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One-pan dinners are the greatest invention ever, don't you agree? While I used to have a passion for cooking, some days I feel like fixing dinner turns into an all day event with the prep, cooking, and cleanup. For one meal, I'm just kind of over it. These days I'm more about getting in and out of the kitchen as quickly as possible, so I've been relying on my slow cooker and recipes that only require one pan to get it to all come together without much work on my part. While we're still in the chilly bits of spring, I've been using my oven almost daily because I know once that summer heat hits, it will be put into hibernation mode. I found family packs of chicken and potatoes super cheap at the grocers this week and decided that since my husband finally has a full week off at home, it would be a great time to pop this Chicken and Potato Barbecue Bake (a Golden Blossom Honey recipe) into the oven.
While this is technically a 2 pan meal since I needed to cook the sauce ingredients over the stove top, the return on my time investment made that extra pan to wash worth it. I filled up the roasting pan with extra chicken pieces and potatoes knowing that this recipe would be great for leftovers to help further save time and drive down costs. My house smelled amazing as it was baking and I know dinner is a good when my husband compliments it before I've had a chance to ask how he liked it.
I know many of us out there are worried with the astronomical rise in gas, groceries, and utilities that food insecurity is becoming a real issue these days. So when possible, I'm going to try to feature low-cost recipes to help stretch your food budget. If you have a Meijer close to you, the 5 pound bags of potatoes (as well as 5lb bags of oranges) are on sale for $1 each this week, so a perfect time to stock up. I also only bought dark meat for this recipe and ended up clocking everything right around $8 for the whole pan, so $2 per serving. That made 4 chicken thighs, 4 chicken legs, and 4 potatoes with the vegetable sauce. Using white meat and vegetables not on sale will increase the total a little bit, but this still comes out to be a very inexpensive meal idea as well as a time saver in the kitchen.
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup onion, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup green pepper, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup celery, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup catsup
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 pounds chicken pieces
4 medium baking potatoes
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This sounds delicious and looks wonderful. I can only imagine how enticing your home smelled while it was baking. I do like sheet pan meals like this, so I’m going to keep it in mind. These days I am very careful not to waste food. I even compost vegetable scraps.
ReplyDeleteI would love to learn to compost. It's one of those things that I've been meaning to do but haven't yet. It's such a great way to reduce waste!
DeleteGetting in and out of the kitchen is my way too.
ReplyDeleteThat's not a bad price for a meal indeed. Nuts what chicken goes for here.
Chicken has always been so cheap here, but the prices are definitely starting to climb.
DeleteA homemade BBQ sauce always hits just right. I like using the Aldi chicken sausage for one pan skillet meals. Usually some combo of veggies, sweet potatoes and/or black beans.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to keep that in mind. I always forget about Aldi so I'm not too knowledgeable about what produce and meat they have regularly. Jason would love the chicken sausage though, I'm sure.
DeleteWe do love baked potatoes. My whole country is barbecuing today as May Day is always spent picnicking. Hope you are feeling better after your health scare last week.
ReplyDeletePotatoes are the best! I hope you had a lovely May Day!
DeleteOh yes, that sounds good.
ReplyDeleteOne pan bake? That would be enchilada casserole. I love a good casserole.
Yes! We just had enchilada casserole last week. Sooo good!
DeleteOh! You just made me miss Meijer. Those are good deals. Happy to hear this dish was a hit at home! Classic dishes always rock (imo). :)
ReplyDeleteI think Meijer is the one thing I really miss about the Midwest if we ever get around to moving south.
DeleteWow.. I never heard of anything being $1 anymore- especially 5 pounds!! What a bargain, Nice price conscoius recipe.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was an ad typo, so those $1 deals were quite a shock to realize they were correct. You're right. You can't find anything for less than $1 these days.
DeleteOh yum. Everything looks so good. Can't wait for the weather to warm up so we can finally start grilling.
ReplyDeleteWe are patiently awaiting those warmer days!
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