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Single Serve Tatertot Hotdish

12/27/2024

The hotdish is a north-midwestern national treasure, and everyone’s family has their own recipe. This recipe is for people like me that cook for themselves and themselves alone lately. Being a one person household doesn’t mean foregoing the comforts of home.

Utilize a rotisserie chicken to take some of the extra work out of this already simple recipe. This recipe could also be adapted with a variety of frozen produce depending on what you already have in the freezer. I'd love to hear what kind of combinations you come up with if you give this a try yourself!

@eatingnormal This tiny hotdish is sure to soothe homesickness for a north-midwesterner and warm the soul on a cold winter's night. Recipe Below! #recipes #cookingchallenge #budgetcooking #cooking #rotisseriechicken #foodblog #comfortfood #eatingnormal ♬ original sound - Eating Normal

Pricing breakdown based on Walmart grocery prices in USD during December 2024.

Whole Prices:
Yellow Onion: 2.00
Frozen Peas 0.98
Frozen Corn 0.98
Cream of Mushroom and Chicken: 1.72
Rotisserie Chicken: 3.97
Shredded Cheddar: 2.24
Tatertots: 2.97

Per Recipe:
Yellow Onion: .25
Frozen Peas 0.25
Frozen Corn 0.25
Cream of Mushroom and Chicken: 0.86
Rotisserie Chicken: 1.00
Shredded Cheddar: 1.12
Tatertots: 0.37

Whole Price Total: 14.86
Per Recipe Total: 4.10
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Chicken and Corn Chowder

10/13/2024

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Meal two of our rotisserie chicken series is a tasty chicken and corn chowder in a smaller format to make sure someone that lives alone like myself can get through it before it goes bad in the freezer. It’s also a great way to use up any corn that you froze from the end of the season. I often keep my cobs of corn after stripping the kernels themselves in my freezer regardless of if I bought the ears at the market or at the grocery store for just this purpose.

Dairy can be frozen, but it doesn’t hold up to the process as well as some other soups. If you have leftovers from this meal, freeze them in a single layer and eat within one month.

For pricing purposes, olive oil, salt, pepper, and flour have been left out assuming that is on hand. That will of course increase the price of the recipe if you are buying them at the store in preparation.

@eatingnormal Meal 2 of our Rotisserie chicken series is this chicken and corn chowder. she may not be the prettiest girl at the potluck, but she's satisfying on a cold night. Recipe below! #soupseason #recipes #cooking #soup ♬ original sound - EatingNormal

Below are the prices for these items at Walmart in USD as of October 2024.
Jalapeno has been included as an alternative for the fresno peppers.
Printable recipe follows.

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Cacciatore Style Pasta Sauce

10/8/2024

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As part of the rotisserie chicken series, the first meal I made was a cacciatore style pasta sauce to freeze in individual portions for myself. This sauce relies on many of the traditional flavors of a chicken cacciatore while using the shredded meat from the rotisserie rather than braising full thighs in the tomato sauce. The loss of flavor from braising whole thighs is compensated for with the use of the chicken stock we made with the bones from the rotisserie.

This recipe created 4 meals for me, and I froze 3 portions of the sauce for future use. The most expensive ingredient to buy outright in this sauce is the jar of castelvetrano olives that I had from the last time I made a chicken cacciatore. Feel free to omit them. Not all cacciatore recipes call for the olives or the mushrooms. Typically, fresh bell peppers are preferred. I did not have these, but I did have a jar of roasted red bell peppers to bring some of that flavor into the meal.

@eatingnormal Part 2 in the Rotisserie Chicken Series-- a Cacciatore Style Pasta sauce to split and save in the freezer. Not authentic, definitely delicious.#budgetcooking #recipes #chicken #pasta #food #foodtok ♬ original sound - EatingNormal

Below are the prices for the whole items at Walmart in USD as of October 2024:

Whole Prices
Rotisserie chicken: 4.00/ For Recipe: 1.00
Carrots = 1.09 a bag at walmart/ For Recipe .06
Celery = 1.48 /For recipe .20
Onion = 2.98/ for recipe: .49
Garlic = 2.16/ For recipe: .10
Roasted Red Pepper = 2.13/ for Recipe: .75
Mushrooms = 2.28 for recipe: 1.14
Castelvetrano Olives = 6.73/ For recipe: 1.68
14.5 oz can diced tomatoes = .96
Tomato paste tube: 2.68/ For recipe: .50

For The Recipe:
Rotisserie chicken: 1.00
Carrots = .06
Celery = .20
Onion = .49
Garlic = .10
Roasted Red Pepper = .75
Mushrooms = 1.14
Castelvetrano 1.68
14.5 oz can diced tomatoes = .96
Tomato paste tube: .50

Total: 25.01
For recipe: 6.88
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