Thanks to the new website Give Every Night New Flavor, my family was able to try a new meal this week! I’m always looking for recipes that use ingredients we already have at home to maximize our savings. With the help of Kroger and the Give Every Night New Flavor meal finder, we were able to find a recipe that was just right for us.
At Give Every Night New Flavor, you can find a meal solution when you select your grocery store (Kroger), then choose a cuisine (Asian, Italian, Tex Mex or American), preparation time and number of servings. If you’re feeling adventurous, you can click “Surprise Me” instead. Then watch the recipes appear!
I opted for American + 30 minutes or more + serves 4 or more and though that the Lemon-Garlic Chicken recipe sounded like something we all might enjoy! I was looking for a frugal recipe as well and since this one only required 6 ingredients (4 of which were already waiting in my cupboards!), I was thrilled to make the most of what we already had at home.
I looked over the available list Kroger digital coupons that conveniently appeared in the margin, added ingredients to my shopping list, then printed it. The printed shopping list includese extra lines for to write additional items. I headed to Kroger to grab a lemon ($0.89) and one pound of chicken breast (only $1.89/lb through May 1!). (If I had bottled lemon juice, I could have skipped buying a lemon and saved even more; the fresh lemon was delicious, though!).
It took only seconds to gather the ingredients – a good thing, since my time in the kitchen is often limited!
Since I have a LOT of Panko bread crumbs in my stockpile, I decided to substitute those in place of Italian bread crumbs. My lemon pepper was also too far past the expiration date (oops!), so I grabbed McCormick Perfect Pinch Lemon Herb seasoning instead. I mixed the bread crumbs with garlic powder and lemon herb seasoning in a pie plate.
I squeezed my lemon and measured an exact 1/4 cup of juice. Since I didn’t want to waste the flavorful lemon rind, I also added some zest to the lemon juice and canola oil in a bowl for dipping.
I had 5 thin pieces of chicken, which worked well. If your chicken is quite thick, you may want to butterfly the pieces to make it thinner; otherwise you’ll need to add to the cooking time. I dipped each piece in the oil-lemon juice mixture, then in the breading before placing it in the sprayed pan. (If you’d prefer, you can use 2 bags in place of the bowls and shake instead).
FREEZER-FRIENDLY
If you wanted to prepare this meal ahead of time, at this point you could place the breaded pieces of chicken on a cookie sheet or plate and freeze for a few hours. Once frozen, place uncooked chicken in a freezer bag labeled with cooking instructions and freeze for up to 3 months. When you’d like to include the recipe in your menu, thaw overnight then bake according to directions. (I often bread 5-10 pounds of chicken at once and freeze to save both time AND money!)
After spraying the top of the breaded meat, I baked it at 375 degrees for 25 minutes, turning halfway through. It smelled great in the oven!
This recipe won the approval of my family – it’ll be back on the menu another night! We’ve already talked about preparing a few meals worth for the freezer. Let me know if you try it!
Hungry for more recipes? Be sure to visit Give Every Night New Flavor or take a look at this review of the Beef Taco Skillet recipe from Saving Dollars and Sense!
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Lemon-Garlic Chicken
Ingredients
- PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 1/2 cup Italian-style bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons Pure Wesson® Canola Oil
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (4 breasts = 1 lb)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray shallow baking pan with cooking spray. Combine bread crumbs, garlic salt and lemon pepper in recloseable food storage bag. Combine lemon juice and oil in another recloseable food storage bag.
- Add chicken to bag with lemon juice mixture; toss to coat. Place each breast in bag with crumb mixture; shake to coat. Place coated chicken in single layer in baking pan. Sprinkle any remaining crumbs over chicken, if desired.
- Spray tops of chicken with cooking spray. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in centers (165°F).
Sarah @ Sarah's Deals says
Sounds so yummy! And I think I have most of the things needed as well……hhhmmmm.
Sara Blake says
Wow, this recipe actually made my mouth water! I love chicken and I love using fresh squeezed lemon any chance I get too. I’ll have to try this one!