I like to feature recipes on Eating on a Budget that include ingredients that most people have on hand. However, this recipe for sticky chicken is worth mentioning because it really is delicious. Balsamic vinegar shows up in a lot of delicious recipes and is worth keeping in your kitchen pantry. Ginger root is also good to keep on hand even if you don’t think you will use it much. You can easily grate off the amount needed and store the rest in the freezer. Read more »

When it comes to meal time you can’t get much more economical than grain dishes such as chicken fried rice.  The next time you have chicken for dinner be sure to cook an extra chicken breast for the next day and mealtime will be a breeze!  If you don’t have the vegetables listed try substituting what you have on hand.  You could also try substituting leftover pork for the chicken. Read more »

make a lot of chicken casserole recipes and always buy boneless skinless chicken breasts in the big packs  when they are on sale for $1.99 a pound or less.  Usually I will buy at least 2 big packs which I can separate and freeze.  Doing it this way I find that by the time I start to run out it is on sale again.  Using for chicken casserole recipes means that I can stretch it to last longer.  Here is a delicious recipe that will help stretch your budget.  Remember to stock up on other ingredients such as cream soups when on sale or buy the generic when possible.  I have found that most generic brands work just as well as name brands in recipes.  Read more »