Hmmm... how about a real meal?
Sorry Jackie - but if I served my DH dinner without meat, I think he'd ask where the rest of the food was!
Chicken legs & thighs (.29/lb - 2 lbs worth): $.48
1 can manwhich (store brand): $.49
1 can corn: $.49
Toss it all in the slow cooker & let cook on low for 6 hours or so.
Steamed white rice: $ .33
Total: $1.79 and this serves either 4 really hungry people or 6 normal people (I have really hungry people usually
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Here are the prices I normally see for the same ingredients on sale (which is when I usually buy it in bulk - I love my chest freezer!):
Chicken (.09/lb - 2 lbs worth) $ 0.18
Manwhich & corn are 12 cans/2.50 or .21/ea $ 0.42
Rice (approx) $ .25.
That would make my total $ 0.85 for a family of 4.
Yep.. we do eat a LOT of this during the winter. It's perfect for nights when there is hockey practice for one kid & basketball practice for another, so no one eats at the same time. Cheap dinners are a good thing at my house - it means we can go out to eat at least once a week.