Money Saving Leftover Recipes: ROAST CHICKEN & CHICKEN SOUP
Today I'm going to show you how easy it is to roast a chicken with veggies and then make overnight your own chicken stock to then turn it into chicken soup. This leftover recipe won't just boost your immune system, but it's an easy and very healthy meal. ♡♡ I post videos every week. ♡♡ ♡ Don't forget to subscribe! I love finding and sharing new ways to stay organized and save both time and money. ♡ About Me: Hi guys, my name Debbie and my husband and I have 3 kids, our daughter Jessica is 15, our son Brian is 14 and our little Emily is 5 years old. So we know what it’s like to live on a budget, make every dollar count and we always try to eat healthy meals. I’m all about family, budgeting, frugal living, productivity, organization and fun. I love posting videos on how to save money whether it’s by lowering your monthly expenses, getting out of debt, stretching our weekly grocery budget “to the max”, meal planning, sharing healthy recipes or grocery hauls. I hope that by watching my videos you can take away tips that will help you in any way in your life and hopefully you save some money too. Thank you guys so much for watching! ♡ Don’t forget to comment below & share this video. I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to email me at: howdebbiesaves@gmail.com Recipe - Roast Chicken Ingredients: - Preheat the oven to 350 degrees - whole chicken (I used a 4.5 lbs chicken) - 3 tablespoons of unsalted room temperature butter - 2 tablespoons of dried thyme - 2 tablespoons of dried rosemary - 2 tablespoons of dried parsley - 6 potatoes - 1 bag of carrots - 4 white medium sized onions - 1 lemon - 1 cup of chicken stock - salt - black pepper - cooking twine (or unflavored dental floss) Instructions: 1. Combine together in a bowl the butter, thyme, parsley & rosemary 2. wash & pat dry the chicken - the drier it is, the crispier the skin will come out 3. Take the butter and herbed mixture and rub the it on the outside of the chicken (on both sides) and also inside the skin on both sides - try not to tear the skin like I did. 4. Peel and quarter the onions and cut the potatoes into large wedges 5. Peel and cut the carrots into large chunks 6. Place the potatoes, , carrots and 3 of the onions into the bottom of the roasting pan 7. quarter the lemon and place it and the remaining quartered onion into the chicken. 8. Tie the legs of the chicken together with the twine (or floss) 9. To the roasting pan with the veggies add one cup of chicken stock and one cup of water along with some salt and pepper 10. Place the chicken on the roasting rack and place it on top of the veggies and into the oven. You cook the chicken 20 minutes per each pound. Since mine was 4 1/2 lbs, I rounded it to 5 pounds and cooked it for 1 hour and 40 minutes and it came out perfect. When you use a meat thermometer, make sure to take the temperature at different spots on the chicken. Make sure it reads no less than 165 degrees fahrenheit and it's perfect and delicious! Once we finished our dinner, I placed the bones of the chicken into the crockpot and filled it with water and the onion that was inside the chicken and set it to 10 hours on low. When we woke up the house smelled amazing and now I have my own homemade chicken stock to make chicken soup. Recipe - Chicken Soup Ingredients: - 4 cups of chicken stock - shredded chicken - 5 celery stalks - 4 carrots - 4 garlic cloves - 1 red onion - 1/4 cup of avocado oil (or olive oil) - 2 tablespoons of Italian Seasonings Instructions: - If you made your own stock from the leftover chicken - make sure to let it cool & separate the stock from the leftover chicken. - Peel and cut the carrots & onions and chop the garlic and carrots into small pieces - In my dutch oven I pour in the avocado oil & set the temperature to medium high heat - Add the onion and celery to the pot and saute for 2 minutes - Add garlic & stir for about 2 minutes - Add carrots - Add the Italian Seasonings & mix well - Add chicken stock - Add shredded chicken - Bring it to a boil & then reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes Referenced Videos: How to Save Money on Groceries Using Your Freezer: 10 Tips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJK6LDoeLgg&t=431s How to Save Money on Groceries Using Your Freezer: 13 More Tips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKyXhccNIZE&t=57s Kitchen Tools Used: Cuisinart Cast Iron Casserole, Terracotta Orange, 5.5 Quart https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MFKXLRF/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=howdebbiesave-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B07MFKXLRF&linkId=cae902b60cf644cb74e4bfad2a8fead0 Rachel Ray Stainless Steel Food Scraper https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NHOZBN2/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=howdebbiesave-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00NHOZBN2&linkId=b807451c7123757b4e75f0889e34a94f #HowDebbieSaves #RoastChicken #ChickenSoup