Today I went to Randalls. Have I mentioned how much I love Randalls? They always have awesome clearance deals and I find I primarily shop the clearance section. I did buy things not on clearance but lots was on clearance. I got all of this for $65. The chicken will last a good long while and I got a bunch of supplemental ingredients. Normally I will only buy pasta if it is under $1 per box/bag. Randalls had this brand on sale for $.89 then with a Randalls coupon they were $.79 each. I bought 5 packages of pasta.
One way I save money when buying meat, is by buying the cheapest package. The meat is priced per pound. This chicken was $1.99/lb. Now some of the packages had way more poundage, therefore making them cost more. I sifted through the packages of chicken (some cost upwards of $12 for the same size package) to find the lowest priced package. Some people might say that yes I paid less, but I also got less meat. Duh. Well, not duh because most recipes call for a number of chicken breasts. No one will know if your chicken breast was larger or smaller than another package. By purchasing the smaller breasts I am consuming less meat without even trying. And lets be honest, the bigger breasts are probably just pumped up with more water anyways.
Tonight for dinner I made spicy Cajun pasta with 2 chicken breasts. We loved it and will be eating the rest for dinner tomorrow (Hubby will take some to lunch as well). I plan on making soup later this week and using the celery along with some potatoes we have that are starting to sprout.
