Bargain Meal of the Week

Every Thursday I post a bargain meal of the week for $5 Dinners. I use the Giant Eagle ad for NE Ohio. There are some good baking sales going on this week, as the stores gear up for Thanksgiving. But for the meal, we will take advantage of Giant Eagle's low chicken prices. Chicken leg quarters are $.79 a pound, making for a very frugal dinner.

2 lbs chicken leg quarters $1.58
1 lb potatoes $.60
1 lb fresh green beans $1.49
salt & paprika $.10
butter & milk for mashed potatoes $.25
tablespoon of oil $.10

For the chicken legs, sprinkle salt and paprika on them (to taste) and sear in hot oil on the stove. Once the outsides are nice and brown, transfer them to the oven to finish cooking. While this is cooking make your mashed potatoes and green beans. Dinner should be ready in about 30 minutes for a total of $4.12. Yum!