2 cup brown rice (uncooked)
2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 yellow onion, chopped (can substitute equivalent minced onion or onion powder)
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Add together in crockpot, cook on low 6-8 hrs or on high 3-4 hrs. 15 mins before serving you can add, if desired, shredded sharp cheddar. I serve with cooked carrots.
Without cheese cost with carrots is about $2 to $2.50 for 4 people.
Couple of tips - feel free to ignore though as they’re just suggestions: you can get the same juicy effect by baking your bird breast side down which requires no additional oil as the fat in its back self bastes it. It’s not as pretty as a regular baked chicken but quite tasty. I’d have instead used the butter to cook that flour first and make a roux so as to get rid of any uncooked flour taste. I’ll use cornstarch or instant potatoes as an uncooked thickener but never uncooked flour.
You can always add rice or home made noodles to the chicken soup and get a lot out of it
Cook up a small amount of elbow macaroni or egg noodles to throw in your soup when ready to eat and it will help make that a heartier meal. I have a family of 3 and I like to make multiple things out of one chicken as well.
I followed this to a "T", and it was the best chicken ever! Even my gravy came out well. Thank you!
Great minds! Just roasted a 10# turkey this week with a $0.51 box of stuffing. Dinner, lunches for us most of the week. Two nights w mash n gravy, two with greens. Extra meat, bones and carcass went to the freezer for soups/stews (and have veg scraps saved to add too!) :)
Lawry’s does make an unsalted seasoning… It’s not ground as finely as the seasoning salt, though. Good tasting BUT not exactly the same. It’s called “Lawry’s Salt-Free All Purpose Recipe Blend Seasoning.”
Thinking it might be better to control the salt by using unsalted butter in the chicken breast.
Nothing like Lawry’s seasoning salt as a base. 😊
Thank you Prepper Princess, happy forth of July to you and Rocky.
Use a metal roasting pan to use to make gravy instead of Pyrex that can explode I am an ER nurse it happens
pyrex is not intended for surface cooking. Oven only. wouldn't use it in microwave either cause I'm paranoid that it will explode. Corning ware is safe for all kinds of cooking surfaces/methods
@@barbraprosper9065 why I said use metal instead
@@barbraprosper9065 I do use pyrex in microwave but just for a cup of scrambled eggs u have to watch it start one minute increas to desireddoness
The old Pyrex can handle it but knowing how old your Pyrex is isn’t easy. You are right. It’s a gamble. 🎲
Had one explode before. No fun cleaning them up because when it explodes it's pieces of glass the size of peas.
I make a soup and just dump in all the left overs from my fridge. It's the best tasting soup everytime. I learned that from my mom.