So this morning I started my crockpot up and put in some frozen chicken tenderloin (I apparently bought the tenderloin instead of breasts) and about a half a bottle of Italian dressing. Top it off with a little bit of water and voila! Easy dinner! This was my first time trying this, since normally I marinate the chicken and bake it. This is much nicer in the summer; especially since I do not have a grill. I cooked the chicken on low for about 10 hours. I honestly would have only cooked it for 6, but our power went out. I wanted to make sure that the chicken was fully cooked before eating it. Fast forward to about 9:30 tonight when I got home, and the chicken was fall off the fork tender. YUMYUMYUM SO GOOD. Since it was 9:30, I did not want to make a whole meal so I whipped up some bag potatoes (seen below). These are AWESOME and you can buy them at the WalMart for like 98 cents. They are perfect when you do not really have time to peel, boil, and mash your own potatoes.
POTATO-EY GREATNESS
AAAAANNNND DINNER!
The plate looks super puny but that is because this was mostly a snacky dinner. I really wanted to make green beans, but laziness and the long day prevailed. The amount of chicken I made would feed four, but I would suggest making a double batch of the potatoes if you are planning on having that many people as people are always willing to eat more potatoes. :D
Total cost for the meal: $5.00 for chicken, $1.50 for dressing (generic), $0.98 for potatoes, and if you buy frozen green beans (which is what we had in the house since WalMart was out of fresh) for $0.98. Less than $10 total for a meal for four. And it was super yummy as well.
¡Buen provecho!
This was such a delicious meal (: !
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