Today's Menu: Crockpot Chicken Chili

I made "Chicken in a Pot" yesterday in my Crockpot and have leftover chicken.  The chicken was from Fricks and at $.89/lb., my four-pound bird was $3.56.  We got last night's dinner, my husband's lunch, and tonight's dinner out of it, so that's not too bad!  You make Chicken in a Pot with 2 carrots, 2 onions, and 2 celery stalks, sliced into one inch pieces.  Put those on the bottom.  Put the chicken on top, season with salt and pepper, and add 1/2 cup water, white wine, or chicken broth.  Cook on low for 8-10 hours.  I recommend closer to 10 hours because the recipe is technically for a 3-pound bird.  I made gravy out of the drippings (1 Tbsp cornstarch and a little cold water) and served it with mashed potatoes (3-4 russet potatoes and I keep the skins on for extra nutrients, add 2 Tbsp butter and milk to the consistency you like).  We also ate the carrots and onions as a side dish.  Yum!  Total cost: less than $6 and we got 3 meals out of it! (or serves six people).

Today's menu is Chicken Chili in the crockpot.  You'll need:

1 lb. chicken, shredded from yesterday (or buy a rotisserie chicken for $6.99 at the grocery store, shred, and use it for 3 meals)
2 cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can black beans, undrained
1 can chili beans, undrained
1-2 cups chicken broth (depending how soupy you like it)
1 green pepper, chopped
1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves
1 cup frozen corn (optional - my hubby doesn't like it)
Tabasco sauce to taste

Put all of this in CrockPot and cook on low for 4-5 hours.  I have also been known to add 1 can cream of chicken soup to this recipe when I cook it on the stovetop (1 hour), but I don't know how that will go in the CrockPot.  Total cost: less than $4 and serves six.

Frick's 9/28-10/4

Here are the deals at Frick's this week.  Here's a link to their ad if you want to check it out.
REMEMBER: They have changed their coupon policy and no longer accept printable coupons.  However, if you have a printable for one of their items, take the ad to Wal-mart for a price match, because they do accept them. 

Boneless pork roast $2.49/lb.
Lay's potato chips 2/$4
Banquet dinners $.79

Ten for $10:
Dozen Large eggs
Knorr pasta sides
Betty Crocker brownie or muffin mix
Hamburger or hot dog buns
7 up 2-liters
Red delicious or gala apples ($1/lb.)
Pillsbury cake mix
Zatarain's rice mixes - $1/3 (8/28 RP) = $.67 each!
And more!

Welch's grape jelly 2/$4 and get third free with in-ad coupon - $.35/1 (7/31 SS) or - $.55/1 (9/25 SS) = $1.15-$1.22 each
Rotel tomatoes $.99
Welch's juice 64 oz. $3.99 - $1/1 (9/25 SS) or $1/2 in-ad coupon = $2.99-$3.49 each
Louis Kemp imitation seafood $1.49
Banquet pot pies 2/$1
Westpac frozen veggies 2/$3 - $.35 (9/11 RP) = $1.15 each
Del Monte canned veggies $.50 each
Best Choice beans $.50 each

Plums $.99/lb.
Mushrooms $1.39 for 8 oz.
Baby carrots $.99/lb.
Sweet red onion $.69/lb.

Been super busy this month...

I've been super busy this month, but will now make up for it!  First, here's a great coupon for Mott's Tots Juice from http://www.vocalpoint.com/.  You'll need to join VocalPoint to get the coupon.

Also, I'm going to start posting recipes that my family loves that are inexpensive, healthy, and ALWAYS take less than 30 minutes to make.  I'm a busy mom - I don't spend a lot of time in the kitchen, and you don't need to either. 

If you haven't printed coupons this month, you only have three more days before they issue new ones, so start printing!  Here are some of my favorites:

http://www.coupons.com/
http://www.redplum.com/
www.target.com/coupons
http://www.smartsource.com/
http://www.bettycrocker.com/ (sign in)
http://www.kelloggs.com/ (sign in)