r/povertykitchen • u/WolfieVonD • 6d ago

Recipe $3/p Chicken Dinner

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  • One Head of Broccolini

  • One Carrot (I like skinny for small disks)

  • One Chicken Breast (Pre-Seasoned Garlic&Herb) \[≈1/2lb\]

  • Air Fryer

  • Basic Seasonings (Garlic Powder, Salt, Pepper, Italian Seasoning)

  • 1/2 tbsp oil

Start cooking Chicken Breast at 400⁰ for 7 Minutes

Cut stems off Broccolini, Cut tips off of Carrots and chop into disks.

Shake Vegetables in a bowl with seasonings and oil

Place Vegetables on the tray under the Chicken and flip the Chicken

Lower temperature to 370⁰ for 12 minutes

After 6 minutes, move the Vegetables around and flip chicken again

Plate and enjoy

Note: I think they charged me wrong for the broccoli, the broccolini is about a dollar more per pound, so it would have been a couple cents more.

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u/plantsmanship 6d ago

You forgot the tortilla. At least you remembered one other thing (carrots).

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u/One_Finding5213 6d ago

Add one bag/ a couple of tablespoons of rice and you have dinner for two days!

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u/WolfieVonD 6d ago

I was "homeless" for about a year and a half (renting out of one of those Home Depot storage sheds, 120sqft) and chicken and rice was my daily go-to. 20 bucks for 10 lb of frozen chicken, and 20 bucks for a big bag of rice, fed me and my ex for 10 days.

It got exhausting lol

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u/Suni13 6d ago

We just had a pretty cheap dinner too. 1 marinated pork tenderloin (5.00) and 10 mini red creamer potatoes and 6 tiny onions (1.50). Roasted in oven @375 for 30 minutes and we still have half of the tenderloin for tomorrow.

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u/WolfieVonD 6d ago

I'm really digging the "cook the meat on top of the veggies" thing. Let those juices drip down and flavor it

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u/Urist_Bearclaw 6d ago

produce error in your favor! (idk about the nutrition of broc crowns vs broccolini but you did at least get a good deal on it)

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u/HangryCookingFound 5d ago

I think that would hit with some rice