Shop at The Stores that will save you money!

Everyone likes a beautiful store to shop in. But, sometimes you have to shop where you can get the best bang for your buck.

Try places like Aldis or Save-A-Lot. These are no frills stores, but can save you a ton on price! They even have some name brand items. You can always buy your bulk items at these stores and pick up a thing or two at the fancy ones.

Rosey~

SAVING WITH OFF BRANDS

Most consumers are not aware that most off brands or store brands are made by the companies who make the brand things. You can save a ton buying the store brand items. There are codes on the items to show what plants they are at. If you buy brands wait for SALES! You can save some by not buying too much before it spoils. Know what is in your frig!

Rosey

Don't forget the rice & Fillers!

Once you have a few good meat recipes, don't forget the fillers. Give them anything to eat, except more meat! Try rice. You can just make rice & gravy or you could add chicken bullion to add flavor or bay leaves. Baked potatoes are good. You can bake in the microwave. Just scrub & fork holes all over and make a circle on rim of plate and cook at least 15-20 minutes. Most microwaves have a potato button. You can make broiled potatoes. Cut up scrubbed potatoes, put in a shallow pan, cut in small pieces. Add olive oil, garlic salt, salt, pepper, & creole seasoning. Mix & broil for 20 minutes. Don't forget to stir once or twice. They'll love it!

Rosey~

Don't forget the rice & Fillers!

With any good FILLING meal you need rice or something like pasta or potatoes. Basically, anything except more meat! Sometimes I cook pasta and just add butter & italian seasoning. Baked potatoes are good and can be made in the microwave. Just scrub off potato & poke holes in it with a fork all over. Then place in a circle around the rim of a plate and cook for at least 15-20 minutes. Some microwaves have a potato setting. Or you could try cut up broiled potatoes. They love them! Scrub off potatoes & cut up with skins on them into small pieces. Then sprinkle olive oil on top & garlic salt, salt, pepper, & a creole spice. Mix & put in a shallow baking dish & broil for 20 minutes. Taking out about midway and mixing to cook evenly. You can make a ton of this if you like. Different meat recipe next.

Rosey~

BARBEQUE BBQ IN THE CROCK POT

If you need another great crock pot idea, here is a Great Simple one. Just take a Boston Butt and place it in the crockpot. Cook 6-8 hours. Before you add the BBQ sauce, take off the juice and measure it and put it in another pan for rice. We call it "GREEZY RICE" and boy is it good! Just add rice & twice the liquid (including the juice from the pot). Start the rice to boil with lid and turn down to low and simmer 20 minutes (just don't lift the lid). Once you have the juice off the BBQ, just add mustard based sauce. It doesn't have to be the expensive kind. The cheap stuff will do. Let it cook for about an hour longer. It will be falling apart, but you can cut it up for the hash look. I also fix a can or 2 of off brand green beans with galic salt, salt & pepper. What a great and hearty meal! Sometimes you can get Boston Butt for $.99 a lb.

Rosey~

More Meat Ideas

Tired of Chicken! Try Pot Roast. You can do it in the crockpot or roast it in the oven.
Crockpot: spray with pam, add pot roast & cut up carrots & potatoes (peeled) then just add 1 envelope of Onion Soup Mix and 1 cup of water. Cook 6-8 hrs and enjoy!
Oven: do the same thing as above, instead cook in dutch oven or one with a lid at 350^ for 2-3 hours.
More later!

Rosey~

More Chicken Leg Quarter Recipes

Here are some more simple, yet amazing chicken recipes!

Try this Greek chicken recipe: spray your crock pot & put several whole pieces of leg quarters, skin and all in the pot. Then add olive oil, vinegar, garlic salt, a pinch of sugar, 4-5 bay leaves, a little oregano & a can of diced up tomatoes (if you don't have diced up, you can use whole & cut mash them up yourself or use tomato sauce or paste) you just want a hint of tomato taste! Scrub whole potatoes & quarter or eighth and put in the pot. You'll also be making Greek potatoes! Cook 6-8 hours in the crock pot or you can cook in the oven, slow roast at 275-300^ for 3 hours. It will be falling off the bone good! You can make a pot of rice and spoon the sauce over it.

On any of these recipes you can remove the skin. I'm not always crazy about the skin. So, on some of the pieces I will remove it and just have skinless chicken for me.

If you want it to look like more chicken, cut up the pieces into legs and thighs. They usually cook a little faster that way.

Try another recipe by just adding some jelly to the chicken. Orange marmelade is great or you could try peach. Just season with salt & pepper and add jelly on top then bake!

That's probably enough about leg quarters. But stay tuned to more crock pot & meat ideas!

Rosey~