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Chicken Recipes

Chicken is the workhorse of a budget kitchen, and these are the ways we cook it most: a juicy baked breast, crispy tenders, sticky drumsticks, and big batch bases that stretch across a week of dinners. Every recipe shows the cost per plate before you shop.

Chicken Rotisserie Chicken (3 Dinners)
$1.17per plate

Rotisserie Chicken (3 Dinners)

45 minServes 12
Total $14.08Cook it
Chicken Ground Chicken Rice Bowls
$1.35per plate

Ground Chicken Rice Bowls

25 minServes 4
Total $5.39Cook it
Chicken Shredded Chicken Batch Base
$0.91per plate

Shredded Chicken Batch Base

30 minServes 6
Total $5.48Cook it
Chicken Crispy Baked Chicken Legs
$1.04per plate

Crispy Baked Chicken Legs

40 minServes 4
Total $4.15Cook it
Chicken Baked Chicken Tenders
$1.30per plate

Baked Chicken Tenders

30 minServes 4
Total $5.19Cook it
Chicken One-Pot Chicken and Rice
$1.19per plate

One-Pot Chicken and Rice

40 minServes 5
Total $5.97Cook it
Chicken Breaded Chicken Cutlets
$1.35per plate

Breaded Chicken Cutlets

25 minServes 4
Total $5.40Cook it
Chicken Sticky Glazed Chicken Drumsticks
$1.23per plate

Sticky Glazed Chicken Drumsticks

45 minServes 4
Total $4.92Cook it
Chicken Chicken Quesadillas
$1.48per plate

Chicken Quesadillas

20 minServes 4
Total $5.92Cook it
Chicken Juicy Baked Chicken Breast
$1.09per plate

Juicy Baked Chicken Breast

30 minServes 4
Total $4.35Cook it
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