Rubber Chicken Update 3

[callistra]

Tonight we had chicken and mango stir-fry, which came together really well. The perfectionist in me says I could have done better on the stir-fry, but it was good. And I'm right; I could have done better. LOL 

So. The chicken ... went on and on and on....

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The size 20 chicken ended up as...

- Roast for 2 adults
- four adult sandwiches
- four litres of soup
- chicken casserole
- chicken and mango stirfry.
- six x 100 mL stock cubes

I kind of feel like I didn't do a lot of cooking this week, too. Odd.
:-)
So, the chicken cost $16, I used half a tin of mangoes and stuff like that. If we include the soup as a family sized meal each litre, we ended up with 8ish meals... I will admit, I was worried about some of the portioning, but it all seemed to work. And we didn't feel hard done y or anything like that, we were definitely full up. We made crispy fritters using a pancakey type batter for the veggies with the casserole, and V ate some of it! Without us making him LOL

I was amazed at the chicken flesh I got off the stock. I was even more amazed when I realised I didn't use the leg bones or wing bones.

My next chicken is a 23 rather than a 20, so I wonder how that will make things. And it cost me $12 anyway. :-) Next week I make up my own rubber chicken deal with an asian influence. Yum!

Comments

[baby-elvis.livejournal.com]

Lovey, why do you call it rubber chicken? It bounces back?

[callistra.livejournal.com]

Because it's being stretched. That's what the American housewives call it.

[redbraids.livejournal.com]

Cool! I just did chicken legs to yummy flu-fighting soup. I like skin-off legs because of the bones and because they are cheap, although a whole chicken is an alternative I sometimes use. I strip the meat once to get rid of the bones and things.

How do you find tinned mangies btw? They are not something I have thought of much before.

I am enjoying reading about this!

[callistra.livejournal.com]

Very very squishy.

babalon_93 and I have started a frugal/food/sarah blog about these sorts of things. When we're ready we'll unveil it. Want to be a guest sarah?

They are always the last possible thing to be added. These ones were Admiral brand, and they were actually firmer than I was expecting. They held together enough that I cut them up before adding. the cheaper brands tend to be so squishy that it's not worth cutting them, they just go to moosh.

Chicken legs are great. I've not done the soup thing before. I'm not good at soups, but I am determined to become good. I just have to practice. :-)

[redbraids.livejournal.com]

Oh yes! I like the sound of this! I always think that you can live well on a budget if you plan.