Budget friendly dinners...

I have written a few posts but havent actually published them.
I got distracted...three kids. You know...

I have really been trying to stretch our budget and be creative with our meals.
So if you are needing some help with the same, maybe this will help out a little.

Each week I buy a whole chicken.
Meal#1
crockpot the whole chicken for 8 hours
season with onions, garlic cloves, pepper, and salt
sides=steamed broccoli, corn on the cobb, and black eyed peas

(After dinner, I take time and pull all the chicken off of the bones, not fun, but I do it)

Meal#2
fajitas
one green bell pepper, half an onion
1 cup chicken from last night
taco seasoning packet OR I like to use a little salsa to mix in with the onion, pepper, and chicken
cook in a skillet for about 15 minutes
serve with corn tortillas, grated cheese, and any other toppings you like

Meal#3
Chicken spaghetti
Use the rest of the chicken you have and mix with 8 oz whole wheat spaghetti (cooked), one bell pepper, 1/4 onion chopped, pepper, 1/2 cup heavy cream, and about 6 oz grated cheese.
cook in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
serve with salad!

We usually eat a version of these three meals each week.
How can you beat that? A whole chicken feeds the four of us for three meals!
We do not generally eat red meat, so if we eat meat it is chicken or fish.

Hope this can help you spread the grocery dollars a little bit. :)
Ill share more soon...

OH! Dont forget to strain the chicken broth out of the chicken! Freeze it later for soup or for cooking!
Yummo!