I meant to post this earlier, like on the weekend, but as
usual time got away from me. So here I
am on Tuesday posting about my weekend deal.
I love saving money on groceries; a good sale, great
coupons, or better yet, combining the two, makes me really happy. I just can’t stand to pay full price for something
that sales that can easily be found on.
This usually involves following the sale cycles and stocking up on
things we use a lot of.
I also like to keep two cup (seems to be the amount most
recipes call for) packages of shredded cooked chicken in the freezer. On really busy days sometimes that head start
on dinner is all that stands between me and the temptation to order pizza. I usually wait for the bone-in chicken
breasts to go on sale and cook them in slow cooker for the frozen chicken
packets.
Last week we used up our last package of chicken, so I’ve
been looking for a sale. None of the
local grocery stores had the chicken on sale last week, so I decided to check
Sam’s Club (my mom added me to her membership) to see if it was a good deal to
buy it in a large package. The price on
the bone-in chicken breasts didn’t rock my world, but I did come across whole
chickens reduced for quick sale. They
still had two days before their sell by date and were 83 cents a pound. Happy dance!
I bought two of the two packs and it worked out to around $4.25 per
chicken.
I cooked two of the chickens in the slow cooker with garlic,
parsley, and red pepper flakes. I shredded
the meat and put two cups in freezer bags.
I love knowing I have that head start on dinner when I need it. I froze the other two chickens whole to use
later for roasted chicken dinners.
Sometimes it really pays off to check the reduced for quick sale
items. Have you found any great grocery deals lately?
mmmm i wanna come to dinner at your house!
ReplyDeleteI guess you like chicken! :-)
DeleteOh love when that happens! Most of my good deals lately have been book related but it's always nice when it's at the grocery store too :)
ReplyDeleteBook related good deals are awesome! I recently went to the library's book sale, and was thrilled with what we found.
DeleteBing and I get so frustrated. It is actually cheaper for us to buy a cooked whole chicken from the deli than to make one ourselves. That just seems wrong....
ReplyDeleteThat one is a little scary. I always wonder how they manage that. I like to think they sell the cooked chickens at a loss to get you in so you'll buy the stuff go with it from them. I don't know, though. It's still a little scary.
DeleteWhat a terrific deal, and that's a great idea about the frozen shredded chicken! We'll have to do that. :)
ReplyDeleteIt definitely helps to have that head start on really busy days.
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