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chicken thighs

Creamy Butternut Squash Soup and Baked Chicken

October 27, 2008

A delicious and nutritious fall soup! I borrowed and slightly modified this recipe! I added apple juice in with the broth and it gave the soup just enough extra sweetness!

Ingredients
1 lb Chicken Thighs ($1.85)
1/8 cup Olive Oil Dressing ($.10)
1 large Butternut Squash ($.69) Thanks Aldi!
2 T butter ($.10)
1 small onion ($.20)
1 celery stalk ($.05)
2 small [...]

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Oven Fried Thighs

October 6, 2008

This is my first full Organic Meal for under $5…thanks to matching sales with coupons!
Ingredients
6 Organic Chicken Thighs ($.73…Manager’s Special $2.73 – $2 “e-coupon” from Shortcuts.com)
4 T butter ($.40)
1 cup breadcrumbs ($.50)
1/2 cup soy free breadcrumbs ($.25)
1 bag Cascadian Farms organic French Fries ** ($2.50 sale – $1 coupon = $1.50)
Ketchup ($.15)
1 bag Organic Brocoli [...]

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Autumn Chicken

September 18, 2008

Ingredients
4 Chicken Thighs ($1.89�I got a bunch at Sam’s not long ago�marked “Price reduced for quick sale”�they went straight into my freezer)
2 Apples, sliced ($1.49) Apples will be on sale for most of the fall!
� onion, sliced ($.30)
1 cup apple juice ($.20)
Salt and Pepper
Dash Cinnamon ($.10)
3 T lemon juice, to prevent browning of apples ($.10)
1 [...]

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Bourbon Chicken

August 28, 2008

Ingredients
4 Chicken Thighs ($2.50)
1/4-1/2 cup store-bought bourbon marinade ($.50)
1 cup rice, uncooked ($.25)
1-2 small summer squash ($1.29)
Directions
1. Marinate chicken thighs in marinade in Ziploc bag, at least 30 minutes. Preheat oven 350. Cook thighs 45-60 minutes in glass dish.
2. Cook 1 cup rice with 2 1/4 cup water. I like to add a “dollop” of [...]

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