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Using a whole chicken

The most frugal thing that I do is to use the entire chicken.

Legs-Fried Chicken
Thighs-you name it
Wings-Buffalo & BBQ
Breats-Any & everything
Back & Bones-Chicken stock
Gibblets & Liver-Stuffing and Gravy

I buy 5 or 6 whole chickens a week. I cut and bag and pop them in the freezer. Now I never have to wait for chicken to go on sale. Whole Chickens are always .69 cents a pound at Aldi.

[Kacie posted this tip to the Readers' Tips box. It originally appeared as a comment in The Complete Tightwad Gazette giveaway.]

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One Response to “Using a whole chicken”

1. By Tara (Who am I?) on Feb 25, 2008 | Reply

   Cook the whole thing in the crockpot. Eat dinner; leftovers can be mixed with BBQ sauce for sandwiches, used for soup, etc; or just re-served with new sauce next night.

   I do this constantly. Everyone is happy and there is a lot of variety this way as well.

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