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Jul 15
2 min

What to Make For Friday Dinner? Try Easy Chicken in Mole Sauce

I had boneless, skinless chicken thighs on hand that I intended to put in the slow cooker, but things got in the way. Sometimes that happens. I decided I would cook the chicken thighs anyway and that I wanted something a little different than a run-of-the-mill pasta dish. So I opted for Chicken Mole--a revised, quicker version that doesn't require hours and dozens of ingredients to prepare. I also minimized the heat in the dish to please my husband, who isn't keen on spic

Jul 14
2 min

Too Hot to Cook Dinner? Make Peanut Butter Chicken in Your Slow Cooker

It's hot, hot HOT here in northern Virginia, and I don't want to turn on my oven! So, instead, I use my slow cooker, because we do want to eat! Peanut Butter Chicken is a particular favorite. It's easy, cheap, and nutritious. It also tastes really, really good and makes great leftovers. The recipe is savory, not spicy hot. Nonetheless, if you like heat, feel free to add some cayenne and/or chopped fresh ginger. Chicken thighs stay super moist in the slow cooker, and th

Jun 21
2 min

How to Make a Cheap Chicken Dinner in About 30 Minutes

You can have a super tasty chicken dinner by making use of inexpensive skin-on, bone-in, and hopefully on-sale chicken thighs. Smothered Chicken is a family favorite recipe. The thighs get a quick browning in a hot pan and then simmer in a simple pan sauce for about 20 minutes. The result is a moist, flavorful meal. Serve the thighs atop rice and "smothered" with sauce for an easy, inexpensive, and incredibly good meal. If you're worried about the fat in the chicken skin

May 27
2 min

How to Make "Barbecued Chicken" in the Slow Cooker

This is a recipe I use often when it's too or wet outside or I just want something easy for dinner. The slow cooker will melt inexpensive chicken thighs into tender, moist, delicious "barbecue" without all the heat and the fuss (and the bugs) of the outdoors. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs withstand the heat and slow cooking time far better than chicken breasts. Rather than dousing the chicken with barbecue sauce during the cooking process, add the sauce later, after th

Nov 12, 2019
2 min

Slow Cooked Lemon-Paprika Chicken Thighs

This is an easy, economical, and really, really good chicken dish. Start it around lunch time, and you'll have an incredibly good dinner with no last minute rush and hassles--at least from the chicken. Truth in posting, I started with a Cook's Country recipe and adapted it to what I had on hand and our tastes. The meat turns out moist and tender, and the sauce is savory-piquant with plenty of complexity and not too much lemon taste. Because the chicken thighs give up a lo

Oct 7, 2019
2 min

Cheap Eats: Chicken Thighs with Dates

In the new world of sheet pan dinners is an old world of food that working mothers used to make when they wanted to feed their families something good without a lot of fuss and expense. I constantly marvel at the plethora of recipes on the internet and in magazines touting foufou recipes that can be baked on a sheet pan but that require ingredients that are hard to find, expensive, or just plain weird. So, I decided to try a simple dish that's a long-time classic, cheap to

Oct 9, 2018
2 min

Cheap and Good: Pumpkin-Apple Chicken Thighs

In search of something for dinner that seemed "fallish" but that also would make use of leftover pumpkin and some apples that had lingered on the counter too long, I came up with this dish. It's made in the slow cooker and requires little effort--mostly just some chopping, which isn't that hard. The economical boneless, skinless chicken thighs cook up moist and full of flavor. The pumpkin gives the dish smoothness and depth, and apples and onions provide texture and sweetn

Sep 18, 2018
2 min

Braised Chicken Thighs Normandy

Braised Chicken Thighs Normandy is a fancy name for a simple dish of chicken cooked with apples and onions. Nonetheless, the dish is rich, creamy, and incredibly delicious. The chicken thighs stay moist and tender, with plenty of sauce to spoon over noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes. In addition to fresh apples, the recipe includes applesauce, which intensifies the apple taste and provides richness and sweetness without the use of a lot of heavy cream. Apple cider vinegar

Sep 13, 2018
2 min

Good and Cheap to Make: Hoisin Chicken Thighs

For those nights when you want something easy, good, and gentle on your wallet, opt for Hoisin Chicken Thighs. The inexpensive boneless, skinless thighs are moist, meaty, and delicious. They also bake in the oven while you tend to other things, meaning they're about as easy as take-out food. Really! Would you rather come home, pop the chicken in the oven within about 15 minutes, and then don your bunny slippers, or would you rather wait in line at the crowded take-out pla

Jul 2, 2018
2 min

Barbecue Your Chicken -- In the Slow Cooker

It's too hot to do much outside, including standing around a hot grill waiting for your chicken to cook. Instead, why not turn on the slow cooker and leave your chicken inside to melt into tender, moist, delicious "barbecue" without all the heat and the fuss (and the bugs)? This recipe uses boneless, skinless chicken thighs, which stand the heat and slow cooking time far better than chicken breasts. Rather than dousing the chicken with barbecue sauce during the cooking pro

May 21, 2018
2 min

Cheap, Fast, and Elegant Dinner: Apple Cider Braised Chicken Thighs

Why spend a lot of money for a fancy dinner when you can make something just as good for far less? Apple Cider Braised Chicken Thighs cook on the stove in under an hour and taste like you've been working on them for hours. Inexpensive boneless, skinless chicken thighs are dredged in flour, browned, and simmer in a light, fruity apple cider sauce with onions and celery for a savory note. The thighs are much more tender and have a richer flavor than boneless chicken breasts.

Apr 11, 2018
2 min

An Easier, Weeknight Chicken Mole

Mar 26, 2018
2 min

Chicken Vesuvio Re-imagined: Quick Chicken Thigh Recipe

I love boneless, skinless chicken thighs. They're cheap, easy to prepare, versatile, and hard to mess up. I also like recipes that have all those characteristics. So, I decided to adapt a recipe for Chicken Vesuvio to my needs. Chicken Vesuvio is chicken that's been floured, browned, and cooked with potatoes, broth, a little white wine, and peas. It cooks in a skillet on the top of the stove for low clean up. The version I'm posting here is especially easy. I have litt

Mar 12, 2018
2 min

Kid-Friendly Recipe: Peanut Butter Chicken Thighs

Peanut Butter Chicken Thighs are adult-friendly, too. They are easy to prepare and even easier to eat. The chicken thighs cook in a slow cooker to melting softness and are great over rice or noodles. Think sweet, savory, and crunchy all at the same time, and you've got the idea behind this recipe. The thighs can handle the long slow cooking without drying out, and plenty of vegetables provide color, flavor, and extra nutrition. I generally use curry powder that's on the

Jan 26, 2018
2 min

What to Do With Cheap Chicken Thighs? Smother Them

Put down that package of boneless, skinless, tasteless, and overpriced chicken breasts. Pick up that package of skin-on, bone-in, and on-sale chicken thighs. You can turn those thighs into an incredibly good meal for very little money. As a case in point, I recently bought thighs on sale for 69 cents a pound. For a smidgen over four dollars, I had 10 good sized chicken thighs--plenty for a couple of dinners and left overs. I turned part of the thighs into an easy comfort

Oct 11, 2017
2 min

Slow Cooked Peanut Butter Chicken

How about something a little different with a West African influence? Peanut butter chicken is cheap (it uses chicken thighs), quick to assemble in your slow cooker, and nutritious. It also tastes really, really good! If you like heat, feel free to add some cayenne or, better, chopped fresh ginger. The amount of ginger depends on your taste, but start with a small amount—a teaspoon—and add more, if you'd like. You can certainly use chicken breasts rather than thighs if y