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In Reply to: The closest Aldi's is about 3 hours from me sm posted by sm on August 25, 2009 at 10:15:31:
: so unless it was FREE, it wouldn't help me any LOL.
: I used to make chili a lot because it was cheap. I'd get the chili ready tomatoes (can) and could get 4 cans for about $2, bag of beans less than $1 and a pound of sausage for $2. That would feed us for about 3 days, lunch and dinner! Decided to make chili the other day and those same 4 cans that used to be 54 cents each (were less than that to start with) are now 96 cents each!!!! DANG and that's the generic kind too. Name brands are well over $2/can!
: As for the chicken thighs, chicken and dumplings are good or homemade chicken pie my way LOL. I use a biscuit topping rather than pie crust or sometimes skip the bread and serve it over rice. I usually use 5-10 pounds of chicken, so the gravy might need to be reduced if making a smaller batch...
: Simmer the chicken in water till done, save about 3 cups of the broth. debone remove skin and fat, shred the chicken and set aside.
: In a large pot over med-high melt 1/3 cup butter, stir in 1/3 cup flour and pepper to taste. mix and stir till bubbly. Add in the broth slowly, stirring (or using a whisk) to dissolve the flour/butter mixture. Stir in about 1/4-1/2 cup of milk to thin it out a bit. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly and cook for 1 minute. Add in shredded chicken and vegetables (froze or canned) of choice. Cook till vegetables are heated.
: Now, you can either eat as a stew like that, serve over rice, or pour in a 9 x 13 baking pan and top with biscuit topping (see below) and bake for about 10-12 minutes at 425.
: biscuit topping:
: 2 cups self-rising flour
: 1/2-3/4 cups milk
: 1/4 cup vegetable oil
: mix, turn out on floured surface and knead a few times. Roll out into a 9 x 13 rectangle. Fold in half and half again to make it easy to place on the pan. Place on top of above chicken mixture and unfold dough. Bake at 425 for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
: Another way I fix chicken thighs is with Italian dressing...marinade them in the dressing and bake (with extra dressing in the pan with them) till done. Serve over rice.
: DH likes to cut them up and make homemade nuggets with them.
: You can also sprinkle some pepper and garlic on them, top with a slice or two of bacon and then put a few mushroom slices on top of that and bake with a dab of butter in the pan at 350-425 for about 45 min to an hour (depending on your oven, mine takes closer to an hour at 425). Serve with rice and broccoli (or your choice of sides).
: Those are our favorite ones. If I think of any more, I'll post back with them.