Challenge – How Many Meals From A Pack Of Chicken

Sometimes I like to challenge myself to see how many meals I can make out of one purchase. This time it was a 12 pack of chicken thighs.

The first night I cooked 10 pieces, simmered in water on the stove top. I made mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, and a pan of Brown Sugar Biscuits (directions below) to go with it. We actually ate this for dinner and lunch the next day, with 4 pieces of chicken left. The extra biscuits are nice for breakfast or just to snack on.

With the 4 remaining pieces I shredded the chicken off the bones and made 10 chicken enchiladas, which gave us dinner and a couple more lunches. I made 2 quarts of bone broth with the discarded bones and skin.

For the 2 remaining pieces of uncooked chicken, I made teriyaki chicken burgers for dinner from those, with baked potatoes and sweet potatoes to go with.

One quart of broth was used to make an egg-drop soup, with fried rice, for dinner, with enough left for a couple lunches.

The other quart was used to make potato soup, with homemade bread, with enough for a couple dinners and lunches.

So, altogether, there were 5 separate prepared meals, and plenty of left-overs, made from the 12 chicken thighs. SCORE!

Brown Sugar Biscuits

2 Cups All purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
6 Tablespoons Butter
1/2 Cup Brown sugar
1 Cup Buttermilk
Bake at 400 degrees F. Directions are in the video.

https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/fried-rice-recipe/

https://www.budgetbytes.com/easy-homemade-teriyaki-sauce-or-marinade/ (Note: I like to substitute 2 parts pineapple juice to 1 part aminos in place of the water and soy sauce.)

Smokey Cheddar Potato Soup, https://www.bbonline.com/recipes/arcadian-1245.html. (Note: This recipe uses milk in the soup, however, the original recipe called for 1 can of cream of chicken soup, this is what I use. Sometimes I add bacon, sometimes ham. Lots of options, use whatever you have or like. It’s good with or without the addition of smoke flavor.)